Brian Williams

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: February 15, 1969 in Lancaster, SC us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lewisville HS (Richburg, SC) and the Houston Astros in the 1st round (31st) of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC).

High School: Lewisville HS (Richburg, SC)

School: University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)

Debut: September 16, 1991 (Age 22-213d, 16,073rd in major league history)
vs. SDP 7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: July 5, 2000 (Age 31-141d)
vs. TOR 2.2 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1992 season

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Brian O'Neal Williams

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-4.1

ERA

5.37

256

595.1

397

WHIP

1.658

Summary of 62 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 1 walk-off, 4 tying, 22 go ahead

5 Tms
HOU	32
DET	21
CHC	4
SDP	3
CLE	2

Platoon
vs RHB	32
vs LHB	30

Home/Road
Away	34
Home	28

Outs
2	27
0	20
1	15

24 Opps
STL	8
SDP	6
SFG	4
BAL	4
ATL	4
CLE	4
TEX	3
NYM	3
BOS	3
LAD	3
MIN	2
COL	2
OAK	2
CIN	2
NYY	2
FLA	2
CAL	1
CHC	1
SEA	1
KCR	1
PIT	1
PHI	1
MIL	1
TOR	1

52 Batters
Todd Zeile	3
Gerónimo Berroa	2
Fred McGriff	2
Will Clark	2
Reggie Sanders	2
Gary Sheffield	2
Albert Belle	2
Bobby Bonilla	2
Mike Piazza	2
Matt Lawton	1
Marquis Grissom	1
Todd Greene	1
Darryl Hamilton	1
Edgardo Alfonzo	1
Reggie Jefferson	1
Ray Lankford	1
Paul Sorrento	1
John Valentin	1
José Vizcaíno	1
Ron Coomer	1
Rusty Greer	1
Jeff Blauser	1
Danny Bautista	1
Rubén Sierra	1
Pete Incaviglia	1
Eddie Murray	1
Bernie Williams	1
David Howard	1
Thomas Howard	1
José Canseco	1
Benito Santiago	1
Terry Pendleton	1
Brett Butler	1
Joe Girardi	1
Ed Sprague	1
Mike Busch	1
J.D. Drew	1
Tony Gwynn	1
Mickey Tettleton	1
Jermaine Dye	1
Gregg Jefferies	1
Jeffrey Hammonds	1
David Justice	1
Kevin Roberson	1
Matt Williams	1
Robby Thompson	1
Jeff King	1
Jim Thome	1
Damon Berryhill	1
Cal Ripken Jr.	1
Rafael Palmeiro	1
Mark Whiten	1

20 Parks
Astrodome (HOU)	14
Tiger Stad (DET)	11
Qualcomm St (SAN)	7
Busch Stad (STL)	6
Progressive (CLE)	4
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	3
3Com Park (SFO)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	2
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	2
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Tokyo Dome (TOK)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Cashman Fld (LAS)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	1
Metrodome (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	26
8	11
9	11
78	9
89	5

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	14
2	13
5	10
1	9
6	6
7+	5
4	4
Unk	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	39
2·HR gms	8
4·HR gms	1
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	25
1--	19
12-	9
1-3	3
123	2
-2-	2
--3	1
-23	1

116 Runs
RISP	18
0 on	25
1 on	22
2 on	13
3 on	2
Any on	37

Inning
1	8
2	8
3	6
4	6
5	7
6	6
7	10
8	10
9	1

1-3	22
4-6	19
7-end	21

RelScore
+4..	14
+3	3
+2	6
+1	4
Tied	17
-1	8
-2	1
-3	2
-4..	7

Ahead	27
Tied	17
Behind	18

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	11
3-2	9
0-0	9
3-1	8
2-0	8
1-1	5
2-2	4
0-2	2
1-2	2
0-1	2
Unk	1
2-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
RF	13
3B	10
1B	8
LF	7
C	6
DH	6
CF	5
SS	4
2B	2
PH	1

OrderPos
4th	15
3rd	11
5th	10
6th	9
7th	7
1st	5
2nd	3
9th	2

Leverage
High Lev	14
Medium Lev	24
Low Lev	24

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1991-09-16	Thomas Howard	SDP		HOU	tied 0-0	b 7	1	12-	5,(3-1) BBBCX	3	7	9	30%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Santiago Scores; D. Jackson Scores; T. Howard Scores
2	2	2	1	1991-09-24	Matt Williams	SFG	@	HOU	behind 0-1	t 4	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	5	23%	64%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); W. Clark Scores; M. Williams Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1992-06-22	Reggie Sanders	CIN		HOU	behind 1-2	b 2	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	7	12%	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Sanders Scores
4	4	2	1	1992-07-21	Jeff King	PIT	@	HOU	ahead 1-0	t 6	0	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	6	5	13%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. King Scores
5	5	3	1	1992-08-06	Gary Sheffield	SDP		HOU	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1--	6,(3-2) BBF1B>F1>X	2	3	5	18%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Fernández Scores; G. Sheffield Scores
6	6	4	2	1992-08-06	Fred McGriff	SDP		HOU	ahead 2-0	b 1	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	4	3	8%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball); F. McGriff Scores
7	7	5	3	1992-08-06	Gary Sheffield	SDP		HOU	ahead 3-1	b 2	2	12-	5,(2-2) FFBBX	3	3	5	17%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball); A. Benes Scores; T. Fernández Scores; G. Sheffield Scores
8	8	6	4	1992-08-06	Fred McGriff	SDP		HOU	ahead 6-1	b 2	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	4	3	3%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball); F. McGriff Scores
9	9	7	1	1992-08-11	Will Clark	SFG		HOU	behind 0-4	b 6	1	---	6,(2-2) FBFFBX	1	3	3	5%	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); W. Clark Scores
10	10	8	2	1992-08-11	Robby Thompson	SFG		HOU	behind 1-4	b 6	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	4	19%	30%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); C. Snyder Scores; R. Thompson Scores
11	11	9	1	1992-09-12	Damon Berryhill	ATL	@	HOU	tied 0-0	t 2	2	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	7	2	22%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); S. Bream Scores; D. Berryhill Scores
12	12	10	2	1992-09-12	David Justice	ATL	@	HOU	tied 3-3	t 5	2	1-3	7,(3-2) BCFBFBX	3	4	9	35%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); D. Nied Scores; T. Pendleton Scores; D. Justice Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	1993-04-17	Benito Santiago	FLA	@	HOU	tied 2-2	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	2	20%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
14	14	2	1	1993-06-20	Will Clark	SFG	@	HOU	behind 4-5	t 7	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	3	41%	66%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); R. Thompson Scores
15	15	3	1	1993-06-26	Terry Pendleton	ATL		HOU	tied 3-3	b 8	2	1--	3,(1-1) BFX	2	3	5	38%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); J. Blauser Scores
16	16	4	1	1993-07-17	Todd Zeile	STL		HOU	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	4	5	11%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17	17	5	2	1993-07-17	Mark Whiten	STL		HOU	tied 2-2	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	9	17%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
18	18	6	1	1993-07-22	Kevin Roberson	CHC	@	HOU	behind 0-4	t 4	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	9	12%	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Wilkins Scores
19	19	7	1	1993-07-27	Reggie Sanders	CIN	@	HOU	behind 0-6	t 5	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	6	9	2%	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	1994-04-09	José Vizcaíno	NYM	@	HOU	ahead 5-0	t 4	2	--3	2,(0-1) CX	2	1	6	5%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Thompson Scores
21	21	2	1	1994-04-23	Todd Zeile	STL		HOU	behind 3-8	b 7	2	-2-	5,(3-1) BBBCX	2	4	5	5%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Lankford Scores
22	22	3	1	1994-05-01	Ray Lankford	STL	@	HOU	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	8	10%	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
23	23	4	1	1994-05-28	Pete Incaviglia	PHI		HOU	tied 2-2	b 3	2	1--	5,(3-1) BBBFX	2	5	7	21%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Jordan Scores
24	24	5	1	1994-06-19	Tony Gwynn	SDP		HOU	tied 1-1	b 5	2	1-3	3,(1-1) BFX	3	3	9	30%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); B. Roberts Scores/unER; T. Hyers Scores/unER; T. Gwynn Scores/unER
25	25	6	1	1994-06-25	Brett Butler	LAD	@	HOU	tied 0-0	t 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	8	12%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
26	26	7	2	1994-06-25	Mike Piazza	LAD	@	HOU	ahead 2-1	t 7	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	3	2	21%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. DeShields Scores
27	27	8	1	1994-07-04	Todd Zeile	STL		HOU	behind 0-5	b 4	2	---		1	5	5	4%	11%		Home Run (LF-CF)
28	28	9	1	1994-07-18	Gregg Jefferies	STL	@	HOU	ahead 4-0	t 2	2	1--	5,(3-1) 1C1BBB>X	2	3	3	9%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Gilkey Scores
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	1995-07-21	Jeff Blauser	ATL		SDP	behind 4-7	b 8	2	-2-	7,(3-2) SBSBBFX	2	2	6	14%	20%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); D. Smith Scores
30	30	2	1	1995-08-04	Joe Girardi	COL		SDP	ahead 4-0	b 1	0	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	7	2	7%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); D. Bichette Scores; V. Castilla Scores
31	31	3	1	1995-10-01	Mike Busch	LAD	@	SDP	tied 1-1	t 7	2	1-3	3,(2-0) BBX	3	4	3	38%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball); D. DeShields Scores/unER; T. Hollandsworth Scores/unER; M. Busch Scores/unER
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
32	32	1	1	1996-04-07	Gerónimo Berroa	OAK		DET	behind 5-6	b 9	1	1--	3,(0-2) CSX	2	4	9	76%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Gates Scores
33	33	2	1	1996-05-08	Bernie Williams	NYY		DET	ahead 8-3	b 8	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	8	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball); T. Martinez Scores
34	34	3	1	1996-05-11	Mickey Tettleton	TEX		DET	ahead 9-3	b 6	1	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	4	DH	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
35	35	4	1	1996-05-16	Albert Belle	CLE		DET	behind 1-2	b 3	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	4	7	28%	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Franco Scores/unER; C. Baerga Scores/unER; A. Belle Scores/unER
36	36	5	2	1996-05-16	Eddie Murray	CLE		DET	ahead 4-2	b 3	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	DH	8%	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball); E. Murray Scores/unER
37	37	6	1	1996-05-26	Albert Belle	CLE	@	DET	ahead 2-0	t 8	2	-23	2,(1-0) BX	3	4	7	13%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); K. Lofton Scores/unER; J. Franco Scores/unER; A. Belle Scores/unER
38	38	7	1	1996-06-07	Rubén Sierra	NYY	@	DET	tied 0-0	t 2	1	---	5,(3-1) BBBFX	1	5	DH	10%	57%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
39	39	8	1	1996-06-12	Bobby Bonilla	BAL	@	DET	behind 5-6	t 5	1	---	6,(3-2) BBFBFX	1	5	9	13%	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
40	40	9	2	1996-06-12	Rafael Palmeiro	BAL	@	DET	behind 6-7	t 7	2	---	5,(3-1) FBBBX	1	4	DH	18%	43%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
41	41	10	1	1996-06-17	Gerónimo Berroa	OAK	@	DET	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	5	DH	17%	79%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); J. Giambi Scores; M. McGwire Scores
42	42	11	1	1996-07-11	John Valentin	BOS	@	DET	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	2	6	14%	67%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); J. Frye Scores; J. Valentin Scores
43	43	12	2	1996-07-11	Reggie Jefferson	BOS	@	DET	ahead 2-0	t 2	0	---	4,(0-2) CCFX	1	6	7	8%	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Jefferson Scores
44	44	13	3	1996-07-11	José Canseco	BOS	@	DET	ahead 5-0	t 5	0	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	4	DH	4%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); J. Valentin Scores; M. Vaughn Scores; J. Canseco Scores
45	45	14	1	1996-07-21	Ed Sprague	TOR		DET	behind 2-4	b 8	0	1--	3,(1-1) CBX	2	5	5	34%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Carter Scores; E. Sprague Scores
46	46	15	1	1996-07-27	Paul Sorrento	SEA		DET	tied 0-0	b 1	2	12-	9,(3-2) BFSFBB>F>F>X	3	5	3	22%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Cora Scores; K. Griffey Scores; P. Sorrento Scores
47	47	16	1	1996-08-01	Todd Greene	CAL	@	DET	behind 3-11	t 7	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	9	2	1%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Howell Scores
48	48	17	1	1996-08-12	Rusty Greer	TEX		DET	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1--	3,(2-0) 1B1BX	2	3	7	15%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. Hamilton Scores; R. Greer Scores
49	49	18	2	1996-08-12	Darryl Hamilton	TEX		DET	ahead 2-0	b 3	0	---	6,(2-2) BBCFFX	1	1	8	7%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); D. Hamilton Scores
50	50	19	1	1996-08-18	Jim Thome	CLE		DET	ahead 4-1	b 3	0	---	7,(3-2) BBCFFBX	1	3	5	6%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
51	51	20	1	1996-09-15	Bobby Bonilla	BAL	@	DET	ahead 9-6	t 8	2	123	5,(2-2) BSBFX	4	5	9	7%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Alomar Scores; T. Zeile Scores; R. Palmeiro Scores
52	52	21	2	1996-09-15	Cal Ripken Jr.	BAL	@	DET	ahead 13-6	t 8	2	---	5,(3-1) BFBBX	1	6	6	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
53	53	1	1	1999-06-06	Ron Coomer	MIN		HOU	ahead 11-6	b 8	0	1--	5,(3-1) BBBCX	2	6	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball); M. Lawton Scores
54	54	2	1	1999-08-30	Edgardo Alfonzo	NYM	@	HOU	ahead 7-0	t 4	1	1--	4,(1-2) CCBX	2	2	4	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Henderson Scores
55	55	3	1	1999-09-17	David Howard	STL		HOU	ahead 9-6	b 5	1	---	4,(1-2) FBFX	1	9	PH	5%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
56	56	4	1	1999-09-26	Marquis Grissom	MIL		HOU	ahead 8-1	b 5	2	---	7,(3-2) BBFCBFX	1	1	8	1%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
57	57	1	1	2000-03-29	Mike Piazza	NYM		CHC	behind 1-5	b 8	0	1--	6,(3-2) CBBSBX	2	4	2	10%	17%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); E. Alfonzo Scores
58	58	2	1	2000-04-06	J.D. Drew	STL		CHC	ahead 9-2	b 4	1	123	6,(3-2) CBBBFX	4	7	9	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. McGwire Scores; J. Edmonds Scores; F. Tatís Scores
59	59	3	1	2000-04-14	Danny Bautista	FLA	@	CHC	behind 3-4	t 6	2	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	7	9	41%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); M. Lowell Scores; K. Millar Scores
60	60	4	1	2000-05-23	Jeffrey Hammonds	COL		CHC	ahead 7-6	b 8	0	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	5	9	8%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); J. Cirillo Scores; T. Helton Scores/unER
61	61	5	1	2000-06-28	Jermaine Dye	KCR		CLE	ahead 7-0	b 7	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
62	62	6	1	2000-06-30	Matt Lawton	MIN	@	CLE	ahead 6-1	t 7	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	7	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)