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Walt Williams
Walter Allen Williams (No Neck)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 6", Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 21, 1964
  vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 22, 1975
Born December 19, 1943 in Brownwood, TX

Signed by the Houston Colt .45's as an amateur free agent in 1963. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1964 20 HOU NL  10    9    1    0   0  0   0    0   1  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1967 23 CHW AL 104  275   35   66  16  3   3   15   3  2  17  20  .240  .289  .353   95   97   2   0   0   2   7
 1968 24 CHW AL  63  133    6   32   6  0   1    8   0  1   4  17  .241  .271  .308   72   41   2   1   1   2   4
 1969 25 CHW AL 135  471   59  143  22  1   3   32   6  2  26  33  .304  .343  .374   96  176   5   2   1   3   5
 1970 26 CHW AL 110  315   43   79  18  1   3   15   3  3  19  30  .251  .296  .343   75  108   2   2   0   2   5
 1971 27 CHW AL 114  361   43  106  17  3   8   35   5  5  24  27  .294  .344  .424  113  153   4   3   1   5   6
 1972 28 CHW AL  77  221   22   55   7  1   2   11   6  1  13  20  .249  .289  .317   79   70   1   1   1   0   3
 1973 29 CLE AL 104  350   43  101  15  1   8   38   9  4  14  29  .289  .316  .406  100  142   4   2   2   1   8
 1974 30 NYY AL  43   53    5    6   0  0   0    3   1  0   1  10  .113  .127  .113  -30    6   1   1   0   0   3
 1975 31 NYY AL  82  185   27   52   5  1   5   16   0  1   8  23  .281  .320  .400  104   74   3   1   1   3   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     842 2373  284  640 106 11  33  173  34 19 126 211  .270  .310  .365   91  867  25  13   7  18  45
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        457   55  123  20  2   6   33   7  4  24  41  .270  .310  .365   91  167   5   3   1   3   9
 Career High    135  471   59  143  22  3   8   38   9  5  26  33  .304  .344  .424  113  176   5   3   2   5   8
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1964 20 HOU NL   10   10    0   0.0    89| .000  .258| .000  .314| .000  .382| .000  .697|-100  .000  -2.3  -0.2 100%
 1967 23 CHW AL  296  220   27   3.3    79| .240  .235| .289  .303| .353  .353| .642  .656|  95  .446  -1.9  -0.2  60%
 1968 24 CHW AL  142  109   10   2.5    84| .241  .244| .271  .314| .308  .361| .579  .676|  72  .345  -4.8  -0.6   0%
 1969 25 CHW AL  507  342   62   4.9   100| .304  .261| .343  .339| .374  .394| .717  .733|  96  .567  -3.1  -0.3  75%
 1970 26 CHW AL  340  248   32   3.5    98| .251  .259| .296  .334| .343  .395| .639  .729|  75  .403 -10.9  -1.1  50%
 1971 27 CHW AL  397  273   52   5.1    95| .294  .259| .344  .332| .424  .385| .768  .717| 113  .608   5.8   0.6  50%
 1972 28 CHW AL  236  172   21   3.3    85| .249  .250| .289  .319| .317  .361| .606  .680|  79  .454  -6.5  -0.7  85%
 1973 29 CLE AL  371  267   43   4.3    96| .289  .263| .316  .332| .406  .386| .722  .719| 100  .498  -1.4  -0.1  69%
 1974 30 NYY AL   56   52    1   0.5    88| .113  .257| .127  .321| .113  .370| .240  .691| -30  .022  -8.9  -0.9 100%
 1975 31 NYY AL  200  142   23   4.4    92| .281  .257| .320  .326| .400  .377| .720  .704| 104  .505   0.1   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons     2555 1835  271   4.0    93| .270  .255| .310  .327| .365  .380| .675  .707|  91  .489 -34.0  -3.5  64%

* 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  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1964 20 HOU NL LF 5 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.34 1.50 1.72 2 24.0 1967 23 CHW AL OF 73 112 6 2 2 .983 .980 1.62 1.76 1.97 2.05 58 540.3 LF 58 89 5 2 2 .979 .976 1.62 1.40 2.08 1.87 42 407.3 RF 22 20 1 0 0 1.000 .981 0.95 1.56 1.42 1.82 16 133.0 1968 24 CHW AL OF 34 47 2 0 1 1.000 .982 1.44 1.80 1.83 2.08 30 241.0 RF 28 30 2 0 0 1.000 .976 1.14 1.57 1.48 1.88 24 194.0 LF 9 14 1 0 1 1.000 .980 1.67 1.44 2.87 1.86 6 47.0 1969 25 CHW AL OF 111 183 13 3 4 .985 .978 1.77 1.84 1.91 2.13 108 922.0 RF 84 133 10 3 4 .979 .974 1.70 1.60 1.98 1.91 78 651.3 LF 35 54 2 0 0 1.000 .977 1.60 1.60 1.86 1.99 30 270.7 1970 26 CHW AL OF 79 119 12 7 1 .949 .980 1.66 1.85 1.98 2.14 65 596.0 RF 64 96 11 6 1 .947 .975 1.67 1.59 1.90 1.98 56 506.7 LF 13 18 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.46 1.48 2.47 1.81 6 69.3 CF 3 7 0 1 0 .875 .986 2.33 2.30 3.15 2.61 3 20.0 1971 27 CHW AL OF 90 157 4 0 2 1.000 .982 1.79 1.96 1.99 2.24 83 726.7 RF 62 101 2 0 1 1.000 .980 1.66 1.70 2.01 2.05 54 461.3 LF 35 58 3 0 1 1.000 .981 1.74 1.60 2.07 1.93 29 265.3 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.70 1.80 3.06 0 5.0 1972 28 CHW AL OF 57 93 6 1 2 .990 .983 1.74 1.91 2.11 2.22 50 422.0 RF 53 92 6 1 2 .990 .980 1.85 1.76 2.16 2.12 49 409.0 LF 5 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 1.52 0.69 1.87 1 13.0 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1973 29 CLE AL OF 61 123 7 4 0 .970 .979 2.13 2.02 2.22 2.29 58 527.0 LF 61 122 7 4 0 .970 .977 2.11 1.68 2.21 2.00 58 526.0 DH 26 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1974 30 NYY AL OF 24 20 1 1 0 .955 .981 0.88 2.12 1.90 2.41 6 99.3 RF 13 12 1 1 0 .929 .977 1.00 1.86 2.13 2.18 5 55.0 LF 13 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.62 1.75 1.63 2.11 1 44.3 DH 3 1975 31 NYY AL OF 31 55 1 1 0 .982 .979 1.81 2.10 2.31 2.37 22 218.0 DH 17 RF 15 28 1 1 0 .967 .976 1.93 1.84 2.66 2.11 10 98.0 CF 10 19 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.90 2.52 2.58 2.84 7 66.3 LF 8 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.38 1.80 1.84 2.18 5 53.7 2B 6 2 3 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 4.73 3.21 5.40 0 14.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1975 31 NYY AL 2B 6 2 3 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 4.73 3.21 5.40 0 14.0 1971 27 CHW AL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 2.70 1.80 3.06 0 5.0 1972 28 CHW AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.70 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 1970 26 CHW AL CF 3 7 0 1 0 .875 .986 2.33 2.30 3.15 2.61 3 20.0 1975 31 NYY AL CF 10 19 0 0 0 1.000 .984 1.90 2.52 2.58 2.84 7 66.3 1973 29 CLE AL DH 26 1974 30 NYY AL DH 3 1975 31 NYY AL DH 17 1964 20 HOU NL LF 5 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.34 1.50 1.72 2 24.0 1967 23 CHW AL LF 58 89 5 2 2 .979 .976 1.62 1.40 2.08 1.87 42 407.3 1968 24 CHW AL LF 9 14 1 0 1 1.000 .980 1.67 1.44 2.87 1.86 6 47.0 1969 25 CHW AL LF 35 54 2 0 0 1.000 .977 1.60 1.60 1.86 1.99 30 270.7 1970 26 CHW AL LF 13 18 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.46 1.48 2.47 1.81 6 69.3 1971 27 CHW AL LF 35 58 3 0 1 1.000 .981 1.74 1.60 2.07 1.93 29 265.3 1972 28 CHW AL LF 5 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.20 1.52 0.69 1.87 1 13.0 1973 29 CLE AL LF 61 122 7 4 0 .970 .977 2.11 1.68 2.21 2.00 58 526.0 1974 30 NYY AL LF 13 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.62 1.75 1.63 2.11 1 44.3 1975 31 NYY AL LF 8 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1.38 1.80 1.84 2.18 5 53.7 1964 20 HOU NL OF 5 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.72 1.50 1.99 2 24.0 1967 23 CHW AL OF 73 112 6 2 2 .983 .980 1.62 1.76 1.97 2.05 58 540.3 1968 24 CHW AL OF 34 47 2 0 1 1.000 .982 1.44 1.80 1.83 2.08 30 241.0 1969 25 CHW AL OF 111 183 13 3 4 .985 .978 1.77 1.84 1.91 2.13 108 922.0 1970 26 CHW AL OF 79 119 12 7 1 .949 .980 1.66 1.85 1.98 2.14 65 596.0 1971 27 CHW AL OF 90 157 4 0 2 1.000 .982 1.79 1.96 1.99 2.24 83 726.7 1972 28 CHW AL OF 57 93 6 1 2 .990 .983 1.74 1.91 2.11 2.22 50 422.0 1973 29 CLE AL OF 61 123 7 4 0 .970 .979 2.13 2.02 2.22 2.29 58 527.0 1974 30 NYY AL OF 24 20 1 1 0 .955 .981 0.88 2.12 1.90 2.41 6 99.3 1975 31 NYY AL OF 31 55 1 1 0 .982 .979 1.81 2.10 2.31 2.37 22 218.0 1967 23 CHW AL RF 22 20 1 0 0 1.000 .981 0.95 1.56 1.42 1.82 16 133.0 1968 24 CHW AL RF 28 30 2 0 0 1.000 .976 1.14 1.57 1.48 1.88 24 194.0 1969 25 CHW AL RF 84 133 10 3 4 .979 .974 1.70 1.60 1.98 1.91 78 651.3 1970 26 CHW AL RF 64 96 11 6 1 .947 .975 1.67 1.59 1.90 1.98 56 506.7 1971 27 CHW AL RF 62 101 2 0 1 1.000 .980 1.66 1.70 2.01 2.05 54 461.3 1972 28 CHW AL RF 53 92 6 1 2 .990 .980 1.85 1.76 2.16 2.12 49 409.0 1973 29 CLE AL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1974 30 NYY AL RF 13 12 1 1 0 .929 .977 1.00 1.86 2.13 2.18 5 55.0 1975 31 NYY AL RF 15 28 1 1 0 .967 .976 1.93 1.84 2.66 2.11 10 98.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 565 913 52 19 12 .981 .980 1.71 1.90 2.01 2.18 482 4316.3 242 13 342# RF* 342 512 34 12 8 .978 .977 1.60 1.66 1.96 1.99 292 2509.3 LF* 242 379 19 6 4 .985 .978 1.64 1.57 2.08 1.95 180 1720.7 DH 46 Games not counted in Overall Total below CF* 13 26 0 1 0 .963 .985 2.00 2.47 2.71 2.78 10 86.3 2B* 6 2 3 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 4.73 3.21 5.40 0 14.0 3B* 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 2.70 1.50 3.00 0 6.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 573 915 56 19 12 .981 .980 1.69 1.93 2.02 2.19 482 4336
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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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.

Batting Average
1969 AL-.304-6

At Bats per Strikeout
1969 AL-14.3-5

Gray Ink: Batting - 4 (1790) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 2.0 (3465) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 2.5 (1811) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1963 Season: Signed by the Houston Colt .45's as an amateur free agent.

May 26, 1964: Selected off waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Houston Colt .45's.

December 14, 1966: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Don Dennis to the Chicago White Sox for Johnny Romano and Lee White (minors).

October 19, 1972: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Cleveland Indians for Eddie Leon.

March 19, 1974: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Cleveland Indians with Rick Sawyer to the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees sent Jerry Moses to the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers sent Ed Farmer to the New York Yankees. The Detroit Tigers sent Jim Perry to the Cleveland Indians.

January 27, 1976: Released by the New York Yankees.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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Name and misspellings: Walter No alan Walt Neck Allen allan wiliams willaims willams Williams

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