1968
Born July 29, 1968
Radford, VA, USA
Mike Williams Notable
b. July 29, 1968 · Philadelphia Phillies 1992–1996, 2003, Kansas City Royals 1997, Pittsburgh Pirates 1998–2003, Houston Astros 2001
Mike Williams's 144 saves are tied for the 96th most anyone has.
He played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1992 and closing with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2003. His longest stay was with the Pittsburgh Pirates, from 1998 to 2003.
He went 32 and 54 with a 4.45 earned run average, pitching 768.3 innings in 468 games. He struck out 584. Across 469 games he batted .157, with 17 hits and 7 runs. He finished with 2 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 2002 to 2003.
He was born in Radford, VA, USA on July 29, 1968. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 2002, 2003 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | PHI | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .400 |
| 1993 | PHI | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .083 |
| 1994 | PHI | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .167 |
| 1995 | PHI | 33 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .125 |
| 1996 | PHI | 33 | 51 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .157 |
| 1997 | KCR | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | PIT | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | PIT | 58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | PIT | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2001 | HOU/PIT | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | PIT | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | PHI/PIT | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 469 | 108 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 1 | .157 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | PHI | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 28.2 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5.34 |
| 1993 | PHI | 1 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 51.0 | 50 | 30 | 22 | 33 | 5.29 |
| 1994 | PHI | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 50.1 | 61 | 28 | 20 | 29 | 5.01 |
| 1995 | PHI | 3 | 3 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 87.2 | 78 | 32 | 29 | 57 | 3.29 |
| 1996 | PHI | 6 | 14 | 32 | 29 | 0 | 167.0 | 188 | 101 | 67 | 103 | 5.44 |
| 1997 | KCR | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 14.0 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6.43 |
| 1998 | PIT | 4 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 51.0 | 39 | 11 | 16 | 59 | 1.94 |
| 1999 | PIT | 3 | 4 | 58 | 0 | 23 | 58.1 | 63 | 33 | 37 | 76 | 5.09 |
| 2000 | PIT | 3 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 24 | 72.0 | 56 | 28 | 40 | 71 | 3.50 |
| 2001 | HOU/PIT | 6 | 4 | 65 | 0 | 22 | 64.0 | 60 | 27 | 35 | 59 | 3.80 |
| 2002 | PIT | 2 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 46 | 61.1 | 54 | 20 | 21 | 43 | 2.93 |
| 2003 | PHI/PIT | 1 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 28 | 63.0 | 66 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 6.14 |
| Career | — | 32 | 54 | 468 | 55 | 144 | 768.1 | 764 | 380 | 343 | 584 | 4.45 |
On this day & linked events
1992
Major-league debut: Mike Williams
Mike Williams made a major-league debut on June 30, 1992.
2003
Final major-league game: Mike Williams
Mike Williams played a final major-league game on September 28, 2003.