Was Sammy Williams a pitcher?

Yes. Sammy Williams pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 15 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Sammy Williams hit?

Sammy Williams hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Sammy Williams

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

W–L 1–1

ERA 6.10

WHIP 1.74

SO 15

Pitcher PIV -134.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 175 lb
Born: 10/13/1922 in Ketona, AL, USA
Died: 8/8/2007 in San Jose, CA, USA

Full name: Samuel Clarence Williams

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
34.0	23.0	8.0	3.0	1.0	0	0	0	6.0	0	0	.130	.333	.174	.507

Pitching

W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
18	12	36	20	6	1	237.0	232	116	36	4	23	35	1.37	1.08

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

Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1949	20.0	15.0	6.0	2.0	0	0	0	0	3.0	0	0	.133	.278	.133	.411
Listed seasons · 1	20	15	6	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.133	—	—	—

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Pitching

Season	W	L	GS	CG	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
1946	0	1	1	1	0	0	8.0	8	4	0	0	0	0.00	1.00
1949	9	5	15	9	3	1	102.1	97	50	26	15	20	2.29	1.09
Listed seasons · 2	9	6	16	10	3	1	110.1	105	54	26	15	20	2.12	1.09

Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	1	4	3	0	0	0	20.7	29	14	2	7	15	6.10	-134.6

Career ERA 6.10 vs. league average 4.04 across their career seasons — 51.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1947	BBB	NAL	0	1	1	1	6.7	13	7	1	5	9.45	—	0.0
1948	BBB	NAL	1	0	3	2	14.0	16	7	6	10	4.50	4.10 (-10%)	-134.6
Career · 2 seasons			1	1	4	3	20.2	29	14	7	15	6.10	—	-135

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

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
4	7	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	.143	.333	.286	.619	0

Career AVG .143 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 45.7% below league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .338 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .286 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — 24.3% below league average.

Career OPS .619 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — 13.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1947	BBB	NAL	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1948	BBB	NAL	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			4	7	2	1	1	1	1	.143	—	—	—	—	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
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1948	ALC	BBB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	1	1	0	8.3	14	5	1	4	5.40

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1948	ALC	BBB	0	1	1	1	0	8.3	14	5	1	4	5.40

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (67 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	20	9	5	1	0	0	.111
Away	14	9	1	1	0	0	.111

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	19	96.2	109	21	9	14	1.96
Away	14	92.0	64	6	6	14	0.59

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	BB
1949-09-04	BIR	MEM	W	0	0	0
1949-08-21	BIR	KCM	L	0	0	0
1949-08-05	BIR	BLG	L	0	0	0
1949-07-24	BIR	MEM	W	0	0	0
1949-07-17	BIR	PH5	L	0	0	0
1949-07-10	BIR	PH5	W	0	1	0
1949-06-29	BIR	KCM	W	4	1	1
1949-06-26	BIR	KCM	L	0	0	0
1949-06-19	BIR	IN9	L	0	0	0
1949-06-19	BIR	IN9	W	1	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1949-09-04	BIR	MEM	W	9.0	0	2	0	0	0
1949-08-21	BIR	KCM	L	1.0	3	3	0	0	0
1949-08-05	BIR	BLG	L	9.0	9	3	3	0	0
1949-07-24	BIR	MEM	—	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
1949-07-17	BIR	PH5	L	9.0	0	2	0	1	0
1949-06-29	BIR	KCM	W	9.0	11	5	4	2	3
1949-06-26	BIR	KCM	—	2.0	1	1	1	2	1
1949-06-19	BIR	IN9	—	0.0	2	4	3	1	0
1949-06-19	BIR	IN9	SV	3.1	1	0	0	0	3
1949-06-18	BIR	IN9	L	2.0	6	5	5	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	4	3	0	2	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1947	BBB	P	1	1	0	1	0	0
1948	BBB	P	3	2	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	4

Frequently Asked Questions about Sammy Williams

Was Sammy Williams a pitcher?: Yes. Sammy Williams pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 15 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Sammy Williams hit?: Sammy Williams hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.