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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
1931 25 AB2 NNL 1.5 40 172 160 31 57 4 4 0 29 8 12 .356 .401 .431 .832 132 .398 130 69 0 0 7/9458
1932 26 AB2 NSL 0.4 42 155 143 14 37 4 3 0 21 8 5 .259 .298 .329 .627 91 .307 90 47 3 4 *789
1933 27 2TM NN2 0.3 25 102 97 10 32 6 3 0 17 5 4 .330 .356 .454 .810 119 .369 118 44 0 1 *7/89
1933 27 ID NN2 0.1 20 79 77 8 24 3 2 0 9 4 2 .312 .329 .403 .732 98 .336 97 31 0 0 7/8
1933 27 HG NN2 0.1 5 23 20 2 8 3 1 0 8 1 2 .400 .455 .650 1.105 197 .488 194 13 0 1 /89
1935 29 2TM NN2 1.2 46 189 168 33 56 21 3 3 33 11 18 .333 .398 .548 .945 138 .424 135 92 0 3 7/498
1935 29 ND NN2 1.2 45 185 164 33 55 21 3 3 33 11 18 .335 .401 .555 .956 141 .428 137 91 0 3 7/49
1935 29 BE NN2 -0.1 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 28 .235 25 1 0 0 /8
1936 30 NBY NN2 0.9 29 120 113 13 42 9 0 2 24 1 6 .372 .403 .504 .908 134 .413 134 57 0 1 *9
1937 31 HG NN2 1.6 49 220 198 32 71 13 1 1 43 6 11 .359 .395 .449 .845 118 .385 120 89 1 10 *9/8
1938 32 HG NN2 0.4 40 169 154 30 48 11 1 1 31 0 9 .312 .354 .416 .769 102 .357 102 64 1 5 9
1939 33 2TM 2LG 0.9 24 102 91 15 29 12 0 0 14 4 11 .319 .392 .451 .843 139 .400 137 41 0 9/7 AS,AS
1939 33 2TM NN2 0.5 14 59 53 9 17 7 0 0 8 2 6 .321 .390 .453 .843 137 .398 135 24 0 9/7
1939 33 TC NAL,NN2 0.8 20 86 76 12 24 10 0 0 12 4 10 .316 .395 .447 .843 143 .402 141 34 0 9
1939 33 HG NN2 0.1 4 16 15 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 1 .333 .375 .467 .842 123 .387 121 7 0 /97
1940 34 2TM 2LG -0.7 31 117 106 17 23 4 1 1 15 5 8 .217 .284 .302 .586 59 .287 59 32 2 1 9/37
1940 34 CBR NAL -0.1 10 35 30 8 5 1 1 0 4 3 3 .167 .286 .267 .552 67 .294 74 8 2 0 /39
1940 34 NBY NN2 -0.6 21 82 76 9 18 3 0 1 11 2 5 .237 .284 .316 .600 56 .283 54 24 0 1 *9/7
1941 35 NBY NN2 0.4 24 87 81 9 22 3 2 1 6 2 4 .272 .322 .395 .717 100 .331 98 32 2 0 *9/7
1942 36 NYC NN2 0.4 31 127 117 17 35 8 0 1 14 1 7 .299 .349 .393 .742 112 .354 110 46 2 1 *9
1943 37 NBY NN2 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -100 0 0 0
1944 38 NBY NN2 -0.4 23 89 80 13 21 4 0 0 8 3 8 .263 .337 .313 .650 74 .319 77 25 1 0 9/7
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB HBP SH Pos Awards
13 Yrs 6.7 405 1650 1509 234 473 99 18 10 255 54 103 .313 .362 .423 .785 112 .367 112 638 12 26 978/345
162 Game Avg 2.7 162 660 604 94 189 40 7 4 102 22 41 .313 .362 .423 .785 112 .367 112 255 5
NBY (5 Yrs) 0.3 98 379 351 44 103 19 2 4 49 8 23 .293 .342 .393 .735 95 .343 95 138 3 2 97
HG (4 Yrs) 2.2 98 428 387 67 132 29 3 2 84 7 23 .341 .381 .447 .828 116 .379 117 173 2 16 9/87
ID (3 Yrs) 2.0 102 406 380 53 118 11 9 0 59 20 19 .311 .348 .387 .735 110 .352 109 147 3 4 798/45
ND (1 Yr) 1.2 45 185 164 33 55 21 3 3 33 11 18 .335 .401 .555 .956 141 .428 137 91 0 3 7/49
NYC (1 Yr) 0.4 31 127 117 17 35 8 0 1 14 1 7 .299 .349 .393 .742 112 .354 110 46 2 1 *9
TC2 (1 Yr) 0.8 20 86 76 12 24 10 0 0 12 4 10 .316 .395 .447 .843 143 .402 141 34 0 9
CBR (1 Yr) -0.1 10 35 30 8 5 1 1 0 4 3 3 .167 .286 .267 .552 67 .294 74 8 2 0 /39
BE (1 Yr) -0.1 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 28 .235 25 1 0 0 /8
NN2 (11 Yrs) 4.5 303 1245 1138 175 362 85 10 10 195 33 78 .318 .365 .437 .802 112 .370 112 497 7 22 97/84
NAL (2 Yrs) 0.3 20 78 68 14 17 6 1 0 10 5 8 .250 .346 .368 .714 110 .353 111 25 2 0 9/3
NSL (1 Yr) 0.4 42 155 143 14 37 4 3 0 21 8 5 .259 .298 .329 .627 91 .307 90 47 3 4 *789
NNL (1 Yr) 1.5 40 172 160 31 57 4 4 0 29 8 12 .356 .401 .431 .832 132 .398 130 69 0 0 7/9458

Value Batting

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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
1931 25 AB2 NNL 172 7 0 0 5 -2 11 1.0 6 17 1.5 .525 .506 1.1 0.3 11 7/9458
1932 26 AB2 NSL 155 -2 1 0 1 -1 -2 -0.2 5 3 0.4 .495 .499 0.3 -0.1 3 *789
1933 27 2TM NN2 102 3 0 0 -2 -1 0 0.0 3 3 0.3 .499 .500 0.5 -0.3 5 *7/89
1933 27 ID NN2 79 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 -0.1 3 2 0.1 .495 .499 0.2 -0.1 2 7/8
1933 27 HG NN2 23 3 0 0 -2 0 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .514 .500 0.3 -0.2 3 /89
1935 29 2TM NN2 189 10 1 0 -2 -1 7 0.6 6 14 1.2 .513 .504 1.3 -0.3 16 7/498
1935 29 ND NN2 185 10 1 0 -2 -1 8 0.7 6 15 1.2 .515 .504 1.3 -0.3 16 7/49
1935 29 BE NN2 4 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .445 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /8
1936 30 NBY NN2 120 6 0 0 1 -1 6 0.5 4 10 0.9 .516 .503 0.7 0.0 9 *9
1937 31 HG NN2 220 6 0 0 6 -2 10 0.9 7 17 1.6 .517 .505 0.9 0.3 11 *9/8
1938 32 HG NN2 169 0 0 0 0 -2 -1 -0.1 6 5 0.4 .498 .500 0.4 -0.1 5 9
1939 33 2TM 2LG 102 5 0 0 2 -1 6 0.6 3 9 0.9 .523 .501 0.7 0.1 8 9/7 AS,AS
1939 33 2TM NN2 59 3 0 0 1 -1 3 0.3 2 5 0.5 .521 .501 0.4 0.0 4 9/7
1939 33 TC NAL,NN2 86 4 0 0 2 -1 6 0.5 3 8 0.8 .527 .502 0.6 0.1 7 9
1939 33 HG NN2 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 1 0.1 .507 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /97
1940 34 2TM 2LG 117 -7 0 0 -4 -1 -12 -1.0 4 -8 -0.7 .467 .496 -0.4 -0.5 -4 9/37
1940 34 CBR NAL 35 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .480 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 /39
1940 34 NBY NN2 82 -6 0 0 -3 -1 -10 -0.8 3 -7 -0.6 .461 .495 -0.3 -0.4 -4 *9/7
1941 35 NBY NN2 87 0 0 0 3 -1 2 0.2 3 5 0.4 .507 .501 0.1 0.2 2 *9/7
1942 36 NYC NN2 127 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0.0 4 4 0.4 .501 .500 0.4 -0.1 4 *9
1943 37 NBY NN2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .474 .500 0.0 0.0 0
1944 38 NBY NN2 89 -3 0 0 -4 -1 -7 -0.7 3 -4 -0.4 .471 .496 -0.1 -0.4 -1 9/7
PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
13 Yrs 1650 27 2 0 7 -16 19 1.7 55 75 6.7 .504 .501 5.9 -0.8 68 978/345
162 Game Avg 660 11 1 0 3 -6 8 0.7 22 30 2.7 .504 .501 2.4 -0.3 27
NBY (5 Yrs) 379 -3 0 0 -3 -4 -10 -0.9 13 3 0.3 .491 .499 0.4 -0.6 5 97
HG (4 Yrs) 428 10 0 0 4 -4 10 0.9 14 25 2.2 .509 .502 1.7 0.0 20 9/87
ID (3 Yrs) 406 5 1 0 6 -4 8 0.7 14 21 2.0 .507 .502 1.5 0.1 16 798/45
ND (1 Yr) 185 10 1 0 -2 -1 8 0.7 6 15 1.2 .515 .504 1.3 -0.3 16 7/49
NYC (1 Yr) 127 2 0 0 0 -1 0 0.0 4 4 0.4 .501 .500 0.4 -0.1 4 *9
CBR (1 Yr) 35 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .480 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 /39
TC2 (1 Yr) 86 4 0 0 2 -1 6 0.5 3 8 0.8 .527 .502 0.6 0.1 7 9
BE (1 Yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .445 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /8
NN2 (11 Yrs) 1245 21 1 0 1 -12 10 0.9 41 52 4.5 .503 .501 4.3 -1.0 51 97/84
NAL (2 Yrs) 78 1 0 0 0 -1 1 0.1 3 3 0.3 .503 .500 0.3 -0.1 3 9/3
NSL (1 Yr) 155 -2 1 0 1 -1 -2 -0.2 5 3 0.4 .495 .499 0.3 -0.1 3 *789
NNL (1 Yr) 172 7 0 0 5 -2 11 1.0 6 17 1.5 .525 .506 1.1 0.3 11 7/9458

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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1931 25 AB2 NNL 172 .398 130 .356 .075 0.0 7.0 44.9 7/9458
1932 26 AB2 NSL 155 .307 90 .259 .070 0.0 3.2 31.1 *789
1933 27 2TM NN2 102 .369 118 .330 .124 0.0 3.9 27.8 *7/89
1933 27 ID NN2 79 .336 97 .312 .091 0.0 2.5 30.8 7/8
1933 27 HG NN2 23 .488 194 .400 .250 0.0 8.7 20.0 /89
1935 29 2TM NN2 189 .424 135 .321 .214 1.6 9.5 42.3 7/498
1935 29 ND NN2 185 .428 137 .323 .220 1.6 9.7 42.9 7/49
1935 29 BE NN2 4 .235 25 .250 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /8
1936 30 NBY NN2 120 .413 134 .360 .133 1.7 5.0 23.9 *9
1937 31 HG NN2 220 .385 120 .355 .091 0.5 5.0 37.8 *9/8
1938 32 HG NN2 169 .357 102 .307 .104 0.6 5.3 50.9 9
1939 33 2TM 2LG 102 .400 137 .319 .132 0.0 10.8 37.5 9/7 AS,AS
1939 33 2TM NN2 59 .398 135 .321 .132 0.0 10.2 39.1 9/7
1939 33 TC NAL,NN2 86 .402 141 .316 .132 0.0 11.6 35.3 9
1939 33 HG NN2 16 .387 121 .333 .133 0.0 6.3 50.0 /97
1940 34 2TM 2LG 117 .287 59 .210 .085 0.9 6.8 50.0 9/37
1940 34 CBR NAL 35 .294 74 .167 .100 0.0 8.6 80.0 /39
1940 34 NBY NN2 82 .283 54 .227 .079 1.2 6.1 36.4 *9/7
1941 35 NBY NN2 87 .331 98 .263 .123 1.1 4.6 29.6 *9/7
1942 36 NYC NN2 127 .354 110 .293 .094 0.8 5.5 37.2 *9
1943 37 NBY NN2 1 .000 -100 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
1944 38 NBY NN2 89 .319 77 .263 .050 0.0 9.0 43.3 9/7
Batting Batting Ratios
PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
13 Yrs 1650 .367 112 .309 .109 0.6 6.2 38.8 978/345
MLB Average .332 100 .283 .112 1.3 8.5 34.1
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  • Negro League data is not complete. Measures may unfairly penalize players with fewer league games scheduled. Research is still ongoing and we’ll continue to publish updates as more information becomes available. Negro Leagues Data: Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

When was Jim Williams born?

Jim Williams was born on January 16, 1906.

Where was Jim Williams born?

Jim Williams was born in Benton, AL.

How tall was Jim Williams?

Jim Williams was 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Jim Williams weigh when playing?

Jim Williams weighed 198 lbs (89 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Jim Williams play?

Jim Williams played 13 seasons.

Is Jim Williams in the Hall of Fame?

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

What position did Jim Williams play?

Jim Williams was an Outfielder.

How many hits did Jim Williams have?

Jim Williams had 465 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Jim Williams have?

Jim Williams had 10 home runs over his career.

What was Jim Williams' average?

Jim Williams had a .311 average over his career.

How many teams has Jim Williams played for?

Jim Williams played for 8 teams; the Indianapolis ABCs/Detroit Stars, Homestead Grays, Cleveland Bears, New York Black Yankees, Newark Dodgers, Brooklyn Eagles, New York Cubans and Toledo Crawfords.

How many World Series has Jim Williams won?

Jim Williams never won a World Series.

When did Jim Williams retire?

Jim Williams last played in 1944.

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