Earl Williams
Earl Craig Williams
Born: July 14, 1948
Newark, NJ USA
Deceased: 2013
Somerset, NJ USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, 3B, DH, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 215
Career: 1970-1977
Draft: Round 1 (1965 August Legion Draft, Milwaukee Braves)
School: Montclair HS (Montclair, NJ)
Minor League Statistics
Earl Williams compiled a career batting average of .247 with 138 home runs and 457 RBI in his 889-game career with the Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos and Oakland Athletics. He began playing during the 1970 season and last took the field during the 1977 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 10 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .368 | .417 | .579 | .996 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 145 | 550 | 497 | 64 | 129 | 14 | 1 | 33 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 80 | .260 | .324 | .491 | .815 | 244 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 1972 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 151 | 637 | 565 | 72 | 146 | 24 | 2 | 28 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 118 | .258 | .336 | .457 | .793 | 258 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 1973 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 132 | 536 | 459 | 58 | 109 | 18 | 1 | 22 | 83 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 107 | .237 | .333 | .425 | .758 | 195 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 1974 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 118 | 471 | 413 | 47 | 105 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 52 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 79 | .254 | .327 | .395 | .722 | 163 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 1975 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 111 | 424 | 383 | 42 | 92 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 63 | .240 | .305 | .360 | .665 | 138 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1976 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 61 | 208 | 184 | 18 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 33 | .212 | .286 | .375 | .661 | 69 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1976 | NL | Montreal Expos | 61 | 207 | 190 | 17 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 32 | .237 | .285 | .437 | .722 | 83 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 1977 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 100 | 374 | 348 | 39 | 84 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 58 | .241 | .288 | .391 | .678 | 136 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 889 | 3431 | 3058 | 361 | 756 | 115 | 6 | 138 | 457 | 2 | 5 | 298 | 574 | .247 | .318 | .424 | .742 | 1297 | 103 | 32 | 12 | 31 | 31 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 4 | 2 | 22.0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.591 | 5.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3B | 3 | 2 | 21.0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 4.286 | 3.333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 | NL | Atlanta Braves | C | 72 | 71 | 626.0 | 375 | 35 | 8 | 4 | .981 | 5.895 | 5.694 | 15 | 0 | 51 | 19 | 27.1 |
| 1971 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3B | 42 | 37 | 327.0 | 27 | 74 | 9 | 9 | .918 | 2.780 | 2.405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 31 | 19 | 186.0 | 194 | 8 | 1 | 25 | .995 | 9.774 | 6.516 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 | NL | Atlanta Braves | C | 116 | 113 | 986.0 | 584 | 49 | 13 | 7 | .980 | 5.778 | 5.457 | 28 | 0 | 78 | 26 | 25.0 |
| 1972 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3B | 21 | 21 | 177.0 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 1 | .821 | 2.339 | 2.190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 20 | 15 | 138.0 | 140 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | 9.652 | 7.400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 95 | 86 | 769.0 | 407 | 33 | 6 | 5 | .987 | 5.150 | 4.632 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 33 | 46.5 |
| 1973 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 42 | 39 | 339.3 | 326 | 19 | 2 | 36 | .994 | 9.150 | 8.214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | C | 75 | 70 | 617.0 | 308 | 33 | 6 | 5 | .983 | 4.974 | 4.547 | 11 | 0 | 44 | 28 | 38.9 |
| 1974 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | 47 | 43 | 392.3 | 399 | 17 | 2 | 39 | .995 | 9.543 | 8.851 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 90 | 89 | 780.3 | 844 | 50 | 10 | 77 | .989 | 1.311 | 9.933 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 | NL | Atlanta Braves | C | 11 | 10 | 82.3 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 3 | .967 | 6.340 | 5.273 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 22.2 |
| 1976 | NL | Montreal Expos | 1B | 47 | 44 | 356.3 | 377 | 41 | 8 | 37 | .981 | 1.558 | 8.894 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 | NL | Atlanta Braves | C | 38 | 34 | 307.3 | 178 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .995 | 5.505 | 4.947 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 10.3 |
| 1976 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 17 | 14 | 122.0 | 120 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 9.443 | 7.529 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 | NL | Montreal Expos | C | 13 | 6 | 71.0 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 5.704 | 3.462 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 15.4 |
| 1977 | AL | Oakland Athletics | C | 36 | 33 | 269.0 | 165 | 21 | 2 | 2 | .989 | 6.223 | 5.167 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 43.5 |
| 1977 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 1B | 29 | 12 | 135.7 | 140 | 5 | 1 | 12 | .993 | 9.619 | 5.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 849 | 760 | 6724.7 | 4715 | 460 | 81 | 289 | .985 | 6.926 | 6.095 | 71 | 0 | 288 | 135 | 31.9 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 5 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .278 | .350 | .556 | .906 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .208 | .269 | .417 | .686 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 1B | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.250 | 9.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | C | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.000 | 8.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | ALCS | 1B | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .944 | 9.000 | 8.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 7 | 7 | 62.0 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .984 | 9.000 | 8.857 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Awards
1971 - NL Rookie of the Year
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