What years did Denny Williams play?

Denny Williams played in Major League Baseball from 1921 to 1928.

Was Denny Williams a pitcher?

No. Denny Williams was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Denny Williams hit?

Denny Williams hit 0 career home runs with 85 hits.

What was Denny Williams's career batting average?

Denny Williams batted .259 over his career, with 85 hits in 328 at bats.

How many RBI did Denny Williams have?

Denny Williams drove in 18 runs in his career.

Is Denny Williams in the Hall of Fame?

No. Denny Williams has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Denny Williams

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1921-1928)

Denny Williams was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1921 to 1928 for the Cincinnati Reds and the Boston Red Sox, a span of 8 seasons. In 120 career games, he hit .259 with 85 hits and 18 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .259

HR 0

RBI 18

H 85

OPS .609

PIV -730

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 150 lb
Born: 12/13/1896 in Portland, OR, USA
Died: 3/23/1929 in San Clemente, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1921-04-15
Last Game: 1928-07-18

Full name: Evon Daniel Williams

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Career Batting Statistics

Denny Williams — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
120	328	46	85	4	3	0	18	5	28	19	.259	.319	.290	.609	-730

Career AVG .259 vs. league average .285 across their career seasons — 9.0% below league average.

Career OBP .319 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 7.6% below league average.

Career SLG .290 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — 27.0% below league average.

Career OPS .609 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — 18.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Denny Williams — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1921	CIN	NL	10	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1924	BOS	AL	25	85	17	31	3	0	4	3	10	5	.365	.283 (+28%)	.345 (+27%)	.389 (+3%)	.734 (+14%)	259.5
1925	BOS	AL	69	218	28	50	1	3	13	2	17	11	.229	.288 (-20%)	.349 (-18%)	.407 (-36%)	.756 (-28%)	-989.5
1928	BOS	AL	16	18	1	4	0	0	1	0	1	1	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			120	328	46	85	4	3	18	5	28	19	.259	—	—	—	—	-730

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

Denny Williams — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	54	125	18	31	0	4	.248
Away	67	208	28	55	0	15	.264

Last 10 Games — Batting

Denny Williams — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
1928-07-18	BOS	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0
1928-07-16	BOS	CHW	L	1	0	0	0	0
1928-07-14	BOS	CHW	L	3	0	0	0	0
1928-07-12	BOS	SLA	L	1	0	0	0	0
1928-07-10	BOS	SLA	L	1	0	0	0	0
1928-07-07	BOS	DET	L	3	2	1	0	0
1928-07-05	BOS	PHA	L	0	0	0	1	0
1928-07-02	BOS	PHA	L	1	1	0	0	0
1928-06-30	BOS	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	1
1928-06-22	BOS	MIN	L	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Denny Williams — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	78	0	157	5	7	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Denny Williams — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1921	CIN	OF	1	1	0	0	0
1924	BOS	OF	19	34	1	1	0
1925	BOS	OF	52	117	4	6	1
1928	BOS	OF	6	5	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Denny Williams — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Left Field	58
Center Field	21
Right Field	1

Denny Williams: the record in brief

According to the bio, Denny Williams debuted on April 15, 1921 and played a final game on July 18, 1928. Club by club, the record runs the Cincinnati Reds (1921) and the Boston Red Sox (1924 to 1928). Williams is listed as an outfielder at 5'8" and 150 pounds. The bio says Williams batted left-handed and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is December 13, 1896, in Portland, OR, USA. The bio records the death on March 23, 1929, in San Clemente, CA, USA. Williams's full given name, per the bio, is Evon Daniel Williams.

Williams's career batting table shows 120 games, 328 at bats and 85 hits, a .259 average, along with 18 runs batted in. Williams got on base at a .319 rate and slugged .290 (.609 OPS). The league as a whole hit .285 across Williams's seasons, which puts the .259 career mark 9.0% below average. By OPS the gap is 18.0% below league average (.609 against .742). 1925 produced Williams's most hits, 50 of them for the Boston Red Sox. Even the best average among the busiest seasons, .229 in 1925, did not top the league's .288.

Frequently Asked Questions about Denny Williams

What years did Denny Williams play?: Denny Williams played in Major League Baseball from 1921 to 1928.
Was Denny Williams a pitcher?: No. Denny Williams was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Denny Williams hit?: Denny Williams hit 0 career home runs with 85 hits.
What was Denny Williams's career batting average?: Denny Williams batted .259 over his career, with 85 hits in 328 at bats.
How many RBI did Denny Williams have?: Denny Williams drove in 18 runs in his career.
Is Denny Williams in the Hall of Fame?: No. Denny Williams has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.