What years did Mitch Williams play?

Mitch Williams played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1997.

Was Mitch Williams a pitcher?

Yes. Mitch Williams pitched in the major leagues, recording 45 wins and 660 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mitch Williams hit?

Mitch Williams hit 1 career home run with 3 hits.

What teams did Mitch Williams play for?

Mitch Williams played for 6 teams: the Texas Rangers (1986–1988), the Chicago Cubs (1989–1990), the Philadelphia Phillies (1991–1993), the Houston Astros (1994), the California Angels (1995), and the Kansas City Royals (1997).

Did Mitch Williams win a Cy Young Award?

No. Mitch Williams did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Mitch Williams win?

Mitch Williams was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Mitch Williams's career stats?

In 619 games, Mitch Williams went 45-58 with a 3.65 ERA, 660 strikeouts, 691.1 innings pitched, and 192 saves.

What was Mitch Williams's salary?

Mitch Williams's last recorded salary was $2,500,000, in 1994. His highest recorded salary was $3,500,000, in 1993, and his lowest was $60,000, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 1994.

What position did Mitch Williams play?

Mitch Williams played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Mitch Williams and how much did he weigh?

Mitch Williams was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 180 pounds.

What was Mitch Williams's career ERA?

Mitch Williams finished with a 3.65 career ERA, going 45-58 with 660 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Mitch Williams have?

Mitch Williams recorded 660 career strikeouts.

Is Mitch Williams in the Hall of Fame?

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

Mitch Williams

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1986-1997)

Mitch Williams was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1997 for 6 teams, including the Texas Rangers, a span of 12 seasons. Across 619 career appearances, he went 45-58 with a 3.65 ERA, 660 strikeouts, and 192 saves. Mitch Williams was an All-Star.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 24, 2026

W–L 45–58

ERA 3.65

WHIP 1.56

SO 660

Pitcher PIV -7623.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 180 lb
Born: 11/17/1964 in Santa Ana, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1986-04-09
Last Game: 1997-05-10
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Mitchell Steven Williams

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mitch Williams — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
45	58	619	3	0	0	192	691.1	537	280	49	544	660	3.65	-7623.0

Career ERA 3.65 vs. league average 4.06 across their career seasons — 10.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Mitch Williams Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1986	TEX	AL	8	6	80	0	8	98.0	69	39	79	90	3.58	3.97 (+10%)	-1906.4
1987	TEX	AL	8	6	85	1	6	108.2	63	39	94	129	3.23	4.29 (+25%)	-185.6
1988	TEX	AL	2	7	67	0	18	68.0	48	35	47	61	4.63	3.73 (-24%)	-585.1
1989	CHN	NL	4	4	76	0	36	81.2	71	25	52	67	2.76	3.71 (+26%)	-1165.6
1990	CHN	NL	1	8	59	2	16	66.1	60	29	50	55	3.93	3.86 (-2%)	-628.8
1991	PHI	NL	12	5	69	0	30	88.1	56	23	62	84	2.34	3.91 (+40%)	-19.1
1992	PHI	NL	5	8	66	0	29	81.0	69	34	64	74	3.78	3.75 (-1%)	-901.3
1993	PHI	NL	3	7	65	0	43	62.0	56	23	44	60	3.34	4.19 (+20%)	444.1
1994	HOU	NL	1	4	25	0	6	20.0	21	17	24	21	7.65	4.51 (-70%)	-1434.7
1995	CAL	AL	1	2	20	0	0	10.2	13	8	21	9	6.75	4.45 (-52%)	-1240.6
1997	KCA	AL	0	1	7	0	0	6.2	11	8	7	10	10.80	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			45	58	619	3	192	691.1	537	280	544	660	3.65	—	-7,623

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 Batting Statistics

Mitch Williams — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
619	16	2	3	0	0	1	4	0	1	4	.188	.235	.375	.610	0

Career AVG .188 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 28.0% below league average.

Career OBP .235 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 28.3% below league average.

Career SLG .375 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — 5.6% below league average.

Career OPS .610 vs. league average .725 across their career seasons — 15.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mitch Williams Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1986	TEX	AL	80	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	TEX	AL	85	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	TEX	AL	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	CHN	NL	76	5	1	1	1	3	0	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	CHN	NL	59	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	PHI	NL	69	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	PHI	NL	66	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	PHI	NL	65	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	HOU	NL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	CAL	AL	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	KCA	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			619	16	2	3	1	4	1	4	.188	—	—	—	—	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

Mitch Williams — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Mitch Williams — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1993	NLCS	PHI	4	.000
1993	WS	PHI	3	.000
1989	NLCS	CHN	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mitch Williams — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	2	9	0	3	9.0	12	7	6	8	7.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mitch Williams — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1993	NLCS	PHI	2	0	4	2	5.1	6	1	2	5	1.69
1993	WS	PHI	0	2	3	1	2.2	5	6	4	1	20.25
1989	NLCS	CHN	0	0	2	0	1.0	1	0	0	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mitch Williams — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	309	8	2	2	1	4	.250
Away	310	8	0	1	0	0	.125

Pitching — Home / Away

Mitch Williams — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	309	353.1	296	152	282	340	3.87
Away	310	338.0	241	128	262	320	3.41

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mitch Williams — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1997-05-10	KCR	NYY	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	2	1
1997-05-07	KCR	DET	—	1.1	1	1	1	3	2	1
1997-05-02	KCR	NYY	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	2	0
1997-05-01	KCR	TOR	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1997-04-26	KCR	OAK	L	0.1	1	1	1	2	0	0
1997-04-25	KCR	OAK	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0
1997-04-20	KCR	LAA	—	2.0	6	4	4	0	1	0
1995-06-12	LAA	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
1995-06-10	LAA	BAL	—	0.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1995-06-08	LAA	BOS	—	0.2	0	0	0	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mitch Williams — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	619	3	14	75	17	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mitch Williams — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1986	TEX	P	80	0	1	10	2	1
1987	TEX	P	85	1	5	15	3	3
1988	TEX	P	67	0	3	10	1	0
1989	CHN	P	76	0	0	11	3	0
1990	CHN	P	59	2	1	5	0	0
1991	PHI	P	69	0	0	8	3	0
1992	PHI	P	66	0	1	11	3	0
1993	PHI	P	65	0	2	3	2	0
1994	HOU	P	25	0	0	1	0	0
1995	CAL	P	20	0	1	1	0	0
1997	KCA	P	7	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mitch Williams Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	619

Awards & Honors

Mitch Williams — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1991	Pitcher of the Month	August
1991	Player of the Week	Week of 1991-08-10

Salary History

Mitch Williams's recorded salaries total $12,462,500 over 8 seasons, 1986 to 1994. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Williams's career ran from 1986 to 1997. No salary is recorded for 1987, 1995, and 1997.

Mitch Williams — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1994	HOU	NL	$2,500,000
1993	PHI	NL	$3,500,000
1992	PHI	NL	$3,200,000
1991	PHI	NL	$1,500,000
1990	CHN	NL	$1,125,000
1989	CHN	NL	$377,500
1988	TEX	AL	$200,000
1986	TEX	AL	$60,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$12,462,500

Award Voting History

Mitch Williams — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1991	Cy Young Award	NL	6th	1.0	120
1989	Cy Young Award	NL	9th	1.0	120
1989	Most Valuable Player	NL	10th	41.0	336

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Mitch Williams: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 9, 1986 and the final game on May 10, 1997, Mitch Williams built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the Texas Rangers (1986 to 1988), the Chicago Cubs (1989 through 1990), the Philadelphia Phillies (1991 through 1993), the Houston Astros (1994), the California Angels (1995), and the Kansas City Royals (1997). At 180 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame, Williams is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Williams threw and hit left-handed. The recorded birth is November 17, 1964, in Santa Ana, CA, USA. Mitch Williams was the playing name; the full given name is Mitchell Steven.

The pitching table credits Williams with a 45-58 record and a 3.65 ERA in 619 games. The totals include 660 strikeouts and 192 saves. The leagues Williams pitched in allowed 4.06 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 10.3% better than average. Williams won 12 games in 1991, the most of any season listed.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mitch Williams

What years did Mitch Williams play?: Mitch Williams played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1997.
Was Mitch Williams a pitcher?: Yes. Mitch Williams pitched in the major leagues, recording 45 wins and 660 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mitch Williams hit?: Mitch Williams hit 1 career home run with 3 hits.
What teams did Mitch Williams play for?: Mitch Williams played for 6 teams: the Texas Rangers (1986–1988), the Chicago Cubs (1989–1990), the Philadelphia Phillies (1991–1993), the Houston Astros (1994), the California Angels (1995), and the Kansas City Royals (1997).
Did Mitch Williams win a Cy Young Award?: No. Mitch Williams did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Mitch Williams win?: Mitch Williams was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Mitch Williams's career stats?: In 619 games, Mitch Williams went 45-58 with a 3.65 ERA, 660 strikeouts, 691.1 innings pitched, and 192 saves.
How much did Mitch Williams earn in his career?: Mitch Williams's recorded salaries total $12,462,500 over 8 seasons, 1986 to 1994. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Williams's career ran from 1986 to 1997. No salary is recorded for 1987, 1995, and 1997.
What was Mitch Williams's salary?: Mitch Williams's last recorded salary was $2,500,000, in 1994. His highest recorded salary was $3,500,000, in 1993, and his lowest was $60,000, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 1994.
What position did Mitch Williams play?: Mitch Williams played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Mitch Williams and how much did he weigh?: Mitch Williams was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 180 pounds.
What was Mitch Williams's career ERA?: Mitch Williams finished with a 3.65 career ERA, going 45-58 with 660 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Mitch Williams have?: Mitch Williams recorded 660 career strikeouts.
Is Mitch Williams in the Hall of Fame?: No. Mitch Williams has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.