Sam Williams   Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players Pitching His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. He walks too many hitters and throws too many pitches. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! He attacks lefties and righties with similar success. Defense & Hitting Williams does an average job of holding runners. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Williams is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Williams has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Williams as a pinch-runner on occasion. 2025 Outlook AA isn't the right place for Williams. Expect the Retired or Inactive Players to send him down for some minor retooling. I just don't know if The Retired or Inactive Players are ever going to get what they expect out of him.           -- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating 2006 YEL 71 85 47 52 51 49 53 50 53 57 46 0 40 0 0 0 22 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 5 30 49 231 2007 YEL 71 85 55 57 51 49 53 50 53 60 53 0 48 0 0 0 23 0 Overhand Active 0 0 6 52 262 2008 YEL 72 85 72 63 51 49 53 50 53 60 53 0 53 0 0 0 24 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 57 293 2009 YEL 71 85 74 66 51 49 53 50 53 62 58 0 56 0 0 0 25 2 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 59 307 2010 YEL 74 85 74 71 51 49 53 50 53 63 61 0 56 0 0 0 26 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 59 319 2011 YEL 74 85 74 76 51 49 53 50 53 64 63 0 58 0 0 0 27 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 59 329 2012 YEL 74 85 74 77 51 49 53 50 53 65 64 0 59 0 0 0 28 5 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 59 332 2013 YEL 74 85 74 82 51 49 53 50 53 65 65 0 60 0 0 0 29 6 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 59 338 2014 YEL 75 85 74 82 51 49 53 50 53 65 66 0 61 0 0 0 30 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 59 340 2015 YEL 75 84 74 89 51 49 53 50 53 65 66 0 61 0 0 0 31 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 59 345 2016 YEL 76 85 74 94 51 49 53 50 53 65 66 0 61 0 0 0 32 9 Overhand Active 0 0 0 59 351 2017 YEL 76 83 74 94 51 49 53 50 53 66 66 0 61 0 0 0 33 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 59 349 2018 YEL 76 85 74 94 51 49 53 50 53 66 66 0 61 0 0 0 34 11 Overhand Active 0 0 0 59 351 2019 YEL 76 85 74 94 51 49 53 50 53 66 66 0 61 0 0 0 35 12 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 59 350 2020 YEL 76 85 74 94 51 49 53 50 53 66 66 0 61 0 0 0 36 13 Overhand Active 0 0 0 59 349 2021 YEL 76 85 74 94 51 49 53 50 53 66 66 0 61 0 0 0 37 14 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 59 348 2022 YEL 76 85 74 94 51 49 53 50 53 66 66 0 61 0 0 0 38 15 Overhand Active 0 0 0 59 347 2023 YEL 76 85 74 94 51 49 53 50 53 66 66 0 61 0 0 0 39 16 Overhand Active 0 0 0 59 346 2024 YEL 76 85 73 94 51 49 53 50 53 66 66 0 61 0 0 0 40 17 Overhand Active 0 0 0 56 343 Ratings Delta     -1                           +1 +1           -3 -3

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records

Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records

Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA 2009 25 PMED 17 9 0 0 38 38 24 4 261.2 7.0 245 42 77 135 0 0 4.65 1.75 1.23 .244 .415 .243 .245 3.68 2014 30 PMED 16 14 0 0 39 39 25 4 258.1 6.2 231 28 72 108 0 0 3.77 1.50 1.17 .235 .379 .248 .225 3.62 Totals     33 23 0 0 77 77 49 8 520 6.2 476 70 149 243 0 0 4.21 1.63 1.20 .240 .397 .246 .236 3.65

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records

Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA 2007 23 YEL 2 7 0 0 15 15 5 0 80.1 5.1 102 13 36 25 0 0 2.81 0.69 1.72 .308 .502 .322 .297 6.16 2008 24 YEL 1 11 1 0 27 14 3 1 123.1 4.2 146 31 52 32 7 0 2.34 0.62 1.61 .294 .544 .293 .296 7.08 2010 26 YEL 3 1 2 0 17 0 0 0 49.2 3.0 49 14 16 12 9 3 2.20 0.75 1.32 .250 .510 .211 .283 4.71 2011 27 YEL 12 13 0 0 33 33 16 2 208.2 6.1 210 27 52 56 0 0 2.42 1.08 1.26 .258 .423 .257 .259 4.05 2012 28 YEL 2 11 4 1 28 11 3 2 97.2 3.1 117 18 19 25 6 3 2.31 1.32 1.40 .293 .488 .316 .274 5.35 2013 29 YEL 3 0 0 0 17 1 0 0 54.2 3.1 73 10 13 7 8 1 1.16 0.54 1.59 .320 .526 .309 .328 6.09 2014 30 YEL 6 8 1 0 29 18 10 1 124 4.1 129 19 25 31 7 1 2.25 1.24 1.24 .260 .423 .265 .256 4.57 2015 31 YEL 13 15 0 0 32 32 17 3 202.1 6.1 204 39 33 53 0 0 2.36 1.61 1.17 .258 .447 .294 .232 4.45 2016 32 YEL 7 15 0 0 32 32 15 5 207.1 6.1 197 39 36 57 0 0 2.48 1.58 1.13 .248 .452 .259 .240 4.17 2017 33 YEL 12 13 0 0 33 33 14 1 198 6.0 205 54 35 67 0 0 3.05 1.91 1.21 .263 .522 .258 .268 4.77 2018 34 YEL 12 13 0 0 33 33 15 4 205.2 6.1 224 46 43 63 0 0 2.76 1.47 1.30 .276 .505 .286 .269 4.68 2019 35 YEL 8 12 0 0 22 22 12 3 133.1 6.0 138 22 24 46 0 0 3.11 1.92 1.22 .266 .441 .284 .251 3.85 2020 36 YEL 5 22 0 0 33 33 13 4 213 6.1 246 47 40 69 0 0 2.92 1.73 1.34 .288 .515 .315 .266 4.78 2021 37 YEL 6 6 0 0 15 15 7 3 110 7.1 114 19 25 33 0 0 2.70 1.32 1.26 .268 .459 .274 .264 3.93 2022 38 YEL 11 9 8 0 35 23 14 2 165 4.2 162 23 41 49 5 3 2.67 1.20 1.23 .254 .420 .252 .256 3.66 2023 39 YEL 9 13 0 0 32 32 17 2 203.1 6.1 230 42 39 67 0 0 2.97 1.72 1.32 .280 .496 .304 .262 4.65 2024 40 YEL 11 13 0 0 32 32 12 5 208.2 6.2 261 44 49 65 0 0 2.81 1.33 1.49 .300 .514 .305 .295 5.31 Totals     123 182 16 1 465 379 173 38 2585 5.2 2807 507 578 757 42 11 2.64 1.31 1.31 .273 .479 .286 .263 4.70

Sam Williams's Career Highlights

Year Details 2006 2nd round - 41st overall selection by Yellowknife Bluenotes in the 2006 Amateur Draft

Sam Williams's Injury History

Date Injured Days Injured Injury Impact   May 21, 2014 16 Strained biceps 24%   July 5, 2016 4 Pulled triceps 8%   April 18, 2018 8 Strained rotator cuff 28%

Sam Williams's Comparable Players

Player Names Pat Balmond 95.9% Barbaro Irvine 95.3% Andrius Cribealar 94.7% Eroni Brendle 91.8% Jimmy Irwin 89.8%

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