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Kenny Williams
Kenneth Royal Williams

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 187 lb.

Debut September 2, 1986
  vs. KCR 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 4, 1991
Born April 6, 1964 in Berkeley, CA

Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1986 22 CHW AL  15   31    2    4   0  0   1    1   1  1   1  11  .129  .182  .226    9    7   0   0   0   1   1
 1987 23 CHW AL 116  391   48  110  18  2  11   50  21 10  10  83  .281  .314  .422   91  165   3   1   0   9   5
 1988 24 CHW AL  73  220   18   35   4  2   8   28   6  5  10  64  .159  .221  .305   46   67   3   2   0   8   2
 1989 25 DET AL  94  258   29   53   5  1   6   23   9  4  18  63  .205  .269  .302   63   78   2   2   0   5   6
 1990 26 TOT AL 106  155   23   25   8  1   0   13   9  4  10  42  .161  .219  .226   23   35   0   2   0   2   1
         DET AL  57   83   10   11   2  0   0    5   2  2   3  24  .133  .170  .157   -8   13   0   1   0   1   0
         TOR AL  49   72   13   14   6  1   0    8   7  2   7  18  .194  .272  .306   58   22   0   1   0   1   1
 1991 27 TOT     47   99   16   25   7  2   1    4   3  1   7  27  .253  .312  .394   96   39   0   1   0   2   2
         TOR AL  13   29    5    6   2  0   1    3   1  0   4   5  .207  .314  .379   89   11   0   1   0   1   1
         MON NL  34   70   11   19   5  2   0    1   2  1   3  22  .271  .311  .400  100   28   0   0   0   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      451 1154  136  252  42  8  27  119  49 25  56 290  .218  .269  .339   66  391   8   8   0  27  17
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        415   49   91  15  3  10   43  18  9  20 104  .218  .269  .339   66  140   3   3   0  10   6
 Career High    116  391   48  110  18  2  11   50  21 10  18  83  .281  .314  .422   91  165   3   2   0   9   6
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1986 22 CHW AL   33   29    1   0.9   104| .129  .266| .182  .335| .226  .415| .408  .750|   9  .049  -4.2  -0.4  50%
 1987 23 CHW AL  414  300   50   4.4   108| .281  .269| .314  .337| .422  .431| .736  .768|  91  .449  -6.7  -0.6  67%
 1988 24 CHW AL  243  197   15   2.0    94| .159  .259| .221  .324| .305  .391| .526  .715|  46  .196 -17.2  -1.7  54%
 1989 25 DET AL  285  219   21   2.6    92| .205  .258| .269  .323| .302  .380| .571  .703|  63  .277 -13.3  -1.4  69%
 1990 26 TOT AL  169  137    9   1.8    97| .161  .263| .219  .332| .226  .393| .445  .725|  23  .157 -16.3  -1.6  69%
         DET AL   88   75    2   0.7    95| .133  .260| .170  .329| .157  .389| .327  .718|  -8  .035 -12.2  -1.2  50%
         TOR AL   81   62    7   3.0    99| .194  .266| .272  .335| .306  .398| .578  .733|  58  .336  -4.1  -0.4  77%
 1991 27 TOT     109   78   13   4.5    95| .253  .259| .312  .327| .394  .389| .706  .717|  96  .518  -0.6   0.0  75%
         TOR AL   35   25    4   4.3   100| .207  .265| .314  .334| .379  .402| .693  .736|  89  .475  -0.3   0.0 100%
         MON NL   74   53    9   4.6    93| .271  .256| .311  .324| .400  .384| .711  .708| 100  .539  -0.3   0.0  66%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons      1253  960  109   3.0    99| .218  .263| .269  .330| .339  .403| .608  .733|  66  .322 -58.2  -5.7  66%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1986 22 CHW AL OF 10 18 1 0 1 1.000 .979 1.90 2.06 2.32 2.39 8 73.7 RF 5 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 2.20 1.80 2.40 2.11 4 41.3 CF 4 6 1 0 1 1.000 .986 1.75 2.48 1.97 2.84 4 32.0 LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 30.00 3.00 0 0.3 DH 1 1987 23 CHW AL OF 115 303 5 6 2 .981 .980 2.68 2.00 2.90 2.31 107 956.7 CF 111 297 6 6 3 .981 .986 2.73 2.34 2.94 2.70 105 928.7 RF 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.75 2.57 2.12 2 28.0 1988 24 CHW AL OF 38 68 2 3 1 .959 .979 1.84 2.14 2.34 2.47 31 269.0 3B 32 19 67 14 3 .860 .954 2.69 2.36 3.15 2.71 31 246.0 RF 29 46 1 1 0 .979 .973 1.62 1.89 2.10 2.24 24 201.0 CF 12 22 1 2 1 .920 .983 1.92 2.52 3.04 2.91 7 68.0 DH 3 1989 25 DET AL OF 87 180 11 4 3 .979 .980 2.20 2.12 2.84 2.42 71 605.7 CF 35 100 5 2 3 .981 .984 3.00 2.46 3.43 2.78 32 275.7 LF 28 37 5 1 0 .977 .977 1.50 1.83 2.11 2.16 23 179.0 RF 27 40 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.52 1.90 2.44 2.33 16 151.0 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.40 0.00 9.90 0 1.0 DH 1 1990 26 TOT AL OF 77 103 5 0 2 1.000 .981 1.40 2.04 2.56 2.39 35 380.0 TOT AL LF 32 19 0 0 0 1.000 .979 0.59 1.74 2.09 2.18 5 82.0 TOT AL RF 27 34 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.30 1.81 1.99 2.23 16 158.0 TOT AL CF 22 51 4 0 2 1.000 .986 2.50 2.42 3.54 2.74 14 140.0 TOT AL DH 15 DET AL OF 47 67 5 0 2 1.000 .981 1.53 2.04 2.78 2.39 22 233.0 RF 19 19 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.05 1.81 1.82 2.23 9 99.0 LF 17 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.35 1.74 1.64 2.18 1 33.0 CF 13 43 4 0 2 1.000 .985 3.62 2.42 4.19 2.74 12 101.0 DH 6 TOR AL OF 30 36 0 0 0 1.000 .981 1.20 2.04 2.20 2.39 13 147.0 LF 15 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 0.87 1.74 2.39 2.19 4 49.0 CF 9 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 0.89 2.42 1.85 2.75 2 39.0 DH 9 RF 8 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.88 1.81 2.29 2.23 7 59.0 1991 27 TOT OF 33 58 4 2 0 .969 .983 1.88 1.92 2.51 2.31 24 222.0 TOT RF 20 31 3 1 0 .971 .980 1.70 1.69 2.20 2.12 16 139.3 TOT LF 10 20 1 1 0 .955 .981 2.10 1.67 3.11 2.18 6 60.7 TOT CF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.40 2.18 2.86 2.62 2 22.0 TOR AL OF 9 16 1 0 0 1.000 .983 1.89 2.03 2.19 2.37 7 70.0 RF 8 14 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.88 1.76 2.14 2.19 7 63.0 DH 2 CF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.40 3.60 2.70 0 5.0 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 MON NL OF 24 42 3 2 0 .957 .983 1.88 1.88 2.66 2.28 17 152.0 RF 12 17 2 1 0 .950 .979 1.58 1.65 2.24 2.06 9 76.3 LF 9 20 1 1 0 .955 .981 2.33 1.67 3.22 2.18 6 58.7 CF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 2.12 2.65 2.59 2 17.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1989 25 DET AL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.40 0.00 9.90 0 1.0 1988 24 CHW AL 3B 32 19 67 14 3 .860 .954 2.69 2.36 3.15 2.71 31 246.0 1986 22 CHW AL CF 4 6 1 0 1 1.000 .986 1.75 2.48 1.97 2.84 4 32.0 1987 23 CHW AL CF 111 297 6 6 3 .981 .986 2.73 2.34 2.94 2.70 105 928.7 1988 24 CHW AL CF 12 22 1 2 1 .920 .983 1.92 2.52 3.04 2.91 7 68.0 1989 25 DET AL CF 35 100 5 2 3 .981 .984 3.00 2.46 3.43 2.78 32 275.7 1990 26 TOT AL CF 22 51 4 0 2 1.000 .986 2.50 2.42 3.54 2.74 14 140.0 DET AL CF 13 43 4 0 2 1.000 .985 3.62 2.42 4.19 2.74 12 101.0 TOR AL CF 9 8 0 0 0 1.000 .988 0.89 2.42 1.85 2.75 2 39.0 1991 27 TOT CF 5 7 0 0 0 1.000 .986 1.40 2.18 2.86 2.62 2 22.0 TOR AL CF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 2.40 3.60 2.70 0 5.0 MON NL CF 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.25 2.12 2.65 2.59 2 17.0 1986 22 CHW AL DH 1 1988 24 CHW AL DH 3 1989 25 DET AL DH 1 1990 26 TOT AL DH 15 DET AL DH 6 TOR AL DH 9 1991 27 TOR AL DH 2 1986 22 CHW AL LF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 30.00 3.00 0 0.3 1989 25 DET AL LF 28 37 5 1 0 .977 .977 1.50 1.83 2.11 2.16 23 179.0 1990 26 TOT AL LF 32 19 0 0 0 1.000 .979 0.59 1.74 2.09 2.18 5 82.0 DET AL LF 17 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.35 1.74 1.64 2.18 1 33.0 TOR AL LF 15 13 0 0 0 1.000 .977 0.87 1.74 2.39 2.19 4 49.0 1991 27 TOT LF 10 20 1 1 0 .955 .981 2.10 1.67 3.11 2.18 6 60.7 TOR AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.70 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 MON NL LF 9 20 1 1 0 .955 .981 2.33 1.67 3.22 2.18 6 58.7 1986 22 CHW AL OF 10 18 1 0 1 1.000 .979 1.90 2.06 2.32 2.39 8 73.7 1987 23 CHW AL OF 115 303 5 6 2 .981 .980 2.68 2.00 2.90 2.31 107 956.7 1988 24 CHW AL OF 38 68 2 3 1 .959 .979 1.84 2.14 2.34 2.47 31 269.0 1989 25 DET AL OF 87 180 11 4 3 .979 .980 2.20 2.12 2.84 2.42 71 605.7 1990 26 TOT AL OF 77 103 5 0 2 1.000 .981 1.40 2.04 2.56 2.39 35 380.0 DET AL OF 47 67 5 0 2 1.000 .981 1.53 2.04 2.78 2.39 22 233.0 TOR AL OF 30 36 0 0 0 1.000 .981 1.20 2.04 2.20 2.39 13 147.0 1991 27 TOT OF 33 58 4 2 0 .969 .983 1.88 1.92 2.51 2.31 24 222.0 TOR AL OF 9 16 1 0 0 1.000 .983 1.89 2.03 2.19 2.37 7 70.0 MON NL OF 24 42 3 2 0 .957 .983 1.88 1.88 2.66 2.28 17 152.0 1986 22 CHW AL RF 5 11 0 0 0 1.000 .973 2.20 1.80 2.40 2.11 4 41.3 1987 23 CHW AL RF 4 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 2.00 1.75 2.57 2.12 2 28.0 1988 24 CHW AL RF 29 46 1 1 0 .979 .973 1.62 1.89 2.10 2.24 24 201.0 1989 25 DET AL RF 27 40 1 0 0 1.000 .979 1.52 1.90 2.44 2.33 16 151.0 1990 26 TOT AL RF 27 34 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.30 1.81 1.99 2.23 16 158.0 DET AL RF 19 19 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.05 1.81 1.82 2.23 9 99.0 TOR AL RF 8 15 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.88 1.81 2.29 2.23 7 59.0 1991 27 TOT RF 20 31 3 1 0 .971 .980 1.70 1.69 2.20 2.12 16 139.3 TOR AL RF 8 14 1 0 0 1.000 .980 1.88 1.76 2.14 2.19 7 63.0 MON NL RF 12 17 2 1 0 .950 .979 1.58 1.65 2.24 2.06 9 76.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 360 730 28 15 9 .981 .980 2.11 2.05 2.72 2.37 276 2507.0 71 189 112# CF* 189 483 17 10 10 .980 .985 2.65 2.38 3.07 2.73 164 1466.3 RF* 112 170 6 2 0 .989 .977 1.57 1.83 2.20 2.22 78 718.7 LF* 71 77 6 2 0 .976 .979 1.17 1.77 2.32 2.17 34 322.0 3B* 32 19 67 14 3 .860 .954 2.69 2.36 3.15 2.71 31 246.0 DH 22 Games not counted in Overall Total below 1B* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.40 0.00 9.90 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 393 749 95 29 12 .967 .978 2.15 2.09 2.76 2.40 307 2754
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Hit By Pitch
1987 AL-9-4

HOF Standards: Batting - 2.0 (3488) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the 1982 amateur draft.

March 23, 1989: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Eric King.

June 18, 1990: Selected off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays from the Detroit Tigers.

June 4, 1991: Selected off waivers by the Montreal Expos from the Toronto Blue Jays.

November 18, 1991: Released by the Montreal Expos.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1988Chicago White Sox$102,500
1989Detroit Tigers$117,500
1990Detroit Tigers$160,000
1991Toronto Blue Jays$260,000
Career (may be incomplete)$640,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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