Lefty Williams
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Lefty Williams
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Birthdate:
March 9, 1893 (87 y, 8 m, 8 d)
Born In:
Aurora, CO, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/L
Height/Weight:
5'8"/176
Entry:
1912 Draft - Round: 5, Overall: 78, Team: Pittsburgh Pirates
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1929 (3rd) Boston (MLB)
1925 (3rd) Boston (MLB)
1924 Boston (MLB)
League Champ 1928 Boston (MLB)
1920 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1918 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1917 Pittsburgh (MLB)
1916 Pittsburgh (MLB)
Gold Glove 1932 - P Chicago (MLB)
Pitcher of the Month Jun 1930 Boston (MLB)
Oct 1929 Boston (MLB)
Aug 1926 Boston (MLB)
Oct 1925 Boston (MLB)
Aug 1924 Boston (MLB)
Jul 1924 Boston (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink24
Grey Ink174
Similar Players (SP)
Player Score
Andy Cooper 903
Bill McCall 897
Dazzy Vance 895
Wilbur Cooper 892
Dutch Leonard 890
Joe Williams 885
Barney Brown 883
Paul Derringer 883
Jim Kaat 882
Jim O'Toole 872
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1923 20 4
1924 32 1
1925 24 1
1926 19 5
1928 21 5
1929 20 5
1930 22 2
1931 18 10
Year G Rank
1924 52 2
1925 43 8
1929 43 10
1930 48 2
Year GS Rank
1924 44 3
1925 42 4
1929 41 9
1930 41 8
Year W Rank
1923 19 5
1924 28 1
1925 21 5
1926 20 7
1927 19 8
1928 20 6
1929 27 1
1930 26 2
Year L Rank
1925 17 7
Year Win % Rank
1921 0.571 7
1923 0.594 5
1924 0.683 1
1925 0.553 7
1926 0.571 10
1927 0.559 10
1928 0.625 7
1929 0.750 1
1930 0.722 2
Year SV Rank
1914 5 9
Year IP Rank
1923 313.0 9
1924 390.1 1
1925 346.0 2
1929 340.0 7
1930 343.0 5
Year BF Rank
1923 1368 9
1924 1662 1
1925 1473 2
1929 1451 10
1930 1431 9
Year HR Rank
1915 9 6
1923 15 5
1925 22 9
1932 22 9
Year BB Rank
1924 112 10
Year K Rank
1923 110 8
1924 114 4
1925 153 5
Year WP Rank
1923 4 9
1924 6 2
1931 5 8
1932 6 7
Year ERA Rank
1915 1.976 2
1922 3.469 8
1923 3.019 4
1924 3.205 2
1925 3.278 5
1927 3.318 6
1928 3.444 10
1929 3.150 1
1930 2.808 3
Year BABIP Rank
1915 0.233 1
1923 0.283 10
1924 0.275 3
1927 0.274 9
1928 0.264 3
1930 0.259 5
Year WHIP Rank
1915 1.098 4
1923 1.326 5
1924 1.284 1
1925 1.234 2
1926 1.291 8
1927 1.230 4
1928 1.199 3
1929 1.279 4
1930 1.233 3
1931 1.424 9
Year H/9 Rank
1915 7.189 3
1924 8.969 3
1925 8.584 8
1930 8.160 6
Year BB/9 Rank
1921 2.052 6
1923 2.387 6
1924 2.582 8
1925 2.523 6
1926 2.405 3
1927 2.082 4
1928 1.852 3
1929 2.197 4
1930 2.939 1
1931 2.430 8
Year CG Rank
1923 24 4
1924 28 3
1925 24 3
1926 27 5
1929 25 7
1930 29 4
Year SHO Rank
1922 2 8
1923 2 8
1924 3 4
1925 3 2
1926 3 1
1928 5 2
1929 3 8
1930 5 4
1931 3 3
Year BB (Low) Rank
1915 49 2
1920 42 2
1921 56 4
1922 65 7
1926 83 8
1927 69 7
1928 57 3
1929 83 7
1930 112 7
1931 73 8
1932 77 10
Year Hits Rank
1923 332 10
1924 389 6
1925 330 6
1929 352 5
1930 311 10
1932 335 10
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1915 131 1
1920 184 4
1922 186 5
1931 312 9
Year HR (Low) Rank
1920 4 6
1922 6 3
1924 7 4
1927 16 9
1929 11 6
1930 11 5
1931 4 2
Year WAR Rank
1921 4.9 9
1923 4.6 9
1924 7.6 3
1925 6.9 3
1926 4.9 9
1927 5.7 8
1929 7.0 3
1930 8.2 3
1931 5.4 7
Year W (Low) Rank
1915 11 5
1920 6 1
1922 11 9
Year L (Low) Rank
1915 4 1
1920 10 4
1921 12 6
1922 11 8
1923 13 8
1929 9 3
1930 10 4
1932 14 9