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Matt Williams Matt Williams
Full name: Matthew Derrick Williams
Born: November 28, 1965, Bishop, California
First Game: April 11, 1987; Final Game: May 31, 2003
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 205
Grandson of Bert Griffith
3B on TSN NL All-Star Team (1990 and 1993 to 1994)
3B on TSN AL All-Star Team (1997)
NL Silver Slugger as 3B (1990 and 1993 to 1994)
AL Silver Slugger as 3B (1997)
NL Gold Glove as 3B (1991 and 1993 to 1994)
AL Gold Glove as 3B (1997)
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Batting RecordBatting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
1987 SF  N Daily Splits   84   245   28   46   9   2   8   21   16   4   68   1   3   1   0   4   5    4   3  .188  .240  .339   0.3 1987 SF  N
1988 SF  N Daily Splits   52   156   17   32   6   1   8   19    8   0   41   2   3   1   0   7   7    0   1  .205  .251  .410   0.2 1988 SF  N
1989 SF  N Daily Splits   84   292   31   59  18   1  18   50   14   1   72   2   1   2   0   8   5    1   2  .202  .242  .455   0.3 1989 SF  N
1990 SF  N Daily Splits  159   617   87  171  27   2  33  122   33   9  138   7   2   5   0   7  13    7   4  .277  .319  .488   2.6 1990 SF  N
1991 SF  N Daily Splits  157   589   72  158  24   5  34   98   33   6  128   6   0   7   0  13  11    5   5  .268  .310  .499   2.2 1991 SF  N
1992 SF  N Daily Splits  146   529   58  120  13   5  20   66   39  11  109   6   0   2   0   6  15    7   7  .227  .286  .384  -0.2 1992 SF  N
1993 SF  N Daily Splits  145   579  105  170  33   4  38  110   27   4   80   4   0   9   0   9  12    1   3  .294  .325  .561   2.8 1993 SF  N
1994 SF  N Daily Splits  112   445   74  119  16   3  43   96   33   7   87   2   0   3   0   9  11    1   0  .267  .319  .607   3.4 1994 SF  N
1995 SF  N Daily Splits   76   283   53   95  17   1  23   65   30   8   58   2   0   3   0   5   8    2   0  .336  .399  .647   3.8 1995 SF  N
1996 SF  N Daily Splits  105   404   69  122  16   1  22   85   39   9   91   6   0   6   0   5  10    1   2  .302  .367  .510   2.0 1996 SF  N
1997 CLE A Daily Splits  151   596   86  157  32   3  32  105   34   4  108   4   0   2   0   5  14   12   4  .263  .307  .488   1.2 1997 CLE A
1998 ARI N Daily Splits  135   510   72  136  26   1  20   71   43   8  102   3   0   1   0   8  19    5   1  .267  .327  .439   0.8 1998 ARI N
1999 ARI N Daily Splits  154   627   98  190  37   2  35  142   41   9   93   2   0   8   0   9  17    2   0  .303  .344  .536   1.9 1999 ARI N
2000 ARI N Daily Splits   96   371   43  102  18   2  12   47   20   1   51   3   0   3   0   4  11    1   2  .275  .315  .431  -0.8 2000 ARI N
2001 ARI N Daily Splits  106   408   58  112  30   0  16   65   22   3   70   3   0   3   0   5  15    1   0  .275  .314  .466  -0.3 2001 ARI N
2002 ARI N Daily Splits   60   215   29   56   7   2  12   40   21   1   41   0   0   2   0   2   8    3   1  .260  .324  .479  -0.4 2002 ARI N
2003 ARI N Daily Splits   44   134   17   33   9   0   4   16   16   1   26   2   0   4   0   1   1    0   0  .246  .327  .403  -0.1 2003 ARI N
Total NL                1715  6404  911 1721 306  32 346 1113  435  82 1255  51   9  60   0 102 168   41  31  .269  .318  .489  18.5 Total NL        
Total AL                 151   596   86  157  32   3  32  105   34   4  108   4   0   2   0   5  14   12   4  .263  .307  .488   1.2 Total AL        
Total            Splits 1866  7000  997 1878 338  35 378 1218  469  86 1363  55   9  62   0 107 182   53  35  .268  .317  .489  19.7 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year TeamTeam
Division Series Batting RecordDivision Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1997 CLE A Daily Splits    5    17    4    4   1   0   1    3    3   0    3   1   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .381  .471 1997 CLE A
1999 ARI N Daily Splits    4    16    3    6   1   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .375  .375  .438 1999 ARI N
2001 ARI N Daily Splits    5    16    0    1   1   0   0    0    4   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   1    0   0  .063  .250  .125 2001 ARI N
2002 ARI N Daily Splits    3    12    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .083  .083 2002 ARI N
Total NL                  12    44    3    8   2   0   0    0    4   0    8   0   0   0   0   0   2    0   0  .182  .250  .227 Total NL        
Total AL                   5    17    4    4   1   0   1    3    3   0    3   1   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .381  .471 Total AL        
Total            Splits   17    61    7   12   3   0   1    3    7   0   11   1   0   0   0   0   2    0   0  .197  .290  .295 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
League Championship Series Batting RecordLeague Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1989 SF  N Daily Splits    5    20    2    6   1   0   2    9    0   0    2   1   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .333  .650 1989 SF  N
1997 CLE A Daily Splits    6    23    1    5   1   0   0    2    3   0    7   0   0   0   0   0   0    1   0  .217  .308  .261 1997 CLE A
2001 ARI N Daily Splits    5    18    1    5   1   0   0    3    2   0    3   0   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .350  .333 2001 ARI N
Total NL                  10    38    3   11   2   0   2   12    2   0    5   1   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .341  .500 Total NL        
Total AL                   6    23    1    5   1   0   0    2    3   0    7   0   0   0   0   0   0    1   0  .217  .308  .261 Total AL        
Total            Splits   16    61    4   16   3   0   2   14    5   0   12   1   0   0   0   1   0    1   0  .262  .328  .410 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
World Series Batting RecordWorld Series Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1989 SF  N Daily Splits    4    16    1    2   0   0   1    1    0   0    6   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .125  .313 1989 SF  N
1997 CLE A Daily Splits    7    26    8   10   1   0   1    3    7   0    6   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .385  .515  .538 1997 CLE A
2001 ARI N Daily Splits    7    26    3    7   2   0   1    7    0   0    6   0   1   2   0   2   0    0   0  .269  .250  .462 2001 ARI N
Total            Splits   18    68   12   19   3   0   3   11    7   0   18   0   1   2   0   2   0    0   0  .279  .338  .456 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting RecordAll-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1990 NL    Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1990 NL   
1994 NL    Daily Splits    1     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1994 NL   
1999 NL    Daily Splits    1     3    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .333  .333 1999 NL   
Total            Splits    3     7    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    4   0   0   0   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .143  .143 Total
Year Team                  G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

Fielding RecordFielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1987 SF  N Daily  SS   70   63   43   538.2   104  210    8   49   0  .975
1987 SF  N        3B   17   10    5   104.1     6   24    1    3   0  .968
1988 SF  N Daily  3B   43   33   22   301.2    35   83    4    5   0  .967
1988 SF  N        SS   14   10    8    91.2    13   25    3    4   0  .927
1989 SF  N Daily  3B   73   62   38   518.1    71  126    8   10   0  .961
1989 SF  N        SS   30   14    9   153      19   42    2    5   0  .968
1990 SF  N Daily  3B  159  157  146  1371.2   140  306   19   33   0  .959
1991 SF  N Daily  3B  154  151  140  1317.2   131  293   16   30   0  .964
1991 SF  N        SS    4    1    1    14       3    2    0    2   0 1.000
1992 SF  N Daily  3B  144  140  128  1248     105  289   23   33   0  .945
1993 SF  N Daily  3B  144  143  136  1275.2   117  266   12   34   0  .970
1994 SF  N Daily  3B  110  110  103   965.1    79  235   12   22   0  .963
1995 SF  N Daily  3B   74   74   66   642.1    49  178   10   10   0  .958
1996 SF  N Daily  3B   92   90   83   796.1    74  179   13   18   0  .951
1996 SF  N        1B   13   12   12   106      90   12    1   10   0  .990
1996 SF  N        SS    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0     -
1997 CLE A Daily  3B  151  148  137  1284.2    89  301   12   21   0  .970
1998 ARI N Daily  3B  134  129  120  1126.2    99  282   11   18   0  .972
1999 ARI N Daily  3B  153  151  144  1358     124  295   10   30   0  .977
2000 ARI N Daily  3B   94   93   82   804      68  172    9   19   1  .964
2000 ARI N        DH    1    1    1                                      -
2001 ARI N Daily  3B  102   99   84   852.1    57  177    9   17   0  .963
2001 ARI N        SS    2    2    1    14       3    5    0    1   0 1.000
2002 ARI N Daily  3B   56   54   43   472      29   94    4    7   0  .969
2003 ARI N Daily  3B   42   35   31   323.2    21   72    4    5   0  .959
Total             3B 1742 1679 1508 14762.2  1294 3372  177  315   1  .963
Total             SS  121   90   62   812.1   142  284   13   61   0  .970
Total             1B   13   12   12   106      90   12    1   10   0  .990
Total             DH    1    1    1                                      -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
Division Series Fielding RecordDivision Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1997 CLE A Daily  3B    5    5    5    44       2   10    0    1   0 1.000
1999 ARI N Daily  3B    4    4    3    33.1     3    9    0    0   0 1.000
2001 ARI N Daily  3B    5    5    5    44       2   15    1    3   0  .944
2002 ARI N Daily  3B    3    3    2    25       4    2    0    0   0 1.000
Total             3B   17   17   15   146.1    11   36    1    4   0  .979
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
League Championship Series Fielding RecordLeague Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1989 SF  N Daily  3B    5    5    4    41       5   12    0    2   0 1.000
1989 SF  N        SS    1    0    0     3       0    0    0    0   0     -
1997 CLE A Daily  3B    6    6    6    58       6   18    2    3   0  .923
2001 ARI N Daily  3B    5    5    5    45       3   12    3    1   0  .833
Total             3B   16   16   15   144      14   42    5    6   0  .918
Total             SS    1    0    0     3       0    0    0    0   0     -
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
World Series Fielding RecordWorld Series Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1989 SF  N Daily  SS    4    2    1    18.1     2    6    1    0   0  .889
1989 SF  N        3B    3    2    0    15.2     2    6    0    2   0 1.000
1997 CLE A Daily  3B    7    7    7    63.2     5    9    0    1   0 1.000
2001 ARI N Daily  3B    7    7    7    65       2   13    0    2   0 1.000
Total             3B   17   16   14   144.1     9   28    0    5   0 1.000
Total             SS    4    2    1    18.1     2    6    1    0   0  .889
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
All-Star Game Fielding RecordAll-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG
1994 NL    Daily  3B    1    1    0     6       0    1    1    0   0  .500
1999 NL    Daily  3B    1    1    0     5       1    0    1    0   0  .500
Total             3B    2    2    0    11       1    1    2    0   0  .500
Year Team        POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   AVG

TransactionsTransactions
Selected by New York Mets in the 27th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign
(June 6, 1983).

Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (3rd pick overall) of the
free-agent draft (June 2, 1986).

Traded by San Francisco Giants with a player to be named later to Cleveland Indians
in exchange for Jeff Kent, Julian Tavarez, Jose Vizcaino and a player to be named
later (November 13, 1996); San Francisco Giants received Joe Roa (December 16, 1996)
and Cleveland Indians received Trent Hubbard (December 16, 1996).

Traded by Cleveland Indians to Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Travis Fryman,
Tom Martin and cash (December 1, 1997).

Released by Arizona Diamondbacks (June 29, 2003).


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