What years did Stan Williams play?

Stan Williams played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1972.

Was Stan Williams a pitcher?

Yes. Stan Williams pitched in the major leagues, recording 109 wins and 1305 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Stan Williams hit?

Stan Williams hit 5 career home runs with 59 hits.

What teams did Stan Williams play for?

Stan Williams played for 6 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (1958–1962), the New York Yankees (1963–1964), the Cleveland Indians (1965, 1967–1969), the Minnesota Twins (1970–1971), the St. Louis Cardinals (1971), and the Boston Red Sox (1972).

Did Stan Williams win a Cy Young Award?

No. Stan Williams did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Stan Williams win?

Stan Williams was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Stan Williams's career stats?

In 482 games, Stan Williams went 109-94 with a 3.48 ERA, 1,305 strikeouts, 1,764.1 innings pitched, and 43 saves. At the plate he had 59 hits and 5 home runs.

What position did Stan Williams play?

Stan Williams played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Stan Williams and how much did he weigh?

Stan Williams was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 230 pounds.

What was Stan Williams's career ERA?

Stan Williams finished with a 3.48 career ERA, going 109-94 with 1,305 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Stan Williams have?

Stan Williams recorded 1,305 career strikeouts.

Is Stan Williams in the Hall of Fame?

No. Stan Williams has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Stan Williams make?

Stan Williams was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

Stan Williams

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1958-1972)

Stan Williams was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1972 for 6 teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 15 seasons. Across 482 career appearances, he went 109-94 with a 3.48 ERA, 1,305 strikeouts, and 43 saves. He also batted .118 with 5 home runs. Stan Williams was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3185.7.

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 October 15, 2026

W–L 109–94

ERA 3.48

WHIP 1.29

SO 1,305

Pitcher PIV 3185.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 230 lb
Born: 9/14/1936 in Enfield, NH, USA
Died: 2/20/2021 in Laughlin, NV, USA
MLB Debut: 1958-05-17
Last Game: 1972-08-01
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Stanley Wilson Williams

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Career Pitching Statistics

Stan Williams — 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	1764.1	1,527	682	160	748	1,305	3.48	3185.7

Career ERA 3.48 vs. league average 3.60 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Stan Williams Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1958	LAN	NL	9	7	27	21	3	2	0	119.0	99	53	65	80	4.01	3.86 (-4%)	-529.2
1959	LAN	NL	5	5	35	15	2	0	0	124.2	102	55	86	89	3.97	3.90 (-2%)	-2333.3
1960	LAN	NL	14	10	38	30	9	2	1	207.1	162	69	72	175	3.00	3.82 (+22%)	1266.8
1961	LAN	NL	15	12	41	35	6	2	0	235.1	213	102	108	205	3.90	4.03 (+3%)	3585.4
1962	LAN	NL	14	12	40	28	4	1	1	185.2	184	92	98	108	4.46	3.96 (-13%)	-939.1
1963	NYA	AL	9	8	29	21	6	1	0	146.0	137	52	57	98	3.21	3.46 (+7%)	1521.1
1964	NYA	AL	1	5	21	10	1	0	0	82.0	76	35	38	54	3.84	3.58 (-7%)	-425.1
1965	CLE	AL	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4.1	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	3.30 (+21%)	1458.0
1968	CLE	AL	13	11	44	24	6	2	9	194.1	163	54	51	147	2.50	2.98 (+16%)	1170.1
1969	CLE	AL	6	14	61	15	3	0	12	178.1	155	78	67	139	3.94	3.61 (-9%)	-2176.9
1970	MIN	AL	10	1	68	0	0	0	15	113.1	85	25	32	76	1.99	3.89 (+49%)	2005.2
1971	MIN	AL	4	5	46	1	0	0	4	78.0	63	36	44	47	4.15	3.47 (-20%)	-1840.7
1971	SLN	NL	3	0	10	0	0	0	0	12.2	13	2	2	8	1.42	3.47 (+59%)	423.3
1972	BOS	AL	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4.1	5	3	1	3	6.23	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			109	94	482	208	42	11	43	1,764.1	1,527	682	748	1,305	3.48	—	3,186

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

Stan Williams — 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	.118	.166	.163	.329	-2,277

Career AVG .118 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 52.9% below league average.

Career OBP .166 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 47.7% below league average.

Career SLG .163 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 56.4% below league average.

Career OPS .329 vs. league average .691 across their career seasons — 52.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Stan Williams Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1958	LAN	NL	27	40	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	24	.050	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	LAN	NL	35	36	3	7	0	0	0	3	3	15	.194	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	LAN	NL	38	64	7	9	1	0	2	7	3	35	.141	.255 (-45%)	.323 (-45%)	.387 (-36%)	.711 (-40%)	-409.2
1961	LAN	NL	41	78	3	13	2	0	0	5	7	39	.167	.258 (-35%)	.328 (-28%)	.399 (-52%)	.727 (-41%)	-505.6
1962	LAN	NL	40	66	4	5	0	0	2	3	2	33	.076	.257 (-71%)	.326 (-68%)	.393 (-58%)	.719 (-63%)	-664.4
1963	NYA	AL	29	49	2	5	1	1	0	5	2	29	.102	—	—	—	—	-401.3
1964	NYA	AL	22	21	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	10	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	CLE	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	CLE	AL	16	22	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	13	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	CLE	AL	44	56	3	9	1	0	0	5	4	30	.161	.236 (-32%)	.298 (-27%)	.340 (-48%)	.638 (-38%)	-297.0
1969	CLE	AL	61	40	1	4	0	0	0	2	5	25	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	MIN	AL	68	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	MIN	AL	46	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	SLN	NL	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	BOS	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			483	502	28	59	6	1	5	31	27	275	.118	—	—	—	—	-2,278

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

Stan Williams — 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

Stan Williams — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	BB	AVG
1970	ALCS	MIN	2	1	.000
1963	WS	NYA	1	0	.000
1959	WS	LAN	1	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Stan Williams — 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

Stan Williams — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	BB	SO
1970	ALCS	MIN	2	6.0	2	1	2
1963	WS	NYA	1	3.0	1	0	5
1959	WS	LAN	1	2.0	0	2	1

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Stan Williams — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	250	248	18	31	4	17	.125
Away	230	251	10	28	1	14	.112

Pitching — Home / Away

Stan Williams — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	250	938.0	797	347	382	719	3.33
Away	229	821.2	730	335	359	581	3.67

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Stan Williams — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1972-08-01	BOS	NYY	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
1972-07-29	BOS	NYY	—	3.0	5	3	3	1	2
1972-07-23	BOS	OAK	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
1971-09-27	STL	NYN	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
1971-09-24	STL	WSN	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0
1971-09-22	STL	PIT	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	0
1971-09-16	STL	PIT	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0
1971-09-14	STL	PHI	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	1
1971-09-13	STL	PHI	—	1.2	2	0	0	2	3
1971-09-10	STL	CHC	W	2.0	2	1	1	0	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Stan Williams — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	482	208	109	246	21	20

Season-by-Season Fielding

Stan Williams — 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 Diamond

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Stan Williams Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	482
Third Base	1

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Career Spans

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Stan Williams: the record in brief

Between the debut on May 17, 1958 and the final game on August 1, 1972, Stan Williams built the record summarized on this page. Williams played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1958 to 1962), the New York Yankees (1963 through 1964), the Cleveland Indians (1965 to 1969), the Minnesota Twins (1970 to 1971), the St. Louis Cardinals (1971), and the Boston Red Sox (1972). Williams is listed as a pitcher at 230 pounds on a 6-foot-5 frame. Williams both batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. Williams was born on September 14, 1936, in Enfield, NH, USA. The bio records the death on February 20, 2021, in Laughlin, NV, USA. Williams's full given name, per the bio, is Stanley Wilson Williams.

Williams went 109-94 with a 3.48 ERA in 482 games, 208 of them starts. Williams had 1,305 strikeouts, 42 complete games, 11 shutouts, and 43 saves. Williams's 3.48 ERA was close to the 3.60 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 15, in 1961.

Frequently Asked Questions about Stan Williams

What years did Stan Williams play?: Stan Williams played in Major League Baseball from 1958 to 1972.
Was Stan Williams a pitcher?: Yes. Stan Williams pitched in the major leagues, recording 109 wins and 1305 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Stan Williams hit?: Stan Williams hit 5 career home runs with 59 hits.
What teams did Stan Williams play for?: Stan Williams played for 6 teams: the Los Angeles Dodgers (1958–1962), the New York Yankees (1963–1964), the Cleveland Indians (1965, 1967–1969), the Minnesota Twins (1970–1971), the St. Louis Cardinals (1971), and the Boston Red Sox (1972).
Did Stan Williams win a Cy Young Award?: No. Stan Williams did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Stan Williams win?: Stan Williams was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Stan Williams's career stats?: In 482 games, Stan Williams went 109-94 with a 3.48 ERA, 1,305 strikeouts, 1,764.1 innings pitched, and 43 saves. At the plate he had 59 hits and 5 home runs.
What position did Stan Williams play?: Stan Williams played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Stan Williams and how much did he weigh?: Stan Williams was listed at 6 feet 5 inches and 230 pounds.
What was Stan Williams's career ERA?: Stan Williams finished with a 3.48 career ERA, going 109-94 with 1,305 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Stan Williams have?: Stan Williams recorded 1,305 career strikeouts.
Is Stan Williams in the Hall of Fame?: No. Stan Williams has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Stan Williams make?: Stan Williams was selected to 1 All-Star Game.