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Matt Williams

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 200lb (185cm, 90kg)

Born: July 25, 1959 in Houston, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 4th round of the 1980 MLB June Amateur Draft from Rice University (Houston, TX) and the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round (5th) of the 1981 MLB June Amateur Draft from Rice University (Houston, TX).

School: Rice University (Houston, TX)

Debut: August 2, 1983 (Age 24-008d, 14,792nd in major league history)
vs. NYY 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 4 BB, 5 ER, W

Last Game: October 5, 1985 (Age 26-072d)
vs. CAL 7.0 IP, 4 H, 8 SO, 4 BB, 3 ER, L

Full Name: Matthew Evan Williams

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.4

ERA

5.29

34.0

WHIP

1.471

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1981	21	TOR-min	A	7	4	.636	2.18	15	15	0	4	0	0	91.0	81	33	22	2	27	1	76	7	0	9				1.187	8.0	0.2	2.7	7.5	2.81	FLR SALL
1982	22	TOR-min	AA	11	13	.458	4.28	28	28	0	10	1	0	193.1	173	106	92	13	107	1	157	5	1	31				1.448	8.1	0.6	5.0	7.3	1.47	KNX SOUL
1983	23	TOR-min	AAA	8	8	.500	3.41	21	21	0	6	0	0	148.0	106	61	56	15	64	0	116	3	0	9				1.149	6.4	0.9	3.9	7.1	1.81	SYR IL
1983	23	TOR	AL	1	1	.500	14.63	4	3	1	0	0	0	8.0	13	13	13	5	7	0	5	1	0	0	45	31	12.63	2.500	14.6	5.6	7.9	5.6	0.71

1984	24	TOR-min	AAA	9	12	.429	3.34	32	24	8	3	0	0	178.0	172	81	66	12	63	7	118	0	0	8				1.320	8.7	0.6	3.2	6.0	1.87	SYR IL
1985	25	TOR-TEX-min	AAA	7	12	.368	4.37	23	20	2	5	2	0	140.0	128	75	68	15	51	3	104	5	0	6				1.279	8.2	1.0	3.3	6.7	2.04	SYR,OKC IL,AA
1985	25	TEX	AL	2	1	.667	2.42	6	3	1	0	0	0	26.0	20	7	7	3	10	0	22	0	0	2	106	177	3.65	1.154	6.9	1.0	3.5	7.6	2.20
1986	26	TEX-min	AAA	1	4	.200	5.70	11	11	0	0	0	0	60.0	78	41	38	7	23	0	36	1	0	3				1.683	11.7	1.1	3.5	5.4	1.57	OKC AA
2 Yrs				3	2	.600	5.29	10	6	2	0	0	0	34.0	33	20	20	8	17	0	27	1	0	2	151	82	5.76	1.471	8.7	2.1	4.5	7.1	1.59
162 Game Avg.				13	9	.600	5.29	43	26	9	0	0	0	145	140	85	85	34	72	0	115	4	0	9	642	82	5.76	1.471	8.7	2.1	4.5	7.1	1.59

TEX (1 yr)				2	1	.667	2.42	6	3	1	0	0	0	26.0	20	7	7	3	10	0	22	0	0	2	106	177	3.65	1.154	6.9	1.0	3.5	7.6	2.20
TOR (1 yr)				1	1	.500	14.63	4	3	1	0	0	0	8.0	13	13	13	5	7	0	5	1	0	0	45	31	12.63	2.500	14.6	5.6	7.9	5.6	0.71