Brian Williams
[edit] Biography
Born on February 15, 1969 in Lancaster, South Carolina, Brian Williams (Brian O'Neal Williams) played for the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 9 year career. Williams broke into the bigs on September 16, 1991 with the Houston Astros, and put up a 3.92 ERA in 96.1 innings pitched in 1992, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Brian Williams's best season was 1992, when he posted a 3.92 ERA and struck out 54 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1991
| HOU
| N
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 3.75
| 4
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 11
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1992
| HOU
| N
| 16
| 16
| 7
| 6
| 3.92
| 54
| 44
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 96.1
| 92
| 10
| 42
| 1
| 2
| 0
|
| 1993
| HOU
| N
| 42
| 5
| 4
| 4
| 4.83
| 56
| 48
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 82
| 76
| 7
| 38
| 4
| 9
| 4
|
| 1994
| HOU
| N
| 20
| 13
| 6
| 5
| 5.74
| 49
| 64
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 78.1
| 112
| 9
| 41
| 4
| 3
| 4
|
| 1995
| SD
| N
| 44
| 6
| 3
| 10
| 6.00
| 75
| 54
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 72
| 79
| 3
| 38
| 4
| 7
| 8
|
| 1996
| DET
| A
| 40
| 17
| 3
| 10
| 6.77
| 72
| 107
| 91
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 121
| 145
| 21
| 85
| 2
| 8
| 6
|
| 1997
| BAL
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.00
| 14
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 20
| 0
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1999
| HOU
| N
| 50
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 4.41
| 53
| 35
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 67.1
| 69
| 4
| 35
| 2
| 7
| 5
|
| 2000
| CLE
| A
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4.00
| 6
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 23
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 2000
| CHI
| N
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 9.62
| 14
| 27
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 24.1
| 28
| 4
| 23
| 2
| 3
| 3
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 7.23
| 20
| 36
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 42.1
| 51
| 6
| 31
| 3
| 4
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 196
| 42
| 23
| 28
| 5.16
| 305
| 277
| 248
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 432.1
| 467
| 39
| 221
| 17
| 31
| 25
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 60
| 17
| 3
| 10
| 5.91
| 92
| 124
| 107
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 163
| 188
| 23
| 111
| 3
| 10
| 7
|
| Total
|
|
| 256
| 59
| 26
| 38
| 5.37
| 397
| 401
| 355
| 2
| 1
| 6
| 595.1
| 655
| 62
| 332
| 20
| 41
| 32
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1991
| HOU
| N
| P
| 2
| 2
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| HOU
| N
| P
| 16
| 16
| 96.1
| 8
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 3
| 0
| .920
|
| 1993
| HOU
| N
| P
| 42
| 5
| 82
| 7
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| .964
|
| 1994
| HOU
| N
| P
| 20
| 13
| 78.1
| 8
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 4
| 0
| .810
|
| 1995
| SD
| N
| P
| 44
| 6
| 72
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| DET
| A
| P
| 40
| 17
| 121
| 6
| 16
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 2
| .917
|
| 1997
| BAL
| A
| P
| 13
| 0
| 24
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| HOU
| N
| P
| 50
| 0
| 67.1
| 4
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| CLE
| A
| P
| 7
| 0
| 18
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| CHI
| N
| P
| 22
| 0
| 24.1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| P
| 29
| 0
| 42.1
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 256
| 59
| 595.1
| 44
| 88
| 9
| 4
| 0
| 6
| 30
| 23
| 3
| .936
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1991
| HOU
| N
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| HOU
| N
| 20
| 30
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 4
| .133
| .129
| .167
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| HOU
| N
| 42
| 10
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .300
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| HOU
| N
| 20
| 23
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .261
| .261
| .261
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| SD
| N
| 44
| 14
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .071
| .071
| .143
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1996
| DET
| A
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| BAL
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| HOU
| N
| 50
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| CLE
| A
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| CHI
| N
| 22
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .500
| .500
| 1.000
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| Total
|
| 29
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .500
| .500
| 1.000
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 200
| 85
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 9
| .176
| .174
| .224
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 260
| 85
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 9
| .176
| .174
| .224
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 26
| 0
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 2, 1987).
- Selected by Houston Astros in the 1st round (31st pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1990 - signed July 16, 1990).
- Traded by Houston Astros with Ken Caminiti, Andujar Cedeno, Steve Finley, Roberto Petagine and a player to be named later to San Diego Padres in exchange for Derek Bell, Doug Brocail, Ricky Gutierrez, Pedro Martinez, Phil Plantier and Craig Shipley (December 28, 1994); San Diego Padres received Sean Fesh (May 1, 1995).
- Granted free agency (December 21, 1995).
- Signed by Detroit Tigers (January 10, 1996).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (November 20, 1996).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (January 21, 1997).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (December 21, 1997).
- Signed by Houston Astros (January 21, 1999).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 1999).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (January 7, 2000).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (May 30, 2000).
- Signed by Cleveland Indians (June 5, 2000).
- Granted free agency (October 5, 2000).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (January 4, 2001).
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