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Woody Williams Blue Jays

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Career Summary
Years PA AVG OBP SLG TAv WARP
15 617 .194 .222 .267 .185 23.1
Birth Date8-19-1966
Height6' 0"
Weight200 lbs
BatsR
ThrowsR

Standard

YEAR TEAM AGE G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR TB BB SO HBP SF SH RBI SB CS AVG OBP SLG TAv VORP FRAA WARP
1993 TOR 26 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.5 0.7
1994 TOR 27 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.1 1.2
1995 TOR 28 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 -0.1 0.7
1996 TOR 29 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 -0.5 1.0
1997 TOR 30 31 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 .348 18.1 -4.0 1.4
1998 TOR 31 32 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .233 13.0 -1.5 1.1
1999 SDN 32 34 80 73 4 13 4 0 0 17 2 19 0 1 4 6 0 1 .178 .197 .233 .150 14.5 -4.7 0.9
2000 SDN 33 30 66 58 10 15 4 0 1 22 4 26 1 2 1 9 0 0 .259 .308 .379 .255 15.6 -2.0 1.3
2001 SDN 34 26 61 55 7 9 3 0 0 12 2 18 1 2 1 4 0 0 .164 .200 .218 .159 13.9 -3.3 1.0
2001 SLN 34 11 29 27 4 7 2 0 0 9 1 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 .259 .286 .333 .238 15.6 -1.0 1.4
2002 SLN 35 18 36 29 3 6 3 0 1 12 0 9 1 1 5 3 0 0 .207 .226 .414 .227 17.3 0.5 1.8
2003 SLN 36 34 86 70 12 17 4 1 1 26 5 26 1 1 9 7 0 0 .243 .299 .371 .244 47.5 2.3 4.9
2004 SLN 37 34 70 61 3 11 4 0 0 15 1 22 1 2 5 2 0 0 .180 .200 .246 .187 31.7 2.5 3.3
2005 SDN 38 30 55 46 3 7 0 0 0 7 0 19 0 1 8 3 1 0 .152 .149 .152 .146 4.4 -0.0 0.4
2006 SDN 39 26 62 54 3 11 1 0 0 12 2 13 0 0 6 4 0 0 .204 .232 .222 .168 14.0 -0.7 1.3
2007 HOU 40 34 64 59 3 6 0 0 1 9 0 25 0 0 5 2 0 0 .102 .102 .153 .092 3.3 3.8 0.6
Career44361754052105251414417183510454311.194.222.267.185209.0-8.123.1

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
YEAR Team Lg G PA TAv oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG oppTAv BABIP BPF BRAA repLVL POS_ADJ FRAA BRR BVORP BWARP VORP WARP
1993 TOR MLB 30 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
1994 TOR MLB 38 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2
1995 TOR MLB 23 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
1996 TOR MLB 12 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 -0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
1997 TOR MLB 31 2 .348 .224 .269 .372 .000 1.000 100 0.2 0.1 0.3 -4.0 0.0 -0.0 -0.4 18.1 1.4
1998 TOR MLB 32 6 .233 .276 .334 .433 .000 .400 90 -0.2 0.2 0.9 -1.5 -0.0 1.4 -0.0 13.0 1.1
1999 SDN MLB 34 80 .150 .275 .336 .443 .000 .236 96 -10.3 2.2 12.6 -4.7 -0.9 4.0 -0.1 14.5 0.9
2000 SDN MLB 30 66 .255 .272 .335 .440 .000 .424 92 -0.4 1.8 10.2 -2.0 -0.6 10.8 0.8 15.6 1.3
2001 SDN MLB 26 61 .159 .267 .330 .437 .000 .231 102 -6.8 1.6 9.1 -3.3 0.3 4.0 0.1 13.9 1.0
2001 SLN MLB 11 29 .238 .257 .316 .420 .000 .304 98 -0.7 0.8 4.4 -1.0 1.0 5.5 0.4 15.6 1.4
2002 SLN MLB 18 36 .227 .271 .338 .428 .000 .250 99 -1.3 0.9 5 0.5 0.5 4.9 0.5 17.3 1.8
2002 MEM AAA 1 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2003 SLN MLB 34 86 .244 .259 .321 .414 .000 .364 100 -1.5 2.3 12.9 2.3 0.7 13.3 1.5 47.5 4.9
2004 SLN MLB 34 70 .187 .256 .319 .411 .000 .268 99 -5.6 1.8 10.4 2.5 -0.6 3.9 0.6 31.7 3.3
2005 SDN MLB 30 55 .146 .265 .321 .413 .000 .250 91 -6.7 1.4 7.6 -0.0 0.3 2.2 0.2 4.4 0.4
2006 SDN MLB 26 62 .168 .263 .324 .422 .000 .268 91 -6.4 1.7 10.1 -0.7 -0.3 5.2 0.4 14.0 1.3
2006 POR AAA 1 1 .005 .279 .343 .400 .000 .000 101 -0.3 0.0 0.1 -0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2007 HOU MLB 34 64 .092 .269 .326 .429 .000 .152 102 -11.9 1.8 9.7 3.8 -0.2 0.2 0.3 3.3 0.6
CareerMLB617.185.266.327.426.257.27897-51.616.593.2-9.10.255.24.5209.019.6

Statistics For All Levels

Year Team Lg PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG ISO TAv VORP FRAA WARP
1993 TOR MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.5 0.7
1994 TOR MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.1 1.2
1995 TOR MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 -0.1 0.7
1996 TOR MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 -0.5 1.0
1997 TOR MLB 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 .000 .348 18.1 -4.0 1.4
1998 TOR MLB 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .000 .233 13.0 -1.5 1.1
1999 SDN MLB 80 4 13 4 0 0 6 2 19 0 1 .178 .197 .233 .055 .150 14.5 -4.7 0.9
2000 SDN MLB 66 10 15 4 0 1 9 4 26 0 0 .259 .308 .379 .121 .255 15.6 -2.0 1.3
2001 SDN MLB 61 7 9 3 0 0 4 2 18 0 0 .164 .200 .218 .055 .159 13.9 -3.3 1.0
2001 SLN MLB 29 4 7 2 0 0 3 1 4 0 0 .259 .286 .333 .074 .238 15.6 -1.0 1.4
2002 MEM AAA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 SLN MLB 36 3 6 3 0 1 3 0 9 0 0 .207 .226 .414 .207 .227 17.3 0.5 1.8
2003 SLN MLB 86 12 17 4 1 1 7 5 26 0 0 .243 .299 .371 .129 .244 47.5 2.3 4.9
2004 SLN MLB 70 3 11 4 0 0 2 1 22 0 0 .180 .200 .246 .066 .187 31.7 2.5 3.3
2005 SDN MLB 55 3 7 0 0 0 3 0 19 1 0 .152 .149 .152 .000 .146 4.4 -0.0 0.4
2006 POR AAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .005 0.0 -0.0 0.0
2006 SDN MLB 62 3 11 1 0 0 4 2 13 0 0 .204 .232 .222 .019 .168 14.0 -0.7 1.3
2007 HOU MLB 64 3 6 0 0 1 2 0 25 0 0 .102 .102 .153 .051 .092 3.3 3.8 0.6

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2006-05-13 2006-07-01 15-DL 49 43 Left Lower Leg Strain Calf -
2005-05-02 2005-06-05 15-DL 34 31 Left Abdomen Strain Oblique -
2002-07-07 2002-08-29 15-DL 53 47 Left Abdomen Strain Oblique -
2002-04-06 2002-05-15 15-DL 39 35 Left Abdomen Strain Oblique -
2000-05-02 2000-07-02 15-DL 61 53 Right Shoulder Surgery Aneurysm In Armpit 2000-05-04 -
1996-06-07 1996-07-26 15-DL 49 44 Right Shoulder Soreness - -
1996-04-01 1996-06-02 60-DL 62 54 Right Shoulder Recovery From Surgery Labrum and Rotator Cuff 1995-09-12 -
1995-07-17 1995-10-02 60-DL 77 72 Right Shoulder Surgery Labrum and Rotator Cuff 1995-09-12 -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2008 HOU $6,250,000
2007 HOU $6,000,000
2006 SDN $4,000,000
2005 SDN $3,000,000
2004 SLN $8,000,000
2003 SLN $6,000,000
2002 SLN $7,300,000
2001 SDN $5,083,000
2000 SDN $4,583,333
YearsDescriptionSalary
9 yrPrevious$50,216,333
9 yrTotal$50,216,333

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
14 y 143 dBarry Meister2 years/$12.5M (2007-08)

Details
  • 2 years/$12.5M (2007-08). Signed by Houston as a free agent 11/06. 07:$6M, 08:$6.25M, 09:$6.75M club option, $0.25M buyout. Released 3/29/08. Performance bonus: $0.1M each for 160, 180 innings pitched. $0.25M for 200 IP.
  • 1 year/$3.5M (2005), plus 2006 option. Re-signed by St. Louis as a free agent 12/04. 05:$3M, 06:$4M club option, $0.5M buyout. With 15 starts in 2004, 2005 option is guaranteed at $4M plus $0.1M for each start in 2004. With 25 starts in 2004, 2005 option is guaranteed at $5M plus $66,667 for each start in 2004. Performance bonuses: $0.125M/start. Award bonus:$25,000 each for All-Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger. $50,000 each for WS MVP, LCS MVP. $0.1M for Cy Young ($50,000 for second in vote, $25,000 for third).
  • 2 years/$14.9M (2003-04), plus 2005 club option. Re-signed 11/02. 03:$6M, 04:$8M, 05:$8M club option, $0.9M buyout. Award bonus: $25,000 for All-Star. St. Louis declined 2005 option 11/04.
  • Acquired in trade from San Diego 8/01. Club exercised $7.25M 2002 option in return for Williams deferring $1M of 2001 salary.

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