Woody Williams
[edit] Biography
Born on August 19, 1966 in Houston, Texas, Woody Williams (Gregory Scott Williams) played for the Toronto Blue Jays, San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals over the course of his 14 year career. Williams broke into the bigs on May 14, 1993 with the Toronto Blue Jays, and put up a 3.64 ERA in 59.1 innings pitched in 1994, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Woody Williams's best season was 2003, when he posted a 3.87 ERA, won 18 games and struck out 153 batters.
[edit] Scouting Report
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1993
| TOR
| A
| 30
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 4.38
| 24
| 18
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 37
| 40
| 2
| 22
| 3
| 2
| 1
|
| 1994
| TOR
| A
| 38
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 3.64
| 56
| 24
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 59.1
| 44
| 5
| 33
| 1
| 4
| 2
|
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| 23
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 3.69
| 41
| 23
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 53.2
| 44
| 6
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1996
| TOR
| A
| 12
| 10
| 4
| 5
| 4.73
| 43
| 33
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 59
| 64
| 8
| 21
| 1
| 2
| 1
|
| 1997
| TOR
| A
| 31
| 31
| 9
| 14
| 4.35
| 124
| 98
| 94
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 194.2
| 201
| 31
| 66
| 3
| 7
| 5
|
| 1998
| TOR
| A
| 32
| 32
| 10
| 9
| 4.46
| 151
| 112
| 104
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 209.2
| 196
| 36
| 81
| 3
| 2
| 2
|
| 1999
| SD
| N
| 33
| 33
| 12
| 12
| 4.41
| 137
| 106
| 102
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 208.1
| 213
| 33
| 73
| 5
| 9
| 2
|
| 2000
| SD
| N
| 23
| 23
| 10
| 8
| 3.75
| 111
| 74
| 70
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 168
| 152
| 23
| 54
| 2
| 4
| 3
|
| 2001
| STL
| N
| 11
| 11
| 7
| 1
| 2.28
| 52
| 22
| 19
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 75
| 54
| 7
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| 2001
| SD
| N
| 23
| 23
| 8
| 8
| 4.97
| 102
| 88
| 80
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 145
| 170
| 28
| 37
| 4
| 4
| 5
|
| 2001
| TOT
| N
| 34
| 34
| 15
| 9
| 4.05
| 154
| 110
| 99
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 220
| 224
| 35
| 56
| 5
| 5
| 8
|
| 2002
| STL
| N
| 17
| 17
| 9
| 4
| 2.53
| 76
| 30
| 29
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 103.1
| 84
| 10
| 25
| 2
| 2
| 4
|
| 2003
| STL
| N
| 34
| 33
| 18
| 9
| 3.87
| 153
| 101
| 95
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 220.2
| 220
| 20
| 55
| 2
| 3
| 11
|
| 2004
| STL
| N
| 31
| 31
| 11
| 8
| 4.18
| 131
| 93
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 189.2
| 193
| 20
| 58
| 3
| 12
| 9
|
| 2005
| SD
| N
| 28
| 28
| 9
| 12
| 4.85
| 106
| 92
| 86
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 159.2
| 174
| 24
| 51
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| 2006
| SD
| N
| 25
| 24
| 12
| 5
| 3.65
| 72
| 68
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 145.1
| 152
| 21
| 35
| 3
| 4
| 7
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 225
| 223
| 96
| 67
| 3.99
| 940
| 674
| 628
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1415
| 1412
| 186
| 407
| 23
| 40
| 47
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 166
| 76
| 28
| 34
| 4.30
| 439
| 308
| 293
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 613.1
| 589
| 88
| 251
| 12
| 17
| 13
|
| Total
|
|
| 391
| 299
| 124
| 101
| 4.09
| 1379
| 982
| 921
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 2028.1
| 2001
| 274
| 658
| 35
| 57
| 60
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1993
| TOR
| A
| P
| 30
| 0
| 37
| 5
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| TOR
| A
| P
| 38
| 0
| 59.1
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| .889
|
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| P
| 23
| 3
| 53.2
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| TOR
| A
| P
| 12
| 10
| 59
| 8
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| TOR
| A
| P
| 31
| 31
| 194.2
| 9
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 9
| 2
| .950
|
| 1998
| TOR
| A
| P
| 32
| 32
| 209.2
| 12
| 18
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 5
| 3
| .909
|
| 1999
| SD
| N
| P
| 33
| 33
| 208.1
| 11
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 10
| 1
| .966
|
| 2000
| SD
| N
| P
| 23
| 23
| 168
| 7
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 2
| 0
| .905
|
| 2001
| STL
| N
| P
| 11
| 11
| 75
| 7
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| .938
|
| 2001
| SD
| N
| P
| 23
| 23
| 145
| 9
| 15
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 4
| 0
| .889
|
| 2001
| TOT
| N
| P
| 34
| 34
| 220
| 16
| 23
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 7
| 0
| .907
|
| 2002
| STL
| N
| P
| 17
| 17
| 103.1
| 7
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| STL
| N
| P
| 34
| 33
| 220.2
| 16
| 33
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 4
| 1
| .980
|
| 2004
| STL
| N
| P
| 31
| 31
| 189.2
| 20
| 31
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 6
| 1
| .944
|
| 2005
| SD
| N
| P
| 28
| 28
| 159.2
| 11
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2006
| SD
| N
| P
| 25
| 24
| 145.1
| 12
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 391
| 299
| 2028.1
| 142
| 219
| 17
| 20
| 0
| 11
| 113
| 48
| 10
| .955
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1993
| TOR
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| TOR
| A
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| TOR
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| TOR
| A
| 31
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| TOR
| A
| 32
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| SD
| N
| 34
| 73
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 6
| .178
| .197
| .233
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 19
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| SD
| N
| 30
| 58
| 10
| 15
| 1
| 9
| .259
| .308
| .379
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 26
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2001
| STL
| N
| 11
| 27
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .259
| .286
| .333
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| SD
| N
| 26
| 55
| 7
| 9
| 0
| 4
| .164
| .200
| .218
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| TOT
| N
| 37
| 82
| 11
| 16
| 0
| 7
| .195
| .227
| .256
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 22
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| STL
| N
| 18
| 29
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 3
| .207
| .226
| .414
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| STL
| N
| 34
| 70
| 12
| 17
| 1
| 7
| .243
| .299
| .371
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 26
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| STL
| N
| 34
| 61
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 2
| .180
| .200
| .246
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 22
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| SD
| N
| 30
| 46
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .152
| .149
| .152
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 2006
| SD
| N
| 26
| 54
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 4
| .204
| .232
| .222
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 243
| 473
| 49
| 96
| 3
| 41
| .203
| .234
| .279
| 25
| 1
| 17
| 156
| 5
| 40
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 166
| 8
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .375
| .375
| .375
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 409
| 481
| 49
| 99
| 3
| 41
| .206
| .236
| .281
| 25
| 1
| 17
| 158
| 5
| 40
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Toronto Blue Jays in the 28th round of the free-agent draft (June 1, 1988 - signed June 5, 1988).
- Traded by Toronto Blue Jays with Carlos Almanzar and Peter Tucci to San Diego Padres in exchange for Joey Hamilton (December 12, 1998).
- Traded by San Diego Padres to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Ray Lankford and cash (August 2, 2001).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 2002).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (November 26, 2002).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 2004).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (December 9, 2004).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 2006).
- Signed by Houston Astros (November 24, 2006).
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