Bobby Williams
Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records
- Position
- Shortstop
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'5" / 140 lb
- Died
- 12/30/1978 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Full name: Robert Lawns Williams
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Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 562 | 1,945 | 274 | 431 | 55 | 21 | 3 | 227 | 66 | 152 | 23 | .222 | .284 | .276 | .560 | -6,434 |
Career AVG .222 vs. league average .280 across their career seasons — 20.7% below league average.
Career OBP .284 vs. league average .341 across their career seasons — 16.7% below league average.
Career SLG .276 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — 28.7% below league average.
Career OPS .560 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — 23.1% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | CAG | WES | 11 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .171 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1919 | CAG | WES | 41 | 147 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .224 | .262 (-14%) | .322 (-12%) | .347 (-24%) | .670 (-18%) | -392.1 |
| 1920 | CAG | NNL | 51 | 180 | 20 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 1 | .222 | .271 (-18%) | .331 (-14%) | .363 (-28%) | .694 (-21%) | -570.2 |
| 1921 | CAG | NNL | 73 | 240 | 33 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 5 | .196 | .286 (-32%) | .344 (-20%) | .395 (-31%) | .739 (-26%) | -1033.7 |
| 1922 | CAG | NNL | 73 | 253 | 42 | 57 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 21 | 5 | .225 | .285 (-21%) | .345 (-15%) | .397 (-27%) | .743 (-21%) | -876.1 |
| 1923 | CAG | NNL | 75 | 264 | 30 | 66 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 11 | 0 | .250 | .282 (-12%) | .344 (-17%) | .390 (-27%) | .734 (-23%) | -957.9 |
| 1924 | CAG | NNL | 76 | 277 | 57 | 75 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 50 | 15 | 22 | 10 | .271 | .283 (-5%) | .345 (-3%) | .389 (-9%) | .734 (-7%) | -288.1 |
| 1925 | CAG | NNL | 84 | 302 | 43 | 63 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 6 | 21 | 0 | .209 | .288 (-28%) | .349 (-26%) | .407 (-35%) | .756 (-31%) | -1540.4 |
| 1926 | ABC | NNL | 4 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .278 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1928 | CAG | NNL | 24 | 72 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .167 | .280 (-41%) | .342 (-19%) | .395 (-51%) | .737 (-36%) | -396.1 |
| 1928 | CTG | NNL | 9 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .258 | — | — | — | — | -396.1 |
| 1928 | NLG | ECL | 9 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .135 | — | — | — | — | -396.1 |
| 1929 | ACB | ANL | 14 | 37 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .189 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1932 | PC | IND | 17 | 51 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .137 | .275 (-50%) | .335 (-40%) | .391 (-50%) | .726 (-46%) | -378.9 |
| 1934 | CRS | NN2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 15 seasons | 562 | 1,945 | 274 | 431 | 55 | 21 | 3 | 227 | 66 | 152 | 23 | .222 | — | — | — | — | -7,226 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (11 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 9 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | .214 |
| Away | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924-08-18 | CAG | DT1 | W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924-05-18 | CAG | CUW | W | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1921-07-10 | CAG | SLG | W | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921-07-10 | CAG | SLG | W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921-06-20 | CAG | CG1 | W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1921-06-19 | CAG | CG1 | W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1921-06-13 | CAG | IN4 | W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921-05-09 | CAG | KCM | W | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1921-05-08 | CAG | KCM | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1921-05-07 | CAG | KCM | W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2B | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 3B | 35 | 28 | 38 | 54 | 10 | 5 |
| OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SS | 521 | 426 | 694 | 1302 | 225 | 147 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | CAG | SS | 11 | 0 | 17 | 39 | 6 | 4 |
| 1919 | CAG | SS | 41 | 41 | 75 | 132 | 27 | 20 |
| 1920 | CAG | SS | 51 | 50 | 94 | 141 | 22 | 12 |
| 1921 | CAG | SS | 73 | 73 | 98 | 202 | 32 | 18 |
| 1922 | CAG | 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1922 | CAG | SS | 71 | 71 | 118 | 189 | 38 | 23 |
| 1923 | CAG | SS | 75 | 75 | 90 | 253 | 43 | 23 |
| 1924 | CAG | SS | 76 | 76 | 145 | 236 | 37 | 33 |
| 1925 | CAG | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | CAG | SS | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1926 | ABC | SS | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 |
| 1928 | CAG | 3B | 14 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 2 |
| 1928 | CAG | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | CAG | SS | 9 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 2 |
| 1928 | CTG | 3B | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | CTG | SS | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| 1928 | NLG | SS | 9 | 9 | 12 | 32 | 4 | 3 |
| 1929 | ACB | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | ACB | 3B | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 1929 | ACB | SS | 8 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 3 |
| 1932 | PC | 2B | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 1932 | PC | 3B | 7 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| 1932 | PC | SS | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
| 1934 | CRS | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Second Base | 4 |
| Third Base | 35 |
| Shortstop | 521 |
| Left Field | 1 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Frequently Asked Questions about Bobby Williams
- Was Bobby Williams a pitcher?
- No. Bobby Williams was a position player (Shortstop).
- How many home runs did Bobby Williams hit?
- Bobby Williams hit 3 career home runs with 431 hits.