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Brian Williams

Brian O'Neal Williams

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: February 15, 1969 in Lancaster, SC
High School: Lewisville HS (Richburg, SC)
School: University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (31st pick) of the 1990 amateur draft.
Signed July 16, 1990. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1991 (Age 22.213, 13,679th in MLB history)   vs. SDP 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER, L
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1992 season [*]
Teams (by GP): Astros/Padres/Tigers/Cubs/Orioles/... 1991-2000

Last Game: July 5, 2000 (Age 31.141)
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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
1991 22 HOU NL 0 1 .000 3.75 2 2 0 0 0 0 12.0 11 5 5 2 4 0 4 1 0 0 49 96 5.61 1.250 8.3 1.5 3.0 3.0 1.00
1992 23 HOU NL 7 6 .538 3.92 16 16 0 0 0 0 96.1 92 44 42 10 42 1 54 0 1 2 413 86 4.32 1.391 8.6 0.9 3.9 5.0 1.29 RoY-7
1993 24 HOU NL 4 4 .500 4.83 42 5 12 0 0 3 82.0 76 48 44 7 38 4 56 4 2 9 357 80 4.27 1.390 8.3 0.8 4.2 6.1 1.47
1994 25 HOU NL 6 5 .545 5.74 20 13 2 0 0 0 78.1 112 64 50 9 41 4 49 4 1 3 384 69 5.10 1.953 12.9 1.0 4.7 5.6 1.20
1995 26 SDP NL 3 10 .231 6.00 44 6 7 0 0 0 72.0 79 54 48 3 38 4 75 8 1 7 337 68 3.48 1.625 9.9 0.4 4.8 9.4 1.97
1996 27 DET AL 3 10 .231 6.77 40 17 17 2 1 2 121.0 145 107 91 21 85 2 72 6 0 8 579 76 6.49 1.901 10.8 1.6 6.3 5.4 0.85
1997 28 BAL AL 0 0 3.00 13 0 8 0 0 0 24.0 20 8 8 0 18 0 14 0 0 1 110 148 4.19 1.583 7.5 0.0 6.8 5.3 0.78
1999 30 HOU NL 2 1 .667 4.41 50 0 15 0 0 0 67.1 69 35 33 4 35 2 53 5 0 7 303 102 4.11 1.545 9.2 0.5 4.7 7.1 1.51
2000 31 TOT MLB 1 1 .500 7.23 29 0 6 0 0 1 42.1 51 36 34 6 31 3 20 4 0 4 203 66 6.51 1.937 10.8 1.3 6.6 4.3 0.65
2000 31 CHC NL 1 1 .500 9.62 22 0 5 0 0 1 24.1 28 27 26 4 23 2 14 3 0 3 122 48 7.33 2.096 10.4 1.5 8.5 5.2 0.61
2000 31 CLE AL 0 0 4.00 7 0 1 0 0 0 18.0 23 9 8 2 8 1 6 1 0 1 81 125 5.41 1.722 11.5 1.0 4.0 3.0 0.75
9 Yrs 26 38 .406 5.37 256 59 67 2 1 6 595.1 655 401 355 62 332 20 397 32 5 41 2735 79 4.91 1.658 9.9 0.9 5.0 6.0 1.20
162 Game Avg. 6 8 .406 5.37 55 13 14 0 0 1 129 141 87 77 13 72 4 86 7 1 9 590 79 4.91 1.658 9.9 0.9 5.0 6.0 1.20
HOU (5 yrs) 19 17 .528 4.66 130 36 29 0 0 3 336.0 360 196 174 32 160 11 216 14 4 21 1506 83 4.49 1.548 9.6 0.9 4.3 5.8 1.35
SDP (1 yr) 3 10 .231 6.00 44 6 7 0 0 0 72.0 79 54 48 3 38 4 75 8 1 7 337 68 3.48 1.625 9.9 0.4 4.8 9.4 1.97
CLE (1 yr) 0 0 4.00 7 0 1 0 0 0 18.0 23 9 8 2 8 1 6 1 0 1 81 125 5.41 1.722 11.5 1.0 4.0 3.0 0.75
CHC (1 yr) 1 1 .500 9.62 22 0 5 0 0 1 24.1 28 27 26 4 23 2 14 3 0 3 122 48 7.33 2.096 10.4 1.5 8.5 5.2 0.61
BAL (1 yr) 0 0 3.00 13 0 8 0 0 0 24.0 20 8 8 0 18 0 14 0 0 1 110 148 4.19 1.583 7.5 0.0 6.8 5.3 0.78
DET (1 yr) 3 10 .231 6.77 40 17 17 2 1 2 121.0 145 107 91 21 85 2 72 6 0 8 579 76 6.49 1.901 10.8 1.6 6.3 5.4 0.85
NL (7 yrs) 23 28 .451 5.16 196 42 41 0 0 4 432.1 467 277 248 39 221 17 305 25 5 31 1965 76 4.48 1.591 9.7 0.8 4.6 6.3 1.38
AL (3 yrs) 3 10 .231 5.91 60 17 26 2 1 2 163.0 188 124 107 23 111 3 92 7 0 10 770 85 6.04 1.834 10.4 1.3 6.1 5.1 0.83
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Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1991 22 HOU NL 12.0 2 2 5 3.75 3.99 0.05 0.14 97.9 4.00 0 0.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .514 .500
1992 23 HOU NL 96.1 16 16 44 4.11 3.96 0.05 0.14 96.2 3.89 -3 -0.3 -0.1 0.4 4 .481 .498 RoY-7
1993 24 HOU NL 82.0 42 5 48 5.27 4.48 0.21 -0.16 98.0 4.03 -13 -1.3 1.09 -0.1 -0.7 -4 .469 .492 $140,000
1994 25 HOU NL 78.1 20 13 64 7.35 4.73 0.27 0.08 94.0 4.28 -27 -2.5 1.00 -0.1 -1.9 -20 .376 .485 $195,000
1995 26 SDP NL 72.0 44 6 54 6.75 4.77 -0.58 -0.17 100.5 5.21 -13 -1.3 1.38 -0.3 -1.0 -6 .470 .492 $275,000
1996 27 DET AL 121.0 40 17 107 7.96 5.43 -0.49 0.07 103.5 6.20 -26 -2.2 .94 -0.1 -1.1 -9 .444 .486 $500,000
1997 28 BAL AL 24.0 13 0 8 3.00 5.22 0.09 -0.39 96.4 4.56 4 0.4 .39 -0.2 0.5 7 .531 .502
1999 30 HOU NL 67.1 50 0 35 4.68 4.97 0.20 -0.37 99.3 4.37 -3 -0.3 .75 -0.1 0.2 4 .495 .498 $375,000
2000 31 CHC NL 24.1 22 0 27 9.99 5.06 0.04 -0.39 101.3 4.70 -14 -1.3 1.00 -0.1 -1.1 -12 .440 .492 $600,000
2000 31 CLE AL 18.0 7 0 9 4.50 5.32 -0.11 -0.39 100.4 5.05 1 0.1 .46 -0.1 0.2 3 .513 .501
9 Seasons 595.1 256 59 401 6.06 4.78 -0.07 -0.08 98.9 4.74 -94 -8.7 .96 -1.1 -4.4 -31 .466 .493 $2,085,000
HOU (5 yrs) 336.0 130 36 196 5.25 4.47 0.17 -0.05 96.8 4.12 -45 -4.3 .91 -0.4 -1.9 -15 .467 .494 $710,000
SDP (1 yr) 72.0 44 6 54 6.75 4.77 -0.58 -0.17 100.5 5.21 -13 -1.3 1.38 -0.3 -1.0 -6 .470 .492 $275,000
CLE (1 yr) 18.0 7 0 9 4.50 5.32 -0.11 -0.39 100.4 5.05 1 0.1 .46 -0.1 0.2 3 .513 .501
CHC (1 yr) 24.1 22 0 27 9.99 5.06 0.04 -0.39 101.3 4.70 -14 -1.3 1.00 -0.1 -1.1 -12 .440 .492 $600,000
BAL (1 yr) 24.0 13 0 8 3.00 5.22 0.09 -0.39 96.4 4.56 4 0.4 .39 -0.2 0.5 7 .531 .502
DET (1 yr) 121.0 40 17 107 7.96 5.43 -0.49 0.07 103.5 6.20 -26 -2.2 .94 -0.1 -1.1 -9 .444 .486 $500,000

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1991 22 HOU NL 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 /1
1992 23 HOU NL 20 36 30 2 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 13 .133 .129 .167 .296 -15 5 0 0 5 1 0 1 RoY-7
1993 24 HOU NL 42 13 10 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .300 .500 35 3 0 0 3 0 0 1
1994 25 HOU NL 20 28 23 0 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 .261 .261 .261 .522 40 6 0 0 5 0 0 1
1995 26 SDP NL 44 14 14 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .071 .071 .143 .214 -44 2 1 0 0 0 0 1
1996 27 DET AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1997 28 BAL AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 30 HOU NL 50 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 71 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2000 31 TOT MLB 29 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 271 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
2000 31 CHC NL 22 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 271 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
2000 31 CLE AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
9 Yrs 260 101 85 5 15 4 0 0 9 0 0 0 26 .176 .174 .224 .398 9 19 1 0 15 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 63 53 3 9 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 16 .176 .174 .224 .398 9 12 1 0 9 1 0
HOU (5 yrs) 134 85 69 4 13 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 22 .188 .186 .217 .403 12 15 0 0 15 1 0
SDP (1 yr) 44 14 14 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .071 .071 .143 .214 -44 2 1 0 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 22 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 271 2 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DET (1 yr) 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 200 101 85 5 15 4 0 0 9 0 0 0 26 .176 .174 .224 .398 9 19 1 0 15 1 0
AL (3 yrs) 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1991 22 HOU NL 2 5 -1 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .465 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 /1
1992 23 HOU NL 20 36 -5 -0 0 0 4 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .496 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 1 RoY-7
1993 24 HOU NL 42 13 -0 -0 0 0 2 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .504 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $140,000 1
1994 25 HOU NL 20 28 -2 -0 0 0 4 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .510 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $195,000 1
1995 26 SDP NL 44 14 -2 -0 -0 0 2 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $275,000 1
1996 27 DET AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $500,000 1
1997 28 BAL AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
1999 30 HOU NL 50 3 -0 0 0 0 1 0 0.1 0 0 0.1 .501 .500 0.1 0.0 0 $375,000 1
2000 31 CHC NL 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .504 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $600,000 1
2000 31 CLE AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
9 Seasons 260 101 -11 -0 0 0 14 4 0.3 0 4 0.3 .501 .500 0.3 0.1 4 $2,085,000
HOU (5 yrs) 134 85 -9 -0 1 0 12 3 0.3 0 3 0.3 .502 .501 0.3 0.1 3 $710,000
SDP (1 yr) 44 14 -2 -0 -0 0 2 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $275,000
CLE (1 yr) 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0
CHC (1 yr) 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .504 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $600,000
BAL (1 yr) 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0
DET (1 yr) 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $500,000

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Awards
1991 HOU NL 22 P 2 2 0 12.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.25 1.50 .953 1.88 1.85 1 2 67% 33% 0
1992 HOU NL 23 P 16 16 0 96.1 25 8 15 2 0 .920 2.15 1.44 .954 1.94 1.94 7 3 30% 32% 0 RoY-7
1993 HOU NL 24 P 42 5 0 82.0 28 7 20 1 0 .964 2.96 0.64 .953 1.84 1.83 6 2 25% 32% 0
1994 HOU NL 25 P 20 13 0 78.1 21 8 9 4 0 .810 1.95 0.85 .958 1.86 1.85 6 4 40% 32% 0
1995 SDP NL 26 P 44 6 0 72.0 15 6 9 0 0 1.000 1.88 0.34 .956 1.84 1.83 2 2 50% 30% 0
1996 DET AL 27 P 40 17 2 121.0 24 6 16 2 3 .917 1.64 0.55 .960 1.77 1.76 5 3 38% 30% 2
1997 BAL AL 28 P 13 0 0 24.0 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.12 0.23 .953 1.72 1.69 0 0 0
1999 HOU NL 30 P 50 0 0 67.1 15 4 11 0 1 1.000 2.00 0.30 .951 1.72 1.71 2 5 71% 29% 1
2000 TOT MLB 31 P 29 0 0 42.1 7 3 4 0 0 1.000 1.49 0.24 .959 1.68 1.69 1 2 67% 31% 0
2000 CHC NL 31 P 22 0 0 24.1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.11 0.14 .963 1.74 1.72 0 1 100% 32% 0
2000 CLE AL 31 P 7 0 0 18.0 4 2 2 0 0 1.000 2.00 0.57 .955 1.60 1.60 1 1 50% 30% 0
9 Seasons P 256 59 2 595.1 141 44 88 9 4 .936 2.00 0.52 .955 1.82 1.78 30 23 43% 31% 3
9 Seasons TOT 256 59 2 595.1 141 44 88 9 4 .936 2.00 0.52 .955 1.82 1.78 30 23 43% 31% 3
Note: Complete player games played data.
Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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  • Pre-1930 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1930 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1930 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1913 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1930 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1913) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Shutouts s c a p y
1996 AL  1 (6th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1995 NL  8 (10th)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1994 NL  4 (1st)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 1 (2747), Average HOFer ≈ 185
JAWS Relief Pitcher (5192nd), -4.0 career WAR/-1.3 7yr-peak WAR/-2.6 JAWS
Average HOF RP (out of 5) = 40.6 career WAR/28.2 7yr-peak WAR/34.4 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary ServTm(OpnDay) Sources Notes/Other Sources
1993 24 Houston Astros $140,000 ? 1996 Joint Exhibit 1
1994 25 Houston Astros $195,000 ? 1996 Joint Exhibit 1 Includes $5,000 earned bonus
1995 26 San Diego Padres $275,000 ? 1996 Joint Exhibit 1 Includes $50,000 earned bonus
1996 27 Detroit Tigers $500,000 ? 1996 AP survey
1999 30 Houston Astros $375,000 ? 11/19/99 USA Today Includes $100,000 earned bonus
2000 31 Chicago Cubs $600,000 ? 4/5/00 AP
Career to date (may be incomplete)$2,085,000
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesy of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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