Ken Williams

Left Field
1915—1929
BORN
June 28, 1890, in Grants Pass, OR
BATS / THROWS
Left / Right
HT / WT
6-0 / 170
MLB DEBUT
July 14, 1915
FINAL GAME
August 10, 1929
PRIMARY TEAM
St. Louis Browns
Ken Williams
 
.319
BATTING AVERAGE
1552
HITS
42.5
WAR
.393
ON-BASE PCT
196
HOME RUNS
36.5
WAR7
.530
SLUGGING
.924
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
5.0
WAR PER SEASON
Left fielder in one of baseball’s most famous outfields, with Baby Doll Jacobson (center) and Johnny Tobin (right) for St. Louis Browns in 1920s.

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Compared to Hall of Fame Left Fielders

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Williams
42.5
36.5
29.3
20.9
39.5
5.0
AVG HOFer
68.7
43.2
31.4
22.4
56.0
4.7

CAREER = WAR

LONG PEAK = WAR7

PRIME = WAR in 5 best consecutive seasons

SHORT PEAK = WAR3

JAWS = AVG of WAR & WAR7

WAR PER = WAR per 162 G

Where Does Ken Williams Rank?

No. 32 Ranked

at Left Field

Ranking Among Left Fielders by Wins Above Replacement ↓

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
36
23
15
13
33
WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
JAWS

Ranking only appears if the player rates in the top 100 Left Fielders