Melzar Williams
1937–1938 · bats R / throws R · Birmingham Black Barons
41G
.277AVG
.314OBP
.367SLG
More career statistics
46H
1HR
25RBI
8SB
1Rare feat
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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 41 | 42 |
| Batting · At bats | 166 | 157 |
| Batting · Hits | 46 | 44 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 175 | 163 |
| Batting · Runs | 23 | 21 |
| Batting · RBI | 25 | 18 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 8 | 7 |
| Batting · Triples | 4 | 3 |
| Batting · Walks | 9 | 6 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 175 | 166 | 23 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | .277 | .314 | .367 | .681 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1937-08-16 to 1938-05-17
9longest on-base streak
The rarest thing in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1937-08-15 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 19 | 74 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 5 | .284 | – | – |
| 1938 | BBBirmingham Black Barons | 23 | 83 | 23 | – | 6 | 2 | .277 | – | – |