Ace Williams
Robert Fulton Williams
 
 
Born: March 18, 1917 in Montclair, NJ
Died: September 16, 1999 - 82 years old
Bats: R Throws: L Ht: 6'2" Wt: 174
(legend)
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Notes:
- Signed by the Boston Bees as an Amateur Free Agent in 1940
- Served in the Navy during World War II
- College/Univ: Amherst College (1938-1940)

Comparison

Comparison
Relief Pitchers
 
All Positions
 
#
Player
 
1 Johnny Murphy
1932 - 1947
RP
14.6
WW2
 
-0.6
0.0
15.1
0.1
2 Tom Ferrick
1941 - 1952
RP
12.0
WW2
 
0.3
0.0
11.7
0.0
3 Mace Brown
1935 - 1946
RP
10.8
WW2
 
-1.2
-0.1
12.0
-0.1
4 Joe Heving
1930 - 1945
RP
9.3
 
-0.6
0.1
9.9
0.1
5 Joe Beggs
1938 - 1948
RP
8.7
WW2
 
-0.4
-0.0
9.1
-0.0
6 Joe Berry
1942 - 1946
RP
6.6
 
-0.1
-0.0
6.7
-0.0
7 Ace Adams
1941 - 1946
RP
6.6
 
-0.5
-0.0
7.1
-0.0
8 Gordon Maltzberger
1943 - 1947
RP
6.5
WW2
 
0.0
-0.0
6.5
-0.0
9 Emil Kush
1941 - 1949
RP
5.8
WW2
 
0.4
0.0
5.4
0.0
10 Bud Byerly
1943 - 1960
RP
5.1
 
-0.4
-0.0
5.6
-0.0
11 Ed Klieman
1943 - 1950
RP
5.1
 
-0.3
-0.1
5.4
-0.1
12 Andy Karl
1943 - 1947
RP
5.1
 
-0.1
0.0
5.1
0.0
13 Ken Trinkle
1943 - 1949
RP
4.0
WW2
 
-0.2
0.0
4.2
0.0
14 Dixie Howell
1940 - 1958
RP
3.5
WW2
 
0.9
0.0
2.6
0.0
15 Newt Kimball
1937 - 1943
RP
1.7
 
0.1
-0.0
1.6
-0.0
16 Red Lynn
1939 - 1944
RP
1.5
WW2
 
-0.2
-0.0
1.7
-0.0
17 Walt Lanfranconi
1941 - 1947
RP
1.3
WW2
 
-0.2
0.0
1.5
0.0
18 Frank Barrett
1939 - 1950
RP
1.2
 
-0.1
-0.0
1.4
-0.0
19 Russ Meers
1941 - 1947
RP
0.9
WW2
 
0.0
0.0
0.9
0.0
20 Bob Malloy
1943 - 1949
RP
0.9
WW2
 
0.1
0.0
0.8
0.0
21 Woody Wheaton
1943 - 1944
RP
0.5
 
0.1
0.1
0.4
-0.0
22 George Jeffcoat
1936 - 1943
RP
0.5
 
-0.2
0.0
0.7
0.0
23 Bill Brandt
1941 - 1943
RP
0.4
WW2
 
-0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
24 Dale Matthewson
1943 - 1944
RP
0.4
 
-0.0
0.0
0.4
0.0
25 Sid Peterson
1943 - 1943
RP
0.2
 
-0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
26 Dick Mulligan
1941 - 1947
RP
0.2
WW2
 
-0.1
0.0
0.4
0.0
27 George Eyrich
1943 - 1943
RP
0.2
WW2
 
-0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
28 Lew Carpenter
1943 - 1943
RP
0.2
 
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
29 Hal Manders
1941 - 1946
RP
0.2
 
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
30 Jess Dobernic
1939 - 1949
RP
0.1
WW2
 
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
31 Frank Biscan
1942 - 1948
RP
0.1
WW2
 
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.0
32 Ralph Buxton
1938 - 1949
RP
0.1
WW2
 
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
33 Paul Schreiber
1922 - 1945
RP
0.1
 
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
34 Sam Lowry
1942 - 1943
RP
-0.0
WW2
 
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
35 George Diehl
1942 - 1943
RP
-0.0
 
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
0.0
36 Bill Webb
1943 - 1943
RP
-0.1
 
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
37 Rogers McKee
1943 - 1944
RP
-0.1
WW2
 
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
38 Floyd Speer
1943 - 1944
RP
-0.2
 
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
39 Jack Niemes
1943 - 1943
RP
-0.2
WW2
 
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
40 Roy Talcott
1943 - 1943
RP
-0.2
WW2
 
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
41 Chris Haughey
1943 - 1943
RP
-0.3
WW2
 
-0.1
0.0
-0.2
0.0
42 Dewey Adkins
1942 - 1949
RP
-0.3
WW2
 
0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
43 Rocky Stone
1943 - 1943
RP
-0.3
 
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
44 Owen Scheetz
1943 - 1943
RP
-0.3
 
-0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
45 Carl Lindquist
1943 - 1944
RP
-0.4
 
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
0.0
46 Don Hanski
1943 - 1944
RP
-0.4
WW2
 
-0.2
-0.0
-0.2
-0.0
47 Deacon Donahue
1943 - 1944
RP
-0.4
 
-0.0
0.0
-0.4
0.0
48 Cookie Cuccurullo
1943 - 1945
RP
-0.5
 
0.6
0.0
-1.1
0.0
49 Tom Clyde
1943 - 1943
RP
-0.5
WW2
 
-0.0
0.0
-0.5
0.0
50 John Burrows
1943 - 1944
RP
-0.6
 
0.2
0.0
-0.8
0.0
 
  Ace Williams
1940 - 1946
RP
-1.0
WW2
 
-0.0
0.0
-1.0
0.0
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