Dick Williams
1951–1964 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Brooklyn Dodgers, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Athletics
1,023G
.260AVG
.312OBP
.392SLG
768H
70HR
331RBI
12SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,023 | 3,265 | 2,959 | 358 | 768 | 157 | 12 | 70 | 331 | 227 | 394 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 25 | 1,159 | .260 | .312 | .392 | .704 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1960-08-05 to 1960-08-18
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1956-09-23 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1958-08-09 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1959-05-23 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 496 | 1514 | 353 | 38 | 163 | 112 | 185 | .260 | .307 | .409 |
| Away | 527 | 1751 | 415 | 32 | 168 | 115 | 209 | .259 | .303 | .377 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 72 | 250 | 57 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 20 | .248 | .280 | .365 |
| May | 165 | 493 | 101 | 8 | 53 | 35 | 65 | .226 | .276 | .360 |
| June | 195 | 618 | 146 | 13 | 54 | 52 | 70 | .265 | .320 | .387 |
| July | 208 | 627 | 154 | 17 | 71 | 33 | 70 | .267 | .298 | .413 |
| August | 199 | 676 | 167 | 15 | 72 | 55 | 76 | .276 | .328 | .414 |
| September | 181 | 593 | 141 | 15 | 63 | 39 | 93 | .260 | .304 | .387 |
| October | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .375 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 126 | 408 | 92 | 13 | 47 | 30 | 51 | .249 | .299 | .398 |
| chicago-white-sox | 122 | 401 | 97 | 7 | 35 | 25 | 45 | .263 | .304 | .377 |
| detroit-tigers | 117 | 422 | 94 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 61 | .237 | .261 | .338 |
| boston-red-sox | 106 | 372 | 88 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 39 | .260 | .298 | .360 |
| cleveland-guardians | 102 | 360 | 77 | 10 | 44 | 43 | 52 | .248 | .333 | .387 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 86 | 346 | 100 | 10 | 42 | 23 | 33 | .321 | .355 | .490 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 71 | 232 | 61 | 7 | 26 | 15 | 15 | .293 | .328 | .476 |
| baltimore-orioles | 63 | 205 | 48 | 8 | 30 | 20 | 28 | .270 | .332 | .483 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 23 | 60 | 12 | 1 | 5 | – | .200 | – | – |
| 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 36 | 68 | 21 | – | 11 | – | .309 | – | – |
| 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 30 | 55 | 12 | 2 | 5 | – | .218 | – | – |
| 1954 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 16 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 2 | – | .147 | – | – |
| 1956 | Baltimore Orioles, Brooklyn Dodgers | 94 | 360 | 103 | 11 | 37 | 5 | .286 | – | – |
| 1957 | Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Guardians | 114 | 372 | 97 | 7 | 34 | 3 | .261 | – | – |
| 1958 |  Baltimore Orioles | 128 | 409 | 113 | 4 | 32 | – | .276 | – | – |
| 1959 |  Kansas City Athletics | 130 | 488 | 130 | 16 | 75 | 4 | .266 | – | – |
| 1960 | Kansas City Athletics | 127 | 420 | 121 | 12 | 65 | – | .288 | – | – |
| 1961 | Baltimore Orioles | 103 | 310 | 64 | 8 | 24 | – | .206 | – | – |
| 1962 | Baltimore Orioles | 82 | 178 | 44 | 1 | 18 | – | .247 | – | – |
| 1963 |  Boston Red Sox | 79 | 136 | 35 | 2 | 12 | – | .257 | – | – |
| 1964 | Boston Red Sox | 61 | 69 | 11 | 5 | 11 | – | .159 | – | – |