Earl Williams
1970–1977 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, Athletics
889G
.247AVG
.318OBP
.424SLG
More career statistics
756H
138HR
457RBI
2SB
2Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 889 | 3,431 | 3,058 | 361 | 756 | 115 | 6 | 138 | 457 | 298 | 574 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 1,297 | .247 | .318 | .424 | .742 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1974-06-18 to 1974-07-02
23longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1974-09-11 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1970-09-27 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1971-06-13 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 439 | 1659 | 374 | 70 | 228 | 153 | 275 | .254 | .318 | .441 |
| Away | 450 | 1772 | 382 | 68 | 229 | 145 | 299 | .241 | .297 | .409 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 104 | 382 | 74 | 18 | 45 | 35 | 66 | .220 | .285 | .407 |
| May | 149 | 557 | 118 | 15 | 68 | 47 | 86 | .235 | .296 | .364 |
| June | 165 | 646 | 142 | 26 | 90 | 63 | 118 | .251 | .317 | .435 |
| July | 157 | 639 | 156 | 25 | 78 | 54 | 102 | .272 | .329 | .436 |
| August | 154 | 608 | 142 | 28 | 87 | 52 | 101 | .262 | .319 | .467 |
| September | 153 | 577 | 122 | 25 | 87 | 45 | 93 | .235 | .289 | .430 |
| October | 7 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | .111 | .182 | .278 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| san-diego-padres | 66 | 249 | 52 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 49 | .242 | .329 | .428 |
| san-francisco-giants | 56 | 223 | 45 | 6 | 26 | 15 | 41 | .222 | .269 | .355 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 55 | 210 | 47 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 32 | .247 | .314 | .389 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 50 | 199 | 43 | 6 | 23 | 12 | 26 | .235 | .276 | .366 |
| cincinnati-reds | 49 | 182 | 45 | 10 | 31 | 17 | 28 | .274 | .341 | .500 |
| chicago-cubs | 48 | 174 | 35 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 31 | .223 | .282 | .427 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 46 | 173 | 33 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 24 | .209 | .260 | .323 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 44 | 169 | 44 | 12 | 40 | 17 | 28 | .293 | .361 | .607 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |  Atlanta Braves | 10 | 19 | 7 | – | 5 | – | .368 | – | – |
| 1971 | Atlanta Braves | 145 | 497 | 129 | 33 | 87 | – | .260 | – | – |
| 1972 | Atlanta Braves | 151 | 565 | 146 | 28 | 87 | – | .258 | – | – |
| 1973 |  Baltimore Orioles | 132 | 459 | 109 | 22 | 83 | – | .237 | – | – |
| 1974 | Baltimore Orioles | 118 | 413 | 105 | 14 | 52 | – | .254 | – | – |
| 1975 | Atlanta Braves | 111 | 383 | 92 | 11 | 50 | – | .240 | – | – |
| 1976 | Atlanta Braves, Montreal Expos | 122 | 374 | 84 | 17 | 55 | – | .225 | – | – |
| 1977 |  Athletics | 100 | 348 | 84 | 13 | 38 | 2 | .241 | – | – |