Paul Williams
Cleveland Foresters (ML)
Paul Williams
Nickname:
The Spark Plug
Birthdate:
Oct. 4, 1926 (36 y, 11 m, 12 d)
Born In:
St. Louis, MO, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
1B
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
5'9"/200
Entry:
1945 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 8, Team: Pittsburgh Miners
Contract:
$136k / 1 year
ML Service Time:
14 years, 73 days

Career Major League Stats

Team Year Age G PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS BABIP wOBA wRC+ WAR
Cleveland - FABL
CLE - FABL
1963 36 149 622 531 168 32 3 14 80 73 70 45 1 0 .316 .399 .467 .866 .320 .383 140 3.34
Cleveland - FABL
CLE - FABL
1962 35 149 626 516 149 36 2 22 98 96 93 43 0 0 .289 .399 .494 .894 .276 .396 137 3.04
Cleveland - FABL
CLE - FABL
1961 34 153 676 531 163 32 4 28 111 118 130 30 0 0 .307 .445 .541 .986 .281 .429 165 4.54
Cleveland - FABL
CLE - FABL
1960 33 102 446 365 131 32 0 14 77 72 74 25 0 0 .359 .469 .562 1.030 .356 .450 176 4.20
Pittsburgh - FABL
PIT - FABL
1959 32 152 679 571 172 42 1 19 75 93 101 62 0 0 .301 .408 .478 .886 .310 .400 145 3.86
Pittsburgh - FABL
PIT - FABL
1958 31 152 665 555 181 44 3 40 138 111 103 42 0 1 .326 .433 .632 1.066 .296 .458 187 6.91
Pittsburgh - FABL
PIT - FABL
1957 30 149 635 526 153 21 4 28 111 94 100 40 0 0 .291 .403 .506 .909 .269 .399 156 3.02
Pittsburgh - FABL
PIT - FABL
1956 29 130 395 322 90 17 1 11 62 47 71 24 0 2 .280 .408 .441 .849 .273 .382 141 1.04
Pittsburgh - FABL
PIT - FABL
1955 28 154 699 555 156 43 3 19 91 108 136 40 0 0 .281 .421 .472 .893 .274 .402 142 2.43
Pittsburgh - FABL
PIT - FABL
1954 27 154 676 549 176 36 3 33 113 110 119 34 0 0 .321 .438 .577 1.015 .292 .447 174 4.36
Pittsburgh - FABL
PIT - FABL
1953 26 139 624 511 169 28 4 32 122 99 104 35 0 0 .331 .441 .589 1.030 .304 .451 185 5.31
Pittsburgh - FABL
PIT - FABL
1952 25 153 667 544 163 29 1 29 108 99 112 26 0 0 .300 .423 .517 .940 .272 .429 181 5.08
Pittsburgh - FABL
PIT - FABL
1951 24 153 658 532 171 33 3 19 103 78 118 44 0 0 .321 .447 .502 .949 .322 .427 162 4.94
Pittsburgh - FABL
PIT - FABL
1950 23 115 431 358 111 20 3 9 62 48 62 52 0 0 .310 .420 .458 .878 .340 .407 147 2.36
Pittsburgh - FABL
PIT - FABL
1949 22 51 204 168 41 10 3 1 20 21 32 15 0 0 .244 .373 .357 .730 .261 .347 104 0.43
Pittsburgh - FABL
PIT - FABL
1948 21 27 91 85 18 2 1 0 8 3 4 14 1 0 .212 .253 .259 .512 .250 .240 34 -0.67
Pittsburgh (12 yrs)
PIT (12 yrs)
1529 6424 5276 1601 325 30 240 1013 911 1062 428 1 3 .303 .421 .513 .934 .293 .417 159 39.08
Cleveland (4 yrs)
CLE (4 yrs)
553 2370 1943 611 132 9 78 366 359 367 143 1 0 .315 .426 .512 .938 .304 .412 153 15.12
Total - FABL
FABL
2082 8794 7219 2212 457 39 318 1379 1270 1429 571 2 3 .306 .422 .513 .935 .296 .416 158 54.20

Career Minor League Stats

Team Year Age G PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS BABIP wOBA wRC+ WAR
ROC - UL
1960 33 6 29 20 6 1 0 1 1 6 7 3 1 0 .300 .517 .500 1.017 .313 .469 203 0.50
STP - CL
1949 22 84 380 322 103 17 0 12 39 52 56 55 2 1 .320 .421 .485 .906 .356 .422 148 2.17
STP - CL
1948 21 69 284 259 78 13 1 7 35 27 22 45 0 0 .301 .360 .440 .801 .343 .371 107 0.35
BIR - DIX
1948 21 32 126 112 48 14 0 5 27 16 8 9 1 0 .429 .468 .688 1.155 .430 .514 209 1.54
BIR - DIX
1947 20 124 524 473 129 21 4 4 56 45 37 88 2 1 .273 .322 .359 .681 .323 .318 78 -1.43
Gary - HL
GAR - HL
1947 20 14 67 60 20 7 0 2 8 10 7 13 0 0 .333 .403 .550 .953 .400 .428 155 0.32
BIR - DIX
1946 19 55 222 203 47 7 1 2 18 21 15 37 0 0 .232 .286 .305 .592 .273 .286 68 -0.47
Gary - HL
GAR - HL
1946 19 75 298 266 74 11 5 4 41 36 26 57 0 2 .278 .346 .402 .748 .337 .360 114 0.70
Spokane - COW
SPO - COW
1945 18 54 218 197 48 9 0 5 23 26 18 60 1 0 .244 .312 .366 .677 .323 .315 100 0.48
Jackson - GSL
JAX - GSL
1945 18 14 55 44 14 1 1 0 4 6 6 8 0 0 .318 .436 .386 .823 .378 .387 146 0.02
None - None
None - None
1945 18 24 123 98 45 13 1 9 35 40 18 5 1 1 .459 .553 .888 1.441 .419 .631 306 2.86
None - None
None - None
1944 17 25 129 105 49 15 0 5 36 39 19 7 2 1 .467 .566 .752 1.318 .473 .593 286 2.71
None - None
None - None
1943 16 25 125 98 47 11 2 4 30 46 17 3 8 4 .480 .566 .755 1.321 .462 .591 289 2.51
Total - ??
??
74 377 301 141 39 3 18 101 125 54 15 11 6 .468 .562 .797 1.359 .452 .605 294 8.09
Total - AAA
AAA
159 693 601 187 31 1 20 75 85 85 103 3 1 .311 .400 .466 .866 .349 .403 134 3.02
Total - AA
AA
211 872 788 224 42 5 11 101 82 60 134 3 1 .284 .334 .392 .726 .327 .338 94 -0.37
Total - A
A
89 365 326 94 18 5 6 49 46 33 70 0 2 .288 .356 .429 .786 .348 .372 121 1.01
Total - S A
S A
54 218 197 48 9 0 5 23 26 18 60 1 0 .244 .312 .366 .677 .323 .315 100 0.48
Total - R
R
14 55 44 14 1 1 0 4 6 6 8 0 0 .318 .436 .386 .823 .378 .387 146 0.02
Total - Minors
Minors
527 2203 1956 567 101 12 42 252 245 202 375 7 4 .290 .359 .418 .777 .338 .363 113 4.17