LW
1913–1920 · P
Lefty Williams
5' 9", 160 lbs·Lived to 66·Bats R / Throws L
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Career Highs
2.64
Best ERA · 1919
23
Most W · 1919
138
Most K · 1916
1.088
Best WHIP · 1919
Career Arc · ERA
6 seasonsStatistical Comps
Career · Hitting
7 seasons| Year | Team | G | AB | HR | RBI | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | DET | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .100 | — | — |
| 1914 | DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1916 | CWS | 43 | 74 | 0 | 4 | .135 | — | — |
| 1917 | CWS | 45 | 67 | 0 | 2 | .090 | — | — |
| 1918 | CWS | 15 | 38 | 0 | 2 | .132 | — | — |
| 1919 | CWS | 41 | 94 | 0 | 10 | .181 | — | — |
| 1920 | CWS | 39 | 101 | 0 | 11 | .218 | — | — |
| Career | 190 | 384 | 0 | 29 | .159 | — | — | |
Career · Pitching
7 seasons| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | ERA+ | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | DET | 5 | 29.0 | 1 | 3 | 4.97 | 62 | 9 | 1.310 |
| 1914 | DET | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | — | 0 | 5.000 |
| 1916 | CWS | 43 | 224.3 | 13 | 7 | 2.89 | 96 | 138 | 1.270 |
| 1917 | CWS | 45 | 230.0 | 17 | 8 | 2.97 | 91 | 85 | 1.313 |
| 1918 | CWS | 15 | 105.7 | 6 | 4 | 2.73 | 104 | 30 | 1.164 |
| 1919 | CWS | 41 | 297.0 | 23 | 11 | 2.64 | 117 | 125 | 1.088 |
| 1920 | CWS | 39 | 299.0 | 22 | 14 | 3.91 | 88 | 128 | 1.311 |
| Career | 189 | 1186.0 | 82 | 48 | — | — | 515 | — | |
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