Earl Williams stats

Last played for the Athletics, 1977

Age 78

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Earl Williams played 8 MLB seasons, 1970 to 1977.

Stats

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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.

Standard by season
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.
1970ATL101947050.368
1971ATL1454976412933870.260
1972ATL1515657214628870.258
1973BAL1324595810922830.237
1974BAL1184134710514520.254
1975ATL111383429211500.240
1976ATL/WSH122374358417550.225
1977ATH100348398413382.241

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

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.

Expanded by season
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.
1970ATL241140000
1971ATL550244487500
1972ATL637258546600
1973BAL536195413800
1974BAL471163307300
1975ATL424138243200
1976ATL/WSH415152321400
1977ATH374136265300

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.

Advanced by season
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.
1970ATL0.24.99.5.2110.40.800
1971ATL3.081.65.9.2310.30.515.10
1972ATL1.2915.8.1980.30.520.20
1973BAL2.769.95.2.1870.30.620.90
1974BAL1.756.94.8.1400.20.529.50
1975ATL-1.6454.1.1200.20.534.80
1976ATL/WSH-0.646.34.2.1820.30.5220
1977ATH-0.2414.1.1490.20.326.80

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
78 yearsJul 14, 1948
Debut
1970
NL Rookie of the Year
1971

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.

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