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Ken Williams
Kenneth Roy Williams

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lb.

Debut July 14, 1915
Final Game August 10, 1929
Born June 28, 1890 in Grants Pass, OR
Died January 22, 1959 in Grants Pass, OR

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Batting Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1915 25 CIN NL  71  219   22   53  10  4   0   16   4  3  15  20  .242  .297  .324   86   71   7           2    
 1916 26 CIN NL  10   27    1    3   0  0   0    1   1      2   5  .111  .172  .111  -11    3   0           0    
 1918 28 SLB AL   2    1    0    0   0  0   0    1   0      1   0  .000  .500  .000   53    0   0           0    
 1919 29 SLB AL  65  227   32   68  10  5   6   35   7     26  25  .300  .376  .467  134  106  11           2    
 1920 30 SLB AL 141  521   90  160  34 13  10   72  18  8  41  26  .307  .362  .480  119  250  26           4    
 1921 31 SLB AL 146  547  115  190  31  7  24  117  20 17  74  42  .347  .429  .561  145  307  21           4    
 1922 32 SLB AL 153  585  128  194  34 11  39  155  37 20  74  31  .332  .413  .627  165  367  12           7    
 1923 33 SLB AL 147  555  106  198  37 12  29   91  18 17  79  32  .357  .439  .623  171  346  10           2     MVP-15
 1924 34 SLB AL 114  398   78  129  21  4  18   84  20 11  69  17  .324  .425  .533  140  212  11           1     MVP-22
 1925 35 SLB AL 102  411   83  136  31  5  25  105  10  5  37  14  .331  .390  .613  146  252  11           3    
 1926 36 SLB AL 108  347   55   97  15  7  17   74   5  4  39  23  .280  .354  .510  119  177  14           1    
 1927 37 SLB AL 131  423   70  136  23  6  17   74   9  7  57  30  .322  .403  .525  136  222  15           1    
 1928 38 BOS AL 133  462   59  140  25  1   8   67   4  9  37  15  .303  .356  .413  105  191  15           1    
 1929 39 BOS AL  74  139   21   48  14  2   3   21   1  5  15   7  .345  .409  .540  145   75   7           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons         4862      1552     77      913    106     287  .319  .393  .530  138      160   0   0  28   0
               1397       860      285    196      154    566                            2579
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        564  100  180  33  9  23  106  18 12  66  33  .319  .393  .530  138  299  19   0   0   3   0
 Career High    153  585  128  198  37 13  39  155  37 20  79  42  .357  .439  .627  171  367  26   0   0   7   0

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1915 25 CIN NL  243  176   20   3.0    82| .242  .258| .297  .321| .324  .345| .621  .667|  86  .467  -3.9  -0.5  57%
 1916 26 CIN NL   29   24    1   1.1    77| .111  .252| .172  .310| .111  .336| .283  .646| -11  .123  -3.5  -0.4     
 1918 28 SLB AL    2    1    0   0.0    80| .000  .257| .500  .328| .000  .328| .500  .656|  53  .000   0.1   0.0     
 1919 29 SLB AL  266  170   39   6.2    97| .300  .279| .376  .345| .467  .375| .843  .719| 134  .682  10.0   1.0     
 1920 30 SLB AL  592  395   89   6.0   109| .307  .295| .362  .360| .480  .405| .842  .765| 119  .624  12.3   1.2  69%
 1921 31 SLB AL  646  395  126   8.6   119| .347  .307| .429  .374| .561  .431| .990  .805| 145  .721  38.5   3.6  54%
 1922 32 SLB AL  678  423  146   9.3   112| .332  .297| .413  .362| .627  .417|1.040  .779| 165  .772  54.4   5.2  64%
 1923 33 SLB AL  646  384  146  10.2   113| .357  .297| .439  .368| .623  .411|1.062  .779| 171  .805  57.6   5.5  51%
 1924 34 SLB AL  479  291   89   8.1   117| .324  .306| .425  .376| .533  .419| .958  .795| 140  .719  25.3   2.4  64%
 1925 35 SLB AL  462  291   97   8.9   120| .331  .306| .390  .377| .613  .429|1.003  .806| 146  .734  26.4   2.4  66%
 1926 36 SLB AL  401  268   61   6.1   114| .280  .296| .354  .369| .510  .415| .864  .784| 119  .616   7.0   0.7  55%
 1927 37 SLB AL  496  309   88   7.6   113| .322  .297| .403  .365| .525  .417| .928  .782| 136  .694  22.8   2.2  56%
 1928 38 BOS AL  515  346   65   5.0   105| .303  .284| .356  .348| .413  .403| .769  .751| 105  .525   3.9   0.4  30%
 1929 39 BOS AL  161  103   28   7.3   110| .345  .288| .409  .354| .540  .416| .949  .770| 145  .668   9.8   0.9  16%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons     5616 3576  995   7.4   111| .319  .295| .393  .363| .530  .411| .923  .773| 138  .698 260.7  24.6     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1915 25 CIN NL  OF   62    117   11    7    4  .948  .959  2.06  2.01               54    8    0
 1916 26 CIN NL  OF   10     19    2    1    1  .955  .968  2.10  2.00                8    1    0
 1919 29 SLB AL  OF   63    168   10   12    3  .937  .958  2.83  2.16                0   63    0
 1920 30 SLB AL  OF  138    331   17   14    6  .961  .962  2.52  2.16              104   34    0
 1921 31 SLB AL  OF  145    331   24   26    3  .932  .960  2.45  2.21              145    0    0
 1922 32 SLB AL  OF  153    372   16   12    4  .970  .964  2.54  2.22              137   17    0
 1923 33 SLB AL  OF  145    333   23   12    5  .967  .965  2.46  2.26              145    0    0
 1924 34 SLB AL  OF  109    257   13    9    2  .968  .970  2.48  2.27              109    0    0
 1925 35 SLB AL  OF  102    242   11   12    4  .955  .965  2.48  2.27              102    0    0
 1926 36 SLB AL  OF   92    189   12   11    2  .948  .966  2.18  2.23               91    1    0
                 2B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  5.30            
 1927 37 SLB AL  OF  113    260   15   10    4  .965  .964  2.43  2.22              110    4    0
 1928 38 BOS AL  OF  127    254   10    8    0  .971  .973  2.08  2.22              127    0    0
 1929 39 BOS AL  OF   39     75    3    3    2  .963  .967  2.00  2.28                0   30   10
                 1B    2      8    0    0    1 1.000  .988  4.00  9.75            
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1929 39 BOS AL  1B    2      8    0    0    1 1.000  .988  4.00  9.75            

 1926 36 SLB AL  2B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  5.30            

 1915 25 CIN NL  OF   62    117   11    7    4  .948  .959  2.06  2.01               54    8    0
 1916 26 CIN NL  OF   10     19    2    1    1  .955  .968  2.10  2.00                8    1    0
 1919 29 SLB AL  OF   63    168   10   12    3  .937  .958  2.83  2.16                0   63    0
 1920 30 SLB AL  OF  138    331   17   14    6  .961  .962  2.52  2.16              104   34    0
 1921 31 SLB AL  OF  145    331   24   26    3  .932  .960  2.45  2.21              145    0    0
 1922 32 SLB AL  OF  153    372   16   12    4  .970  .964  2.54  2.22              137   17    0
 1923 33 SLB AL  OF  145    333   23   12    5  .967  .965  2.46  2.26              145    0    0
 1924 34 SLB AL  OF  109    257   13    9    2  .968  .970  2.48  2.27              109    0    0
 1925 35 SLB AL  OF  102    242   11   12    4  .955  .965  2.48  2.27              102    0    0
 1926 36 SLB AL  OF   92    189   12   11    2  .948  .966  2.18  2.23               91    1    0
 1927 37 SLB AL  OF  113    260   15   10    4  .965  .964  2.43  2.22              110    4    0
 1928 38 BOS AL  OF  127    254   10    8    0  .971  .973  2.08  2.22              127    0    0
 1929 39 BOS AL  OF   39     75    3    3    2  .963  .967  2.00  2.28                0   30   10
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Position Total  OF 1298   2948  167  137   40  .958  .964  2.40  2.21             1132  158   10
                 1B    2      8    0    0    1 1.000  .988  4.00  9.75            
                 2B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  5.30            
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+
 Overall Total      1301   2956  167  137   41  .958  .964  2.40  2.23

An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1923-AL-15-0.06
1924-AL-22-0.02
Car-939-0.08 shares

Batting Average
1921 AL-.347-8
1922 AL-.332-6
1923 AL-.357-5
Car-.319-56

On-base %
1921 AL-.429-5
1922 AL-.413-8
1923 AL-.439-6
1924 AL-.425-7
1927 AL-.403-10
Car-.393-82

Slugging %
1920 AL-.480-10
1921 AL-.561-4
1922 AL-.627-2
1923 AL-.623-3
1924 AL-.533-3
1925 AL-.613-1
1926 AL-.510-8
1927 AL-.525-5
Car-.530-47

OPS
1921 AL-.990-4
1922 AL-1.040-4
1923 AL-1.062-4
1924 AL-.958-3
1925 AL-1.003-6
1927 AL-.928-6
Car-.924-43

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1922 AL-678-9

Runs
1921 AL-115-6
1922 AL-128-3
1923 AL-106-8

Hits
1921 AL-190-9
1922 AL-194-5
1923 AL-198-6

Total Bases
1921 AL-307-7
1922 AL-367-1
1923 AL-346-3

Doubles
1922 AL-34-8
1923 AL-37-8

Triples
1920 AL-13-9
1922 AL-11-10
1923 AL-12-7

Home Runs
1921 AL-24-2
1922 AL-39-1
1923 AL-29-2
1924 AL-18-4
1925 AL-25-2
1926 AL-17-4
1927 AL-17-4

RBI
1921 AL-117-6
1922 AL-155-1
1923 AL-91-9
1925 AL-105-6

Bases on Balls
1921 AL-74-7
1922 AL-74-5
1923 AL-79-7

Stolen Bases
1920 AL-18-8
1921 AL-20-7
1922 AL-37-2
1923 AL-18-5
1924 AL-20-6

Adjusted OPS+
1921 AL-145-5
1922 AL-165-6
1923 AL-171-4
1924 AL-140-5
1925 AL-146-8
1927 AL-136-7
Car-138-88

Runs Created
1921 AL-126-5
1922 AL-146-2
1923 AL-146-4

Adjusted Batting Runs
1921 AL-39-5
1922 AL-54-4
1923 AL-58-4
1924 AL-25-8
1925 AL-26-9
1927 AL-23-10

Batting Wins
1921 AL-3.6-4
1922 AL-5.2-3
1923 AL-5.5-4
1924 AL-2.4-7
1925 AL-2.4-9
1927 AL-2.2-10

Extra-Base Hits
1920 AL-57-9
1921 AL-62-8
1922 AL-84-1
1923 AL-78-3
1925 AL-61-6

Times on Base
1921 AL-268-7
1922 AL-275-2
1923 AL-279-6

Offensive Win%
1921 AL-.721-6
1922 AL-.772-6
1923 AL-.805-4
1924 AL-.719-5
1925 AL-.734-7
1927 AL-.694-8
Car-.698-77

Hit By Pitch
1922 AL-7-8

Caught Stealing
1921 AL-17-2
1922 AL-20-1
1923 AL-17-4
1928 AL-9-8
Car-106-91

Power/Speed Number
1920 AL-12.9-4
1921 AL-21.8-2
1922 AL-38.0-1
1923 AL-22.2-2
1924 AL-18.9-1
1925 AL-14.3-3
1927 AL-11.8-8

At Bats per Strikeout
1925 AL-29.4-9
1928 AL-30.8-6

At Bats per Home Run
1920 AL-52.1-10
1921 AL-22.8-2
1922 AL-15.0-2
1923 AL-19.1-2
1924 AL-22.1-3
1925 AL-16.4-1
1926 AL-20.4-2
1927 AL-24.9-3

Oldest Player
1928 AL-38-9
1929 AL-39-10

Black Ink: Batting - 11 (208) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 121 (157) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 39.0 (155) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 67.5 (272) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
December 15, 1927: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the St. Louis Browns for $10,000.
January 29, 1930: Purchased by the New York Yankees from the Boston Red Sox.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1923-AL-15-0.06 1924-AL-22-0.02 Car-939-0.08 shares	Batting Average 1921 AL-.347-8 1922 AL-.332-6 1923 AL-.357-5 Car-.319-56	On-base % 1921 AL-.429-5 1922 AL-.413-8 1923 AL-.439-6 1924 AL-.425-7 1927 AL-.403-10 Car-.393-82	Slugging % 1920 AL-.480-10 1921 AL-.561-4 1922 AL-.627-2 1923 AL-.623-3 1924 AL-.533-3 1925 AL-.613-1 1926 AL-.510-8 1927 AL-.525-5 Car-.530-47	OPS 1921 AL-.990-4 1922 AL-1.040-4 1923 AL-1.062-4 1924 AL-.958-3 1925 AL-1.003-6 1927 AL-.928-6 Car-.924-43	Plate Appearances (approx.) 1922 AL-678-9
Runs 1921 AL-115-6 1922 AL-128-3 1923 AL-106-8	Hits 1921 AL-190-9 1922 AL-194-5 1923 AL-198-6	Total Bases 1921 AL-307-7 1922 AL-367-1 1923 AL-346-3	Doubles 1922 AL-34-8 1923 AL-37-8	Triples 1920 AL-13-9 1922 AL-11-10 1923 AL-12-7	Home Runs 1921 AL-24-2 1922 AL-39-1 1923 AL-29-2 1924 AL-18-4 1925 AL-25-2 1926 AL-17-4 1927 AL-17-4
RBI 1921 AL-117-6 1922 AL-155-1 1923 AL-91-9 1925 AL-105-6	Bases on Balls 1921 AL-74-7 1922 AL-74-5 1923 AL-79-7	Stolen Bases 1920 AL-18-8 1921 AL-20-7 1922 AL-37-2 1923 AL-18-5 1924 AL-20-6	Adjusted OPS+ 1921 AL-145-5 1922 AL-165-6 1923 AL-171-4 1924 AL-140-5 1925 AL-146-8 1927 AL-136-7 Car-138-88	Runs Created 1921 AL-126-5 1922 AL-146-2 1923 AL-146-4	Adjusted Batting Runs 1921 AL-39-5 1922 AL-54-4 1923 AL-58-4 1924 AL-25-8 1925 AL-26-9 1927 AL-23-10
Batting Wins 1921 AL-3.6-4 1922 AL-5.2-3 1923 AL-5.5-4 1924 AL-2.4-7 1925 AL-2.4-9 1927 AL-2.2-10	Extra-Base Hits 1920 AL-57-9 1921 AL-62-8 1922 AL-84-1 1923 AL-78-3 1925 AL-61-6	Times on Base 1921 AL-268-7 1922 AL-275-2 1923 AL-279-6	Offensive Win% 1921 AL-.721-6 1922 AL-.772-6 1923 AL-.805-4 1924 AL-.719-5 1925 AL-.734-7 1927 AL-.694-8 Car-.698-77	Hit By Pitch 1922 AL-7-8	Caught Stealing 1921 AL-17-2 1922 AL-20-1 1923 AL-17-4 1928 AL-9-8 Car-106-91
Power/Speed Number 1920 AL-12.9-4 1921 AL-21.8-2 1922 AL-38.0-1 1923 AL-22.2-2 1924 AL-18.9-1 1925 AL-14.3-3 1927 AL-11.8-8	At Bats per Strikeout 1925 AL-29.4-9 1928 AL-30.8-6	At Bats per Home Run 1920 AL-52.1-10 1921 AL-22.8-2 1922 AL-15.0-2 1923 AL-19.1-2 1924 AL-22.1-3 1925 AL-16.4-1 1926 AL-20.4-2 1927 AL-24.9-3	Oldest Player 1928 AL-38-9 1929 AL-39-10