Ken Williams
1986–1991 · bats R / throws R · Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Montreal Expos, Toronto Blue Jays
451G
.218AVG
.269OBP
.339SLG
More career statistics
252H
27HR
119RBI
49SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | 1,253 | 1,154 | 136 | 252 | 42 | 8 | 27 | 119 | 56 | 290 | 49 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 391 | .218 | .269 | .339 | .608 |
Streaks
8longest hitting streak · 1987-09-14 to 1987-09-21
14longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1987-07-31 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1989-09-02 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1991-06-07 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 225 | 609 | 127 | 11 | 65 | 32 | 140 | .228 | .261 | .347 |
| Away | 226 | 644 | 125 | 16 | 54 | 24 | 150 | .209 | .231 | .331 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 57 | 178 | 30 | 6 | 24 | 12 | 42 | .190 | .236 | .348 |
| May | 87 | 230 | 42 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 57 | .195 | .209 | .293 |
| June | 61 | 169 | 40 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 40 | .247 | .266 | .389 |
| July | 59 | 177 | 30 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 44 | .186 | .203 | .267 |
| August | 80 | 222 | 56 | 6 | 23 | 10 | 35 | .275 | .297 | .397 |
| September | 95 | 239 | 49 | 6 | 20 | 16 | 65 | .225 | .272 | .367 |
| October | 12 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .139 | .158 | .167 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| boston-red-sox | 39 | 92 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 18 | .179 | .196 | .286 |
| california-angels | 37 | 109 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 20 | .165 | .202 | .340 |
| minnesota-twins | 37 | 117 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 29 | .290 | .316 | .383 |
| cleveland-guardians | 36 | 110 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 28 | .173 | .227 | .327 |
| texas-rangers | 32 | 90 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 26 | .214 | .222 | .345 |
| new-york-yankees | 32 | 93 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 22 | .172 | .183 | .264 |
| athletics | 30 | 103 | 24 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 30 | .261 | .311 | .359 |
| seattle-mariners | 29 | 87 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 26 | .159 | .195 | .329 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 |  Chicago White Sox | 15 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .129 | – | – |
| 1987 | Chicago White Sox | 116 | 391 | 110 | 11 | 50 | 21 | .281 | – | – |
| 1988 | Chicago White Sox | 73 | 220 | 35 | 8 | 28 | 6 | .159 | – | – |
| 1989 |  Detroit Tigers | 94 | 258 | 53 | 6 | 23 | 9 | .205 | – | – |
| 1990 | Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays | 106 | 155 | 25 | – | 13 | 9 | .161 | – | – |
| 1991 | Montreal Expos, Toronto Blue Jays | 47 | 99 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .253 | – | – |