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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH IBB Pos Awards
1930 24 2TM NNL 1.2 72 265 249 38 70 9 9 2 31 4 16 .281 .325 .414 .738 98 .335 96 103 0 *6/24
1930 24 MRS NNL 1.4 63 235 219 34 65 8 8 2 28 4 16 .297 .345 .434 .778 109 .354 107 95 0 *6/2
1930 24 CAG NNL -0.2 9 30 30 4 5 1 1 0 3 0 0 .167 .167 .267 .433 15 .191 10 8 0 /64
1931 25 AB2 NNL 0.5 35 149 140 16 37 6 1 0 19 6 6 .264 .299 .321 .621 73 .302 72 45 1 2 6
1932 26 2TM 2LG 0.6 21 96 86 17 26 2 0 0 7 2 4 .302 .341 .326 .666 85 .323 86 28 1 5 6/5
1932 26 HG EWL 0.6 20 92 82 17 25 2 0 0 7 2 4 .305 .345 .329 .674 86 .327 88 27 1 5 6/5
1932 26 AB2 NSL 0.0 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 57 .237 58 1 0 0 /6
1933 27 2TM NN2 0.8 55 217 206 21 59 10 5 1 22 0 7 .286 .310 .398 .708 92 .319 90 82 0 4 *6/45
1933 27 HG NN2 0.9 15 64 59 7 21 5 2 0 7 0 4 .356 .397 .508 .905 145 .405 144 30 0 1 6/45
1933 27 PC NN2 -0.1 40 153 147 14 38 5 3 1 15 0 3 .259 .273 .354 .627 70 .282 67 52 0 3 6
1934 28 PC NN2 2.5 68 265 234 40 75 12 5 3 36 9 15 .321 .364 .453 .817 128 .384 126 106 1 15 46 AS
1935 29 PC NN2 -0.2 50 202 186 25 44 5 1 2 27 3 10 .237 .283 .306 .589 49 .274 48 57 2 4 64 AS
1936 30 PC NN2 0.0 46 176 156 21 45 10 1 1 27 1 13 .288 .347 .385 .732 86 .341 87 60 1 6 6/4 AS
1937 31 PC NN2 0.2 35 150 140 11 39 6 2 0 16 5 6 .279 .308 .350 .658 71 .303 69 49 0 4 6/4 AS
1938 32 PC NN2 1.1 39 163 146 23 45 7 5 0 17 2 11 .308 .357 .425 .781 105 .358 105 62 0 6 6/45
1939 33 PS NN2 1.2 48 211 201 37 68 6 3 1 26 1 10 .338 .370 .413 .783 112 .364 112 83 *6/4
1941 35 HG NN2 1.3 53 230 196 33 48 3 1 0 26 5 25 .245 .333 .270 .604 72 .297 79 53 0 1 8 0 *6/4
1942 36 HG NN2 -0.1 40 157 141 10 29 5 1 0 16 1 13 .206 .273 .255 .528 55 .261 59 36 3 64
12 Yrs 9.2 562 2281 2081 292 585 81 34 10 270 39 136 .281 .327 .367 .694 88 .325 88 764 0 7 57 0 64/52
162 Game Avg 2.7 162 658 600 84 169 23 10 3 78 11 39 .281 .327 .367 .694 88 .325 88 220
PC (6 Yrs) 3.7 278 1109 1009 134 286 45 17 7 138 20 58 .283 .325 .383 .707 87 .328 85 386 4 38 64/5
HG (4 Yrs) 2.6 128 543 478 67 123 15 4 0 56 8 46 .257 .325 .305 .631 79 .305 83 146 0 2 17 0 64/5
AB2 (2 Yrs) 0.5 36 153 144 16 38 6 1 0 19 6 6 .264 .298 .319 .617 73 .300 72 46 1 2 6
MRS (1 Yr) 1.4 63 235 219 34 65 8 8 2 28 4 16 .297 .345 .434 .778 109 .354 107 95 0 *6/2
PS (1 Yr) 1.2 48 211 201 37 68 6 3 1 26 1 10 .338 .370 .413 .783 112 .364 112 83 *6/4
CAG (1 Yr) -0.2 9 30 30 4 5 1 1 0 3 0 0 .167 .167 .267 .433 15 .191 10 8 0 /64
NN2 (9 Yrs) 6.9 434 1771 1606 221 452 64 24 8 213 27 110 .281 .329 .366 .696 88 .325 88 588 0 5 50 0 64/5
NNL (2 Yrs) 1.7 107 414 389 54 107 15 10 2 50 10 22 .275 .316 .380 .696 90 .323 88 148 1 2 6/24
EWL (1 Yr) 0.6 20 92 82 17 25 2 0 0 7 2 4 .305 .345 .329 .674 86 .327 88 27 1 5 6/5
NSL (1 Yr) 0.0 1 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 57 .237 58 1 0 0 /6
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH IBB Pos Awards
1935 29 PC NN2 7 30 27 2 6 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 .222 .250 .370 .620 10 0 2 0
1939 33 PS NN2 2 9 9 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .556 .889 5 0 0 0
1942 36 HG WS 3 10 10 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 2 0 0 0
3 Yrs 12 49 46 3 11 2 2 0 4 0 0 1 .239 .255 .370 .625 17 0 0 2 0
162 Game Avg 162 661 621 41 148 27 27 0 54 0 13 .239 .255 .370 .625 229 0 27
PC (1 Yr) 7 30 27 2 6 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 .222 .250 .370 .620 10 0 2 0
HG (1 Yr) 3 10 10 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 2 0 0 0
PS (1 Yr) 2 9 9 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .556 .889 5 0 0 0
NN2 (2 Yrs) 9 39 36 2 9 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 .250 .270 .417 .687 15 0 0 2 0
WS (1 Yr) 3 10 10 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 2 0 0 0

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1930 24 2TM NNL 265 -1 0 0 0 5 3 0.3 9 12 1.2 .503 .503 1.1 0.4 12 *6/24
1930 24 MRS NNL 235 2 0 0 0 4 6 0.6 8 14 1.4 .509 .503 1.3 0.4 14 *6/2
1930 24 CAG NNL 30 -4 0 0 0 1 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .467 .498 -0.2 0.1 -2 /64
1931 25 AB2 NNL 149 -6 0 0 3 2 0 0.0 5 5 0.5 .501 .500 0.2 0.5 2 6
1932 26 2TM 2LG 96 -2 0 0 4 1 4 0.3 3 7 0.6 .515 .502 0.2 0.5 3 6/5
1932 26 HG EWL 92 -1 0 0 4 1 4 0.3 3 7 0.6 .517 .502 0.2 0.5 3 6/5
1932 26 AB2 NSL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .487 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /6
1933 27 2TM NN2 217 -3 0 0 1 3 2 0.2 7 9 0.8 .503 .499 0.7 0.4 8 *6/45
1933 27 HG NN2 64 4 0 0 3 1 7 0.7 2 10 0.9 .545 .504 0.6 0.4 7 6/45
1933 27 PC NN2 153 -7 0 0 -2 3 -6 -0.5 5 0 -0.1 .487 .497 0.1 0.1 1 6
1934 28 PC NN2 265 9 0 0 4 3 17 1.6 9 26 2.5 .523 .510 2.0 0.7 21 46 AS
1935 29 PC NN2 202 -16 0 0 4 3 -9 -0.8 7 -2 -0.2 .485 .495 -0.5 0.6 -6 64 AS
1936 30 PC NN2 176 -3 0 0 -6 3 -7 -0.5 6 -1 0.0 .488 .497 0.5 -0.3 6 6/4 AS
1937 31 PC NN2 150 -7 0 0 1 2 -3 -0.2 5 2 0.2 .493 .498 0.1 0.3 1 6/4 AS
1938 32 PC NN2 163 1 0 0 4 2 7 0.6 6 13 1.1 .516 .504 0.7 0.6 9 6/45
1939 33 PS NN2 211 4 0 0 0 3 7 0.6 7 14 1.2 .512 .504 1.2 0.3 14 *6/4
1941 35 HG NN2 230 -6 0 0 9 4 6 0.6 8 14 1.3 .511 .504 0.4 1.2 5 *6/4
1942 36 HG NN2 157 -8 0 0 0 2 -6 -0.6 5 -1 -0.1 .486 .496 -0.1 0.2 -1 64
12 Yrs 2281 -39 -1 0 25 35 20 2.1 77 98 9.2 .503 .501 6.5 5.4 72 64/52
162 Game Avg 658 -11 0 0 7 10 6 0.6 22 28 2.7 .503 .501 1.9 1.6 21
PC (6 Yrs) 1109 -23 0 0 6 16 -1 0.2 38 37 3.7 .500 .501 2.9 2.0 31 64/5
HG (4 Yrs) 543 -12 -1 0 16 8 12 1.1 18 29 2.6 .508 .501 1.1 2.3 13 64/5
AB2 (2 Yrs) 153 -6 0 0 3 2 0 0.0 5 5 0.5 .501 .500 0.2 0.5 2 6
MRS (1 Yr) 235 2 0 0 0 4 6 0.6 8 14 1.4 .509 .503 1.3 0.4 14 *6/2
PS (1 Yr) 211 4 0 0 0 3 7 0.6 7 14 1.2 .512 .504 1.2 0.3 14 *6/4
CAG (1 Yr) 30 -4 0 0 0 1 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .467 .498 -0.2 0.1 -2 /64
NN2 (9 Yrs) 1771 -30 -1 0 18 26 14 1.5 60 74 6.9 .503 .501 4.9 4.1 55 64/5
NNL (2 Yrs) 414 -7 0 0 3 7 3 0.3 14 17 1.7 .503 .502 1.4 0.9 14 6/24
EWL (1 Yr) 92 -1 0 0 4 1 4 0.3 3 7 0.6 .517 .502 0.2 0.5 3 6/5
NSL (1 Yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .487 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /6

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Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1930 24 2TM NNL 265 .335 96 .275 .133 0.8 6.0 42.9 *6/24
1930 24 MRS NNL 235 .354 107 .290 .137 0.9 6.8 40.5 *6/2
1930 24 CAG NNL 30 .191 10 .167 .100 0.0 0.0 80.0 /64
1931 25 AB2 NNL 149 .302 72 .264 .057 0.0 4.0 36.4 6
1932 26 2TM 2LG 96 .323 86 .302 .023 0.0 4.2 54.8 6/5
1932 26 HG EWL 92 .327 88 .305 .024 0.0 4.3 56.7 6/5
1932 26 AB2 NSL 4 .237 58 .250 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 /6
1933 27 2TM NN2 217 .319 90 .283 .112 0.5 3.2 30.8 *6/45
1933 27 HG NN2 64 .405 144 .356 .153 0.0 6.3 28.0 6/45
1933 27 PC NN2 153 .282 67 .253 .095 0.7 2.0 32.5 6
1934 28 PC NN2 265 .384 126 .312 .132 1.1 5.7 42.0 46 AS
1935 29 PC NN2 202 .274 48 .228 .070 1.0 5.0 42.6 64 AS
1936 30 PC NN2 176 .341 87 .284 .096 0.6 7.4 34.5 6/4 AS
1937 31 PC NN2 150 .303 69 .279 .071 0.0 4.0 24.4 6/4 AS
1938 32 PC NN2 163 .358 105 .308 .116 0.0 6.7 41.1 6/45
1939 33 PS NN2 211 .364 112 .335 .075 0.5 4.7 46.8 *6/4
1941 35 HG NN2 230 .297 79 .245 .026 0.0 10.9 44.6 *6/4
1942 36 HG NN2 157 .261 59 .206 .050 0.0 8.3 23.8 64
12 Yrs 2281 .325 88 .278 .086 0.4 6.0 39.3 64/52
MLB Average .336 100 .288 .116 1.3 8.4 35.2
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Batting Batting Ratios
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% BB% RS% Pos Awards
1935 29 PC NN2 30 .222 .148 0.0 3.3 28.6
1939 33 PS NN2 9 .333 .222 0.0 0.0 0.0
1942 36 HG WS 10 .200 .000 0.0 0.0 50.0
3 Yrs 49 .239 .130 0.0 2.0 25.0
MLB Average .255 .104 1.5 7.4 32.5
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Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1930 24 2TM NNL SS 71 0.00
1930 24 MRS NNL SS 62 0.00
1930 24 CAG NNL SS 9 0.00
1930 24 MRS NNL C 1 0.00
1930 24 CAG NNL 2B 1 0.00
1931 25 AB2 NNL SS 35 35 299.2 206 85 108 13 13 .937 .932 5.80 5.42 5.51 3.61
1932 26 2TM 2LG SS 19 18 155.2 107 43 55 9 4 .916 .923 5.67 5.07 5.16 5.33
1932 26 HG EWL SS 18 18 155.2 107 43 55 9 4 .916 .923 5.67 5.07 5.44 5.62
1932 26 AB2 NSL SS 1 0.00
1932 26 HG EWL 3B 2 2 18.0 10 3 7 0 1 1.000 .917 5.00 2.75 5.00 3.05
1933 27 2TM NN2 SS 52 447.0 281 126 132 23 24 .918 .912 5.19 4.91 4.96 3.96
1933 27 HG NN2 SS 12 107.0 75 33 36 6 8 .920 .912 5.80 4.91 5.75 3.96
1933 27 PC NN2 SS 40 340.0 206 93 96 17 16 .917 .912 5.00 4.91 4.73 3.96
1933 27 HG NN2 2B 3 24.0 22 6 14 2 2 .909 .932 7.50 5.14 6.67 4.17
1933 27 HG NN2 3B 1 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 .930 2.25 2.70 1.00 2.20
1934 28 PC NN2 2B 42 345.2 215 99 102 14 17 .935 .945 5.23 5.14 4.79 4.22 AS
1934 28 PC NN2 SS 28 234.0 159 58 92 9 14 .943 .941 5.77 5.00 5.36 4.11 AS
1935 29 PC NN2 SS 39 37 332.0 208 85 111 12 14 .942 .925 5.31 5.08 5.03 3.51 AS
1935 29 PC NN2 2B 12 12 98.0 66 26 34 6 3 .909 .938 5.51 5.30 5.00 3.66 AS
1936 30 PC NN2 SS 45 45 374.1 223 93 115 15 24 .933 .937 5.00 5.26 4.62 3.66 AS
1936 30 PC NN2 2B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 5.40 0.00 3.90 AS
1937 31 PC NN2 SS 34 34 292.1 215 95 107 13 19 .940 .928 6.22 5.27 5.94 3.22 AS
1937 31 PC NN2 2B 1 1 9.0 8 3 5 0 0 1.000 .953 8.00 5.70 8.00 3.50 AS
1938 32 PC NN2 SS 32 32 260.0 178 65 101 12 15 .933 .918 5.75 5.17 5.19 3.54
1938 32 PC NN2 3B 3 2 21.0 9 4 5 0 1 1.000 .927 3.86 2.53 3.00 1.73
1938 32 PC NN2 2B 3 3 26.0 14 6 8 0 0 1.000 .950 4.85 5.64 4.67 3.87
1939 33 PS NN2 SS 47 0.00
1939 33 PS NN2 2B 1 0.00
1941 35 HG NN2 SS 52 52 440.2 285 96 176 13 17 .954 .930 5.56 5.18 5.23 4.18
1941 35 HG NN2 2B 1 1 4.0 5 1 4 0 0 1.000 .952 11.25 5.40 5.00 4.40
1942 36 HG NN2 SS 23 0.00
1942 36 HG NN2 2B 18 0.00
Standard Range Factor
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
12 Yrs 567 274 3386.1 2212 894 1177 141 168 .936 .929 5.50 5.13 3.65 2.75
SS (12 Yrs) SS 477 253 2835.2 1862 746 997 119 144 .936 .927 5.53 5.15 3.65 2.71
2B (10 Yrs) 2B 83 17 507.2 330 141 167 22 22 .933 .943 5.46 5.21 3.71 3.10
3B (3 Yrs) 3B 6 4 43.0 20 7 13 0 2 1.000 .922 4.19 2.64 3.33 2.25
C (1 Yr) C 1 0.00
Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G Awards
1935 29 PC NN2 SS 7 7 183.0 39 21 17 1 2 .974 1.87 5.43
1939 33 PS NN2 SS 2 0.0 0 0 0 0.00
1942 36 HG WS SS 2 48.0 7 1 6 0 0 1.000 1.31 3.50
1942 36 HG WS 2B 1 24.0 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 2.63 7.00
3 Yrs 12 7 255.0 53 24 28 1 2 .981 1.84 4.33
SS (3 Yrs) SS 11 7 231.0 46 22 23 1 2 .978 1.75 4.09
2B (1 Yr) 2B 1 24.0 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 2.63 7.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Chester Williams born?

Chester Williams was born on May 25, 1906.

Where was Chester Williams born?

Chester Williams was born in Beaumont, TX.

How tall was Chester Williams?

Chester Williams was 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

How much did Chester Williams weigh when playing?

Chester Williams weighed 180 lbs (81 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Chester Williams play?

Chester Williams played 12 seasons.

Is Chester Williams in the Hall of Fame?

Chester Williams has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Chester Williams play?

Chester Williams was a Shortstop and Second Baseman.

How many hits did Chester Williams have?

Chester Williams had 585 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Chester Williams have?

Chester Williams had 10 home runs over his career.

What was Chester Williams' average?

Chester Williams had a .281 average over his career.

How many teams has Chester Williams played for?

Chester Williams played for 8 teams; the Chicago American Giants, Memphis Red Sox, Indianapolis ABCs, Indianapolis ABCs, Homestead Grays, Homestead Grays, Pittsburgh Crawfords and Philadelphia Stars.

How many World Series has Chester Williams won?

Chester Williams never won a World Series.

When did Chester Williams retire?

Chester Williams last played in 1942.

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