#36 Ken Williams, Centerfield, 28 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates
Sunday, 10/27/1918 |
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| Ken Williams
6/28/1890
28
USA,OR,GRANTS PASS
6"0
170
Centerfield
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3 / 6 (Well Known)
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3.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 4,871,429
1918 (Arbitration eligible)
4 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days)
172 Day(s)
4 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days)
3 Year(s)
Arbitration eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| Versus LHP | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Versus RHP | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Talent | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
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| Fielding Ratings
LF : 7 (Range), .952 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 9 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 6
Outfield Arm : 7
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/29 | @PHI | W 6-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 9/30 | @PHI | W 4-1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 10/2 | CIN | L 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 10/3 | CIN | W 9-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 10/4 | @BSN | W 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 10/5 | SLN | W 3-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 10/7 | @BRO | W 6-5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 10/8 | CIN | W 3-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 10/9 | CHN | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 10/11 | @NYG | L 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #4 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 157 | 584 | 161 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 72 | 77 | 66 | 43 | .276 | .350 | .373 | .723 | .665 | .098 |
| Projected | 157 | 584 | 161 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 72 | 77 | 66 | 43 | .276 | .350 | .373 | .723 | .665 | .098 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 151 | 660 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 218 | 37 | 18 | 20 | 47.4 | 85.2 | 4.9 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 192 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .276 | .338 | .333 | .671 |
| vs. RHP | 392 | 108 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 58 | 49 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .276 | .356 | .393 | .749 |
| Close/Late | 72 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .321 | .222 | .544 |
| Scoring Position | 136 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .379 | .324 | .702 |
| Pinch Hitting | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | .600 | 1.200 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 81 | 299 | 83 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 42 | 36 | 24 | .278 | .357 | .371 | .728 |
| Road | 76 | 285 | 78 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 35 | 30 | 19 | .274 | .343 | .375 | .718 |
| March/April | 26 | 105 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 11 | .238 | .279 | .276 | .555 |
| May | 25 | 94 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 7 | .277 | .367 | .436 | .803 |
| June | 25 | 89 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 6 | .270 | .337 | .337 | .674 |
| July | 21 | 82 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | .280 | .352 | .415 | .766 |
| August | 27 | 96 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 6 | .281 | .352 | .396 | .748 |
| Sept/Oct | 33 | 118 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 8 | .305 | .400 | .390 | .790 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1915 | 149 | 509 | 170 | 39 | 8 | 7 | 82 | 76 | 78 | 0 | 11 | 37 | 13 | 16 | .334 | .415 | .483 | .898 | PIT,NL |
| 1916 | 156 | 563 | 161 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 74 | 92 | 87 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 20 | 9 | .286 | .377 | .426 | .804 | PIT,NL |
| 1917 | 149 | 585 | 178 | 54 | 6 | 10 | 71 | 91 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 22 | 16 | .304 | .367 | .468 | .836 | PIT,NL |
| 1918 | 157 | 584 | 161 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 72 | 77 | 66 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 18 | 20 | .276 | .350 | .373 | .723 | PIT |
| Total | 611 | 2241 | 670 | 154 | 29 | 32 | 299 | 336 | 291 | 5 | 29 | 184 | 73 | 61 | .299 | .376 | .436 | .813 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Centerfield | 152 | 151 | 394 | 15 | 3 | 424 | 15 | .965 | 1365.2 | 2.79 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1915...
Had first career hit on 4/1/1915, off Phil Douglas (BSN)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/14/1915, off Ray Boyd (CHN)...
Won Batter of the Month award on 5/1/1915, hitting .402 with 2 HR, 15 RBI...
Was selected to the 1915 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Brooklyn on 8/15/1915...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/21/1915, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 7 RBI...
Won Batter of the Month award on 9/1/1915, hitting .413 with 1 HR, 19 RBI...
Was selected to the 1916 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Philadelphia (N) on 4/28/1917...
Injured on 5/1/1917 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Was selected to the 1917 Allstar game...
1/31/1918: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,871,429 through salary arbitration...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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AVG
1915 - .334 - 2nd
| OBP
1915 - .415 - 1st
1916 - .377 - 4th
1917 - .367 - 8th
| SLG
1915 - .483 - 3rd
1916 - .426 - 10th
1917 - .468 - 5th
| OPS
1915 - .898 - 1st
1916 - .804 - 8th
1917 - .836 - 4th
| Doubles
1917 - 54 - 2nd
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Homeruns
1915 - 7 - 7th
1916 - 8 - 4th
1917 - 10 - 3rd
| RBI
1915 - 82 - 8th
1916 - 74 - 10th
| Runs
1916 - 92 - 5th
1917 - 91 - 4th
| BB
1915 - 78 - 2nd
1916 - 87 - 1st
1917 - 60 - 6th
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