Stan Williams
Born: 9/14/1936 in Enfield, NH, USA
Died: 2/20/2021 in Laughlin, NV, USA
MLB Debut: 1958-05-17 | Final Game: 1972-08-01
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'5" | Weight: 230 lbs
Full name: Stanley Wilson Williams
Biography
Stan Williams, born in 1936, was a prominent pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1958 until his retirement in 1972. Over the course of his career, Williams established himself as a reliable presence on the mound, finishing with a record of 109 wins and 94 losses. He posted a career earned run average (ERA) of 3.48 and struck out 1,305 batters, showcasing his ability to dominate hitters with an impressive repertoire. Williams also recorded 43 saves, further highlighting his versatility and effectiveness in high-pressure situations. His accomplishments earned him two All-Star selections, solidifying his status as one of the premier pitchers of his era.
Williams played during a transformative time in baseball, navigating the transition from the deadball era into a more offensive age. Known for his competitive spirit and strategic approach to pitching, he became a key player for several teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees. His contributions to the game extended beyond the mound, as he was respected by teammates and opponents alike for his professionalism and dedication to the sport. After leaving the game, Williams continued to be involved in baseball, influencing future generations of players with his extensive knowledge and experience.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | 94 | 482 | 208 | 42 | 11 | 43 | 1764.3 | 1527 | 682 | 160 | 748 | 1305 | 3.48 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | LAD | NL | 9 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 119.0 | 99 | 53 | 65 | 80 | 4.01 | - |
| 1959 | LAD | NL | 5 | 5 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 124.7 | 102 | 55 | 86 | 89 | 3.97 | - |
| 1960 | LAD | NL | 14 | 10 | 38 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 207.3 | 162 | 69 | 72 | 175 | 3.00 | - |
| 1961 | LAD | NL | 15 | 12 | 41 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 235.3 | 213 | 102 | 108 | 205 | 3.90 | - |
| 1962 | LAD | NL | 14 | 12 | 40 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 185.7 | 184 | 92 | 98 | 108 | 4.46 | - |
| 1963 | NYY | AL | 9 | 8 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 146.0 | 137 | 52 | 57 | 98 | 3.21 | - |
| 1964 | NYY | AL | 1 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82.0 | 76 | 35 | 38 | 54 | 3.84 | - |
| 1965 | CLE | AL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6.23 | 0.0 |
| 1967 | CLE | AL | 6 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 79.0 | 64 | 23 | 24 | 75 | 2.62 | 1458.0 |
| 1968 | CLE | AL | 13 | 11 | 44 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 194.3 | 163 | 54 | 51 | 147 | 2.50 | 1170.1 |
| 1969 | CLE | AL | 6 | 14 | 61 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 178.3 | 155 | 78 | 67 | 139 | 3.94 | -2256.8 |
| 1970 | MIN | AL | 10 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 113.3 | 85 | 25 | 32 | 76 | 1.99 | 2005.2 |
| 1971 | MIN | AL | 4 | 5 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 78.0 | 63 | 36 | 44 | 47 | 4.15 | -1870.3 |
| 1971 | STL | NL | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1.42 | - |
| 1972 | BOS | AL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6.23 | 0.0 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483 | 502 | 28 | 59 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 27 | 275 | 0.118 | 0.166 | 0.163 | 0.329 | -2441.2 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | LAD | NL | 27 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0.050 | 0.0 |
| 1959 | LAD | NL | 35 | 36 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0.194 | 0.0 |
| 1960 | LAD | NL | 38 | 64 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 0.141 | -439.5 |
| 1961 | LAD | NL | 41 | 78 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 39 | 0.167 | -544.0 |
| 1962 | LAD | NL | 40 | 66 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 0.076 | -713.6 |
| 1963 | NYY | AL | 29 | 49 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0.102 | -422.9 |
| 1964 | NYY | AL | 22 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.143 | 0.0 |
| 1965 | CLE | AL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1967 | CLE | AL | 16 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.091 | 0.0 |
| 1968 | CLE | AL | 44 | 56 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 0.161 | -321.2 |
| 1969 | CLE | AL | 61 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 0.100 | 0.0 |
| 1970 | MIN | AL | 68 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1971 | MIN | AL | 46 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1971 | STL | NL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1972 | BOS | AL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | ALCS | MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1963 | WS | NYA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1959 | WS | LAN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0.00 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | ALCS | MIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 1963 | WS | NYA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 |
| 1959 | WS | LAN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 482 | 208 | 109 | 246 | 21 | 20 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | LAN | P | 27 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
| 1959 | LAN | P | 35 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 1960 | LAN | P | 38 | 30 | 15 | 33 | 1 | 2 |
| 1961 | LAN | P | 41 | 35 | 12 | 37 | 7 | 3 |
| 1962 | LAN | P | 40 | 28 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 3 |
| 1963 | NYA | P | 29 | 21 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 2 |
| 1964 | NYA | P | 21 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 1965 | CLE | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | CLE | P | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | CLE | P | 44 | 24 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 2 |
| 1969 | CLE | P | 61 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| 1970 | MIN | P | 68 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | MIN | P | 46 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 1971 | SLN | P | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | BOS | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 482 |
| Third Base | 1 |