Henry Williams

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .292
HR 17
RBI 165
H 300
OPS .750
PIV -414
Position
Catcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 187 lb
Born
10/11/1891 in Paris, TX, USA
Died
6/8/1944 in Muskogee, OK, USA
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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
67.0 61.0 8.0 19.0 3.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 5.0 0 0 .311 .364 .443 .807

Pitching

W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
0 0 0 0 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.50

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
337 1,027 157 300 55 15 17 165 15 47 2 .292 .326 .425 .750 -414

Career AVG .292 vs. league average .283 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .326 vs. league average .346 across their career seasons — 5.9% below league average.

Career SLG .425 vs. league average .400 across their career seasons — +6.1% above league average.

Career OPS .750 vs. league average .746 across their career seasons — near 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
1923 KCM NNL 30 97 13 23 4 1 1 7 4 5 0 .237 .282 (-16%) .344 (-16%) .390 (-15%) .734 (-16%) -257.8
1926 SLS NNL 39 77 16 26 2 3 1 19 3 6 0 .338 .279 (+21%) .345 (+12%) .390 (+23%) .735 (+18%) 220.5
1927 SLS NNL 69 210 27 50 8 5 5 26 4 6 0 .238 .282 (-16%) .344 (-25%) .392 (+1%) .736 (-11%) -476.9
1928 SLS NNL 59 204 29 63 9 1 4 35 0 2 0 .309 .280 (+10%) .342 (-8%) .395 (+7%) .737 (avg) -59.1
1929 SLS NNL 67 197 30 63 22 3 4 39 3 13 0 .320 .289 (+11%) .353 (+4%) .415 (+26%) .769 (+16%) 522.3
1930 SLS NNL 61 210 34 61 8 1 2 30 1 14 2 .290 .293 (-1%) .354 (-6%) .429 (-15%) .784 (-11%) -362.8
1931 AB2 NNL 6 18 5 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 .389 — — — — 0.0
1937 SL2 NAL 6 14 3 7 1 1 0 5 0 1 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
Career · 8 seasons 337 1,027 157 300 55 15 17 165 15 47 2 .292 — — — — -414

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 Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.7 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 4.34 across their career seasons — 100.0% better 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
1937 SL2 NAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.7 1 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 1 0 0 0 0.00 — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
10 31 3 6 1 0 0 3 1 0 .194

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1930 NNC SLS 5 16 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .188
1928 NNC SLS 5 15 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 .200

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home5123702.583
Away250000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home12.000100.00

Last 7 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1937-06-21 SSAKCML 300000010
1937-06-13 SSABIRW 222000130
1937-06-12 SSABIRL 504100000
1937-05-31 SSADT2L 100000000
1937-05-27 SSAMEML 111010100
1937-05-15 SSABIRL 200000000
1927-07-30 SSNCAGW 300000000

Last 1 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1937-05-31 SSADT2 — 2.0000100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 15 12 136 5 5 4
2B 13 9 17 36 5 5
3B 2 1 1 0 1 0
C 251 211 1050 205 27 23
OF 18 14 21 2 0 0
P 1 0 0 1 0 0
SS 1 0 1 0 1 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1923 KCM 1B 8 8 88 2 4 4
1923 KCM C 18 16 87 25 4 0
1923 KCM OF 2 2 1 1 0 0
1926 SLS C 28 17 82 21 4 7
1926 SLS OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1927 SLS 2B 6 5 4 24 1 2
1927 SLS C 52 47 209 47 6 6
1927 SLS OF 3 0 3 0 0 0
1927 SLS SS 1 0 1 0 1 0
1928 SLS C 54 45 243 41 5 6
1928 SLS OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1929 SLS 1B 6 4 41 2 0 0
1929 SLS 2B 5 3 8 8 2 2
1929 SLS 3B 1 1 1 0 1 0
1929 SLS C 46 39 203 24 2 0
1929 SLS OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1930 SLS 2B 1 1 2 2 0 0
1930 SLS 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1930 SLS C 46 42 205 43 6 3
1930 SLS OF 9 9 11 0 0 0
1931 AB2 1B 1 0 7 1 1 0
1931 AB2 2B 1 0 3 2 2 1
1931 AB2 C 4 4 12 3 0 0
1937 SL2 C 3 1 9 1 0 1
1937 SL2 OF 1 0 3 1 0 0
1937 SL2 P 1 0 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 1
Catcher 251
First Base 15
Second Base 13
Third Base 2
Shortstop 1
Left Field 14
Center Field 1
Right Field 3

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Frequently Asked Questions about Henry Williams

Was Henry Williams a pitcher?
No. Henry Williams was a position player (Catcher), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Henry Williams hit?
Henry Williams hit 17 career home runs with 300 hits.