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Matt Williams   |   Major Leaguer   1987-2003

Full Name:  Matthew Derrick Williams
Born:  November 28,1965  in  Bishop, California
Height:  6-2  Weight:  210  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Carson (Carson City,NV)
College:  UNLV

Grandson of Bert Griffith

Baseball Lists:  NL Gold Glove Award Winners ... AL Gold Glove Award Winners ... Home Run Derby Participants

Debut:  April 11,1987

Drafted:  Selected by New York Mets in 27th Round (664th overall) of 1983 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  ... Selected by San Francisco Giants in 10th Round (240th overall) of 1986 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  ... Selected by San Francisco Giants in 1st Round (3rd overall) of 1986 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Nov 13,1996] - Traded by Giants with Trenidad Hubbard to Indians for Joe Roa, Jose Vizcaino, Julian Tavarez and Jeff Kent.  [Dec 1,1997] - Traded by Indians to Diamondbacks for Tom Martin, Travis Fryman and Cash.  [Jun 29,2003] - Released by Diamondbacks.  

Disabled List:  [May 21,2001] - 15 Day Disabled list - (torn left hamstring)   [Jul 12,2001] - Activated   [Jul 12,2002] - Activated  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1986EverettNwest20SfA- ss 417340111000140001  .235.263.529792--
 ClintonMidw20SfA ss 6825032601437293324513103  .240.311.404715--
1987PhoenixPCL21SfAAA 3b 5621136611526376219530332  .289.345.464809--
 SF GiantsNL21SfMLB ss-3b88424528469282143166814315 .188.240.33957950%
1988PhoenixPCL22SfAAA 3b 82306458319112516513561204  .271.299.458757--
 SF GiantsNL22SfMLB 3b-ss6,7521561732618190184120317 .205.251.41066143%
1989PhoenixPCL23SfAAA 3b-ss 76284619120226619332513401  .320.394.6801074--
 SF GiantsNL23SfMLB 3b-ss5842923159181185012147221125 .202.242.45569741%
1990SF GiantsNL24SfMLB 3b515961787171272331227433138792513 .277.319.48880740%
1991SF GiantsNL25SfMLB 3b51575897215824534985533128660711 .268.310.49980940%
1992SF GiantsNL26SfMLB 3b514652958120135206677391096110215 .227.286.38467040%
1993SF GiantsNL27SfMLB 3b414557910517033438110132780440912 .294.325.56188637%
1994SF GiantsNL28SfMLB 3b4112445741191634396103387270311 .267.319.60792640%
1995San JoseCalif29SfA+ 3b 411220012000310000 .182.250.455705--
 SF GiantsNL29SfMLB 3b4762835395171236520305828038 .336.399.647104646%
1996SF GiantsNL30SfMLB 3b4105404691221612285123991690610 .302.367.51087743%
1997ClevelandAL31CleMLB 3b4,6151596861573233210512434108440214 .263.307.488795--
1998TucsonPCL32AriAAA 3b 25010000000000000 .200.200.200400--
 ArizonaNL32AriMLB 3b41355107213626120715143102380119 .267.327.43976648%
1999ArizonaNL33AriMLB 3b 1546279819037235142204193290817 .303.344.536880--
2000High DsertCalif34AriA+ 3b 28130011000100000 .375.375.7501125--
 El PasoTex34AriAA 3b 513362001002100000 .462.533.6151148--
 ArizonaNL34AriMLB 3b496371431021821247122051310311 .275.315.43174650%
2001TucsonPCL35AriAAA 3b 517462025102201000 .353.421.8241245--
 ArizonaNL35AriMLB 3b4106408581123001665102270330315 .275.314.46678042%
2002LancasterCalif36AriA+ 3b 412241015002100000 .333.429.6671096--
 TucsonPCL36AriAAA 3b 515130013000000002 .200.200.400600--
 ArizonaNL36AriMLB 3b6,560215295672124031214101028 .260.324.47980342%
2003ArizonaNL37AriMLB 3b5,64413417339041600162621041 .246.327.40373038%
 
Major League Totals - 17 Season(s)186670009971878338353781218533546913635586962182 .268.317.48980642%
Minor League Totals - 9 Season(s)313114919032473958205251395223811311 .282.338.513851--


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1989SF GiantsNL23SfCh520261029000200000 .300.300.650950--
 SF GiantsNL23SfWs416120011000600000 .125.125.313438--
1997ClevelandAL31CleDiv517441013003300000 .235.350.471821--
 ClevelandAL31CleCh623151002103700000 .217.308.261569--
 ClevelandAL31CleWs7268101013007600000 .385.515.5381053--
1999ArizonaNL33AriDiv416361000000100000 .375.375.438813--
2001ArizonaNL35AriDiv516011000004400000 .063.250.125375--
 ArizonaNL35AriCh518151002002300000 .278.350.333683--
 ArizonaNL35AriWs726372017000600000 .269.269.462731--
2002ArizonaNL36AriDiv312010000000300000 .083.083.083166--
 
Major League Totals - 5 Season(s)5119023479062710194100000 .247.316.389705--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1986EverettNwest20SfA-SS45102172---.882--
1986ClintonMidw20SfASS57891501024926---.960--
 
1987PhoenixPCL21SfAAA2B1681153---.933--
1987PhoenixPCL21SfAAA3B53451281218515---.935--
1987PhoenixPCL21SfAAASS120130---.667--
1987SF GiantsNL21SfMLB3B176241313---.968--
1987SF GiantsNL21SfMLBSS70104210832249---.975--
 
1988PhoenixPCL22SfAAA2B230030---1.000--
1988PhoenixPCL22SfAAA3B67501671222916---.948--
1988PhoenixPCL22SfAAASS226190---.889--
1988PhoenixPCL22SfAAAOF110010---1.000--
1988SF GiantsNL22SfMLB3B43358341225---.967--
1988SF GiantsNL22SfMLBSS1413253414---.927--
 
1989PhoenixPCL23SfAAA3B6438162920914---.957--
1989PhoenixPCL23SfAAASS2019352566---.964--
1989SF GiantsNL23SfMLB3B7371126820510---.961--
1989SF GiantsNL23SfMLBSS3019422635---.968--
 
1990SF GiantsNL24SfMLB3B1591403061946533---.959--
 
1991SF GiantsNL25SfMLB3B1551312931644030---.964--
1991SF GiantsNL25SfMLBSS432052---1.000--
 
1992SF GiantsNL26SfMLB3B1441052892341733---.945--
 
1993SF GiantsNL27SfMLB3B1441172661239534---.970--
 
1994SF GiantsNL28SfMLB3B110792351232622---.963--
 
1995San JoseCalif29SfA+3B404040---1.000--
1995SF GiantsNL29SfMLB3B74491781023710---.958--
 
1996SF GiantsNL30SfMLB1B139012110310---.990--
1996SF GiantsNL30SfMLB3B92741761326318---.951--
1996SF GiantsNL30SfMLBSS100000--------
 
1997ClevelandAL31CleMLB3B151882991239921---.970--
 
1998TucsonPCL32AriAAA3B201010---1.000--
1998ArizonaNL32AriMLB3B134992811139118---.972--
 
1999ArizonaNL33AriMLB3B1531242951042930---.977--
 
2000High DsertCalif34AriA+3B111020---1.000--
2000El PasoTex34AriAA3B424061---1.000--
2000ArizonaNL34AriMLB3B9480468172924919---.9642.69
2000ArizonaNL34AriMLBDH1--------
 
2001TucsonPCL35AriAAA3B414161---.833--
2001ArizonaNL35AriMLB3B102852.157177924317---.9632.47
2001ArizonaNL35AriMLBSS21435081---1.0005.14
 
2002LancasterCalif36AriA+3B435190---.889--
2002TucsonPCL36AriAAA3B425181---.875--
2002ArizonaNL36AriMLB3B56472299441277---.9692.35
 
2003ArizonaNL37AriMLB3B4235323.221724975---.9592.59
 


 Awards
[1990] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #6), Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL Silver Slugger Award (3B)  [1991] - NL Gold Glove Award (3B)  [1993] - Baseball America National League All-Star 3B, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #6), NL Gold Glove Award (3B), NL Silver Slugger Award (3B)  [1994] - NL Gold Glove Award (3B), NL MVP (Voting Rank: #2), Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL Silver Slugger Award (3B), Baseball America National League All-Star 3B  [1995] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1996] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1997] - AL Gold Glove Award (3B), AL Silver Slugger Award (3B)  [1999] - Baseball America Second-Team Major League All-Star 3B, Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #3)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1987*60,000  292,85380
1988*62,500  325,30580
198995,000  375,25753
1990190,000  426,35849
1991600,000  617,62732
19922,000,000  798,18518
19932,275,000  815,72315
19944,200,00037  914,1574
19955,850,00015  831,5042
19966,600,0009  835,2621
19977,150,0009  996,9901
19984,800,00071  1,054,0376
19998,100,00022  1,222,5372
20008,500,00023  1,369,5053
20019,000,00035  1,609,5123
20029,500,00031  1,654,0883
200310,000,00044  1,773,3644
 
Career:  $78,982,500   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Williams finished tied for 2nd place in the Home Run Derby during the 1990 all-star game.

Member of the World Series Champion Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001.

Notes: Played in 5 All-Star games during his career (1990, 1994-1996, 1999)
 Jobs in Baseball
Year(s)TeamPosition
2008Arizona Diamondbacks [MLB]Special Asst to General Partner
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