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Jimmy Ryan League
4-1-2040
Earl Williams Catcher
Retired (1980, Age 38)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .278 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .793 Status Deceased (2016) Option Years 0  
H 2519 Age at Death 74 Date of Birth 09-04-1942
HR 339 Drafted Round 2, Pick 24
(1960)		 Majors Svc Time 18 years
(98 games)
RBI 1381
SB 177
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L B+ Velocity D    Mentor vR B-
Speed C+ Bunt C  Control D-   Mentor vL B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * A+ (100%) SS --- Range C  WS Rings 2
1B C  (36.9%) LF --- Arm B+ WS Appearances 3
2B --- CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1963 LHP 58 146 36 9 0 6 20 9 34 .723 .291 .432 .185 .247
1963 RHP 108 383 89 15 1 9 40 31 92 .641 .293 .347 .115 .232
1964 LHP 40 114 36 7 1 6 13 5 21 .894 .342 .553 .237 .316
1964 RHP 98 366 93 13 3 7 26 30 65 .679 .316 .363 .109 .254
1965 LHP 50 100 32 6 1 3 16 8 10 .866 .376 .490 .170 .320
1965 RHP 94 239 59 8 0 7 36 25 52 .683 .315 .368 .121 .247
1966 LHP 47 101 34 7 0 7 20 9 13 1.001 .387 .614 .277 .337
1966 RHP 87 261 71 11 0 12 45 24 49 .784 .332 .452 .180 .272
1967 LHP 56 118 29 5 2 4 15 16 13 .757 .333 .424 .178 .246
1967 RHP 127 424 110 13 2 11 57 50 64 .712 .335 .377 .118 .259
1968 LHP 67 165 46 8 3 4 16 18 21 .790 .353 .436 .158 .279
1968 RHP 126 413 116 19 2 18 59 44 71 .817 .349 .467 .186 .281
1969 LHP 53 126 42 3 2 5 23 15 23 .912 .404 .508 .175 .333
1969 RHP 105 361 104 19 1 14 60 37 42 .816 .353 .463 .175 .288
1970 LHP 78 185 60 11 1 13 37 18 35 .992 .386 .605 .281 .324
1970 RHP 120 397 103 13 2 9 42 41 53 .699 .329 .370 .111 .259
1971 LHP 80 167 41 4 3 5 30 16 31 .705 .310 .395 .150 .246
1971 RHP 124 380 130 16 5 15 71 45 55 .941 .412 .529 .187 .342
1972 LHP 78 146 36 9 1 7 18 20 24 .803 .337 .466 .219 .247
1972 RHP 128 404 134 23 4 23 87 46 67 .980 .400 .579 .248 .332
1973 LHP 71 155 37 8 0 3 20 14 22 .648 .300 .348 .110 .239
1973 RHP 124 401 129 22 4 19 83 31 59 .904 .365 .539 .217 .322
1974 LHP 75 176 52 8 1 10 29 17 34 .878 .356 .523 .227 .295
1974 RHP 102 281 78 9 4 10 39 28 46 .790 .345 .445 .167 .278
1975 LHP 84 229 68 9 1 11 45 24 35 .855 .366 .489 .192 .297
1975 RHP 107 296 80 20 1 14 44 27 46 .817 .330 .486 .216 .270
1976 LHP 100 252 78 15 3 9 46 16 38 .848 .348 .500 .190 .310
1976 RHP 112 294 107 9 5 25 74 32 39 1.108 .424 .684 .320 .364
1977 LHP 94 245 61 13 1 6 39 24 45 .702 .319 .384 .135 .249
1977 RHP 94 210 50 7 3 7 30 19 32 .703 .303 .400 .162 .238
1978 LHP 98 229 61 4 4 7 40 11 41 .717 .306 .410 .144 .266
1978 RHP 107 251 64 12 1 8 35 30 34 .742 .336 .406 .151 .255
1979 LHP 94 223 67 11 2 10 41 29 38 .882 .379 .502 .202 .300
1979 RHP 102 266 68 16 2 7 35 22 50 .724 .314 .410 .154 .256
1980 LHP 28 72 17 3 1 1 11 6 9 .638 .291 .347 .111 .236
1980 RHP 33 84 15 3 0 3 8 6 16 .555 .233 .321 .143 .179
Total LHP 1251 2949 833 140 27 117 479 275 487 .811 .344 .467 .185 .282
Total RHP 1898 5711 1600 248 40 218 871 568 932 .797 .345 .452 .172 .280
Total 2349 9046 2519 406 69 339 1381 873 1496 .793 .342 .451 .173 .278
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1980-11-01Earl Williams has retired from the Chicago Catch
1974-06-25Earl Williams of the Chicago Catch is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1967-06-11A trade has been completed between the Chicago Catch and the Milwaukee Braves. The Milwaukee Braves receive Jiggs Ullger, Mike O"Toole, Eddie Plank from the Chicago Catch in exchange for Earl Williams, Jerry Koosman, Tommy John, Draft Pick - 1968 Round 1 (MIL).
1965-03-01The Milwaukee Isotopes have renamed Jim Houtz to Earl Williams.
1963-04-01The Milwaukee Isotopes have promoted Jim Houtz to the major league team.
1962-03-01A trade has been completed between the Philadelphia Shockers and the Milwaukee Isotopes. The Milwaukee Isotopes receive Amos Slaughter, Jim Houtz, Draft Pick - 1962 Round 5 (PHI), Draft Pick - 1962 Round 4 (PHI) from the Philadelphia Shockers in exchange for Johnny Kashiwada.
1961-10-01The Philadelphia Shockers have promoted Jay Paige to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shockers have promoted Edgar Lonas to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shockers have designated Jeff Bradley for assignment. The Philadelphia Shockers have sent Jim Houtz to the minors.
1961-09-30The Philadelphia Shockers have promoted Jim Houtz to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shockers have sent Edgar Lonas to the minors.
1961-09-16The Philadelphia Shockers have promoted Mike Gillespie to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shockers have sent Jim Houtz to the minors.
1961-09-14The Philadelphia Shockers have promoted Jim Houtz to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shockers have sent Mike Gillespie to the minors.
1961-09-14The Philadelphia Shockers have sent Jim Houtz to the minors.
1961-09-14The Philadelphia Shockers have promoted Jim Houtz to the major league team.
1960-05-14The Cincinnati Gold Bricks have promoted Jim Houtz to the major league team. The Cincinnati Gold Bricks have designated Earl Polly for assignment.