Charley Williams

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .260
HR 8
RBI 225
H 457
OPS .641
PIV -4,729
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
— / R
Born
3/9/1897 in Bay St. Louis, MS, USA
Died
7/6/1931 in Chicago, IL, USA

Full name: Charley Raymore Williams

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
491 1,761 184 457 63 22 8 225 43 114 7 .260 .307 .334 .641 -4,729

Career AVG .260 vs. league average .285 across their career seasons — 8.8% below league average.

Career OBP .307 vs. league average .347 across their career seasons — 11.3% below league average.

Career SLG .334 vs. league average .402 across their career seasons — 16.9% below league average.

Career OPS .641 vs. league average .749 across their career seasons — 14.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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
1921 ABC NNL 27 94 21 27 6 2 0 14 11 15 1 .287 .286 (avg) .344 (+13%) .395 (avg) .739 (+6%) 140.0
1925 MRS NNL 76 286 35 69 15 4 4 42 13 23 0 .241 .288 (-16%) .349 (-15%) .407 (-11%) .756 (-13%) -647.3
1926 CAG NNL 74 268 32 66 9 3 1 25 1 14 4 .246 .279 (-12%) .345 (-16%) .390 (-20%) .735 (-18%) -796.1
1927 CAG NNL 88 305 22 73 10 0 2 39 7 20 0 .239 .282 (-15%) .344 (-16%) .392 (-26%) .736 (-21%) -1041.3
1928 CAG NNL 65 235 26 60 10 6 0 36 4 15 1 .255 .280 (-9%) .342 (-11%) .395 (-12%) .737 (-11%) -467.5
1929 CAG NNL 76 279 21 77 7 3 0 26 5 12 1 .276 .289 (-5%) .353 (-13%) .415 (-22%) .769 (-18%) -849.1
1930 CAG NNL 77 263 22 69 3 2 1 34 1 12 0 .262 .293 (-11%) .354 (-17%) .429 (-30%) .784 (-24%) -1067.3
1931 CC2 NNL 8 31 5 16 3 2 0 9 1 3 0 .516 — — — — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 491 1,761 184 457 63 22 8 225 43 114 7 .260 — — — — -4,729

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
40 131 14 22 2 2 1 8 15 7 .168

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1928 NNC CAG 7 23 4 8 2 2 0 1 0 0 .348
1927 NNC CAG 5 19 2 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 .158
1927 NWS CAG 9 27 5 6 0 0 0 1 7 0 .222
1926 NNC CAG 8 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 .038
1926 NWS CAG 11 36 3 4 0 0 0 2 5 6 .111

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 312 307 781 954 89 78
3B 35 29 34 69 5 1
C 2 2 7 3 0 0
OF 1 1 3 0 0 0
SS 152 72 154 192 31 29

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1921 ABC 2B 7 6 16 25 3 3
1921 ABC SS 20 19 36 58 10 7
1925 MRS 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1925 MRS SS 75 1 0 0 0 0
1926 CAG 2B 44 44 128 136 10 17
1926 CAG OF 1 1 3 0 0 0
1926 CAG SS 29 29 62 73 13 13
1927 CAG 2B 87 87 238 278 31 20
1927 CAG 3B 2 1 4 7 0 0
1927 CAG SS 2 0 1 7 0 0
1928 CAG 2B 64 63 158 180 9 19
1928 CAG 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1928 CAG SS 1 1 2 1 0 0
1929 CAG 2B 34 32 78 85 6 9
1929 CAG 3B 31 28 30 62 5 1
1929 CAG SS 19 16 38 42 6 7
1930 CAG 2B 74 73 161 241 28 10
1930 CAG C 2 2 7 3 0 0
1931 CC2 2B 2 2 2 9 2 0
1931 CC2 SS 6 6 15 11 2 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Catcher 2
Second Base 312
Third Base 35
Shortstop 152
Left Field 1

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  4. 83
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  5. 82
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  6. 82
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Frequently Asked Questions about Charley Williams

Was Charley Williams a pitcher?
No. Charley Williams was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Charley Williams hit?
Charley Williams hit 8 career home runs with 457 hits.