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| Name | Team | Age |
| Earl Williams | Retired (1980, Age 38) | Died (2016, Age 74) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 24 (1960) |
C | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Jimmy Ryan League | 0 | 18 years (98 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 9/4/1942 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (36.9 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Active | GS | Injured | Contact vs R | Power vs R | Contact vs L | Power vs L | Speed | Arm | Range | Total |
| 1960 | Minors | 11.00 | 1 / 1 | 2 / 2 | 1 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 1 / 1 | 9 / 11 | |||
| 1960 | Majors | 27.24 | 1 / 4 | 5 / 8 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 2 | 1 / 3 | 2 / 3 | 2 / 3 | 12 / 27 | |||
| 1961 | Minors | 40.00 | 3 / 4 | 5 / 6 | 8 / 11 | 3 / 7 | 7 / 7 | 4 / 4 | 1 / 1 | 31 / 40 | |||
| 1961 | Majors | 0.90 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | |||
| 1962 | Minors | 41.00 | 9 / 9 | 1 / 3 | 2 / 5 | 2 / 5 | 6 / 7 | 5 / 5 | 7 / 7 | 32 / 41 | |||
| 1963 | Majors | 54.41 | 4 / 8 | 2 / 5 | 2 / 9 | 4 / 8 | 5 / 11 | 6 / 7 | 6 / 6 | 29 / 54 | |||
| 1964 | Majors | 50.09 | 4 / 7 | 1 / 7 | 3 / 7 | 3 / 8 | 3 / 7 | 4 / 5 | 6 / 9 | 24 / 50 | |||
| 1965 | Majors | 38.14 | 3 / 6 | 2 / 4 | 3 / 8 | 3 / 5 | 3 / 6 | 4 / 4 | 4 / 5 | 22 / 38 | |||
| 1966 | Majors | 40.75 | 2 / 4 | 4 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 1 / 3 | 3 / 4 | 4 / 6 | 5 / 9 | 21 / 40 | |||
| 1967 | Majors | 64.43 | 1 / 6 | 5 / 11 | 1 / 6 | 2 / 14 | 4 / 8 | 3 / 10 | 4 / 9 | 20 / 64 | |||
| 1968 | Majors | 66.42 | 6 / 11 | 2 / 6 | 3 / 12 | 0 / 7 | 3 / 9 | 6 / 9 | 6 / 12 | 26 / 66 | |||
| 1969 | Majors | 54.02 | 1 / 10 | 2 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 2 / 10 | 1 / 4 | 3 / 6 | 2 / 9 | 11 / 54 | |||
| 1970 | Majors | 64.40 | 1 / 7 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 14 | 1 / 8 | 2 / 10 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 7 | 7 / 64 | |||
| 1971 | Majors | 60.89 | 0 / 6 | 3 / 12 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 9 | 2 / 12 | 0 / 11 | 2 / 5 | 8 / 60 | |||
| 1972 | Majors | 61.79 | 1 / 5 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 12 | 1 / 11 | 0 / 8 | 2 / 9 | 1 / 9 | 5 / 61 | |||
| 1973 | Majors | 60.79 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 11 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 13 | 1 / 9 | 1 / 6 | 1 / 9 | 4 / 60 | |||
| 1974 | Majors | 50.39 | 0 / 15 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 2 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 50 | |||
| 1975 | Majors | 58.09 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 10 | 1 / 12 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 12 | 0 / 6 | 1 / 5 | 3 / 58 | |||
| 1976 | Majors | 59.95 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 59 | |||
| 1977 | Majors | 62.62 | 162 | 121 | 0 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 11 | 1 / 13 | 1 / 7 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 5 | 3 / 62 |
| 1978 | Majors | 64.45 | 162 | 130 | 0 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 13 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 64 |
| 1979 | Majors | 64.45 | 162 | 130 | 0 | 1 / 6 | 0 / 9 | 1 / 13 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 12 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 9 | 4 / 64 |
| 1980 | Majors | 34.20 | 162 | 40 | 0 | -4 / 7 | -5 / 4 | -4 / 6 | -6 / 7 | -2 / 3 | -2 / 1 | -2 / 6 | -25 / 34 |
| Total | 648 | 421 | 0 | 35 / 148 | 31 / 158 | 24 / 186 | 21 / 176 | 42 / 163 | 44 / 144 | 49 / 146 | 246 / 1121 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1980-11-01 | Earl Williams has retired from the Chicago Catch |
| 1974-06-25 | Earl Williams of the Chicago Catch is injured and is expected to be out 29 days. |
| 1967-06-11 | A 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). |
| 1965-03-01 | The Milwaukee Isotopes have renamed Jim Houtz to Earl Williams. |
| 1963-04-01 | The Milwaukee Isotopes have promoted Jim Houtz to the major league team. |
| 1962-03-01 | A 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. |
| 1961-10-01 | The 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. |
| 1961-09-30 | The Philadelphia Shockers have promoted Jim Houtz to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shockers have sent Edgar Lonas to the minors. |
| 1961-09-16 | The Philadelphia Shockers have promoted Mike Gillespie to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shockers have sent Jim Houtz to the minors. |
| 1961-09-14 | The Philadelphia Shockers have promoted Jim Houtz to the major league team. The Philadelphia Shockers have sent Mike Gillespie to the minors. |
| 1961-09-14 | The Philadelphia Shockers have sent Jim Houtz to the minors. |
| 1961-09-14 | The Philadelphia Shockers have promoted Jim Houtz to the major league team. |
| 1960-05-14 | The Cincinnati Gold Bricks have promoted Jim Houtz to the major league team. The Cincinnati Gold Bricks have designated Earl Polly for assignment. |