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Kenneth Royal Williams

First name: Ken

Last name: Williams

Birthdate: 1964-04-06

Bats: R   Throws: R

RetroID: willk001

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1986CHA0.40.10.5-0.10.10.50
1987CHA5.31.46.71.83.72.911
1988CHA3.10.63.8-0.90.23.61
1989DET3.60.74.4-0.11.23.24
1990DET1.10.31.4-0.7-0.31.7-1
1990TOR1.00.21.2-0.10.30.91
1991MON1.00.21.1-0.10.20.81
1991TOR0.40.10.50.20.40.21
Career15.93.619.60.05.813.818

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1986CHA33-4-40-1003000-29.1-0.20.00.0-0.24
1987CHA414-5-6-1011800039.80.30.00.10.419
1988CHA243-16-161-2002-100-159.3-1.6-0.10.0-1.77
1989DET285-13-1311002-100-99.5-0.9-0.10.0-1.07
1990DET88-12-1200003-100-99.9-0.9-0.10.0-1.05
1990TOR81-4-400001000-39.5-0.30.00.0-0.32
1991MON7400-2-2002-100-28.6-0.2-0.10.0-0.33
1991TOR35000000100018.90.10.00.00.11
Career1,253-54-55-1-41122-400-36--3.7-0.40.1-4.048

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1988 CHA 3B 776 126 1.0 1 1 10 13 -0.8 0.0 -1 0
1989 DET 1B 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1B 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
3B 776 126 1.0 1 1 10 13 -0.8 0.0 -1 0

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1986 CHA LF 2 1 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
1986 CHA CF 79 8 1.0 1 1 -2 3 1 2
1986 CHA RF 83 15 1.0 1 1 2 4 0 1
1987 CHA CF 2965 410 7.0 8 7 15 164 0 7
1987 CHA RF 62 11 1.0 1 1 2 2 0 1
1988 CHA CF 222 30 0.0 0 0 0 17 1 1
1988 CHA RF 400 70 -1.0 0 0 -5 47 1 1
1989 DET LF 547 60 -3.0 -3 -3 1 34 0 -3
1989 DET CF 889 138 2.0 1 1 10 74 1 2
1989 DET RF 323 54 3.0 3 3 -1 22 0 3
1990 TOR LF 155 17 1.0 1 1 2 3 0 1
1990 DET LF 92 9 0.0 0 0 -1 5 0 0
1990 TOR CF 104 12 -1.0 -1 -1 -3 9 0 -1
1990 DET CF 305 56 3.0 3 3 13 20 1 4
1990 DET RF 209 29 0.0 0 0 -5 8 -1 -1
1990 TOR RF 117 21 1.0 1 1 1 5 0 1
1991 MON LF 186 27 2.0 2 2 6 3 0 2
1991 TOR LF 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 MON CF 46 6 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0
1991 TOR CF 15 2 0.0 0 0 1 1 0 0
1991 MON RF 144 27 -1.0 -1 -1 2 11 1 0
1991 TOR RF 123 20 0.0 0 0 -1 8 1 1
LF 987 114 0.0 0 0 9 45 0 0
CF 4625 662 12.0 12 11 35 289 4 15
RF 1461 247 4.0 5 5 -5 107 2 7

No batting records available for this player.

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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