Was Clyde Williams a pitcher?

Yes. Clyde Williams pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 8 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Clyde Williams hit?

Clyde Williams hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Clyde Williams's career batting average?

Clyde Williams batted .067 over his career, with 1 hits in 15 at bats.

How many RBI did Clyde Williams have?

Clyde Williams drove in 1 runs in his career.

What was Clyde Williams's career ERA?

Clyde Williams finished with a 5.49 career ERA, going 1-1 with 8 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Clyde Williams have?

Clyde Williams recorded 8 career strikeouts.

Clyde Williams

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Clyde Williams was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Buckeyes. Across 5 career appearances, he went 1-1 with a 5.49 ERA and 8 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 1–1

ERA 5.49

WHIP 1.88

SO 8

Pitcher PIV -209.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 170 lb
Born: 4/9/1920 in Clarksdale, MS, USA
Died: 6/5/2005 in Detroit, MI, USA

Full name: Clyde Henry Williams

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Clyde Williams — Batting
PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
15.0	15.0	0	5.0	4.0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.600	.933

Pitching

Clyde Williams — Pitching
W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
5	1	5	3	3	0	38.2	41	24	0	1	10	8	0.00	1.32

Career Pitching Statistics

Clyde Williams — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	1	5	2	1	0	0	19.2	27	12	1	10	8	5.49	-209.8

Career ERA 5.49 vs. league average 3.78 across their career seasons — 45.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Clyde Williams — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1946	CBE	NAL	1	0	1	1	1	9.0	8	1	5	5	1.00	3.59 (+72%)	0.0
1947	CBE	NAL	0	1	4	1	0	10.2	19	11	5	3	9.28	3.97 (-134%)	-209.8
Career · 2 seasons			1	1	5	2	1	19.2	27	12	10	8	5.49	—	-210

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

Clyde Williams — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
7	15	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	0

Career AVG .067 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 74.4% below league average.

Career OBP .125 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 62.7% below league average.

Career SLG .067 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — 82.0% below league average.

Career OPS .192 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — 72.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Clyde Williams — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	RBI	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1946	CBE	NAL	1	4	1	1	0	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	CBE	NAL	4	4	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	CBE	NAL	2	7	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			7	15	1	1	1	.067	—	—	—	—	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

Clyde Williams — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	9	14	0	3	0	1	.214
Away	3	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Clyde Williams — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	6	14.2	18	0	7	6	0.00
Away	3	14.0	8	0	0	2	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Clyde Williams — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	2B
1948-07-22	CVB	BIR	L	3	0	0
1948-07-19	CVB	BIR	W	0	2	2
1948-07-18	CVB	BIR	W	4	0	0
1947-08-10	CVB	CAG	W	0	0	0
1947-07-10	CVB	CAG	L	0	0	0
1947-07-04	CVB	BIR	W	0	0	0
1947-06-30	CVB	BIR	W	0	0	0
1947-06-16	CVB	KCM	L	1	0	0
1947-06-15	CVB	KCM	L	0	0	0
1947-06-08	CVB	BIR	W	2	0	0

Last 9 Games — Pitching

Clyde Williams — Last 9 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	BB	SO	HR
1947-08-10	CVB	CAG	W	5.0	1	0	0	2	0
1947-07-10	CVB	CAG	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
1947-07-04	CVB	BIR	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
1947-06-30	CVB	BIR	W	9.0	5	2	0	0	0
1947-06-16	CVB	KCM	—	2.0	9	10	1	0	1
1947-06-15	CVB	KCM	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
1947-06-08	CVB	BIR	—	3.2	1	0	1	1	0
1947-06-05	CVB	KCM	—	0.0	2	2	0	0	0
1946-09-03	CVB	CAG	W	9.0	8	3	5	5	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Clyde Williams — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	2	2	4	0	0	0
P	5	2	1	8	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Clyde Williams — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	DP
1946	CBE	P	1	1	0	3	0
1947	CBE	P	4	1	1	5	1
1948	CBE	OF	2	2	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Clyde Williams — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	5
Left Field	2

Clyde Williams: the record in brief

Clyde Williams's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1946 to 1948. The team column never changes: it is the Cleveland Buckeyes from 1946 to 1948. Williams played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on April 9, 1920, in Clarksdale, MS, USA and a listed size of 170 pounds on a 5-foot-10 frame. The bio records the death on June 5, 2005, in Detroit, MI, USA. Clyde Williams was the playing name; the full given name is Clyde Henry.

Williams pitched in 5 games, starting 2, and finished with a 1-1 record and 5.49 ERA. Williams had 8 strikeouts. Against a 3.78 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.49 mark was 45.2% worse. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 1.00 in 1946, when the league's was 3.59.

Frequently Asked Questions about Clyde Williams

Was Clyde Williams a pitcher?: Yes. Clyde Williams pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 8 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Clyde Williams hit?: Clyde Williams hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Clyde Williams's career batting average?: Clyde Williams batted .067 over his career, with 1 hits in 15 at bats.
How many RBI did Clyde Williams have?: Clyde Williams drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Clyde Williams's career ERA?: Clyde Williams finished with a 5.49 career ERA, going 1-1 with 8 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Clyde Williams have?: Clyde Williams recorded 8 career strikeouts.