Sammy Williams

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records

Sammy Williams was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball for the Birmingham Black Barons. Across 4 career appearances, he went 1-1 with a 6.10 ERA and 15 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 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

Sammy Williams — 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

Sammy Williams — 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

Sammy Williams — 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

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

Career Pitching Statistics

Sammy Williams — 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 20.2 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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Sammy 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
1947 BBB NAL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.2 13 7 1 5 9.45 — 0.0
1948 BBB NAL 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 14.0 16 7 6 10 4.50 4.10 (-10%) -134.6
Career · 2 seasons 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 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

Sammy Williams — 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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Sammy 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
1947 BBB NAL 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1948 BBB NAL 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 2 seasons 4 7 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .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

Sammy Williams — 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

Sammy Williams — 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

Sammy Williams — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 1 1 1 0 8.1 14 5 1 4 5.40

Playoff Pitching by Year

Sammy Williams — 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 8.1 14 5 1 4 5.40

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Sammy Williams — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2095100.111
Away1491100.111

Pitching — Home / Away

Sammy Williams — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1996.2109219141.96
Away1492.06466140.59

Last 10 Games — Batting

Sammy Williams — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-09-04 BIRMEMW 000000000
1949-08-21 BIRKCML 000000000
1949-08-05 BIRBLGL 000000000
1949-07-24 BIRMEMW 000000000
1949-07-17 BIRPH5L 000000000
1949-07-10 BIRPH5W 010000000
1949-06-29 BIRKCMW 410000010
1949-06-26 BIRKCML 000000000
1949-06-19 BIRIN9L 000000000
1949-06-19 BIRIN9W 110000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Sammy Williams — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1949-09-04 BIRMEM W 9.0020000
1949-08-21 BIRKCM L 1.0330000
1949-08-05 BIRBLG L 9.0933000
1949-07-24 BIRMEM — 0.0000000
1949-07-17 BIRPH5 L 9.0020100
1949-06-29 BIRKCM W 9.01154230
1949-06-26 BIRKCM — 2.0111210
1949-06-19 BIRIN9 — 0.0243100
1949-06-19 BIRIN9 SV 3.1100030
1949-06-18 BIRIN9 L 2.0655110

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Sammy Williams — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 4 3 0 2 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Sammy Williams — 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.

Sammy Williams — Career Games by Position
Position Games
Pitcher 4

Sammy Williams: the record in brief

The season rows for Sammy Williams begin in 1947. Every season row on the page belongs to the Birmingham Black Barons, from 1947 through 1948. At 5'11" and 175 pounds, Williams is listed as a pitcher. Williams batted left-handed and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is October 13, 1922, in Ketona, AL, USA. Williams died on August 8, 2007, in San Jose, CA, USA. The given name on file is Samuel Clarence Williams.

Williams went 1-1 with a 6.10 ERA in 4 games, 3 of them starts. The same table counts 15 strikeouts. The league ERA over Williams's seasons was 4.04, so the 6.10 figure ran 51.0% worse than average. In 1948, one of the busiest seasons, Williams posted a 4.50 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.10.

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.
What was Sammy Williams's career batting average?
Sammy Williams batted .143 over his career, with 1 hits in 7 at bats.
How many RBI did Sammy Williams have?
Sammy Williams drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Sammy Williams's career ERA?
Sammy Williams finished with a 6.10 career ERA, going 1-1 with 15 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Sammy Williams have?
Sammy Williams recorded 15 career strikeouts.