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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
1930 24 2TM NNL 0.8 73 269 254 39 72 9 9 2 30 4 14 .283 .323 .413 .737 95 .333 93 105 1 *6/24
1930 24 MRS NNL 1.1 64 239 224 35 67 8 8 2 27 4 14 .299 .343 .433 .776 105 .351 104 97 1 *6/2
1930 24 CAG NNL -0.2 9 30 30 4 5 1 1 0 3 0 0 .167 .167 .267 .433 14 .190 5 8 0 /64
1931 25 AB2 NNL 0.5 35 149 140 16 37 6 1 0 19 6 6 .264 .299 .321 .621 73 .302 72 45 1 2 6
1932 26 2TM 2LG 0.8 23 105 94 19 30 2 0 0 7 2 5 .319 .360 .340 .700 95 .340 98 32 1 5 6/5
1932 26 HG EWL 0.8 22 101 90 19 29 2 0 0 7 2 5 .322 .365 .344 .709 97 .344 99 31 1 5 6/5
1932 26 AB2 NSL 0.0 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 52 .238 51 1 0 0 /6
1933 27 2TM NN2 0.8 57 226 214 23 61 11 5 1 24 0 8 .285 .311 .397 .708 91 .319 90 85 0 4 *6/45
1933 27 HG NN2 1.0 16 69 64 8 23 6 2 0 9 0 4 .359 .397 .516 .913 146 .408 145 33 0 1 6/45
1933 27 PC NN2 -0.2 41 157 150 15 38 5 3 1 15 0 4 .253 .273 .347 .619 67 .279 65 52 0 3 *6
1934 28 PC NN2 2.7 69 269 237 41 76 12 5 3 36 10 16 .321 .366 .451 .818 129 .385 128 107 1 15 *46 AS
1935 29 PC NN2 -0.1 54 217 198 26 48 6 1 2 29 4 12 .242 .292 .313 .606 54 .283 54 62 2 5 64 AS
1936 30 PC NN2 -0.2 49 188 167 21 47 10 1 1 29 1 13 .281 .337 .371 .708 83 .331 83 62 1 7 6/4 AS
1937 31 PC NN2 0.1 36 153 144 11 39 6 2 0 16 5 6 .271 .300 .340 .640 65 .295 64 49 0 3 *6/4 AS
1938 32 PC NN2 1.0 39 163 148 22 45 7 4 0 17 2 11 .304 .352 .405 .758 99 .349 99 60 0 4 6/45
1939 33 PS NN2 1.3 45 197 183 33 60 11 3 1 22 1 14 .328 .376 .437 .813 116 .376 115 80 0 *6/4
1941 35 HG NN2 1.3 56 244 210 36 51 4 1 0 27 6 26 .243 .329 .271 .601 70 .295 76 57 1 7 *6/4
1942 36 HG NN2 0.0 56 214 197 21 45 8 1 0 20 5 14 .228 .283 .279 .562 61 .275 62 55 1 2 *64
12 Yrs 9.0 592 2394 2186 308 611 92 33 10 276 46 145 .280 .327 .366 .692 87 .324 86 799 9 54 *64/52
162 Game Avg 2.5 162 655 598 84 167 25 9 3 76 13 40 .280 .327 .366 .692 87 .324 86 219 2
PC (6 Yrs) 3.3 288 1147 1044 136 293 46 16 7 142 22 62 .281 .323 .375 .699 85 .325 84 392 4 37 64/5
HG (4 Yrs) 3.1 150 628 561 84 148 20 4 0 63 13 49 .264 .326 .314 .640 80 .308 83 176 3 15 *64/5
AB2 (2 Yrs) 0.5 36 153 144 16 38 6 1 0 19 6 6 .264 .298 .319 .617 73 .300 71 46 1 2 6
MRS (1 Yr) 1.1 64 239 224 35 67 8 8 2 27 4 14 .299 .343 .433 .776 105 .351 104 97 1 *6/2
PS (1 Yr) 1.3 45 197 183 33 60 11 3 1 22 1 14 .328 .376 .437 .813 116 .376 115 80 0 *6/4
CAG (1 Yr) -0.2 9 30 30 4 5 1 1 0 3 0 0 .167 .167 .267 .433 14 .190 5 8 0 /64
NN2 (9 Yrs) 6.9 461 1871 1698 234 472 75 23 8 220 34 120 .278 .328 .363 .691 86 .324 86 617 6 47 *64/5
NNL (2 Yrs) 1.3 108 418 394 55 109 15 10 2 49 10 20 .277 .315 .381 .696 87 .322 85 150 2 2 *6/24
EWL (1 Yr) 0.8 22 101 90 19 29 2 0 0 7 2 5 .322 .365 .344 .709 97 .344 99 31 1 5 6/5
NSL (1 Yr) 0.0 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 52 .238 51 1 0 0 /6
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH IBB Pos Awards
1935 29 PC NN2 7 30 27 2 6 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 .222 .250 .370 .620 10 0 2 0
1939 33 PS NN2 2 9 9 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .556 .889 5 0 0 0
1942 36 HG WS 3 10 10 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 2 0 0 0
3 Yrs 12 49 46 3 11 2 2 0 4 0 0 1 .239 .255 .370 .625 17 0 0 2 0
162 Game Avg 162 661 621 41 148 27 27 0 54 0 13 .239 .255 .370 .625 229 0 27
PC (1 Yr) 7 30 27 2 6 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 .222 .250 .370 .620 10 0 2 0
HG (1 Yr) 3 10 10 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 2 0 0 0
PS (1 Yr) 2 9 9 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .556 .889 5 0 0 0
NN2 (2 Yrs) 9 39 36 2 9 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 .250 .270 .417 .687 15 0 0 2 0
WS (1 Yr) 3 10 10 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 2 0 0 0

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1930 24 2TM NNL 269 -3 0 0 -2 5 -1 -0.1 9 8 0.8 .499 .501 1.0 0.2 11 *6/24
1930 24 MRS NNL 239 1 0 0 -2 4 3 0.2 8 11 1.1 .504 .501 1.2 0.2 13 *6/2
1930 24 CAG NNL 30 -4 0 0 0 1 -4 -0.3 1 -3 -0.2 .464 .498 -0.2 0.0 -2 /64
1931 25 AB2 NNL 149 -6 0 0 3 2 0 0.0 5 5 0.5 .500 .500 0.2 0.5 2 6
1932 26 2TM 2LG 105 0 0 0 4 1 5 0.4 3 9 0.8 .520 .503 0.4 0.5 4 6/5
1932 26 HG EWL 101 0 0 0 4 1 5 0.5 3 8 0.8 .521 .503 0.4 0.5 4 6/5
1932 26 AB2 NSL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .494 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /6
1933 27 2TM NN2 226 -3 0 0 1 4 1 0.1 8 9 0.8 .502 .498 0.7 0.4 8 *6/45
1933 27 HG NN2 69 4 0 0 3 1 9 0.8 2 11 1.0 .548 .505 0.7 0.4 7 6/45
1933 27 PC NN2 157 -7 0 0 -3 3 -7 -0.7 5 -2 -0.2 .484 .496 0.1 0.0 1 *6
1934 28 PC NN2 269 9 1 0 6 3 19 1.8 9 29 2.7 .526 .511 2.0 0.9 22 *46 AS
1935 29 PC NN2 217 -15 0 0 4 3 -9 -0.7 7 -1 -0.1 .486 .495 -0.4 0.5 -5 64 AS
1936 30 PC NN2 188 -4 0 0 -8 3 -9 -0.8 6 -3 -0.2 .484 .495 0.4 -0.4 5 6/4 AS
1937 31 PC NN2 153 -8 0 0 1 2 -5 -0.4 5 0 0.1 .488 .497 -0.1 0.2 0 *6/4 AS
1938 32 PC NN2 163 0 0 0 4 2 6 0.5 6 11 1.0 .512 .503 0.6 0.5 7 6/45
1939 33 PS NN2 197 4 0 0 1 3 8 0.7 7 15 1.3 .516 .505 1.2 0.4 14 *6/4
1941 35 HG NN2 244 -8 0 0 10 4 6 0.6 8 14 1.3 .510 .503 0.3 1.3 4 *6/4
1942 36 HG NN2 214 -10 0 0 3 2 -6 -0.5 6 1 0.0 .490 .497 -0.2 0.5 -2 *64
12 Yrs 2394 -44 -1 0 26 35 16 1.6 81 97 9.0 .503 .501 6.3 5.5 71 *64/52
162 Game Avg 655 -12 0 0 7 9 4 0.4 22 26 2.5 .503 .501 1.7 1.5 19
PC (6 Yrs) 1147 -26 0 0 4 17 -5 -0.3 39 34 3.3 .499 .501 2.7 1.8 30 64/5
HG (4 Yrs) 628 -14 0 0 20 8 14 1.3 20 34 3.1 .508 .501 1.1 2.6 14 *64/5
AB2 (2 Yrs) 153 -6 0 0 3 2 0 0.0 5 5 0.5 .500 .500 0.2 0.5 2 6
MRS (1 Yr) 239 1 0 0 -2 4 3 0.2 8 11 1.1 .504 .501 1.2 0.2 13 *6/2
PS (1 Yr) 197 4 0 0 1 3 8 0.7 7 15 1.3 .516 .505 1.2 0.4 14 *6/4
CAG (1 Yr) 30 -4 0 0 0 1 -4 -0.3 1 -3 -0.2 .464 .498 -0.2 0.0 -2 /64
NN2 (9 Yrs) 1871 -35 0 0 21 26 12 1.3 63 75 6.9 .503 .501 4.7 4.3 54 *64/5
NNL (2 Yrs) 418 -8 0 0 1 7 -1 -0.1 14 13 1.3 .499 .501 1.3 0.7 13 *6/24
EWL (1 Yr) 101 0 0 0 4 1 5 0.5 3 8 0.8 .521 .503 0.4 0.5 4 6/5
NSL (1 Yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .494 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /6

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Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1930 24 2TM NNL 269 .333 93 .278 .130 0.7 5.2 43.5 *6/24
1930 24 MRS NNL 239 .351 104 .293 .134 0.8 5.9 41.3 *6/2
1930 24 CAG NNL 30 .190 5 .167 .100 0.0 0.0 80.0 /64
1931 25 AB2 NNL 149 .302 72 .264 .057 0.0 4.0 36.4 6
1932 26 2TM 2LG 105 .340 98 .319 .021 0.0 4.8 52.8 6/5
1932 26 HG EWL 101 .344 99 .322 .022 0.0 5.0 54.3 6/5
1932 26 AB2 NSL 4 .238 51 .250 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /6
1933 27 2TM NN2 226 .319 90 .282 .112 0.4 3.5 32.4 *6/45
1933 27 HG NN2 69 .408 145 .359 .156 0.0 5.8 29.6 6/45
1933 27 PC NN2 157 .279 65 .248 .093 0.6 2.5 34.1 *6
1934 28 PC NN2 269 .385 128 .312 .131 1.1 5.9 42.2 *46 AS
1935 29 PC NN2 217 .283 54 .235 .071 0.9 5.5 40.0 64 AS
1936 30 PC NN2 188 .331 83 .277 .090 0.5 6.9 33.3 6/4 AS
1937 31 PC NN2 153 .295 64 .271 .069 0.0 3.9 24.4 *6/4 AS
1938 32 PC NN2 163 .349 99 .304 .101 0.0 6.7 39.3 6/45
1939 33 PS NN2 197 .376 115 .324 .109 0.5 7.1 43.8 *6/4
1941 35 HG NN2 244 .295 76 .243 .029 0.0 10.7 46.2 *6/4
1942 36 HG NN2 214 .275 62 .228 .051 0.0 6.5 35.0 *64
12 Yrs 2394 .324 86 .276 .086 0.4 6.1 39.5 *64/52
MLB Average .336 100 .288 .116 1.3 8.4 34.9
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1935 29 PC NN2 30 .222 .148 0.0 3.3 28.6
1939 33 PS NN2 9 .333 .222 0.0 0.0 0.0
1942 36 HG WS 10 .200 .000 0.0 0.0 50.0
3 Yrs 49 .239 .130 0.0 2.0 25.0
MLB Average .255 .104 1.5 7.4 32.3
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Standard Fielding

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Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB SB Awards
1930 24 2TM NNL SS 72 70 586.1 386 155 205 26 23 .933 .923 5.53 5.34 5.00 4.63
1930 24 MRS NNL SS 63 62 516.1 346 144 180 22 19 .936 .923 5.65 5.34 5.14 4.63
1930 24 CAG NNL SS 9 8 70.0 40 11 25 4 4 .900 .923 4.63 5.34 4.00 4.63
1930 24 MRS NNL C 1 1 7.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 .965 5.14 6.43 4.00 5.60 0 1
1930 24 CAG NNL 2B 1 1 9.0 12 7 4 1 1 .917 .933 11.00 5.40 11.00 4.70
1931 25 AB2 NNL SS 35 35 299.2 206 85 108 13 13 .937 .932 5.80 5.46 5.51 3.73
1932 26 2TM 2LG SS 21 21 179.2 126 53 63 10 5 .921 .925 5.81 5.08 5.52 6.86
1932 26 HG EWL SS 20 20 171.2 118 49 60 9 4 .924 .925 5.71 5.08 5.45 7.02
1932 26 AB2 NSL SS 1 1 8.0 8 4 3 1 1 .875 .918 7.88 5.06 7.00 3.60
1932 26 HG EWL 3B 2 2 18.0 10 3 7 0 1 1.000 .920 5.00 2.80 5.00 3.85
1933 27 2TM NN2 SS 54 54 466.0 294 132 139 23 25 .922 .912 5.23 4.94 5.02 4.51
1933 27 HG NN2 SS 13 13 117.0 84 36 42 6 9 .929 .912 6.00 4.94 6.00 4.51
1933 27 PC NN2 SS 41 41 349.0 210 96 97 17 16 .919 .912 4.98 4.94 4.71 4.51
1933 27 HG NN2 2B 3 3 24.0 22 6 14 2 2 .909 .931 7.50 5.18 6.67 4.70
1933 27 HG NN2 3B 1 0 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .920 2.25 2.70 1.00 2.40
1934 28 PC NN2 2B 42 41 345.2 221 104 104 13 17 .941 .946 5.42 5.19 4.95 5.68 AS
1934 28 PC NN2 SS 29 28 243.0 171 62 100 9 14 .947 .941 6.00 5.11 5.59 5.59 AS
1935 29 PC NN2 SS 42 40 354.0 225 94 119 12 16 .947 .926 5.42 5.11 5.07 4.06 AS
1935 29 PC NN2 2B 13 13 107.0 70 28 36 6 3 .914 .939 5.38 5.30 4.92 4.20 AS
1936 30 PC NN2 SS 48 48 398.1 233 99 118 16 25 .931 .938 4.90 5.22 4.52 3.92 AS
1936 30 PC NN2 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40 0.00 4.20 AS
1937 31 PC NN2 SS 35 35 298.2 216 96 107 13 19 .940 .929 6.12 5.19 5.80 3.65 AS
1937 31 PC NN2 2B 1 1 9.0 8 3 5 0 0 1.000 .953 8.00 5.60 8.00 4.00 AS
1938 32 PC NN2 SS 32 32 260.0 178 65 101 12 17 .933 .918 5.75 5.19 5.19 3.64
1938 32 PC NN2 3B 3 2 21.0 9 4 5 0 1 1.000 .928 3.86 2.53 3.00 1.77
1938 32 PC NN2 2B 3 3 26.0 14 6 8 0 0 1.000 .949 4.85 5.57 4.67 3.90
1939 33 PS NN2 SS 45 45 382.1 273 116 140 17 14 .938 .949 6.03 5.28 5.69 3.42
1941 35 HG NN2 SS 55 55 467.2 302 101 188 13 20 .957 .930 5.56 5.23 5.25 6.82
1941 35 HG NN2 2B 1 1 4.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 .950 11.25 5.40 5.00 7.10
1942 36 HG NN2 SS 30 28 235.0 152 58 84 10 8 .934 .933 5.44 5.32 4.73 7.90
1942 36 HG NN2 2B 27 26 225.0 146 59 82 5 11 .966 .938 5.64 5.32 5.22 7.91
Standard Range Factor Baserunners
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG PB SB Awards
12 Yrs 597 585 4971.1 3284 1340 1743 201 235 .939 .931 5.58 5.20 5.16 4.95 0 1
SS (12 Yrs) SS 498 491 4170.2 2762 1116 1472 174 199 .937 .929 5.58 5.21 5.20 4.78
2B (9 Yrs) 2B 92 89 750.2 498 214 257 27 34 .946 .942 5.65 5.27 5.12 6.01
3B (3 Yrs) 3B 6 4 43.0 20 7 13 0 2 1.000 .924 4.19 2.66 3.33 2.57
C (1 Yr) C 1 1 7.0 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 .965 5.14 6.43 4.00 5.60 0 1
Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G CS Awards
1935 29 PC NN2 SS 7 7 0 183.0 39 21 17 1 2 .974 1.87 5.43 0
1939 33 PS NN2 SS 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.00 0
1942 36 HG WS SS 2 0 48.0 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 1.31 3.50 0
1942 36 HG WS 2B 1 0 24.0 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 2.63 7.00 0
3 Yrs 12 7 0 255.0 53 24 28 1 2 .981 1.84 4.33 0
SS (3 Yrs) SS 11 7 0 231.0 46 22 23 1 2 .978 1.75 4.09 0
2B (1 Yr) 2B 1 0 24.0 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 2.63 7.00 0

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Chester Williams born?

Chester Williams was born on May 25, 1906.

Where was Chester Williams born?

Chester Williams was born in Beaumont, TX.

How tall was Chester Williams?

Chester Williams was 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

How much did Chester Williams weigh when playing?

Chester Williams weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Chester Williams play?

Chester Williams played 12 seasons.

Is Chester Williams in the Hall of Fame?

Chester Williams has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Chester Williams play?

Chester Williams was a Shortstop and Second Baseman.

How many hits did Chester Williams have?

Chester Williams had 611 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Chester Williams have?

Chester Williams had 10 home runs over his career.

What was Chester Williams' average?

Chester Williams had a .280 average over his career.

How many teams has Chester Williams played for?

Chester Williams played for 6 teams; the Indianapolis ABCs, Chicago American Giants, Homestead Grays, Memphis Red Sox, Pittsburgh Crawfords and Philadelphia Stars.

How many World Series has Chester Williams won?

Chester Williams never won a World Series.

When did Chester Williams retire?

Chester Williams last played in 1942.

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