1969
Born February 15, 1969
Lancaster, SC, USA
Brian Williams Notable
b. February 15, 1969 · Houston Astros 1991–1994, 1999, San Diego Padres 1995, Detroit Tigers 1996, Baltimore Orioles 1997, Chicago Cubs 2000, Cleveland Indians 2000
Brian Williams played for six clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Houston Astros in 1991 and closing with the Cleveland Indians in 2000.
He went 26 and 38 with a 5.37 earned run average, pitching 595 innings in 256 games. He struck out 397 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 260 games he batted .176, with 15 hits and 5 runs. He finished with 4 doubles.
He was born in Lancaster, SC, USA on February 15, 1969. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | HOU | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1992 | HOU | 20 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .133 |
| 1993 | HOU | 42 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
| 1994 | HOU | 20 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .261 |
| 1995 | SDP | 44 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .071 |
| 1996 | DET | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | BAL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | HOU | 50 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 2000 | CHC/CLE | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Career | — | 260 | 85 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 0 | .176 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | HOU | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3.75 |
| 1992 | HOU | 7 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 96.1 | 92 | 42 | 42 | 54 | 3.92 |
| 1993 | HOU | 4 | 4 | 42 | 5 | 3 | 82.0 | 76 | 44 | 38 | 56 | 4.83 |
| 1994 | HOU | 6 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 78.1 | 112 | 50 | 41 | 49 | 5.74 |
| 1995 | SDP | 3 | 10 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 72.0 | 79 | 48 | 38 | 75 | 6.00 |
| 1996 | DET | 3 | 10 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 121.0 | 145 | 91 | 85 | 72 | 6.77 |
| 1997 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 3.00 |
| 1999 | HOU | 2 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 67.1 | 69 | 33 | 35 | 53 | 4.41 |
| 2000 | CHC/CLE | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 42.1 | 51 | 34 | 31 | 20 | 7.23 |
| Career | — | 26 | 38 | 256 | 59 | 6 | 595.1 | 655 | 355 | 332 | 397 | 5.37 |
On this day & linked events
1991
Major-league debut: Brian Williams
Brian Williams made a major-league debut on September 16, 1991.
2000
Final major-league game: Brian Williams
Brian Williams played a final major-league game on July 5, 2000.