Lefty Williams Stats

Lefty Williams was born on Thursday, March 9, 1893, in Aurora, Missouri. Williams was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 17, 1913, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Lefty Williams baseball stats page.
"He (Lefty Williams) was a quiet, steady, almost scholarly type on the mound. His style was careful, almost delicate. His concentration was perfect." - Author Eliot Asinof in Eight Men Out (2000)

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Lefty Williams
 
 
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Birth Name:   Claude Preston Williams
Nickname:   Lefty
Born On:   03-09-1893  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Aurora, Missouri
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-04-1959 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Laguna Beach, California
Cemetery:   Melrose Abbey Cemetery, Anaheim, California
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09   Player Weight Chart Weight:   160
First Game:   09-17-1913 (Age 20)
Last Game:   09-25-1920
Draft:   Not Applicable
Lefty Williams

Lefty Williams Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1913 20 Tigers 5 4 1 1 3 .250 4.97 3 0 1 29.0 124 34 16 18 0 4 - 9 1 1 0 -
1914 21 Tigers 1 1 0 0 1 .000 0.00 0 0 0 1.0 9 3 0 5 0 2 - 0 0 0 0 -
1916 23 White Sox 43 26 9 13 7 .650 2.89 10 2 1 224.1 897 220 72 99 5 65 - 138 2 8 0 -
1917 24 White Sox 45 29 14 17 8 .680 2.97 8 1 1 230.0 970 221 76 94 3 81 - 85 5 9 0 -
1918 25 White Sox 15 14 1 6 4 .600 2.73 7 2 1 105.2 423 76 32 32 0 47 - 30 2 5 0 -
1919 26 White Sox 41 40 1 23 11 .676 2.64 27 5 1 297.0 1,155 265 87 104 7 58 - 125 0 11 0 -
1920 27 White Sox 39 38 1 22 14 .611 3.91 25 0 0 299.0 1,221 302 130 145 15 90 - 128 4 12 1 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
7 Years 189 152 27 82 48 .631 3.13 80 10 5 1,186.0 4,799 1,121 413 497 30 347 - 515 14 46 1 -
Lefty Williams

Lefty Williams Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1913 20 Tigers 5 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 0 - 0 - .100 .182 .100
1914 21 Tigers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1916 23 White Sox 43 74 5 10 2 1 0 0 4 7 - 30 0 - 1 - .135 .220 .189
1917 24 White Sox 45 67 5 6 0 1 0 0 2 8 - 19 6 - 0 - .090 .187 .119
1918 25 White Sox 15 38 4 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 14 3 - 0 - .132 .154 .132
1919 26 White Sox 41 94 10 17 2 2 0 0 10 9 - 28 12 - 0 - .181 .252 .245
1920 27 White Sox 39 101 5 22 2 1 0 0 11 7 - 16 8 - 0 - .218 .269 .257
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 190 384 30 61 6 5 0 0 29 33 - 112 29 - 1 0 .159 .227 .201
Lefty Williams

Lefty Williams Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1913 Tigers P 5 4 87 3 0.6 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.93
1914 Tigers P 1 1 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1916 White Sox P 43 26 673 46 1.1 46 9 37 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.85
1917 White Sox P 45 29 690 58 1.3 54 8 46 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .931 2.11
1918 White Sox P 15 14 317 25 1.7 23 3 20 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .920 1.96
1919 White Sox P 41 40 891 65 1.6 62 8 54 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .954 1.88
1920 White Sox P 39 38 897 68 1.7 65 8 57 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .956 1.96
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 189 152 3,558 265 1.4 253 36 217 12 8 n/a n/a n/a .955 1.92
7 Years 189 152 3,558 265 1.4 253 36 217 12 8 n/a n/a n/a .955 1.92
Lefty Williams

Lefty Williams Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1913 Tigers 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 0.0 2.25 2.79 1.24
1914 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 18.00
1916 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.5 18.5 2.12 5.54 2.61
1917 White Sox 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.5 33.5 1.05 3.33 3.17
1918 White Sox 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.7 19.0 0.64 2.56 4.00
1919 White Sox 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.4 9.4 2.16 3.79 1.76
1920 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.3 9.2 1.42 3.85 2.71
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.4 13.2 1.48 3.91 2.63
Lefty Williams

Lefty Williams Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1913 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1914 Detroit Tigers n/a Undetermined n/a -
1916 Chicago White Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -
1917 Chicago White Sox n/a Undetermined n/a Stats
1918 Chicago White Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -
1919 Chicago White Sox n/a $3,000.00 n/a Stats
1920 Chicago White Sox n/a $6,000.00 n/a -




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