Jimmy Williams
[edit] Biography
Jimmy Williams (James Thomas Williams) was born on December 20, 1876 in St. Louis, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on April 15, 1899 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1899, his rookie year, he hit .355 with 9 home runs and 116 RBI. Williams played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, New York Highlanders and St. Louis Browns over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Jimmy Williams's best season was 1899, when he stole 26 bases, hit for a .355 average and knocked in 116 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1899
| PIT
| N
| 152
| 617
| 126
| 219
| 9
| 116
| .355
| .417
| .532
| 28
| 27
| 60
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 26
| 0
| 0
|
| 1900
| PIT
| N
| 106
| 416
| 73
| 110
| 5
| 68
| .264
| .323
| .389
| 15
| 11
| 32
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 18
| 0
| 0
|
| 1901
| BAL
| A
| 130
| 501
| 113
| 159
| 7
| 96
| .317
| .388
| .495
| 26
| 21
| 56
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 21
| 0
| 0
|
| 1902
| BAL
| A
| 125
| 498
| 83
| 156
| 8
| 83
| .313
| .361
| .500
| 27
| 21
| 36
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| 1903
| NY
| A
| 132
| 502
| 60
| 134
| 3
| 82
| .267
| .326
| .392
| 30
| 12
| 39
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 0
|
| 1904
| NY
| A
| 146
| 559
| 62
| 147
| 2
| 74
| .263
| .314
| .354
| 31
| 7
| 38
| 0
| 4
| 11
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| 1905
| NY
| A
| 129
| 470
| 54
| 107
| 6
| 62
| .228
| .306
| .343
| 20
| 8
| 50
| 0
| 3
| 10
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| 1906
| NY
| A
| 139
| 501
| 62
| 139
| 3
| 77
| .277
| .342
| .373
| 25
| 7
| 44
| 0
| 5
| 21
| 8
| 0
| 0
|
| 1907
| NY
| A
| 139
| 504
| 53
| 136
| 2
| 63
| .270
| .319
| .359
| 17
| 11
| 35
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 14
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| STL
| A
| 148
| 539
| 63
| 127
| 4
| 53
| .236
| .310
| .321
| 20
| 7
| 55
| 0
| 3
| 22
| 7
| 0
| 0
|
| 1909
| STL
| A
| 110
| 374
| 32
| 73
| 0
| 22
| .195
| .257
| .235
| 3
| 6
| 29
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 258
| 1033
| 199
| 329
| 14
| 184
| .318
| .380
| .474
| 43
| 38
| 92
| 0
| 10
| 9
| 44
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1198
| 4448
| 582
| 1178
| 35
| 612
| .265
| .327
| .378
| 199
| 100
| 382
| 0
| 26
| 112
| 107
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1456
| 5481
| 781
| 1507
| 49
| 796
| .275
| .337
| .396
| 242
| 138
| 474
| 0
| 36
| 121
| 151
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1899
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 152
| 0
| 0
| 251
| 354
| 66
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .902
|
| 1900
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 103
| 0
| 0
| 153
| 254
| 51
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1900
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .824
|
| 1901
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 130
| 0
| 0
| 339
| 412
| 52
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1902
| BAL
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1902
| BAL
| A
| 2B
| 104
| 0
| 0
| 248
| 332
| 34
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .945
|
| 1902
| BAL
| A
| 3B
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 37
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .821
|
| 1903
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 132
| 0
| 0
| 266
| 438
| 32
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1904
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 146
| 0
| 0
| 315
| 465
| 40
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1905
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 129
| 0
| 0
| 335
| 332
| 25
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1906
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 139
| 0
| 0
| 326
| 412
| 32
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1907
| NY
| A
| 2B
| 139
| 0
| 0
| 357
| 393
| 26
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1908
| STL
| A
| 2B
| 148
| 0
| 0
| 352
| 445
| 31
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .963
|
| 1909
| STL
| A
| 2B
| 109
| 0
| 0
| 221
| 280
| 20
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1176
| 0
| 0
| 2759
| 3509
| 292
| 426
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 274
| 0
| 0
| 431
| 645
| 131
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .891
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .824
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Kansas City (Western) to Pittsburgh Pirates (1899).
- Traded by New York Highlanders with Hobe Ferris and Danny Hoffman to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Fred Glade, Charlie Hemphill and Harry Niles (November 5, 1907).
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