Joe Williams
Career 17–19 · 3.53 ERA · 202 SO · 364.1 IP · 69 G · 37 H · 2 HR · 24 RBI · .231 AVG
Seasons leading his league
3
1 best in baseball
2 league only
11
Top-5 finishes
2
Title seasons
3
Categories led
1929
Best season
Spanning 1929–1932, peaking at 2 titles in 1929.
Team records
#1 Brooklyn Royal Giants 1924 SO
#1 Brooklyn Royal Giants 1924 SV
#1 Brooklyn Royal Giants 1924 IP
#2 Brooklyn Royal Giants career SV
#2 Homestead Grays 1929 SO
#4 Detroit Wolves 1932 ERA
#4 Detroit Wolves 1932 WHIP
#5 Detroit Wolves career SO
#5 Detroit Wolves career IP
#5 Detroit Wolves 1932 SO
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 1,719th League titles 3
- 1,857th Best in baseball 1
- 2,449th Top-5 finishes 11
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
No top-500 all-time placing
His career totals do not reach the top 500 in any tracked
category — unsurprising for most careers, and no reflection
on the season titles alongside.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher Fielding Percentage | 1 | 1st | — | 1932 1.000 |
| Strikeouts / 9 | 1 | 1st | — | 1929 ANL 5.71 |
| Walks + Hits / IP | 1 | 1st | — | 1929 ANL 1.24 |
| Saves | — | #3 | — | 1924 #3 1929 #3 |
| Strikeouts | — | #2 | — | 1929 #2 |
| Earned Run Average | — | #2 | — | 1929 #2 |
Title Seasons
2 seasons with at least one title| Year | Titles | Led in |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 1 | P FPCT 1.000 |
| 1929 | 2 | WHIP 1.24 K/9 5.71 |
Pitching
led the league 4 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | NLG | ECL | 3 | 3 | 4.36 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 53.2 | 61 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 1.29 |
| 1924 | BRG | ECL | 3 | 8 | 4.03 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 96.0 | 107 | 43 | 0 | 16 | 53 | 1.28 |
| 1929 | HG | ANL | 6 | 7 | 3.31 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 138.2 | 144 | 51 | 7 | 28 | 88 | 1.24 |
| 1932 | HG +1 | EWL | 5 | 1 | 2.72 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 76.0 | 77 | 23 | 0 | 19 | 28 | 1.26 |
| Career | — | — | 17 | 19 | 3.53 | 54 | 43 | 2 | 364.1 | 389 | 143 | 9 | 71 | 202 | 1.26 |
Batting
4 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | NLG | ECL | 16 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .357 | .419 | .500 | .919 |
| 1924 | BRG | ECL | 20 | 43 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .256 | .289 | .395 | .684 |
| 1929 | HG | ANL | 20 | 57 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .140 | .169 | .158 | .327 |
| 1932 | HG +1 | EWL | 13 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .333 | .313 | .646 |
| Career | — | — | 69 | 160 | 17 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 3 | .231 | .281 | .313 | .593 |