Frank Williams

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 180lb (185cm, 81kg)

Born: February 13, 1958 in Seattle, WA us

Died: January 9, 2009 in Victoria, Canada

Draft: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 11th round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lewis-Clark State College (Lewiston, ID).

High School: Lake Washington HS (Kirkland, WA)

Schools: Shoreline Community College (Shoreline, WA), Lewis-Clark State College (Lewiston, ID)

Debut: April 5, 1984 (Age 26-052d, 14,871st in major league history)
vs. CHC 0.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: September 27, 1989 (Age 31-226d)
vs. TOR 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1984 season

Full Name: Frank Lee Williams

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.8

ERA

3.00

333

471.2

314

WHIP

1.367

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1979	21	SFG-min	Rk	6	7	.462	3.36	13	13		5	0	0	91.0	85	53	34	5	53	2	81	9	0	4				1.516	8.4	0.5	5.2	8.0	1.53	GRF PION
1980	22	SFG-min	A	12	3	.800	3.32	21	18		1	1	0	114.0	105	53	42	3	70	1	80	18	0	9				1.535	8.3	0.2	5.5	6.3	1.14	FRE CALL
1981	23	SFG-min	A	14	9	.609	3.37	27	25	0	14	1	0	187.0	170	81	70	12	85	3	170	13	3	10				1.364	8.2	0.6	4.1	8.2	2.00	FRE CALL
1982	24	SFG-min	AA	11	9	.550	3.93	27	26	1	8	2	0	169.2	143	96	74	15	99	1	145	13	1	5				1.426	7.6	0.8	5.3	7.7	1.46	SHV TL
1983	25	SFG-min	AAA,AA	12	5	.706	2.71	46	0	32	0	0	8	89.2	67	36	27	4	49	2	91	5	0	1				1.294	6.7	0.4	4.9	9.1	1.86	PHX,SHV PCL,TL
1984	26	SFG	NL	9	4	.692	3.55	61	1	15	1	1	3	106.1	88	49	42	2	51	6	91	3	5	8	454	99	2.82	1.307	7.4	0.2	4.3	7.7	1.78
1985	27	SFG-min	AAA	1	1	.500	3.95	9	0	8	0	0	2	13.2	10	8	6	3	14	1	10	0	0	0				1.756	6.6	2.0	9.2	6.6	0.71	PHX PCL
1985	27	SFG	NL	2	4	.333	4.19	49	0	15	0	0	0	73.0	65	39	34	5	35	7	54	6	1	3	318	83	3.78	1.370	8.0	0.6	4.3	6.7	1.54
1986	28	SFG-min	AAA	1	1	.500	2.13	27	0	23	0	0	13	38.0	28	10	9	0	17	2	41	2	0	2				1.184	6.6	0.0	4.0	9.7	2.41	PHX PCL
1986	28	SFG	NL	3	1	.750	1.20	36	0	12	0	0	1	52.1	35	8	7	0	21	4	33	4	0	1	194	296	2.94	1.070	6.0	0.0	3.6	5.7	1.57
1987	29	CIN	NL	4	0	1.000	2.30	85	0	19	0	0	2	105.2	101	37	27	5	39	9	60	2	0	4	446	184	3.51	1.325	8.6	0.4	3.3	5.1	1.54
1988	30	CIN-min	AAA	0	0		9.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	3	3	3	0	2	0	1	0	1	0				1.667	9.0	0.0	6.0	3.0	0.50	NVL AA
1988	30	CIN	NL	3	2	.600	2.59	60	0	8	0	0	1	62.2	59	24	18	6	35	4	43	2	1	4	276	140	4.41	1.500	8.5	0.9	5.0	6.2	1.23
1989	31	DET	AL	3	3	.500	3.64	42	0	16	0	0	1	71.2	70	37	29	5	46	10	33	3	0	2	330	106	4.80	1.619	8.8	0.6	5.8	4.1	0.72
6 Yrs				24	14	.632	3.00	333	1	85	1	1	8	471.2	418	194	157	23	227	40	314	20	7	22	2018	125	3.65	1.367	8.0	0.4	4.3	6.0	1.38
162 Game Avg.				5	3	.632	3.00	68	0	17	0	0	2	96	85	39	32	5	46	8	64	4	1	4	411	125	3.65	1.367	8.0	0.4	4.3	6.0	1.38

SFG (3 yrs)				14	9	.609	3.22	146	1	42	1	1	4	231.2	188	96	83	7	107	17	178	13	6	12	966	109	3.15	1.273	7.3	0.3	4.2	6.9	1.66
CIN (2 yrs)				7	2	.778	2.41	145	0	27	0	0	3	168.1	160	61	45	11	74	13	103	4	1	8	722	166	3.85	1.390	8.6	0.6	4.0	5.5	1.39
DET (1 yr)				3	3	.500	3.64	42	0	16	0	0	1	71.2	70	37	29	5	46	10	33	3	0	2	330	106	4.80	1.619	8.8	0.6	5.8	4.1	0.72

NL (5 yrs)				21	11	.656	2.88	291	1	69	1	1	7	400.0	348	157	128	18	181	30	281	17	7	20	1688	129	3.45	1.323	7.8	0.4	4.1	6.3	1.55
AL (1 yr)				3	3	.500	3.64	42	0	16	0	0	1	71.2	70	37	29	5	46	10	33	3	0	2	330	106	4.80	1.619	8.8	0.6	5.8	4.1	0.72

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