Charlie Williams

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1971-1978)

W–L 23–22
ERA 3.97
WHIP 1.49
SO 257
Pitcher PIV -4794.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 200 lb
Born
10/11/1947 in Flushing, NY, USA
Died
1/27/2015 in Port Orange, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1971-04-23
Last Game
1978-09-11

Full name: Charles Prosek Williams

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
197.0 169.0 17.0 29.0 5.0 2.0 1.0 8.0 17.0 11.0 6.0 .172 .251 .243 .494

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.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1921 8.0 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1925 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 1.0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
1926 77.0 66.0 4.0 5.0 0 0 0 4.0 9.0 7.0 2.0 .076 .187 .076 .263
1927 60.0 51.0 7.0 11.0 0 0 1.0 3.0 7.0 4.0 2.0 .216 .310 .275 .585
1928 27.0 23.0 4.0 8.0 2.0 2.0 0 1.0 0 0 1.0 .348 .348 .609 .957
1929 24.0 23.0 1.0 5.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .217 .348 .565
Listed seasons · 6 197 169 16 29 5 2 1 8 17 11 6 .172 — — —

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
23 22 268 33 2 0 4 573.3 581 253 38 275 257 3.97 -4794.9

Career ERA 3.97 vs. league average 3.63 across their career seasons — 9.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1971 NYN NL 5 6 31 9 1 0 0 90.3 92 48 41 53 4.78 3.47 (-38%) -552.0
1972 SFN NL 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 9.3 14 9 3 3 8.68 3.26 (-166%) 0.0
1973 SFN NL 3 0 12 2 0 0 0 23.0 32 17 7 11 6.65 3.75 (-78%) 54.0
1974 SFN NL 1 3 39 7 0 0 0 100.3 93 31 31 48 2.78 3.63 (+23%) 619.0
1975 SFN NL 5 3 55 2 0 0 3 98.0 94 38 66 45 3.49 3.71 (+6%) -897.2
1976 SFN NL 2 0 48 2 0 0 1 85.0 80 28 39 34 2.96 3.51 (+16%) -801.6
1977 SFN NL 6 5 55 8 1 0 0 119.3 116 53 60 41 4.00 4.00 (avg) -1839.6
1978 SFN NL 1 3 25 1 0 0 0 48.0 60 29 28 22 5.44 3.69 (-47%) -1377.5
Career · 8 seasons 23 22 268 33 2 0 4 573.1 581 253 275 257 3.97 — -4,795

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.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
268 97 5 13 0 1 0 2 0 4 33 .134 .176 .155 .331 0

Career AVG .134 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 47.5% below league average.

Career OBP .176 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 45.2% below league average.

Career SLG .155 vs. league average .373 across their career seasons — 58.6% below league average.

Career OPS .331 vs. league average .696 across their career seasons — 52.4% 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
1971 NYN NL 31 23 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 11 .087 — — — — 0.0
1972 SFN NL 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1973 SFN NL 12 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 — — — — 0.0
1974 SFN NL 39 22 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .136 — — — — 0.0
1975 SFN NL 55 16 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 .125 — — — — 0.0
1976 SFN NL 48 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 — — — — 0.0
1977 SFN NL 55 18 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .222 — — — — 0.0
1978 SFN NL 25 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 268 97 5 13 0 1 0 2 0 4 33 .134 — — — — 0

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

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home131502701.140
Away137473601.128

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home131283.13031341311374.26
Away137290.02781191441203.69

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1978-09-11 SFGLADL 000000000
1978-08-30 SFGNYNL 000000000
1978-08-25 SFGWSNL 000000000
1978-08-15 SFGWSNL 000000000
1978-08-13 SFGLADW 000000000
1978-08-10 SFGLADL 000000000
1978-08-09 SFGHOUL 000000000
1978-08-06 SFGLADL 100000000
1978-07-20 SFGCHCW 000000000
1978-07-19 SFGCHCL 110000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1978-09-11 SFGLAD — 2.2333211
1978-08-30 SFGNYN — 0.1333000
1978-08-25 SFGWSN — 1.2422020
1978-08-15 SFGWSN L 0.2111001
1978-08-13 SFGLAD — 0.1100000
1978-08-10 SFGLAD — 3.0321230
1978-08-09 SFGHOU — 1.0100000
1978-08-06 SFGLAD — 4.2311241
1978-07-20 SFGCHC — 1.0311100
1978-07-19 SFGCHC — 4.0200120

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 268 33 34 102 8 12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1971 NYN P 31 9 6 7 2 1
1972 SFN P 3 2 0 0 1 0
1973 SFN P 12 2 2 5 0 0
1974 SFN P 39 7 5 27 0 2
1975 SFN P 55 2 12 18 1 5
1976 SFN P 48 2 1 19 3 2
1977 SFN P 55 8 6 18 1 2
1978 SFN P 25 1 2 8 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 268

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Parsons College Fairfield IA 1966, 1967, 1968

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Charlie Williams (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Ed Sprague
    17-23, 3.84 ERA
  2. 92
    Milo Candini
    26-21, 3.92 ERA
  3. 92
    Jumbo Brown
    33-31, 4.07 ERA
  4. 92
    Bryan Clark
    20-23, 4.15 ERA
  5. 88
    Jim Todd
    25-23, 4.23 ERA
  6. 88
    Jeff Dedmon
    20-16, 3.84 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Charlie Williams

What years did Charlie Williams play?
Charlie Williams played in Major League Baseball from 1971 to 1978.
Was Charlie Williams a pitcher?
Yes. Charlie Williams pitched in the major leagues, recording 23 wins and 257 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Charlie Williams hit?
Charlie Williams hit 0 career home runs with 13 hits.