Woody Williams

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1993-2007)

W–L 132–116
ERA 4.19
WHIP 1.32
SO 1,480
Pitcher PIV -8588.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 180 lb
Born
8/19/1966 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut
1993-05-14
Last Game
2007-09-22
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Gregory Scott Williams

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
132 116 424 330 10 2 0 2216.3 2,217 1,031 309 711 1,480 4.19 -8588.8

Career ERA 4.19 vs. league average 4.46 across their career seasons — 6.1% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1993 TOR AL 3 1 30 0 0 0 0 37.0 40 18 22 24 4.38 4.19 (-4%) -62.9
1994 TOR AL 1 3 38 0 0 0 0 59.3 44 24 33 56 3.64 4.51 (+19%) 605.2
1995 TOR AL 1 2 23 3 0 0 0 53.7 44 22 28 41 3.69 4.45 (+17%) -341.7
1996 TOR AL 4 5 12 10 1 0 0 59.0 64 31 21 43 4.73 4.61 (-3%) 23.3
1997 TOR AL 9 14 31 31 0 0 0 194.7 201 94 66 124 4.35 4.39 (+1%) -2969.5
1998 TOR AL 10 9 32 32 1 1 0 209.7 196 104 81 151 4.46 4.43 (-1%) -3600.2
1999 SDN NL 12 12 33 33 0 0 0 208.3 213 102 73 137 4.41 4.71 (+6%) -1299.5
2000 SDN NL 10 8 23 23 4 0 0 168.0 152 70 54 111 3.75 4.77 (+21%) 691.7
2001 SDN NL 8 8 23 23 0 0 0 145.0 170 80 37 102 4.97 4.42 (-12%) -2189.6
2001 SLN NL 7 1 11 11 3 1 0 75.0 54 19 19 52 2.28 4.42 (+48%) 1259.9
2002 SLN NL 9 4 17 17 1 0 0 103.3 84 29 25 76 2.53 4.28 (+41%) 1812.4
2003 SLN NL 18 9 34 33 0 0 0 220.7 220 95 55 153 3.87 4.40 (+12%) 3918.0
2004 SLN NL 11 8 31 31 0 0 0 189.7 193 88 58 131 4.18 4.46 (+6%) 1804.1
2005 SDN NL 9 12 28 28 0 0 0 159.7 174 86 51 106 4.85 4.29 (-13%) -1476.9
2006 SDN NL 12 5 25 24 0 0 0 145.3 152 59 35 72 3.65 4.53 (+19%) -1360.7
2007 HOU NL 8 15 33 31 0 0 0 188.0 216 110 53 101 5.27 4.47 (-18%) -5402.6
Career · 16 seasons 132 116 424 330 10 2 0 2,216.1 2,217 1,031 711 1,480 4.19 — -8,589

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
443 540 52 105 25 1 4 43 1 17 183 .194 .222 .267 .489 -2,766

Career AVG .194 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 27.1% below league average.

Career OBP .222 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 34.0% below league average.

Career SLG .267 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — 37.0% below league average.

Career OPS .489 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — 35.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1993 TOR AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 TOR AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 TOR AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 TOR AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 TOR AL 31 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
1998 TOR AL 32 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 — — — — 0.0
1999 SDN NL 34 73 4 13 4 0 0 6 0 2 19 .178 .271 (-34%) .344 (-43%) .433 (-46%) .778 (-45%) -575.7
2000 SDN NL 30 58 10 15 4 0 1 9 0 4 26 .259 .270 (-4%) .344 (-11%) .437 (-13%) .782 (-12%) -140.5
2001 SDN NL 26 55 7 9 3 0 0 4 0 2 18 .164 .263 (-38%) .332 (-40%) .426 (-49%) .758 (-45%) -436.1
2001 SLN NL 11 27 4 7 2 0 0 3 0 1 4 .259 — — — — -436.1
2002 SLN NL 18 29 3 6 3 0 1 3 0 0 9 .207 — — — — 0.0
2003 SLN NL 34 70 12 17 4 1 1 7 0 5 26 .243 .264 (-8%) .332 (-10%) .422 (-12%) .754 (-11%) -144.0
2004 SLN NL 34 61 3 11 4 0 0 2 0 1 22 .180 .266 (-32%) .335 (-40%) .427 (-43%) .762 (-42%) -453.4
2005 SDN NL 30 46 3 7 0 0 0 3 1 0 19 .152 — — — — 0.0
2006 SDN NL 26 54 3 11 1 0 0 4 0 2 13 .204 .269 (-24%) .336 (-31%) .431 (-49%) .768 (-41%) -364.9
2007 HOU NL 34 59 3 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 25 .102 .268 (-62%) .335 (-70%) .422 (-64%) .758 (-66%) -651.2
Career · 16 seasons 443 540 52 105 25 1 4 43 1 17 183 .194 — — — — -3,202

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
8 11 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 .182

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2006 NLDS2 SDN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2005 NLDS1 SDN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 NLCS SLN 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
2004 NLDS1 SLN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2004 WS SLN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 NLCS SLN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 NLDS2 SLN 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 3 8 8 0 41.3 42 26 13 31 5.66

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2006 NLDS2 SDN 0 1 1 1 0 5.3 5 4 2 1 6.75
2005 NLDS1 SDN 0 1 1 1 0 1.7 6 5 2 2 27.00
2004 NLCS SLN 1 0 2 2 0 13.0 5 4 3 9 2.77
2004 NLDS1 SLN 1 0 1 1 0 6.0 8 2 1 2 3.00
2004 WS SLN 0 0 1 1 0 2.3 8 7 3 1 27.00
2002 NLCS SLN 0 1 1 1 0 6.0 6 3 1 7 4.50
2001 NLDS2 SLN 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 4 1 1 9 1.29

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2212592756227.216
Away2222812549216.174

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2081134.210634663517913.70
Away2161081.211545653606894.70

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2007-09-22 HOUSTLL 000000000
2007-09-13 HOUCHCL 201000001
2007-09-08 HOUNYNL 200000000
2007-09-02 HOUCHCL 211000000
2007-08-28 HOUSTLL 100000000
2007-08-22 HOUWASW 200000000
2007-08-17 HOUSDPW 300000002
2007-08-12 HOUMILW 200000001
2007-08-07 HOUCHCW 100000001
2007-08-05 HOUMIAL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2007-09-22 HOUSTL — 0.1655001
2007-09-13 HOUCHC L 7.01166224
2007-09-08 HOUNYN L 6.0533331
2007-09-02 HOUCHC — 5.0411340
2007-08-28 HOUSTL L 4.1866121
2007-08-22 HOUWAS W 6.1622281
2007-08-17 HOUSDP W 7.0611140
2007-08-12 HOUMIL — 7.0522122
2007-08-07 HOUCHC W 6.0411470
2007-08-05 HOUMIA — 1.0000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 424 330 159 252 18 23

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1993 TOR P 30 0 5 6 0 1
1994 TOR P 38 0 2 6 1 2
1995 TOR P 23 3 6 6 0 0
1996 TOR P 12 10 8 4 0 2
1997 TOR P 31 31 9 10 1 0
1998 TOR P 32 32 12 18 3 4
1999 SDN P 33 33 11 17 1 0
2000 SDN P 23 23 7 12 2 1
2001 SDN P 23 23 9 15 3 2
2001 SLN P 11 11 7 8 1 1
2002 SLN P 17 17 7 19 0 2
2003 SLN P 34 33 16 33 1 1
2004 SLN P 31 31 20 31 3 2
2005 SDN P 28 28 11 18 0 1
2006 SDN P 25 24 12 16 1 1
2007 HOU P 33 31 17 33 1 3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 424

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2001 Pitcher of the Month September

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2007 HOU NL $6,000,000
2006 SDN NL $5,000,000
2005 SDN NL $3,000,000
2004 SLN NL $8,000,000
2003 SLN NL $6,000,000
2002 SLN NL $7,300,000
2001 SDN NL $5,083,333
2000 SDN NL $4,583,333
1999 SDN NL $3,083,333
1998 TOR AL $1,615,000
1997 TOR AL $387,500
1996 TOR AL $225,000
1995 TOR AL $175,000
1994 TOR AL $150,000
1993 TOR AL $109,000
Total Career Earnings $50,711,499

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Houston Houston TX 1987, 1988
Alvin Community College Alvin TX 1985, 1986

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Woody Williams (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    R. A. Dickey
    120-118, 4.04 ERA
  2. 93
    Freddy Garcia
    156-108, 4.15 ERA
  3. 87
    Bruce Hurst
    145-113, 3.92 ERA
  4. 86
    Mike Krukow
    124-117, 3.90 ERA
  5. 80
    Mark Gubicza
    132-136, 3.96 ERA
  6. 80
    Denny Neagle
    124-92, 4.24 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Woody Williams

What years did Woody Williams play?
Woody Williams played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 2007.
Was Woody Williams a pitcher?
Yes. Woody Williams pitched in the major leagues, recording 132 wins and 1480 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Woody Williams hit?
Woody Williams hit 4 career home runs with 105 hits.