Earl Williams stats
Last played for the Athletics, 1977
Bio
- Debut
- 1970
- NL Rookie of the Year
- 1971
Bio
- Debut
- 1970
- NL Rookie of the Year
- 1971
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 889
- AB
- 3,058
- R
- 361
- H
- 756
- HR
- 138
- RBI
- 457
- SB
- 2
- AVG
- .247
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | ATL | 10 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .368 |
| 1971 | ATL | 145 | 497 | 64 | 129 | 33 | 87 | 0 | .260 |
| 1972 | ATL | 151 | 565 | 72 | 146 | 28 | 87 | 0 | .258 |
| 1973 | BAL | 132 | 459 | 58 | 109 | 22 | 83 | 0 | .237 |
| 1974 | BAL | 118 | 413 | 47 | 105 | 14 | 52 | 0 | .254 |
| 1975 | ATL | 111 | 383 | 42 | 92 | 11 | 50 | 0 | .240 |
| 1976 |  ATL/WSH | 122 | 374 | 35 | 84 | 17 | 55 | 0 | .225 |
| 1977 | ATH | 100 | 348 | 39 | 84 | 13 | 38 | 2 | .241 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 7
- AB
- 24
- R
- 2
- H
- 5
- HR
- 1
- RBI
- 4
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .208
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 3,431
- TB
- 1,297
- XBH
- 259
- HBP
- 32
- IBB
- 31
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | ATL | 24 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | ATL | 550 | 244 | 48 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | ATL | 637 | 258 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | BAL | 536 | 195 | 41 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | BAL | 471 | 163 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | ATL | 424 | 138 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | ATL/WSH | 415 | 152 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | ATH | 374 | 136 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 6.4
- RC
- 436.5
- RC/27
- 5.00
- ISOP
- .177
- SECA
- .273
- BB/K
- 0.52
- AB/HR
- 22.2
- GO/FO
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | ATL | 0.2 | 4.9 | 9.5 | .211 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | ATL | 3.0 | 81.6 | 5.9 | .231 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 15.1 | 0 |
| 1972 | ATL | 1.2 | 91 | 5.8 | .198 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 20.2 | 0 |
| 1973 | BAL | 2.7 | 69.9 | 5.2 | .187 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 20.9 | 0 |
| 1974 | BAL | 1.7 | 56.9 | 4.8 | .140 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 29.5 | 0 |
| 1975 | ATL | -1.6 | 45 | 4.1 | .120 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 34.8 | 0 |
| 1976 | ATL/WSH | -0.6 | 46.3 | 4.2 | .182 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 22 | 0 |
| 1977 | ATH | -0.2 | 41 | 4.1 | .149 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 26.8 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Earl Williams's career stats?
Earl Williams played 8 seasons for the Braves, the Orioles and the Athletics. He was a career .247 hitter with 756 hits, 138 home runs and 457 RBI. His best season was 1970: a .368 batting average, 0 home runs and 5 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
8 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1970 to 1977
Earl Williams finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
Awards
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.