What years did Otto Williams play?

Otto Williams played in Major League Baseball from 1902 to 1906.

Was Otto Williams a pitcher?

No. Otto Williams was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Otto Williams hit?

Otto Williams hit 0 career home runs with 113 hits.

Otto Williams

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1902-1906)

AVG .203

HR 0

RBI 34

H 113

OPS .481

PIV -2,072

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 165 lb
Born: 11/2/1877 in Newark, NJ, USA
Died: 3/19/1937 in Omaha, NE, USA
MLB Debut: 1902-10-05
Last Game: 1906-06-09

Full name: Otto George Williams

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
170	558	48	113	13	3	0	34	24	29	85	.203	.244	.237	.481	-2,072

Career AVG .203 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 20.7% below league average.

Career OBP .244 vs. league average .311 across their career seasons — 21.5% below league average.

Career SLG .237 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — 28.5% below league average.

Career OPS .481 vs. league average .642 across their career seasons — 25.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1902	SLN	NL	2	5	0	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
1903	SLN	NL	53	187	10	38	4	2	9	6	9	27	.203	.261 (-22%)	.316 (-24%)	.345 (-29%)	.662 (-27%)	-746.9
1903	CHN	NL	38	130	14	29	5	0	13	8	4	22	.223	.261 (-15%)	.316 (-22%)	.345 (-24%)	.662 (-23%)	-746.9
1904	CHN	NL	57	185	21	37	4	1	8	9	13	34	.200	.246 (-19%)	.300 (-15%)	.321 (-28%)	.622 (-21%)	-529.9
1906	WS1	AL	20	51	3	7	0	0	2	0	2	2	.137	.247 (-45%)	.307 (-40%)	.315 (-56%)	.622 (-48%)	-337.4
Career · 5 seasons			170	558	48	113	13	3	34	24	29	85	.203	—	—	—	—	-2,361

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	97	314	28	67	0	16	.213
Away	74	244	20	46	0	11	.189

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
1906-06-09	MIN	CLE	L	0	0	0	0	0
1906-06-04	MIN	DET	L	0	0	0	0	0
1906-06-01	MIN	BOS	L	1	1	1	1	0
1906-05-26	MIN	CLE	L	4	0	1	0	0
1906-05-25	MIN	CLE	L	3	0	0	0	0
1906-05-24	MIN	SLA	L	2	0	1	0	1
1906-05-23	MIN	SLA	L	4	0	1	0	0
1906-05-22	MIN	SLA	L	4	1	1	0	0
1906-05-19	MIN	CHW	L	3	0	0	0	0
1906-05-18	MIN	CHW	L	3	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	16	9	124	6	2	3
2B	20	9	40	62	6	1
3B	8	4	6	12	5	0
OF	21	20	33	3	1	1
SS	98	15	188	308	52	26

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1902	SLN	SS	2	0	5	8	3	0
1903	SLN	2B	1	0	1	2	0	0
1903	SLN	SS	52	0	94	161	33	16
1903	CHN	1B	3	0	20	0	0	1
1903	CHN	2B	7	0	12	24	4	0
1903	CHN	3B	1	0	2	0	1	0
1903	CHN	SS	26	0	60	88	10	9
1904	CHN	1B	11	9	98	5	2	2
1904	CHN	2B	6	5	10	18	0	0
1904	CHN	3B	6	4	4	12	4	0
1904	CHN	OF	21	20	33	3	1	1
1904	CHN	SS	10	7	16	29	2	0
1906	WS1	1B	2	0	6	1	0	0
1906	WS1	2B	6	4	17	18	2	1
1906	WS1	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1906	WS1	SS	8	8	13	22	4	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	17
Second Base	21
Third Base	9
Shortstop	98
Center Field	7
Right Field	14

Frequently Asked Questions about Otto Williams

What years did Otto Williams play?: Otto Williams played in Major League Baseball from 1902 to 1906.
Was Otto Williams a pitcher?: No. Otto Williams was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Otto Williams hit?: Otto Williams hit 0 career home runs with 113 hits.