Player Report for #1 Matthew Williams

04/26/1981

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P Matthew Williams #1

ABA Boston Colonials

Age: 34

Bats: S

Throws: R

Morale: Normal


	3-3, .500, 2.0 GB

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
0	0	0-0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	15	13	16	15
Movement	17	16	18	17
Control	18	17	19	18

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	15	15
Slider	16	16

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	93-95 Mph
Stamina	4
Suggested Role	Bullpen
Groundball Percentage	51 %
Hold Runners	12
Defense	6

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	6
Stealing Ability:	1
Baserunning Inst.:	2
Sacrifice Bunt:	15
Bunt for Hit:	2

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
04/14/1981	@ MAN	Loss, 3-4		0.2	0	0	0	0	1
04/12/1981	@ ATL	Win, 9-5		1.1	0	0	0	0	1	Win
04/11/1981	STL	Loss, 4-5		2.0	3	1	1	1	1	Loss
04/09/1981	@ TB	Win, 2-1		0.2	1	0	0	0	1	Win
04/08/1981	PHI	Loss, 3-5		1.0	1	2	2	1	0	Loss
04/06/1981	CIN	Loss, 7-10		3.0	3	1	1	1	3
04/03/1981	ATL	Win, 9-2		2.2	2	2	0	1	1
03/31/1981	@ CHH	Loss, 0-2		2.1	1	0	0	1	0
03/30/1981	TB	Win, 4-3		1.1	0	0	0	0	0	Win
03/25/1981	PHO	Loss, 3-5		2.1	4	2	2	1	2

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Very High
Loyalty:	Normal
Desire f. Win:	Very High
Greed:	Normal
Intelligence:	Normal
Work Ethic:	High

Matthew Williams
Birthday:	04/10/1947
Born in:	Portland (Oregon)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 8"
Weight:	242 lbs
Local Popularity:	Fair
National Pop.:	Insignificant

Status
Contract:	Major League Contract
Salary:	$270,600
Signed Through:	1981 Season
Major Service:	10 Years, 138 Days
Service This Yr:	7 Days
40-Man Service:	10 Years, 138 Days
Pro Service:	15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	3 option years left
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1966, 13th Pick in Round 2

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1969 New York - ABA	22	28	1	2	3	0	2.64	44.1	54	23	13	2	23	31	0	0	1.74	.349	7.7	133
1970 New York - ABA	23	46	0	5	3	2	2.28	59.1	46	17	15	3	23	53	0	0	1.16	.274	14.3	162
1971 New York - ABA	24	36	0	0	3	20	1.13	40.0	27	12	5	3	19	30	0	0	1.15	.209	13.7	291
1972 New York - ABA	25	36	0	7	9	12	3.15	40.0	49	18	14	3	9	42	0	0	1.45	.377	3.2	102
1973 New York - ABA	26	37	0	6	1	19	0.62	43.1	26	3	3	0	12	44	0	0	0.88	.241	18.8	563
1974 New York - ABA	27	38	0	7	3	19	1.38	45.2	48	11	7	0	12	40	0	0	1.31	.345	14.8	247
1976 New York - ABA	29	44	0	3	7	26	2.37	49.1	46	16	13	4	8	35	0	0	1.09	.282	9.5	142
1977 New York - ABA	30	46	0	6	5	23	1.35	53.1	38	8	8	1	16	41	0	0	1.01	.259	19.7	284
1978 New York - ABA	31	49	0	6	2	32	1.65	54.2	48	11	10	3	8	33	0	0	1.02	.268	16.7	225
1979 New York - ABA	32	43	0	4	6	29	1.99	40.2	35	14	9	3	6	34	0	0	1.01	.274	12.3	208
1980 Boston - ABA	33	8	0	1	1	4	1.04	8.2	7	1	1	1	3	5	0	0	1.15	.231	3.6	359
1980 New York - ABA	33	38	0	3	5	15	2.83	47.2	49	18	15	2	12	35	0	0	1.28	.320	9.0	138
1980 Total - ABA	33	46	0	4	6	19	2.56	56.1	56	19	16	3	15	40	0	0	1.26	.306	12.5	0
Total ABA		449	1	50	48	201	1.93	527.0	473	152	113	25	151	423	0	0	1.18	.291	143.2	227

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1966 Total - HS	19	12	8	5	0	1	0.96	56.1	35	7	6	0	8	86	0	0	0.76	.280	0.0	100
1967 Riverside - A	20	13	13	5	3	0	2.48	83.1	63	23	23	5	16	74	0	0	0.95	.254	15.9	143
1967 Laredo - AA	20	5	0	2	0	2	1.29	7.0	3	1	1	0	2	8	0	0	0.71	.200	2.3	249
1968 Laredo - AA	21	22	0	4	2	8	1.80	25.0	21	5	5	2	7	36	0	0	1.12	.345	6.0	162
1968 Guelph - AAA	21	7	0	0	2	3	2.35	7.2	7	2	2	0	7	10	0	0	1.83	.350	1.4	127
1969 Laredo - AA	22	10	0	2	0	3	0.64	14.0	8	1	1	0	3	19	0	0	0.79	.286	5.9	572
1969 Guelph - AAA	22	14	0	0	1	10	2.03	13.1	11	4	3	2	3	9	0	0	1.05	.237	3.6	168
Total GHL		21	0	0	3	13	2.14	21.0	18	6	5	2	10	19	0	0	1.33	.276	5.0	152.9
Total STL		37	0	8	2	13	1.37	46.0	32	7	7	2	12	63	0	0	0.96	.306	14.2	300.3
Total SCL		13	13	5	3	0	2.48	83.1	63	23	23	5	16	74	0	0	0.95	.254	15.9	142.9

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1977 New York - ABA	30	3	0	0	0	2	0.00	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	.000	0.0	0
Total ABA		3	0	0	0	2	0.00	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	.000	0.0	999.0

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1969 New York - ML	P	28	1	3	7	0	11	1	.909	44.1	2.03	-0.4	.890
1970 New York - ML	P	46	0	5	8	2	14	1	.929	59.1	1.97	+0.2	1.036
1971 New York - ML	P	36	0	5	7	0	13	1	.923	40.0	2.70	-0.4	.888
1972 New York - ML	P	36	0	4	2	2	7	1	.857	40.0	1.35	-0.4	.775
1973 New York - ML	P	37	0	4	4	0	8	0	1.000	43.1	1.66	+0.1	1.032
1974 New York - ML	P	38	0	4	8	0	12	0	1.000	45.2	2.36	+0.2	1.046
1976 New York - ML	P	44	0	2	10	0	13	1	.923	49.1	2.19	+0.2	1.044
1977 New York - ML	P	46	0	1	9	0	10	0	1.000	53.1	1.69	+0.7	1.128
1978 New York - ML	P	49	0	1	10	1	11	0	1.000	54.2	1.81	+0.2	1.037
1979 New York - ML	P	43	0	3	6	0	10	1	.900	40.2	1.99	-0.3	.920
1980 New York - ML	P	38	0	3	8	0	11	0	1.000	47.2	2.08	+0.7	1.145
1980 Boston - ML	P	8	0	0	2	0	2	0	1.000	8.2	2.08	+0.0	1.031

Player History
06/15/1966	Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 13, 31st overall pick) by the New York Empires, out of high school (Cleveland; Portland, OR).
08/13/1966	Signed a minor league contract with the New York Empires organization with a signing bonus of $33,600.
01/01/1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (12); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 8 (16).
04/24/1967	Injured (sore thumb), day-to-day for 1 day.
05/29/1967	Injured (shoulder inflammation), out for 2 months.
01/01/1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (16); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 11 (17).
07/14/1968	Injured (sore elbow), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 18 (19); Control: 10 (16).
01/01/1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 18 (19); Movement: 19 (19); Control: 10 (15).
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 19 (19); Control: 15 (17).
06/02/1971	Injured (forearm soreness), day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1972	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 20 (20); Movement: 19 (19); Control: 15 (17).
04/09/1972	Injured (back soreness), out for 3 days.
01/01/1973	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 19 (19); Movement: 20 (20); Control: 16 (16).
01/01/1974	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 18 (18); Movement: 19 (19); Control: 15 (16).
01/01/1975	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 19 (19); Movement: 19 (19); Control: 16 (17).
03/17/1975	Injured (torn flexor tendon (elbow)), out for 12-13 months.
01/01/1976	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 16 (16); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 17 (17).
01/01/1977	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 16 (16).
08/14/1977	Injured (elbow soreness), out for 2 weeks.
10/04/1977	Won the 1977 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the New York Empires!
01/01/1978	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 19 (19); Control: 18 (18).
10/01/1978	Won the 1978 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the New York Empires!
01/01/1979	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 18 (18); Control: 17 (17).
01/01/1980	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 17 (17).
07/29/1980	Was traded by the New York Empires to the Boston Colonials, along with SP Roy Walsh, in exchange for 2B Gary Wright.
01/01/1981	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 15 (15); Movement: 17 (17); Control: 18 (18).

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	G	Rank
1970	46	10
1976	44	10
1977	46	10
1978	49	4

Year	SV	Rank
1971	20	2
1972	12	6
1973	19	4
1974	19	5
1976	26	4
1977	23	4
1978	32	1
1979	29	2
1980	15	9

Year	HLD	Rank
1970	8	7

Year	RA	Rank
1970	46	10
1976	44	10
1977	46	10
1978	49	4

Year	GF	Rank
1971	26	4
1972	30	2
1973	32	1
1974	31	4
1976	38	4
1977	36	4
1978	40	4
1979	40	3
1980	26	9