Brian Williams (baseball)

For other people named Brian Williams, see Brian Williams (disambiguation).

Brian Williams
Pitcher
Born: February 15, 1969 (1969-02-15) (age 43) Lancaster, South Carolina
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 17, 1991 for the Houston Astros
Last MLB appearance
July 5, 2000 for the Cleveland Indians
Career statistics
Win-Loss record	26-38
ERA	5.37
Strikeouts	397
Teams
Houston Astros (1991-94, 1999) San Diego Padres (1995) Detroit Tigers (1996) Baltimore Orioles (1997) Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (1998) Chicago Cubs (2000) Cleveland Indians (2000)

Brian O'Neal Williams (born February 15, 1969 in Lancaster, South Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, Williams played for the Houston Astros (1992–1995, and 1999), San Diego Padres (1995), Detroit Tigers (1996), Baltimore Orioles (1997), Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (1998), and Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians (2000).

Williams was chosen in the 1st round by the Astros in 1990 out of the University of South Carolina. While playing for the Gamecocks, Williams' career batting numbers were outstanding (.309 BA, 17 HR and 47 SB).

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from Japanesebaseball.com

Houston Astros first-round draft picks

1965: Alex Barrett
1966: Wayne Twitchell
1967: John Mayberry
1968: Martin Cott
1969: J. R. Richard
1970: Randy Scarbery
1971: Neil Rasmussen
1972: Steve Englishbey
1973: Calvin Portley
1974: Kevin Drake
1975: Bo McLaughlin
1976: Floyd Bannister
1977: Ricky Adams
1978: Rod Boxberger
1979: John Mizerock
1980: No first round pick
1981: No first round pick
1982: Steve Swain
1983: Robbie Wine
1984: Don August
1985: Cameron Drew
1986: Ryan Bowen
1987: Craig Biggio
1988: Willie Ansley
1989: Jeff Juden, Todd Jones
1990: Tom Nevers, Brian Williams
1991: John Burke, Shawn Livsey, Jim Gonzalez, Mike Groppuso
1992: Phil Nevin, Kendall Rhine
1993: Billy Wagner
1994: Ramón Castro, Scott Elarton, Russ Johnson
1995: Tony McKnight
1996: Mark Johnson
1997: Lance Berkman
1998: Brad Lidge, Mike Nannini
1999: Mike Rosamond
2000: Robert Stiehl
2001: Chris Burke
2002: Derick Grigsby
2003: No first round pick
2004: No first round pick
2005: Brian Bogusevic, Eli Iorg
2006: Maxwell Sapp
2007: No first round pick
2008: Jason Castro, Jordan Lyles
2009: Jiovanni Mier
2010: Delino DeShields, Jr., Mike Foltynewicz
2011: Michael Kvasnicka, George Springer

Persondata
Name	Williams, Brian
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	February 15, 1969
Place of birth	Lancaster, South Carolina
Date of death
Place of death