Harry Williams
Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records
- Position
- Second Baseman
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 5'11" / 180 lb
- Died
- 5/16/1964 in Queens, NY, USA
- Awards
- 2× All-Star
Full name: Harry Lovett Williams
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Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 396 | 1,481 | 271 | 422 | 70 | 24 | 19 | 234 | 37 | 126 | 4 | .285 | .343 | .403 | .746 | 947 |
Career AVG .285 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — +6.1% above league average.
Career OBP .343 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — near league average.
Career SLG .403 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — +6.7% above league average.
Career OPS .746 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — near league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | PC | IND | 20 | 59 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .271 | .275 (-1%) | .335 (-9%) | .391 (-26%) | .726 (-18%) | -163.1 |
| 1932 | HG | EWL | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | — | — | — | — | -163.1 |
| 1932 | NBY | IND | 19 | 78 | 15 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .346 | .275 (+26%) | .335 (+17%) | .391 (+34%) | .726 (+26%) | -163.1 |
| 1933 | SOX | NN2 | 36 | 140 | 32 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .293 | .270 (+8%) | .329 (+4%) | .377 (+27%) | .707 (+16%) | 340.1 |
| 1934 | HG | IND | 15 | 57 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .228 | .278 (-18%) | .340 (-15%) | .392 (-15%) | .733 (-15%) | -140.5 |
| 1935 | BE | NN2 | 50 | 201 | 49 | 68 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 11 | 17 | 2 | .338 | .279 (+21%) | .342 (+15%) | .399 (+22%) | .742 (+19%) | 653.8 |
| 1936 | NE | NN2 | 31 | 119 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .227 | .283 (-20%) | .349 (-18%) | .404 (-19%) | .753 (-18%) | -378.5 |
| 1936 | PC | NN2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | — | — | — | — | -378.5 |
| 1936 | NYC | NN2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .800 | — | — | — | — | -378.5 |
| 1937 | PC | NN2 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .375 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1938 | PC | NN2 | 37 | 141 | 35 | 54 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .383 | .272 (+40%) | .341 (+27%) | .392 (+55%) | .734 (+42%) | 994.2 |
| 1939 | HG | NN2 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1941 | NBY | NN2 | 12 | 47 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .277 | — | — | — | — | 21.8 |
| 1942 | NBY | NN2 | 32 | 123 | 13 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .236 | .253 (-7%) | .323 (-16%) | .349 (-28%) | .672 (-22%) | -410.9 |
| 1943 | HSS | NN2 | 11 | 41 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .220 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1943 | NBY | NN2 | 12 | 44 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .364 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1944 | NBY | NN2 | 13 | 40 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .275 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1945 | BEG | NN2 | 57 | 218 | 30 | 52 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .239 | .260 (-9%) | .328 (-5%) | .354 (-13%) | .683 (-10%) | -297.0 |
| 1946 | NBY | NN2 | 9 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .276 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1946 | NYC | NN2 | 29 | 101 | 15 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .248 | .256 (-4%) | .328 (-6%) | .358 (+10%) | .687 (+3%) | 0.0 |
| Career · 20 seasons | 396 | 1,481 | 271 | 422 | 70 | 24 | 19 | 234 | 37 | 126 | 4 | .285 | — | — | — | — | -463 | ||
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.
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 17 | 16 | 143 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 2B | 213 | 209 | 418 | 604 | 38 | 94 |
| 3B | 114 | 108 | 103 | 163 | 17 | 12 |
| C | 9 | 8 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| OF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| SS | 37 | 36 | 59 | 94 | 9 | 9 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | PC | 3B | 12 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| 1932 | PC | C | 3 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | PC | OF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | HG | 3B | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | NBY | 3B | 19 | 19 | 21 | 30 | 1 | 4 |
| 1933 | SOX | 1B | 12 | 12 | 103 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 1933 | SOX | 3B | 24 | 23 | 30 | 30 | 2 | 2 |
| 1933 | SOX | SS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | HG | 3B | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1934 | HG | SS | 13 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 1 | 4 |
| 1935 | BE | 2B | 37 | 36 | 67 | 104 | 7 | 16 |
| 1935 | BE | 3B | 14 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 1936 | NE | 2B | 31 | 31 | 50 | 92 | 7 | 13 |
| 1936 | PC | 1B | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | NYC | 2B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1937 | PC | 2B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 1937 | PC | C | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1938 | PC | 2B | 36 | 36 | 70 | 97 | 3 | 14 |
| 1938 | PC | C | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | PC | SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | HG | 3B | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1941 | NBY | 2B | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1941 | NBY | 3B | 11 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 3 |
| 1942 | NBY | 1B | 4 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1942 | NBY | 2B | 6 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 4 |
| 1942 | NBY | 3B | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 1942 | NBY | SS | 10 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 2 |
| 1943 | HSS | SS | 11 | 11 | 16 | 31 | 2 | 3 |
| 1943 | NBY | 2B | 9 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 2 |
| 1943 | NBY | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | NBY | OF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1944 | NBY | 2B | 7 | 7 | 22 | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 1944 | NBY | 3B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1944 | NBY | C | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | NBY | SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | BEG | 2B | 57 | 57 | 118 | 162 | 9 | 24 |
| 1945 | BEG | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NBY | 2B | 6 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| 1946 | NBY | 3B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NYC | 2B | 20 | 18 | 46 | 61 | 4 | 12 |
| 1946 | NYC | 3B | 8 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 1 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Catcher | 9 |
| First Base | 17 |
| Second Base | 213 |
| Third Base | 114 |
| Shortstop | 37 |
| Left Field | 3 |
| Right Field | 1 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Frequently Asked Questions about Harry Williams
- Was Harry Williams a pitcher?
- No. Harry Williams was a position player (Second Baseman).
- How many home runs did Harry Williams hit?
- Harry Williams hit 19 career home runs with 422 hits.