What years did Scott Williamson play?

Scott Williamson played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2007.

Was Scott Williamson a pitcher?

Yes. Scott Williamson pitched in the major leagues, recording 28 wins and 510 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Scott Williamson hit?

Scott Williamson hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Scott Williamson's career batting average?

Scott Williamson batted .043 over his career, with 1 hits in 23 at bats.

What was Scott Williamson's career ERA?

Scott Williamson finished with a 3.36 career ERA, going 28-28 with 510 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Scott Williamson have?

Scott Williamson recorded 510 career strikeouts.

Scott Williamson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2007)

Scott Williamson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2007 for 5 teams, including the Cincinnati Reds, a span of 9 seasons. Across 344 career appearances, he went 28-28 with a 3.36 ERA, 510 strikeouts, and 55 saves. Scott Williamson was an All-Star and a Rookie of the Year. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 11282.4.

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 12, 2026

W–L 28–28

ERA 3.36

WHIP 1.30

SO 510

Pitcher PIV 11282.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 195 lb
Born: 2/17/1976 in Fort Polk, LA, USA
MLB Debut: 1999-04-05
Last Game: 2007-06-29
Awards: All-Star · Rookie of the Year

Full name: Scott Ryan Williamson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Scott Williamson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
28	28	344	10	0	0	55	439.1	326	164	35	244	510	3.36	11282.4

Career ERA 3.36 vs. league average 4.48 across their career seasons — 25.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Scott Williamson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1999	CIN	NL	12	7	62	0	19	93.1	54	25	43	107	2.41	4.71 (+49%)	3183.8
2000	CIN	NL	5	8	48	10	6	112.0	92	41	75	136	3.29	4.77 (+31%)	3329.1
2001	CIN	NL	0	0	2	0	0	0.2	1	0	2	0	0.00	—	0.0
2002	CIN	NL	3	4	63	0	8	74.0	46	24	36	84	2.92	4.28 (+32%)	2192.5
2003	CIN	NL	5	3	42	0	21	42.1	34	15	25	53	3.19	4.40 (+28%)	199.7
2003	BOS	AL	0	1	24	0	0	20.1	20	14	9	21	6.20	4.40 (-41%)	748.6
2004	BOS	AL	0	1	28	0	1	28.2	11	4	18	28	1.26	4.46 (+72%)	844.3
2005	CHN	NL	0	0	17	0	0	14.1	15	9	6	23	5.65	4.29 (-32%)	30.5
2006	CHN	NL	2	3	31	0	0	28.1	27	16	16	32	5.08	4.53 (-12%)	656.4
2006	SDN	NL	0	1	11	0	0	11.0	14	9	6	10	7.36	4.53 (-63%)	-220.5
2007	BAL	AL	1	0	16	0	0	14.1	12	7	8	16	4.40	4.47 (+2%)	317.9
Career · 11 seasons			28	28	344	10	55	439.1	326	164	244	510	3.36	—	11,282

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

Scott Williamson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
344	23	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	14	.043	.154	.043	.197	0

Career AVG .043 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 83.7% below league average.

Career OBP .154 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 54.2% below league average.

Career SLG .043 vs. league average .426 across their career seasons — 89.8% below league average.

Career OPS .197 vs. league average .762 across their career seasons — 74.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Scott Williamson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1999	CIN	NL	62	7	0	0	1	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	CIN	NL	48	16	1	1	2	8	.062	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	CIN	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	CIN	NL	63	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	CIN	NL	42	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	BOS	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	BOS	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	CHN	NL	17	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	CHN	NL	31	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	SDN	NL	11	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	BAL	AL	16	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			344	23	1	1	3	14	.043	—	—	—	—	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

Scott Williamson — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Scott Williamson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2003	ALCS	BOS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2003	ALDS2	BOS	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Scott Williamson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2	0	8	0	3	8.0	3	1	3	14	1.12

Playoff Pitching by Year

Scott Williamson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2003	ALCS	BOS	0	0	3	0	3	3.0	1	1	0	6	3.00
2003	ALDS2	BOS	2	0	5	0	0	5.0	2	0	3	8	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Scott Williamson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	178	12	1	1	0	0	.083
Away	166	11	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Scott Williamson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	178	227.1	170	85	114	266	3.37
Away	166	212.0	156	79	130	244	3.35

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Scott Williamson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2007-06-29	BAL	LAA	—	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1
2007-06-23	BAL	AZ	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
2007-06-19	BAL	SDP	—	0.2	3	3	3	1	1	0
2007-06-13	BAL	WAS	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2007-06-12	BAL	WAS	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
2007-06-10	BAL	COL	—	1.0	0	1	1	1	2	0
2007-06-02	BAL	LAA	—	2.0	2	2	1	2	3	0
2007-05-25	BAL	OAK	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2007-05-24	BAL	TOR	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007-05-22	BAL	TOR	—	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Scott Williamson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	344	10	18	40	3	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Scott Williamson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1999	CIN	P	62	0	2	7	1	1
2000	CIN	P	48	10	4	10	0	0
2001	CIN	P	2	0	0	0	0	0
2002	CIN	P	63	0	2	7	1	1
2003	CIN	P	42	0	1	1	1	0
2003	BOS	P	24	0	0	3	0	0
2004	BOS	P	28	0	3	2	0	0
2005	CHN	P	17	0	0	1	0	0
2006	CHN	P	31	0	5	5	0	0
2006	SDN	P	11	0	0	3	0	0
2007	BAL	P	16	0	1	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Scott Williamson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	344

Awards & Honors

Scott Williamson — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1999	Rookie of the Year
1999	TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Scott Williamson — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2007	BAL	AL	$900,000
2006	CHN	NL	$2,000,000
2005	CHN	NL	$500,000
2004	BOS	AL	$3,175,000
2003	CIN	NL	$1,600,000
2002	CIN	NL	$400,000
2001	CIN	NL	$400,000
2000	CIN	NL	$300,000
1999	CIN	NL	$200,000
Total Career Earnings			$9,475,000

College History

Scott Williamson — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Oklahoma State University	Stillwater	OK	1997
Tulane University	New Orleans	LA	1995, 1996

Award Voting History

Scott Williamson — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1999	Rookie of the Year	NL	1st	118.0	160	17

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Scott Williamson: the record in brief

Scott Williamson's major league career runs from a debut on April 5, 1999 to a final game on June 29, 2007. The season rows list, in order, the Cincinnati Reds (1999 to 2003), the Boston Red Sox (2003 through 2004), the Chicago Cubs (2005 through 2006), the San Diego Padres (2006), and the Baltimore Orioles (2007). Listed as a pitcher, Williamson threw and hit right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6'0" and 195 pounds. The birth record reads February 17, 1976, in Fort Polk, LA, USA. Scott Williamson was the playing name; the full given name is Scott Ryan.

Williamson went 28-28 with a 3.36 ERA in 344 games, 10 of them starts. Williamson had 510 strikeouts and 55 saves. The leagues Williamson pitched in allowed 4.48 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 25.0% better than average. 1999 brought Williamson a season-high 12 wins. The strikeout high was 136 in 2000. The most saves in one season was 21, in 2003.

Frequently Asked Questions about Scott Williamson

What years did Scott Williamson play?: Scott Williamson played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2007.
Was Scott Williamson a pitcher?: Yes. Scott Williamson pitched in the major leagues, recording 28 wins and 510 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Scott Williamson hit?: Scott Williamson hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Scott Williamson's career batting average?: Scott Williamson batted .043 over his career, with 1 hits in 23 at bats.
What was Scott Williamson's career ERA?: Scott Williamson finished with a 3.36 career ERA, going 28-28 with 510 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Scott Williamson have?: Scott Williamson recorded 510 career strikeouts.