Pop Williams Stats

Pop Williams was born on Tuesday, May 19, 1874, in Bowdoinham, Maine. Williams was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 14, 1898, with the Washington Senators. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Pop Williams baseball stats page.

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Pop Williams
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Walter Merrill Williams
Nickname:   Pop
Born On:   05-19-1874
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Bowdoinham, Maine
Zodiac:   Taurus
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-04-1959
Place of Death Data Died In:   Topsham, Maine
Cemetery:   Riverview Cemetery, Topsham, Maine
College:   Bowdoin College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   09-14-1898 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-15-1903
Draft:   Not Applicable
Pop Williams

Pop Williams Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1898 Senators 2 2 0 0 2 .000 8.47 2 0 0 17.0 88 32 16 18 0 7 - 3 0 0 0 -
1902 Cubs 31 31 0 11 16 .407 2.51 26 1 0 254.1 0 259 71 108 1 63 - 94 3 8 1 -
1903 Cubs 1 1 0 0 1 .000 5.40 1 0 0 5.0 22 9 3 3 0 0 - 2 0 0 0 -
1903 Phillies 2 2 0 1 1 .500 3.00 2 0 0 18.0 76 21 6 11 0 6 - 8 0 1 0 -
1903 Beaneaters 10 10 0 4 5 .444 4.12 9 1 0 83.0 375 97 38 59 3 37 - 20 3 9 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
3 Years 46 46 0 16 25 .390 3.20 40 2 0 377.1 561 418 134 199 4 113 - 127 6 18 1 -
Pop Williams

Pop Williams Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1898 Senators 2 8 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 1 - .375 .444 .500
1902 Cubs 38 116 14 23 1 2 0 0 13 11 - - 3 - 3 - .198 .285 .241
1903 Cubs 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 - 1 - .000 .333 .000
1903 Phillies 2 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 - - 0 - 0 - .286 .286 .286
1903 Beaneaters 14 42 4 10 0 0 0 0 3 0 - - 1 - 0 - .238 .238 .238
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
3 Years 58 175 21 38 2 2 0 0 18 11 - - 4 - 5 - .217 .283 .251
Pop Williams

Pop Williams Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1898 Senators P 2 2 51 3 1.5 2 0 2 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 1.06 -
1902 Cubs OF 6 - - 9 1.5 8 8 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .889 0.00 -
1902 Cubs P 31 31 763 94 3.0 90 12 78 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .957 3.18 -
1903 Cubs P 1 1 15 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80 -
1903 Phillies P 2 2 54 12 6.0 11 3 8 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 5.50 -
1903 Beaneaters OF 2 - - 5 2.5 5 4 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1903 Beaneaters P 10 10 249 25 2.5 23 4 19 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .920 2.49 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 46 46 1,132 135 2.9 127 19 108 8 3 n/a n/a n/a .941 3.03 --
OF Totals 8 0 0 14 1.8 13 12 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .929 0.00 --
3 Years 54 46 1,132 149 2.8 140 31 109 9 3 n/a n/a n/a .940 3.34 --
Pop Williams

Pop Williams Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1898 Senators 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.43 1.59 3.71
1902 Cubs 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 8.9 1.49 3.33 2.23
1903 Cubs 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 3.60 0.00
1903 Phillies 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 3.5 1.33 4.00 3.00
1903 Beaneaters 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 14.0 0.54 2.17 4.01
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
3 Years 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 9.7 1.12 3.03 2.70
Pop Williams

Pop Williams Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1898 Washington Senators n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1902 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a n/a
1903 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -
1903 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1903 Boston Beaneaters n/a Undetermined n/a -


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