Woody Williams Stats

Woody Williams was born on Wednesday, August 21, 1912, in Pamplin, Virginia. Williams was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 5, 1938, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. 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 Woody Williams baseball stats page.

"You've got to have luck to get a string of hits in a row, but you also have to be seeing the ball good, and I was seeing it clearly." - Woody Williams in The New York Times (Wire, 'Woodrow Williams, Baseball Player, 82, Source)

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Woody Williams
 
 
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Birth Name:   Woodrow Wilson Williams
Nickname:   Woody
Born On:   08-21-1912  (Leo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Pamplin, Virginia
Year of Death Data Died On:   02-24-1995 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Appomattox, Virginia
Cemetery:   Pamplin Community Cemetery, Pamplin, Virginia
High School:   Pamplin High School (Pamplin, VA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   09-05-1938 (Age 26)
Last Game:   09-30-1945
Draft:   Not Applicable
Woody Williams

Woody 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
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Woody Williams

Woody Williams Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1938 26 Dodgers 20 51 6 17 1 1 0 0 6 4 0 1 1 - 0 0 .333 .382 .392
1943 31 Reds 30 69 8 26 2 1 0 0 11 1 0 3 2 - 0 2 .377 .386 .435
1944 32 Reds 155 653 73 157 23 3 1 0 35 44 0 24 8 - 2 9 .240 .290 .289
1945 33 Reds 133 482 46 114 14 0 0 0 27 39 0 24 11 - 2 7 .237 .296 .266
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
4 Years 338 1,255 133 314 40 5 1 0 79 88 0 52 22 - 4 18 .250 .301 .292
Woody Williams

Woody Williams Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1938 Dodgers 3B 1 1 27 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.00
1938 Dodgers SS 18 12 219 58 3.2 54 26 28 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .931 6.66
1943 Reds 2B 12 10 261 71 5.9 70 32 38 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .986 7.24
1943 Reds 3B 7 3 57 9 1.3 7 1 6 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .778 3.32
1943 Reds SS 5 1 27 10 2.0 7 4 3 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .700 7.00
1944 Reds 2B 155 155 462 946 6.1 919 377 542 27 97 n/a n/a n/a .971 53.71
1944 Reds SS 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1945 Reds 2B 133 125 3,183 710 5.3 688 295 393 22 61 n/a n/a n/a .969 5.84
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
2B Totals 300 290 3,906 1,727 5.8 1,677 704 973 50 163 n/a n/a n/a .971 11.59
SS Totals 24 13 249 68 2.8 61 30 31 7 5 n/a n/a n/a .897 6.61
3B Totals 8 4 84 11 1.4 9 3 6 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .818 2.89
4 Years 332 307 4,239 1,806 5.4 1,747 737 1,010 59 169 n/a n/a n/a .967 11.13
Woody Williams

Woody Williams Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1938 Dodgers 1 0 1.000 0 1 n/a 0.0 51.0 8.5 - - -
1943 Reds 0 0 .000 5 2 n/a 0.0 23.0 6.3 - - -
1944 Reds 7 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 653.0 27.2 18.7 - - -
1945 Reds 6 0 1.000 0 0 n/a 0.0 20.1 17.9 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
4 Years 14 0 1.000 5 3 n/a 1,255.0 24.1 15.9 - - -
Woody Williams

Woody Williams Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1938 Brooklyn Dodgers 7 Undetermined - -
1943 Cincinnati Reds 17 Undetermined - -
1944 Cincinnati Reds 17 Undetermined - -
1945 Cincinnati Reds 17 Undetermined n/a -


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