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Mitch Williams
Mitchell Steven Williams (Wild Thing)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 4", Weight 205 lb.

Debut April 9, 1986
  vs. TOR 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
Final Game May 10, 1997
Born November 17, 1964 in Santa Ana, CA

Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 8th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1982. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1986 21 TEX AL   8   6  80   0   0   0  38  8   98.0   69   39   39   8   79   90  11   5   435   8   5  3.58  4.31  120 1.510
 1987 22 TEX AL   8   6  85   1   0   0  32  6  108.7   63   47   39   9   94  129   7   4   469   7   2  3.23  4.52  140 1.445
 1988 23 TEX AL   2   7  67   0   0   0  51 18   68.0   48   38   35   4   47   61   6   5   296   3   6  4.63  4.09   88 1.397
 1989 24 CHC NL   4   4  76   0   0   0  61 36   81.7   71   27   25   6   52   67   8   6   365   4   4  2.76  3.78  137 1.506 MVP-10,CYA-9,AS
 1990 25 CHC NL   1   8  59   2   0   0  39 16   66.3   60   38   29   4   50   55   1   4   310   6   2  3.93  4.10  104 1.658
 1991 26 PHI NL  12   5  69   0   0   0  60 30   88.3   56   24   23   4   62   84   8   4   386   5   1  2.34  3.65  156 1.336 CYA-6
 1992 27 PHI NL   5   8  66   0   0   0  56 29   81.0   69   39   34   4   64   74   6   5   368   2   3  3.78  3.51   93 1.642
 1993 28 PHI NL   3   7  65   0   0   0  57 43   62.0   56   30   23   3   44   60   2   6   281   1   0  3.34  3.97  119 1.613
 1994 29 HOU NL   1   4  25   0   0   0  18  6   20.0   21   17   17   4   24   21   1   1   106   2   0  7.65  3.97   52 2.250
 1995 30 CAL AL   1   2  20   0   0   0   3  0   10.7   13   10    8   1   21    9   2   2    65   0   1  6.75  4.67   69 3.188
 1997 32 KCR AL   0   1   7   0   0   0   4  0    6.7   11    8    8   2    7   10   0   2    38   1   0 10.80  4.66   43 2.700
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 11 Years            58       3       0    192         537       280      544       52  44  3119  39  24  3.65  4.03  111 1.564
 WL%= .437       45     619       0     419     691.3       317       49       660
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     4   6  67   0   0   0  45 20   75.3   58   34   30   5   59   72   5   4   340   4   2  3.65  4.03  111 1.564
 Career High     12   8  85   2   0   0  61 43  108.7   71   47   39   9   94  129  11   6   469   8   6  2.34  4.52  156 1.336

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1989 24 CHC NL  76    5    1    1   0  0   1    3   0  0   0   1  .200  .200  .800  165    4   0   0   0   0   1 MVP-10,AS
 1990 25 CHC NL  59    5    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1991 26 PHI NL  69    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .500  .000   54    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1992 27 PHI NL  66    4    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .250  .250  .250   43    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1993 28 PHI NL  65    1    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000  442    1   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     360   16    2    3   0  0   1    4   0  0   1   4  .188  .235  .375   66    6   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg          7    1    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   2  .188  .235  .375   66    3   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     76    5    1    1   0  0   1    3   0  0   1   2                           4   0   0   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1989 24 CHC NL    5    5    0   0.0    97| .200  .263| .200  .331| .800  .391|1.000  .723| 165  .000   0.3   0.0   0%
 1990 25 CHC NL    5    5    0   0.0   104| .000  .273| .000  .341| .000  .411| .000  .751|-100  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1991 26 PHI NL    2    1    0   0.0    93| .000  .256| .500  .324| .000  .384| .500  .708|  54  .000   0.1   0.0   0%
 1992 27 PHI NL    4    3    0   0.0    92| .250  .259| .250  .324| .250  .382| .500  .706|  43  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1993 28 PHI NL    1    0    1         103|1.000  .270|1.000  .335|1.000  .411|2.000  .746| 442         0.5   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons       17   14    1   1.9    98| .188  .265| .235  .332| .375  .396| .610  .728|  66  .191  -0.9  -0.1     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1986 21 TEX AL   P   80      1   10    2    1  .846  .957  0.14  0.68  1.01  1.83    0   98.0
 1987 22 TEX AL   P   85      5   15    3    3  .870  .957  0.24  0.67  1.66  1.84    1  108.7
 1988 23 TEX AL   P   67      3   10    1    0  .929  .963  0.19  0.67  1.72  1.77    0   68.0
 1989 24 CHC NL   P   76      0   11    3    0  .786  .948  0.14  0.63  1.21  1.87    0   81.7 AS
 1990 25 CHC NL   P   59      1    5    0    0 1.000  .952  0.10  0.58  0.81  1.81    2   66.3
 1991 26 PHI NL   P   69      0    8    3    0  .727  .952  0.12  0.59  0.82  1.86    0   88.3
 1992 27 PHI NL   P   66      1   11    3    0  .800  .952  0.18  0.60  1.33  1.94    0   81.0
 1993 28 PHI NL   P   65      2    3    2    0  .714  .962  0.08  0.54  0.73  1.84    0   62.0
 1994 29 HOU NL   P   25      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.04  0.54  0.45  1.84    0   20.0
 1995 30 CAL AL   P   20      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  0.10  0.53  1.68  1.77    0   10.7
 1997 32 KCR AL   P    7      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.49  0.00  1.75    0    6.7

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1986 21 TEX AL   P   80      1   10    2    1  .846  .957  0.14  0.68  1.01  1.83    0   98.0
 1987 22 TEX AL   P   85      5   15    3    3  .870  .957  0.24  0.67  1.66  1.84    1  108.7
 1988 23 TEX AL   P   67      3   10    1    0  .929  .963  0.19  0.67  1.72  1.77    0   68.0
 1989 24 CHC NL   P   76      0   11    3    0  .786  .948  0.14  0.63  1.21  1.87    0   81.7
 1990 25 CHC NL   P   59      1    5    0    0 1.000  .952  0.10  0.58  0.81  1.81    2   66.3
 1991 26 PHI NL   P   69      0    8    3    0  .727  .952  0.12  0.59  0.82  1.86    0   88.3
 1992 27 PHI NL   P   66      1   11    3    0  .800  .952  0.18  0.60  1.33  1.94    0   81.0
 1993 28 PHI NL   P   65      2    3    2    0  .714  .962  0.08  0.54  0.73  1.84    0   62.0
 1994 29 HOU NL   P   25      0    1    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.04  0.54  0.45  1.84    0   20.0
 1995 30 CAL AL   P   20      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  0.10  0.53  1.68  1.77    0   10.7
 1997 32 KCR AL   P    7      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.49  0.00  1.75    0    6.7

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 619     14   75   17    4  .840  .956  0.14  0.62  1.16  1.84    3  691.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       619     14   75   17    4  .840  .956  0.14  0.62  1.16  1.85    3    691
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1989   NLCS  CHC SFG     L   2   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   1     1   0   0   2 
 1993   NLCS  PHI ATL     W   4   0   1.69  2  0  2  0   5.1   6   1   2   5 
        WS    PHI TOR     L   3   0  20.25  0  2  1  0   2.2   5   6   4   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   6   0   1.42  2  0  2  0   6.1   7   1   2   7 
  3 Postseason Ser      1-2   9   0   7.00  2  2  3  0   9    12   7   6   8 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1989   NLCS  CHC SFG     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1993   NLCS  PHI ATL     W   4   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    PHI TOR     L   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1   6   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
  3 Postseason Series   1-2   9   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1989   CHC NL      0  0  0   1     0   0   0   1   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1989   CHC NL       Replaced by designated hitter.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1                                                                              
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1989 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1989-NL-10-0.12
Car-839-0.12 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1989-NL-9-0.01
1991-NL-6-0.01
Car-236-0.02 shares

Won-Loss %
1991 NL-.706-5

Games
1986 AL-80-1
1987 AL-85-2
1988 AL-67-3
1989 NL-76-1
1991 NL-69-9

Saves
1989 NL-36-2
1990 NL-16-10
1991 NL-30-3
1992 NL-29-5
1993 NL-43-4
Car-192-42

Bases On Balls Allow.
1987 AL-94-10

Hit Batsmen
1986 AL-11-5
1987 AL-7-8
1989 NL-8-2
1991 NL-8-2
1992 NL-6-6

Games Finished
1988 AL-51-5
1989 NL-61-2
1990 NL-39-9
1991 NL-60-2
1992 NL-56-4
1993 NL-57-5
Car-419-49

      

Black Ink: Pitching - 2 (727) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 23 (952) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 11.0 (708) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 30.0 (432) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 8th round of the 1982 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1982.

December 3, 1984: Drafted by the Texas Rangers from the San Diego Padres in the 1984 rule 5 draft.

April 6, 1985: Returned (earlier draft pick) by the Texas Rangers to the San Diego Padres.

April 6, 1985: Traded by the San Diego Padres to the Texas Rangers for Randy Asadoor.

December 5, 1988: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Luis Benitez (minors), Pablo Delgado (minors), Paul Kilgus, Curtis Wilkerson, and Steve Wilson to the Chicago Cubs for Rafael Palmeiro, Jamie Moyer, and Drew Hall.

April 7, 1991: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Philadelphia Phillies for Chuck McElroy and Bob Scanlan.

October 31, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

December 18, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

December 2, 1993: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Houston Astros for Doug Jones and Jeff Juden.

May 31, 1994: Released by the Houston Astros.

November 30, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

June 19, 1995: Released by the California Angels.

July 6, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

August 19, 1996: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

January 14, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

May 12, 1997: Released by the Kansas City Royals.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986Texas Rangers$60,000
1988Texas Rangers$200,000
1989Chicago Cubs$377,500
1990Chicago Cubs$1,125,000
1991Philadelphia Phillies$1,500,000
1992Philadelphia Phillies$3,200,000
1993Philadelphia Phillies$3,500,000
1994Houston Astros$2,500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$12,462,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
View Mitch Williams's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
a Baseball Hall of Fame on-line exhibit

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