Roy S. Williams

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Roy S. Williams was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for 6 teams, including the Memphis Red Sox. Across 32 career appearances, he went 8-12 with a 5.69 ERA and 61 strikeouts. His totals include Negro Leagues seasons, which MLB recognized as major league in 2020.

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

W–L 8–12
ERA 5.69
WHIP 1.57
SO 61
Pitcher PIV -1492.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
— / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 185 lb
Born
7/24/1907 in Sparks, GA, USA
Died
7/17/1944 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

Roy S. Williams — Batting
PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
122.0 115.0 13.0 38.0 5.0 1.0 1.0 5.0 4.0 1.0 0 .330 .364 .417 .781

Pitching

Roy S. Williams — Pitching
W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
20 14 39 24 20 1 319.2 328 215 40 28 112 92 1.13 1.38

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Roy S. Williams — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting
Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1937 23.0 23.0 1.0 4.0 1.0 0 1.0 2.0 0 0 0 .174 .174 .348 .522
1938 8.0 8.0 1.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
1939 19.0 16.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 0 0 0 3.0 1.0 0 .188 .316 .250 .566
1940 24.0 23.0 4.0 10.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 .435 .435 .522 .957
1941 43.0 40.0 4.0 18.0 3.0 0 0 2.0 1.0 0 0 .450 .488 .525 1.013
1942 2.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1943 3.0 3.0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .666
Listed seasons · 7 122 115 13 38 5 1 1 5 4 1 0 .330 — — —

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Roy S. Williams — Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching
Season W L GS CG GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO ERA WHIP
1937 1 4 5 3 4 0 49.1 58 35 12 3 17 12 2.19 1.52
1938 0 1 3 0 3 1 19.1 27 20 4 1 5 4 1.86 1.66
1939 6 0 9 5 2 0 57.2 55 42 7 7 11 14 1.09 1.15
1940 4 4 8 5 3 0 61.1 66 36 3 5 32 23 0.44 1.60
1941 9 4 13 11 5 0 122.0 108 70 12 10 36 32 0.89 1.18
1942 0 1 1 0 1 0 4.0 5 4 0 1 5 1 0.00 2.50
1943 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.0 9 8 2 1 6 6 3.00 2.50
Listed seasons · 7 20 14 39 24 20 1 319.2 328 215 40 28 112 92 1.13 1.38

Career Pitching Statistics

Roy S. Williams — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
8 12 32 19 11 0 2 175.2 218 111 15 58 61 5.69 -1492.6

Career ERA 5.69 vs. league average 4.26 across their career seasons — 33.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Roy S. Williams — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1930 MRS NNL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
1931 HG IND 1 3 7 3 2 0 1 35.2 42 21 12 11 5.30 4.10 (-29%) -218.2
1932 PC IND 2 3 7 4 1 0 0 36.0 46 24 16 12 6.00 4.13 (-45%) -350.3
1932 BBS EWL 3 0 4 4 3 0 0 32.0 44 21 6 16 5.91 4.13 (-43%) -300.3
1933 SOX NN2 2 5 11 8 5 0 1 65.2 76 37 20 19 5.07 3.86 (-32%) -623.7
1935 BE NN2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.2 3 2 1 0 6.75 — 0.0
1935 HG NN2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 7 6 3 3 18.00 — 0.0
Career · 7 seasons 8 12 32 19 11 0 2 175.2 218 111 58 61 5.69 — -1,493

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

Roy S. Williams — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
35 63 4 7 1 1 0 4 0 2 0 .111 .138 .159 .297 0

Career AVG .111 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — 60.2% below league average.

Career OBP .138 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 59.3% below league average.

Career SLG .159 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 60.1% below league average.

Career OPS .297 vs. league average .738 across their career seasons — 59.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Roy S. Williams — Season-by-Season Batting
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1930 MRS NNL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1931 HG IND 8 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 — — — — 0.0
1932 PC IND 7 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .071 — — — — 0.0
1932 BBS EWL 4 13 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 .154 — — — — 0.0
1933 SOX NN2 12 21 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .095 — — — — 0.0
1935 BE NN2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1935 HG NN2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 7 seasons 35 63 4 7 1 1 0 4 0 2 0 .111 — — — — 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

Roy S. Williams — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home213431614.471
Away32465900.196

Pitching — Home / Away

Roy S. Williams — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1995.0881832351.71
Away27109.11091346301.07

Last 10 Games — Batting

Roy S. Williams — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1943-07-04 NY5BLGL 200000000
1943-05-30 NY5PH5L 101000100
1942-05-18 BLGHOML 000000000
1941-09-01 BLGNY5W 300000000
1941-08-10 BLGNW2L 200000000
1941-07-25 BLGNW2W 003000000
1941-07-18 BLGNW2W 003000000
1941-07-10 BLGNW2L 300000000
1941-06-27 BLGNW2W 512000000
1941-06-22 BLGNY5W 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Roy S. Williams — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1943-07-04 NY5BLG — 4.0660421
1943-05-30 NY5PH5 — 2.0322240
1942-05-18 BLGHOM — 0.0000000
1941-09-01 BLGNY5 W 9.0710211
1941-08-10 BLGNW2 L 5.0880423
1941-07-25 BLGNW2 W 9.0870001
1941-07-18 BLGNW2 W 9.0870001
1941-07-10 BLGNW2 — 4.2100100
1941-06-27 BLGNW2 W 9.04204100
1941-06-21 BLGPH5 W 9.0520520

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Roy S. Williams — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 32 19 16 47 2 2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Roy S. Williams — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1930 MRS P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1931 HG P 7 3 1 10 1 1
1932 PC P 7 4 3 12 0 0
1932 BBS P 4 4 2 6 0 0
1933 SOX P 11 8 10 16 1 1
1935 BE P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1935 HG P 1 0 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Roy S. Williams — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 32

Roy S. Williams: the record in brief

Roy S. Williams's record on this page is drawn from the season tables, which run from 1930 to 1935. Club by club, the record runs the Memphis Red Sox (1930), the Homestead Grays (1931 to 1935), the Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932), the Baltimore Black Sox (1932), the Baltimore Sox (1933), and the Brooklyn Eagles (1935). Williams played primarily as a pitcher. The bio adds a birth date on July 24, 1907, in Sparks, GA, USA and a listed size of 6-foot-2 and 185 pounds. Williams died on July 17, 1944, in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Williams pitched in 32 games, starting 19, and finished with a 8-12 record and 5.69 ERA. Williams had 61 strikeouts and 11 complete games. Against a 4.26 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.69 mark was 33.6% worse. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 5.07 in 1933, when the league's was 3.86.

Frequently Asked Questions about Roy S. Williams

Was Roy S. Williams a pitcher?
Yes. Roy S. Williams pitched in the major leagues, recording 8 wins and 61 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Roy S. Williams hit?
Roy S. Williams hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.
What teams did Roy S. Williams play for?
Roy S. Williams played for 5 teams: the Memphis Red Sox (1930), the Homestead Grays (1931, 1935), the Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932), the Baltimore Sox (1932–1933), and the Brooklyn Eagles (1935).
What were Roy S. Williams's career stats?
In 32 games, Roy S. Williams went 8-12 with a 5.69 ERA, 61 strikeouts, 175.2 innings pitched, and 2 saves.
What position did Roy S. Williams play?
Roy S. Williams played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Roy S. Williams and how much did he weigh?
Roy S. Williams was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 185 pounds.
What was Roy S. Williams's career ERA?
Roy S. Williams finished with a 5.69 career ERA, going 8-12 with 61 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Roy S. Williams have?
Roy S. Williams recorded 61 career strikeouts.
Is Roy S. Williams in the Hall of Fame?
No. Roy S. Williams has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.