Kenneth Royal Williams
[edit] Biography
Ken Williams (Kenneth Royal Williams) was born on April 6, 1964 in Berkeley, California. He made his Major League debut on September 2, 1986 for the Chicago White Sox. In 1987, his rookie year, he hit .281 with 11 home runs and 50 RBI. Williams played for the Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays and Montreal Expos over the course of his 6 year career.
Most people believe that Ken Williams's best season was 1987, when he hit for a .281 average and knocked in 50 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1986
| CHI
| A
| 15
| 31
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 1
| .129
| .182
| .226
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| 116
| 391
| 48
| 110
| 11
| 50
| .281
| .314
| .422
| 18
| 2
| 10
| 83
| 9
| 3
| 21
| 0
| 5
|
| 1988
| CHI
| A
| 73
| 220
| 18
| 35
| 8
| 28
| .159
| .221
| .305
| 4
| 2
| 10
| 64
| 8
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 2
|
| 1989
| DET
| A
| 94
| 258
| 29
| 53
| 6
| 23
| .205
| .269
| .302
| 5
| 1
| 18
| 63
| 5
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 6
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| 49
| 72
| 13
| 14
| 0
| 8
| .194
| .272
| .306
| 6
| 1
| 7
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| 57
| 83
| 10
| 11
| 0
| 5
| .133
| .170
| .157
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| TOT
| A
| 106
| 155
| 23
| 25
| 0
| 13
| .161
| .219
| .226
| 8
| 1
| 10
| 42
| 2
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 1
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| 13
| 29
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 3
| .207
| .314
| .379
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1991
| MON
| N
| 34
| 70
| 11
| 19
| 0
| 1
| .271
| .311
| .400
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1991
| Total
|
| 47
| 99
| 16
| 25
| 1
| 4
| .253
| .312
| .394
| 7
| 2
| 7
| 27
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 34
| 70
| 11
| 19
| 0
| 1
| .271
| .311
| .400
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 417
| 1084
| 125
| 233
| 27
| 118
| .215
| .266
| .335
| 37
| 6
| 53
| 268
| 26
| 8
| 47
| 0
| 16
|
| Total
|
|
| 451
| 1154
| 136
| 252
| 27
| 119
| .218
| .269
| .339
| 42
| 8
| 56
| 290
| 27
| 8
| 49
| 0
| 17
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1986
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 10
| 8
| 73.2
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| CHI
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 5
| 4
| 41.1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 4
| 4
| 32
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 111
| 105
| 928.2
| 297
| 6
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 4
| 2
| 28
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 115
| 107
| 956.2
| 303
| 5
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1988
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 32
| 31
| 246
| 19
| 67
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .860
|
| 1988
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| CHI
| A
| RF
| 29
| 24
| 201
| 46
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1988
| CHI
| A
| OF
| 38
| 31
| 269
| 68
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1988
| CHI
| A
| CF
| 12
| 7
| 68
| 22
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .920
|
| 1989
| DET
| A
| LF
| 28
| 23
| 179
| 37
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1989
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| DET
| A
| OF
| 87
| 71
| 605.2
| 180
| 11
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1989
| DET
| A
| RF
| 27
| 16
| 151
| 40
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| DET
| A
| CF
| 35
| 32
| 275.2
| 100
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1989
| DET
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 30
| 13
| 147
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| CF
| 9
| 2
| 39
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 15
| 4
| 49
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 8
| 7
| 59
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| RF
| 19
| 9
| 99
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| DH
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| LF
| 17
| 1
| 33
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| OF
| 47
| 22
| 233
| 67
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| CF
| 13
| 12
| 101
| 43
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 32
| 5
| 82
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| TOT
| A
| CF
| 22
| 14
| 140
| 51
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 77
| 35
| 380
| 103
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 27
| 16
| 158
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 9
| 7
| 70
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 8
| 7
| 63
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| MON
| N
| RF
| 12
| 9
| 76.1
| 17
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1991
| MON
| N
| LF
| 9
| 6
| 58.2
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1991
| MON
| N
| OF
| 24
| 17
| 152
| 42
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1991
| MON
| N
| CF
| 4
| 2
| 17
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| Total
|
| OF
| 33
| 24
| 222
| 58
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1991
| Total
|
| CF
| 5
| 2
| 22
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| Total
|
| RF
| 20
| 16
| 139.1
| 31
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1991
| Total
|
| LF
| 10
| 6
| 60.2
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 22
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 112
| 78
| 718.2
| 170
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 32
| 31
| 246
| 19
| 67
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .860
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 71
| 34
| 322
| 77
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 189
| 164
| 1466.1
| 483
| 17
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 360
| 276
| 2507
| 730
| 28
| 15
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1982).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Eric King (March 23, 1989).
- Claimed on waivers by Toronto Blue Jays from Detroit Tigers (June 18, 1990).
- Claimed on waivers by Montreal Expos from Toronto Blue Jays (June 4, 1991).
- Released by Montreal Expos (November 18, 1991).
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