Larry McWilliams
[edit] Biography
Born on February 10, 1954 in Wichita, Kansas, Larry McWilliams (Larry Dean McWilliams) played for the Atlanta Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and Kansas City Royals over the course of his 13 year career. McWilliams broke into the bigs on July 17, 1978 with the Atlanta Braves, and put up a 2.81 ERA in 99.1 innings pitched in 1978, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Larry McWilliams's best season was 1983, when he posted a 3.25 ERA, won 15 games and struck out 199 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1978
| ATL
| N
| 15
| 15
| 9
| 3
| 2.81
| 42
| 38
| 31
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 99.1
| 84
| 11
| 35
| 4
| 2
| 2
|
| 1979
| ATL
| N
| 13
| 13
| 3
| 2
| 5.56
| 32
| 41
| 41
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 66.1
| 69
| 4
| 22
| 2
| 2
| 4
|
| 1980
| ATL
| N
| 30
| 30
| 9
| 14
| 4.95
| 77
| 97
| 90
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 163.2
| 188
| 27
| 39
| 2
| 5
| 7
|
| 1981
| ATL
| N
| 6
| 5
| 2
| 1
| 3.11
| 23
| 13
| 13
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 37.2
| 31
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| 19
| 18
| 6
| 5
| 3.11
| 94
| 49
| 42
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 121.2
| 106
| 9
| 24
| 1
| 2
| 4
|
| 1982
| ATL
| N
| 27
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 6.21
| 24
| 30
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 37.2
| 52
| 3
| 20
| 5
| 1
| 2
|
| 1982
| TOT
| N
| 46
| 20
| 8
| 8
| 3.84
| 118
| 79
| 68
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 159.1
| 158
| 12
| 44
| 6
| 3
| 6
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| 35
| 35
| 15
| 8
| 3.25
| 199
| 99
| 86
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 238
| 205
| 19
| 87
| 7
| 9
| 3
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| 34
| 32
| 12
| 11
| 2.93
| 149
| 86
| 74
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 227.1
| 226
| 18
| 78
| 7
| 3
| 2
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| 30
| 19
| 7
| 9
| 4.70
| 52
| 70
| 66
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 126.1
| 139
| 9
| 62
| 11
| 4
| 7
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| 49
| 15
| 3
| 11
| 5.15
| 80
| 75
| 70
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 122.1
| 129
| 16
| 49
| 5
| 5
| 7
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 5.75
| 13
| 15
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 20.1
| 25
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 1988
| STL
| N
| 42
| 17
| 6
| 9
| 3.90
| 70
| 64
| 59
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 136
| 130
| 10
| 45
| 7
| 9
| 4
|
| 1989
| PHI
| N
| 40
| 16
| 2
| 11
| 4.10
| 54
| 67
| 55
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 120.2
| 123
| 3
| 49
| 4
| 6
| 4
|
| 1989
| KC
| A
| 8
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 4.13
| 24
| 15
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 32.2
| 31
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| 1989
| Total
|
| 48
| 21
| 4
| 13
| 4.11
| 78
| 82
| 70
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 153.1
| 154
| 5
| 57
| 5
| 8
| 7
|
| 1990
| KC
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.72
| 7
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8.1
| 10
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 349
| 219
| 76
| 88
| 3.95
| 909
| 744
| 666
| 33
| 13
| 3
| 1517.1
| 1507
| 133
| 525
| 56
| 49
| 48
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 21
| 5
| 2
| 2
| 5.27
| 31
| 24
| 24
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 41
| 41
| 4
| 17
| 2
| 3
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 370
| 224
| 78
| 90
| 3.99
| 940
| 768
| 690
| 34
| 13
| 3
| 1558.1
| 1548
| 137
| 542
| 58
| 52
| 52
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1978
| ATL
| N
| P
| 15
| 15
| 99.1
| 10
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 5
| 4
| 1.000
|
| 1979
| ATL
| N
| P
| 13
| 13
| 66.1
| 2
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 2
| .950
|
| 1980
| ATL
| N
| P
| 30
| 30
| 163.2
| 11
| 24
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 7
| 2
| .921
|
| 1981
| ATL
| N
| P
| 6
| 5
| 37.2
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| P
| 19
| 18
| 121.2
| 6
| 26
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 5
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| ATL
| N
| P
| 27
| 2
| 37.2
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| TOT
| N
| P
| 46
| 20
| 159.1
| 9
| 40
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 9
| 7
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| P
| 35
| 35
| 238
| 10
| 40
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 7
| 0
| .909
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| P
| 34
| 32
| 227.1
| 15
| 32
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 6
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| P
| 30
| 19
| 126.1
| 4
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| P
| 49
| 15
| 122.1
| 7
| 17
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| P
| 9
| 2
| 20.1
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| STL
| N
| P
| 42
| 17
| 136
| 5
| 24
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 0
| .935
|
| 1989
| PHI
| N
| P
| 40
| 16
| 120.2
| 6
| 22
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 7
| 0
| .933
|
| 1989
| KC
| A
| P
| 8
| 5
| 32.2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| Total
|
| P
| 48
| 21
| 153.1
| 7
| 26
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 7
| 0
| .943
|
| 1990
| KC
| A
| P
| 13
| 0
| 8.1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 370
| 224
| 1558.1
| 85
| 275
| 13
| 22
| 0
| 7
| 62
| 58
| 12
| .965
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1978
| ATL
| N
| 15
| 32
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .063
| .063
| .125
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| ATL
| N
| 13
| 24
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .208
| .231
| .292
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| ATL
| N
| 30
| 51
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .157
| .232
| .157
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 24
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| ATL
| N
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .100
| .182
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| 20
| 32
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .188
| .188
| .188
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| ATL
| N
| 27
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .286
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| TOT
| N
| 47
| 38
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| .184
| .205
| .184
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| 35
| 79
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 4
| .114
| .125
| .127
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 32
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| 36
| 74
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 4
| .122
| .122
| .122
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| 32
| 40
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .125
| .146
| .150
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 19
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| 50
| 29
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .138
| .194
| .172
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| ATL
| N
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| STL
| N
| 45
| 37
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 3
| .162
| .205
| .189
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| PHI
| N
| 41
| 27
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .111
| .185
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| KC
| A
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| Total
|
| 49
| 27
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .111
| .111
| .185
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| KC
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 359
| 446
| 26
| 60
| 0
| 15
| .135
| .161
| .157
| 6
| 2
| 12
| 193
| 2
| 54
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 380
| 446
| 26
| 60
| 0
| 15
| .135
| .161
| .157
| 6
| 2
| 12
| 193
| 2
| 54
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (6th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (January 9, 1974).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Pascual Perez and a player to be named later (June 30, 1982); Atlanta Braves received Carlos Rios (September 8, 1982).
- Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (April 6, 1987).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (May 18, 1987).
- Released by Atlanta Braves (July 25, 1987).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (August 6, 1987).
- Released by Texas Rangers (February 2, 1988).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (February 12, 1988).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (January 30, 1989).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Kansas City Royals in exchange for a player to be named later (September 2, 1989); Philadelphia Phillies received Jeff Hulse (October 21, 1989).
- Released by Kansas City Royals (May 14, 1990).
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