Was John Williams a pitcher?

No. John Williams was a position player (First Baseman).

How many home runs did John Williams hit?

John Williams hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.

John Williams

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .135

HR 0

RBI 1

H 5

OPS .374

Position: First Baseman
Bats / Throws: — / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 172 lb
Born: 5/29/1922 in Jonesboro, AR, USA
Died: 1/19/1973 in Fort Wayne, IN, 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
60.0	56.0	6.0	19.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	7.0	3.0	2.0	0	.339	.373	.500	.873

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
11	37	2	5	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	.135	.158	.216	.374	0

Career AVG .135 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 48.7% below league average.

Career OBP .158 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 53.6% below league average.

Career SLG .216 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 43.0% below league average.

Career OPS .374 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 48.0% below 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
1948	CAG	NAL	11	37	2	5	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	.135	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			11	37	2	5	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	.135	—	—	—	—	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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	11	10	2	2	0	2	.200
Away	10	32	3	11	1	3	.344

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1948-09-02	CAG	BIR	L	0	0	0	0	1
1948-08-29	CAG	BIR	L	0	0	0	0	0
1948-08-25	CAG	CVB	W	4	0	1	1	0
1948-07-25	CAG	MEM	W	0	0	0	0	0
1948-07-23	CAG	IN9	W	0	1	0	0	0
1948-07-18	CAG	IN9	L	0	0	0	0	0
1948-07-18	CAG	IN9	W	0	0	0	0	0
1948-07-16	CAG	KCM	L	3	0	1	0	1
1948-07-12	CAG	KCM	W	4	0	0	0	0
1948-07-08	CAG	KCM	L	4	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	10	10	73	6	3	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1948	CAG	1B	10	10	73	6	3	8

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	10

Frequently Asked Questions about John Williams

Was John Williams a pitcher?: No. John Williams was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did John Williams hit?: John Williams hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.