2020 Stats
W-L
2-8
ERA
6.18
WHIP
1.57
K
49
SV
0
2021 Projections
2021 Fantasy Outlook
Williams spent the year in the Pirates' rotation eating innings, albeit in an unappetizing manner. He was especially burned by the long ball, surrendering 15 homers in 55.1 innings. The righty tried adjusting his arsenal, throwing fewer 91-mph fastballs while upping his slider, curveball and changeup usage a bit. The results were uninspiring as in addition to gopheritis, Williams' 11.1 K-BB% was 21st lowest among pitchers with at least 50 innings pitched. Pittsburgh released Williams, and at press time, he's still looking for a new home. PNC Park significantly suppresses homers, so Williams will be hard-pressed to get that issue under control elsewhere. With volatile ratios and a low strikeout rate, Williams has minimal fantasy appeal. In today's landscape, the roster spot is better utilized on a dominant reliever. Read Past Outlooks

Signs with Cubs
Williams signed a one-year, $2.5 million deal with the Cubs on Saturday, Russell Dorsey of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
ANALYSIS
Williams was quite a useful pitcher for the Pirates in 2018, recording a 3.11 ERA in 31 starts, though that came with some mediocre peripherals and a 4.54 xFIP. He's been significantly worse over the past two years, recording a combined 5.60 ERA in 37 starts. The Cubs presumably aren't looking for Williams to do much more than compete for a spot at the back of the rotation. His main competition for that role at the moment appears to be Kohl Stewart.
Williams was quite a useful pitcher for the Pirates in 2018, recording a 3.11 ERA in 31 starts, though that came with some mediocre peripherals and a 4.54 xFIP. He's been significantly worse over the past two years, recording a combined 5.60 ERA in 37 starts. The Cubs presumably aren't looking for Williams to do much more than compete for a spot at the back of the rotation. His main competition for that role at the moment appears to be Kohl Stewart.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
92
Last 10 Games
95
Last 5 Games
97
How many pitches does Trevor Williams generally throw?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2018
-6%
BAA vs RHP
2020
-24%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2018vs Left | .271 | 107 | 61 | 185 | 23 | |||
Since 2018vs Right | .254 | 181 | 59 | 189 | 34 | |||
2020vs Left | .260 | 27 | 11 | 33 | 5 | |||
2020vs Right | .344 | 22 | 10 | 33 | 10 | |||
2019vs Left | .335 | 34 | 23 | 80 | 10 | |||
2019vs Right | .247 | 79 | 21 | 82 | 17 | |||
2018vs Left | .228 | 46 | 27 | 72 | 8 | |||
2018vs Right | .234 | 80 | 28 | 74 | 7 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2018
-18%
ERA at Home
2020
-45%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2018Home | 4.02 | 1.25 | 188.0 | 6.7 | 2.4 | ||||
Since 2018Away | 4.90 | 1.41 | 183.2 | 7.3 | 3.4 | ||||
2020Home | 4.33 | 1.22 | 27.0 | 7.7 | 3.0 | ||||
2020Away | 7.94 | 1.91 | 28.1 | 8.3 | 3.8 | ||||
2019Home | 5.54 | 1.43 | 66.2 | 6.5 | 2.4 | ||||
2019Away | 5.24 | 1.41 | 79.0 | 7.4 | 3.0 | ||||
2018Home | 2.86 | 1.13 | 94.1 | 6.6 | 2.3 | ||||
2018Away | 3.42 | 1.23 | 76.1 | 6.7 | 3.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Trevor Williams compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.33K/9
8.0BB/9
3.4HR/9
2.4Fastball
91.3 mphERA
6.18WHIP
1.57BABIP
.323GB/FB
1.42Left On Base
68.2%Exit Velocity
80.4 mphBarrels/BBE
5.1%Spin Rate
2157 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.7%Swinging Strike
11.0%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Williams showed flashes of brilliance in 2018, but failed to make much of a fantasy impact in 2019, finishing the year with a 5.38 ERA and 1.41 WHIP around injuries. His struggles can be attributed in part to the juiced ball (27 home runs allowed, up from 15 in 2018). The right-hander found success in 2018 by limiting the amount of hard hits allowed, and even with the homer issues last year he was still better than average in terms of average exit velocity and hard-hit rate. His fastball velocity ticked up to 91.3 mph in 2019, which helped bring his swinging-strike rate up to 10.4%. With the MLB run environment impossible to predict, Williams is merely on the margins of fantasy relevance; his windows of efficiency proved unsustainable in a juiced-ball year. Williams will look to right the ship and his home park should help in that regard, but he's barely even in the glob until further notice.
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Elects free agency
Williams elected free agency Saturday, John Dreker of Pirates Prospects reports.
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Booted from 40-man roster
Williams was designated for assignment Friday.
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Earns rare win Wednesday
Williams (2-8) allowed just one run on three hits (one home run) and three walks while striking out four across 5.2 innings Wednesday as he earned the win in his final start of 2020.
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Saddled with eighth loss
Williams (1-8) took the loss in the first game of Friday's doubleheader as the Pirates were downed 6-5 by the Cardinals, surrendering six runs (five earned) on seven hits over 4.1 innings. He struck out three without walking a batter.
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Roughed up by Royals
Williams (1-7) took the loss Saturday as the Pirates were downed 7-4 by the Royals, surrendering six runs on 10 hits and three walks over five innings. He struck out four.
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