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Johnny Williams

John Henry Williams
(Stringbean)

Born: May 1, 1918 in Shreveport, LA
Died: May 4, 1986 in Shreveport, LA
(68 years old)

Bats: R

Throws: R

Ht: 6'4"

Wt: 180

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Notes:

• Buried: Lincoln Memorial Park (Shreveport, LA)
• Played in the Minor Leagues

Pitching

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1943	BBB	NAL	25	RP	0	1	.000	1	0		0	0	0	1.2	5	2	4	0	3	1	0		0	14	10.80	34
1944	BBB	NAL	26	RP	0	0		1	0		0	0	0	2.2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0.00
1944	CIC	NAL	26	SP	2	3	.400	7	3		1	0	0	27.2	13	13	23	0	8	7	0	0	0	114	4.23	77
1945	CIC	NAL	27	SP	1	4	.200	11	6		4	0	0	54.2	41	34	69	4	15	29	0	0	0	246	5.60	72
1946	CIC	NAL	28	SP	1	1	.500	3	2		1	0	0	13.2	8	7	14	0	6	5	0	0	1	59	4.61	88
1946	WES	EWA	28	RP	0	0		2	0		0	0	1	5.0	1	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	19	1.80	136
1947	CIC	NAL	29	SP	5	2	.714	8	7		7	0	1	60.1	34	24	68	0	11	20	0	0	2	261	3.58	142
1947	WES	EWA	29	RP	0	0		1	0		0	0	0	2.0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	13	0.00
1948	IC	NAL	30	SP	1	4	.200	7	4		4	0	0	40.1	35	28	44	2	16	11	0	0	5	191	6.25	83
6	3			RP	10	15	.400	41	22		17	0	2	208.0	137	109	229	6	65	73	0	0	9	926	4.72	91
162 Game Average					11	16	.400	44	24		18	0	2	224.2	148	118	247	6	70	79	0	0	10	999	4.72	91

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
2	Birmingham Black Barons			RP	0	1	.000	2	0		0	0	0	4.1	5	2	5	0	3	1	0	0	0	23	4.15	89
5	Indianapolis Clowns			SP	10	14	.417	36	22		17	0	1	196.2	131	106	218	6	56	72	0	0	8	871	4.85	90
2	West All Stars			RP	0	0		3	0		0	0	1	7.0	1	1	6	0	6	0	0	0	1	32	1.29	190

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1943	BBB	NAL	25	RP	1.2		4.20	1.29		7.1%	11.8%		21.4%	7.1%		0.33	1.65		0.0%	0.5%
1944	BBB	NAL	26	RP	2.2		0.38	1.28		0.0%	12.3%		0.0%	7.3%			1.68		0.0%	0.3%
1944	CIC	NAL	26	SP	27.2		1.12	1.25		6.1%	12.6%		7.0%	7.3%		0.88	1.74		0.0%	0.3%
1945	CIC	NAL	27	SP	54.2		1.54	1.36		11.8%	12.7%		6.1%	8.0%		1.93	1.59		1.6%	0.7%
1946	CIC	NAL	28	SP	13.2		1.46	1.42		8.5%	14.1%		10.2%	8.7%		0.83	1.62		0.0%	0.6%
1946	WES	EWA	28	RP	5.0		1.00	0.93		0.0%	15.3%		5.3%	6.9%		0.00	2.20		0.0%	0.0%
1947	CIC	NAL	29	SP	60.1		1.31	1.61		7.7%	12.2%		4.2%	9.9%		1.82	1.23		0.0%	0.9%
1947	WES	EWA	29	RP	2.0		3.50	1.16		0.0%	13.8%		38.5%	9.0%		0.00	1.53		0.0%	0.0%
1948	IC	NAL	30	SP	40.1		1.49	1.63		5.8%	13.0%		8.4%	9.6%		0.69	1.36		1.0%	1.0%
6	3			RP	208.0		1.41	1.46		7.9%	12.7%		7.0%	8.8%		1.12	1.48		0.6%	0.7%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
2	Birmingham Black Barons			RP	4.1		1.85	1.28		4.3%	12.0%		13.0%	7.2%		0.33	1.67		0.0%	0.4%
5	Indianapolis Clowns			SP	196.2		1.39	1.48		8.3%	12.7%		6.4%	8.8%		1.29	1.46		0.7%	0.8%
2	West All Stars			RP	7.0		1.71	1.00		0.0%	14.7%		18.8%	7.8%		0.00	2.01		0.0%	0.0%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1943	BBB	NAL	25	RP	1	14	11	5	4	1	1	0	1		3	1		0	0			.364	.500	.636	1.136
1944	BBB	NAL	26	RP	1	9	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	.111	.111	.111	.222
1944	CIC	NAL	26	SP	7	114	105	13	23	2	0	0	1	0	8	7	0	0	1		1	.219	.274	.238	.512
1945	CIC	NAL	27	SP	11	246	227	41	69	6	4	4	2		15	29	0	0	4		4	.304	.347	.419	.766
1946	CIC	NAL	28	SP	3	59	52	8	14	1	1	0	0		6	5	0	1	0		2	.269	.356	.327	.683
1946	WES	EWA	28	RP	2	19	18	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0		1	.222	.300	.222	.522
1947	CIC	NAL	29	SP	8	261	241	34	68	12	6	0	6		11	20		2	7		4	.282	.319	.382	.701
1947	WES	EWA	29	RP	1	13	8	0	2	0	0	0	0		5	0		0	0		0	.250	.538	.250	.788
1948	IC	NAL	30	SP	7	191	167	35	44	6	3	2	6		16	11	0	5	3		1	.263	.346	.371	.717
6	3			RP	41	926	838	137	229	28	15	6	17	0	65	73	0	9	15		14	.273	.332	.364	.696

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
2	Birmingham Black Barons			RP	2	23	20	5	5	1	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0		1	.250	.348	.400	.748
5	Indianapolis Clowns			SP	36	871	792	131	218	27	14	6	15	0	56	72	0	8	15		12	.275	.329	.367	.697
2	West All Stars			RP	3	32	26	1	6	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	1	0		1	.231	.394	.231	.625

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