Mitch Williams stats

Last played for the Kansas City Royals, 1997

Relief Pitcher · #49

Age 61 · 6' 4"

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Mitch Williams played 11 MLB seasons, 1986 to 1997.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
619
W
45
L
58
ERA
3.63
IP
691.1
K
660
BB
544
WHIP
1.56

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1986TEX80863.5898.090791.51
1987TEX85863.23108.2129941.44
1988TEX67274.6368.061471.40
1989CHC76442.6481.267521.51
1990CHC59183.9366.155501.66
1991PHI691252.3488.184621.34
1992PHI66583.7881.074641.64
1993PHI65373.3462.060441.61
1994HOU25147.6520.021242.25
1995LAA20126.7510.29213.19
1997KC70110.806.21072.70

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
9
W
2
L
2
ERA
7.00
IP
9.0
K
8
BB
6
WHIP
2.00

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
0
SHO
0
K/9
8.6
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
44

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1986TEX0008.30005
1987TEX00010.70004
1988TEX0008.10005
1989CHC0007.40006
1990CHC0007.50004
1991PHI0008.60004
1992PHI0008.20005
1993PHI0008.70006
1994HOU0009.50001
1995LAA0007.60002
1997KC00013.50002

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
61 yearsNov 17, 1964
Height
6' 4"
Debut
1986
Birthplace
Santa Ana, CA

What were Mitch Williams's career stats?

Mitch Williams played 11 seasons for the Rangers, the Cubs, the Phillies, the Astros, the Angels and the Royals. He had 45 wins and 660 strikeouts with a 3.63 ERA over 691.1 innings. His best season was 1991: 12 wins, a 2.34 ERA and 84 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

11 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1986 to 1997

Mitch Williams finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.

All-time career rank

  • 57th in saves (192)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

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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