Dick Williams
Outfielder · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1951-1964)
Dick Williams was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1951 to 1964 for 5 teams, including the Brooklyn Dodgers, a span of 14 seasons. In 1,023 career games, he hit .260 with 768 hits, 70 home runs, and 331 RBI. Dick Williams was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008.
- 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
- Position
- Outfielder
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'0" / 190 lb
- Died
- 7/7/2011 in Las Vegas, NV, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1951-06-10
- Last Game
- 1964-10-01
- Hall of Fame
- Inducted 2008 (Veterans)
Full name: Richard Hirschfeld Williams
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,023 | 2,959 | 358 | 768 | 157 | 12 | 70 | 331 | 12 | 227 | 392 | .260 | .312 | .392 | .704 | -608 |
Career AVG .260 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OBP .312 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career SLG .392 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career OPS .704 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — near league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
Click a stat to plot it across every season.
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | BRO | NL | 23 | 60 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .200 | .260 (-23%) | .336 (-26%) | .385 (-14%) | .721 (-19%) | -207.3 |
| 1952 | BRO | NL | 36 | 68 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .309 | .252 (+22%) | .326 (+1%) | .369 (+7%) | .696 (+4%) | 20.1 |
| 1953 | BRO | NL | 30 | 55 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .218 | .264 (-17%) | .335 (-19%) | .397 (-8%) | .733 (-13%) | -128.8 |
| 1954 | BRO | NL | 16 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .147 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1956 | BRO | NL | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1956 | BAL | AL | 87 | 353 | 45 | 101 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 5 | 30 | 40 | .286 | .258 (+11%) | .331 (+3%) | .397 (+14%) | .728 (+9%) | 0.0 |
| 1957 | BAL | AL | 47 | 167 | 16 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 21 | .234 | .257 (-9%) | .323 (-10%) | .391 (-14%) | .715 (-12%) | -331.4 |
| 1957 | CLE | AL | 67 | 205 | 33 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 19 | .283 | .257 (+10%) | .323 (avg) | .391 (+4%) | .715 (+2%) | -331.4 |
| 1958 | BAL | AL | 128 | 409 | 36 | 113 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 37 | 47 | .276 | .257 (+7%) | .324 (+4%) | .394 (-12%) | .719 (-5%) | -257.9 |
| 1959 | KC1 | AL | 130 | 488 | 72 | 130 | 33 | 1 | 16 | 75 | 4 | 28 | 60 | .266 | .256 (+4%) | .323 (-5%) | .392 (+11%) | .715 (+4%) | 222.0 |
| 1960 | KC1 | AL | 127 | 420 | 47 | 121 | 31 | 0 | 12 | 65 | 0 | 39 | 68 | .288 | .255 (+13%) | .323 (+7%) | .387 (+15%) | .711 (+12%) | 896.9 |
| 1961 | BAL | AL | 103 | 310 | 37 | 64 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 38 | .206 | .258 (-20%) | .328 (-24%) | .399 (-14%) | .727 (-18%) | -1016.7 |
| 1962 | BAL | AL | 82 | 178 | 20 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 26 | .247 | .257 (-4%) | .326 (-7%) | .393 (-20%) | .719 (-14%) | -403.2 |
| 1963 | BOS | AL | 79 | 136 | 15 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 25 | .257 | .246 (+5%) | .308 (+6%) | .371 (-3%) | .680 (+1%) | 53.2 |
| 1964 | BOS | AL | 61 | 69 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 10 | .159 | .250 (-36%) | .312 (-21%) | .377 (+7%) | .690 (-5%) | -70.2 |
| Career · 15 seasons | 1,023 | 2,959 | 358 | 768 | 157 | 12 | 70 | 331 | 12 | 227 | 392 | .260 | — | — | — | — | -1,554 | ||
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 (1023 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 496 | 1358 | 176 | 353 | 38 | 163 | .260 |
| Away | 527 | 1601 | 182 | 415 | 32 | 168 | .259 |
Last 10 Games — Batting
| Date | Tm | Opp | Res | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-10-01 | BOS | CLE | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964-09-22 | BOS | TEX | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964-09-19 | BOS | MIN | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964-09-14 | BOS | KC1 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964-09-12 | BOS | LAA | L | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964-09-09 | BOS | CLE | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964-09-05 | BOS | MIN | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964-09-01 | BOS | KC1 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964-08-28 | BOS | NYY | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964-08-22 | BOS | NYY | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 188 | 117 | 1117 | 89 | 5 | 114 |
| 2B | 20 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 3B | 257 | 207 | 248 | 426 | 36 | 39 |
| OF | 456 | 325 | 812 | 21 | 9 | 4 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | BRO | OF | 15 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | BRO | 1B | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1952 | BRO | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | BRO | OF | 25 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | BRO | OF | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1954 | BRO | OF | 14 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | BAL | 1B | 10 | 3 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 1956 | BAL | 2B | 10 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | BAL | 3B | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | BAL | OF | 81 | 79 | 205 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1957 | BAL | 1B | 12 | 8 | 82 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 1957 | BAL | 3B | 15 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 2 | 1 |
| 1957 | BAL | OF | 26 | 19 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 1957 | CLE | 3B | 19 | 18 | 23 | 30 | 4 | 5 |
| 1957 | CLE | OF | 37 | 31 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1958 | BAL | 1B | 26 | 22 | 175 | 6 | 1 | 21 |
| 1958 | BAL | 2B | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | BAL | 3B | 45 | 26 | 32 | 47 | 7 | 5 |
| 1958 | BAL | OF | 70 | 54 | 147 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 1959 | KC1 | 1B | 32 | 28 | 233 | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| 1959 | KC1 | 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | KC1 | 3B | 80 | 77 | 83 | 164 | 11 | 10 |
| 1959 | KC1 | OF | 23 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | KC1 | 1B | 34 | 28 | 247 | 17 | 2 | 15 |
| 1960 | KC1 | 3B | 57 | 53 | 62 | 111 | 9 | 13 |
| 1960 | KC1 | OF | 25 | 24 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | BAL | 1B | 20 | 11 | 123 | 12 | 0 | 10 |
| 1961 | BAL | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | BAL | OF | 75 | 64 | 86 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 1962 | BAL | 1B | 21 | 12 | 134 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 1962 | BAL | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | BAL | OF | 29 | 25 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | BOS | 1B | 11 | 5 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1963 | BOS | 3B | 17 | 13 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
| 1963 | BOS | OF | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | BOS | 1B | 21 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 1964 | BOS | 3B | 13 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 4 |
| 1964 | BOS | OF | 5 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| First Base | 188 |
| Second Base | 20 |
| Third Base | 258 |
| Left Field | 285 |
| Center Field | 158 |
| Right Field | 62 |
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pasadena City College | Pasadena | CA | 1947 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Dick Williams (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.
Dick Williams: the record in brief
Between the debut on June 10, 1951 and the final game on October 1, 1964, Dick Williams built the record summarized on this page. By club, Williams's seasons break down as the Brooklyn Dodgers (1951 to 1956), the Baltimore Orioles (1956 through 1962), the Cleveland Indians (1957), the Kansas City Athletics (1959 to 1960), and the Boston Red Sox (1963 through 1964). Listed as an outfielder, Williams both batted and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6 feet, 0 inches and 190 pounds. Williams was born on May 7, 1929, in St. Louis, MO, USA. Williams's death is recorded on July 7, 2011, in Las Vegas, NV, USA. Williams's full given name, per the bio, is Richard Hirschfeld Williams.
Williams's career batting table shows 1,023 games, 2,959 at bats and 768 hits, a .260 average, along with 70 homers and 331 runs batted in. Reaching base at a .312 clip and slugging .392, Williams finished with a .704 OPS. The .260 career average is close to the .256 the league hit across the same seasons.
Frequently Asked Questions about Dick Williams
- What years did Dick Williams play?
- Dick Williams played in Major League Baseball from 1951 to 1964.
- Was Dick Williams a pitcher?
- No. Dick Williams was a position player (Outfielder).
- How many home runs did Dick Williams hit?
- Dick Williams hit 70 career home runs with 768 hits.
- Is Dick Williams in the Hall of Fame?
- Yes. Dick Williams was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008.
- What teams did Dick Williams play for?
- Dick Williams played for 5 teams: the Brooklyn Dodgers (1951–1954, 1956), the Baltimore Orioles (1956–1958, 1961–1962), the Cleveland Indians (1957), the Kansas City Athletics (1959–1960), and the Boston Red Sox (1963–1964).
- Did Dick Williams win an MVP award?
- No. Dick Williams did not win the MVP award.
- What were Dick Williams's career stats?
- In 1,023 games, Dick Williams had 768 hits, 70 home runs, 331 RBI, 358 runs, and 12 stolen bases, with a .260 batting average.
- What position did Dick Williams play?
- Dick Williams played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Dick Williams and how much did he weigh?
- Dick Williams was listed at 6 feet and 190 pounds.
- How many home runs did Dick Williams hit each season?
- Dick Williams's home runs by season: 1 in 1951, 0 in 1952, 2 in 1953, 1 in 1954, 11 in 1956, 7 in 1957, 4 in 1958, 16 in 1959, 12 in 1960, 8 in 1961, 1 in 1962, 2 in 1963, and 5 in 1964. His most in one season was 16, in 1959.
- What was Dick Williams's career batting average?
- Dick Williams batted .260 over his career, with 768 hits in 2,959 at bats.
- How many RBI did Dick Williams have?
- Dick Williams drove in 331 runs in his career.