Earl Craig Williams
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[edit] Biography
Earl Williams (Earl Craig Williams) was born on July 14, 1948 in Newark, New Jersey. He made his Major League debut on September 13, 1970 for the Atlanta Braves. In 1971, his rookie year, he hit .260 with 33 home runs and 87 RBI. Williams played for the Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos and Oakland Athletics over the course of his 8 year career.
Most people believe that Earl Williams's best season was 1972, when he slugged 28 home runs and knocked in 87 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | ATL | N | 10 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | .368 | .417 | .579 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1971 | ATL | N | 145 | 497 | 64 | 129 | 33 | 87 | .260 | .324 | .491 | 14 | 1 | 42 | 80 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 1972 | ATL | N | 151 | 565 | 72 | 146 | 28 | 87 | .258 | .336 | .457 | 24 | 2 | 62 | 118 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 |
| 1973 | BAL | A | 132 | 459 | 58 | 109 | 22 | 83 | .237 | .333 | .425 | 18 | 1 | 66 | 107 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| 1974 | BAL | A | 118 | 413 | 47 | 105 | 14 | 52 | .254 | .327 | .395 | 16 | 0 | 40 | 79 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| 1975 | ATL | N | 111 | 383 | 42 | 92 | 11 | 50 | .240 | .305 | .360 | 13 | 0 | 34 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| 1976 | MON | N | 61 | 190 | 17 | 45 | 8 | 29 | .237 | .285 | .437 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 1976 | ATL | N | 61 | 184 | 18 | 39 | 9 | 26 | .212 | .286 | .375 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 1976 | TOT | N | 122 | 374 | 35 | 84 | 17 | 55 | .225 | .286 | .406 | 13 | 2 | 33 | 65 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| 1977 | OAK | A | 100 | 348 | 39 | 84 | 13 | 38 | .241 | .288 | .391 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 58 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| Total | NL | 539 | 1838 | 217 | 458 | 89 | 284 | .249 | .317 | .437 | 68 | 5 | 174 | 330 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 61 | |
| Total | AL | 350 | 1220 | 144 | 298 | 49 | 173 | .244 | .319 | .405 | 47 | 1 | 124 | 244 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 42 | |
| Total | 889 | 3058 | 361 | 756 | 138 | 457 | .247 | .318 | .424 | 115 | 6 | 298 | 574 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 31 | 103 |
[edit] Fielding Stats
| Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | ATL | N | 1B | 4 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1970 | ATL | N | 3B | 3 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1971 | ATL | N | 3B | 42 | 37 | 327.1 | 27 | 74 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .918 |
| 1971 | ATL | N | 1B | 31 | 19 | 186.1 | 194 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .995 |
| 1971 | ATL | N | C | 72 | 71 | 626 | 375 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 49 | 17 | 1 | .981 |
| 1972 | ATL | N | 3B | 21 | 21 | 177 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .821 |
| 1972 | ATL | N | 1B | 20 | 15 | 140.2 | 140 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1972 | ATL | N | C | 116 | 113 | 986 | 584 | 49 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 78 | 26 | 0 | .980 |
| 1973 | BAL | A | 1B | 44 | 39 | 339.1 | 326 | 19 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .994 |
| 1973 | BAL | A | DH | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1973 | BAL | A | C | 93 | 86 | 769 | 407 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 33 | 0 | .987 |
| 1974 | BAL | A | 1B | 47 | 43 | 392.1 | 399 | 17 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .995 |
| 1974 | BAL | A | DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1974 | BAL | A | C | 75 | 70 | 617 | 308 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 45 | 28 | 0 | .983 |
| 1975 | ATL | N | C | 11 | 10 | 82.1 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | .967 |
| 1975 | ATL | N | 1B | 90 | 89 | 780.1 | 844 | 50 | 10 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .989 |
| 1976 | MON | N | 1B | 47 | 44 | 356.1 | 377 | 41 | 8 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .981 |
| 1976 | MON | N | C | 14 | 6 | 71 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1976 | ATL | N | C | 38 | 34 | 307.1 | 178 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 3 | 0 | .995 |
| 1976 | ATL | N | 1B | 17 | 14 | 122 | 120 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1976 | TOT | N | 1B | 64 | 58 | 478.1 | 497 | 49 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .986 |
| 1976 | TOT | N | C | 52 | 40 | 378.1 | 218 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 5 | 0 | .996 |
| 1977 | OAK | A | DH | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1977 | OAK | A | C | 36 | 33 | 269 | 165 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 1 | .989 |
| 1977 | OAK | A | 1B | 30 | 12 | 135.2 | 140 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .993 |
| Total | 1B | 330 | 277 | 2475 | 2560 | 157 | 24 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .991 | ||
| Total | DH | 48 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Total | 3B | 66 | 60 | 525.1 | 46 | 111 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .892 | ||
| Total | C | 455 | 423 | 3727.2 | 2109 | 192 | 38 | 30 | 0 | 71 | 287 | 133 | 2 | .984 |
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Milwaukee Braves in the 1st round (6th pick overall) of the American Legion phase of free-agent draft (August 24, 1965).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves with Taylor Duncan to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Davey Johnson, Pat Dobson, Roric Harrison and Johnny Oates (November 30, 1972).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with cash to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Jimmy Freeman (April 17, 1975).
- Sold by Atlanta Braves to Montreal Expos (July 24, 1976).
- Released by Montreal Expos (March 28, 1977).
- Signed by Oakland Athletics (April 3, 1977).
- Released by Oakland Athletics (May 17, 1978).
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