Dick Williams
Richard Hirschfeld Williams
 
 
Born: May 7, 1929 in St. Louis, MO
Died: July 7, 2011 - 82 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'0" Wt: 190
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Manager in 2008
- Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an Amateur Free Agent in 1947
- High School: Pasadena (Pasadena, CA)
- Visit Williams's Managerial Page

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
BRO
NL
22.2
LF
64
-
 
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.6
0.3
0.2
0.0
-0.6
-0.6
0.0
0.0
BRO
NL
23.2
LF
71
-
 
0.2
0.2
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
1.6
1.2
0.5
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
BRO
NL
24.2
LF
60
-
 
-0.4
-0.2
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
0.5
0.3
0.2
0.0
-0.7
-0.6
-0.1
0.0
BRO
NL
25.2
LF
37
-
 
-0.3
-0.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.0
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.6
-0.6
-0.0
0.0
BRO
NL
27.2
-
7
-
 
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.0
BAL
AL
27.2
CF
390
-
 
2.0
1.9
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
12.3
10.1
2.2
0.0
4.7
4.3
0.4
0.0
BAL
AL
28.2
LF
184
-
 
-0.6
-0.5
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
2.5
1.4
1.2
0.0
-1.0
-1.4
0.3
0.0
CLE
AL
28.2
CF
220
-
 
-0.0
0.4
-0.5
0.0
-0.1
5.3
4.3
1.0
0.0
0.9
1.0
-0.1
0.0
BAL
AL
29.2
3B
462
-
 
0.1
0.3
-0.5
0.0
-0.4
8.8
5.6
3.2
0.0
-0.2
-1.4
1.2
0.0
KC1
AL
30.2
3B
538
-
 
2.0
1.7
0.1
0.0
-0.2
12.3
10.2
2.1
0.0
2.1
2.1
-0.1
0.0
KC1
AL
31.2
3B
466
-
 
2.4
1.4
0.8
0.0
-0.2
14.4
10.6
3.8
0.0
5.5
3.6
1.9
0.0
BAL
AL
32.2
LF
340
-
 
-1.5
-1.0
-0.9
0.0
-0.5
2.1
0.6
1.5
0.0
-3.9
-4.5
0.6
0.0
BAL
AL
33.2
1B
197
-
 
-0.3
-0.5
-0.2
0.0
-0.3
1.9
1.1
0.7
0.0
-1.6
-1.8
0.3
0.0
BOS
AL
34.2
3B
152
-
 
0.1
0.3
-0.3
0.0
-0.1
2.9
2.3
0.6
0.0
0.1
-0.0
0.2
0.0
BOS
AL
35.2
1B
77
-
 
0.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.7
0.2
0.5
0.0
-0.7
-1.0
0.3
0.0
13
5
3B
3265
-
  
3.6
3.4
-2.3
0.0
-2.5
66.1
48.3
17.8
0.0
4.1
-0.7
4.9
0.0
162 Game Average
517
-
  
0.6
0.5
-0.4
0.0
-0.4
  
10.5
7.6
2.8
0.0
  
0.7
-0.1
0.8
0.0
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
5
LF
239
-
 
-0.8
-0.6
-0.5
0.0
-0.3
2.8
1.9
1.0
0.0
-1.7
-1.7
-0.0
0.0
5
CF
1573
-
 
-0.3
0.2
-2.1
0.0
-1.5
27.7
18.8
8.9
0.0
-2.0
-4.7
2.7
0.0
1
CF
220
-
 
-0.0
0.4
-0.5
0.0
-0.1
5.3
4.3
1.0
0.0
0.9
1.0
-0.1
0.0
2
3B
1004
-
 
4.4
3.1
0.9
0.0
-0.4
26.7
20.8
5.9
0.0
7.6
5.7
1.8
0.0
2
3B
229
-
 
0.3
0.3
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
3.6
2.5
1.1
0.0
-0.6
-1.0
0.4
0.0
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James