2025 Stats
W-L
5-3
ERA
3.89
WHIP
1.47
K
72
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Williams didn't make his season debut with the Guardians in July after working his way back from an elbow injury suffered during spring training. While the big right-hander never really got on a roll, he pitched better than his 4.86 ERA would suggest, as his 4.14 xERA, 4.19 SIERA and 3.67 FIP indicates. Williams' strikeout prowess in the minors (33.3 percent) has not yet carried over to the major-league level (23.6 percent), and his walk rate is hovering above 10 percent with the Guardians, as well. The 25-year-old seems to still be searching for the right pitch mix, as he introduced a cutter and used a curveball as his primary breaking ball in 2024 after a slider was his main breaking pitch in 2023. Williams' pedigree and the Guardians' pitching development track record points to the righty taking a step forward eventually, and perhaps as soon as 2025. Read Past Outlooks
Inefficient in no-decision
Williams allowed two runs on six hits and three walks while striking out one over four innings in a no-decision Friday versus the Mariners.
ANALYSIS
Williams threw just 55 of 89 pitches for strikes, and he wasn't able to dial up enough strikeouts to make things go smoother. The result was an inefficient outing, the second time in four starts he's failed to complete five frames. Williams has maintained a 3.89 ERA this season, but his 1.47 WHIP and 72:39 K:BB over 69.1 innings are a little less encouraging. The right-hander is projected to make his next start on the road in San Francisco.
Williams threw just 55 of 89 pitches for strikes, and he wasn't able to dial up enough strikeouts to make things go smoother. The result was an inefficient outing, the second time in four starts he's failed to complete five frames. Williams has maintained a 3.89 ERA this season, but his 1.47 WHIP and 72:39 K:BB over 69.1 innings are a little less encouraging. The right-hander is projected to make his next start on the road in San Francisco.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
92
Last 10 Games
95
Last 5 Games
98
How many pitches does Gavin Williams generally throw?
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What part of the game does Gavin Williams generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-18%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-43%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .211 | 120 | 66 | 89 | 16 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .257 | 112 | 42 | 112 | 9 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .169 | 36 | 21 | 20 | 6 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .299 | 36 | 18 | 43 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .219 | 44 | 17 | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .275 | 35 | 15 | 39 | 4 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .237 | 40 | 28 | 36 | 7 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .200 | 41 | 9 | 30 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-21%
ERA on Road
2025
-20%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 4.41 | 1.44 | 126.2 | 9.9 | 4.1 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 3.49 | 1.26 | 100.2 | 8.2 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.54 | 1.38 | 40.2 | 10.0 | 4.6 | ||||
| 2025Away | 4.40 | 1.60 | 28.2 | 8.5 | 5.7 | ||||
| 2024Home | 6.55 | 1.70 | 33.0 | 11.5 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.56 | 1.12 | 43.0 | 7.7 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2023Home | 3.74 | 1.32 | 53.0 | 9.0 | 3.9 | ||||
| 2023Away | 2.48 | 1.14 | 29.0 | 8.7 | 4.3 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Gavin 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
1.85K/9
9.3BB/9
5.1HR/9
1.3Fastball
96.7 mphERA
3.89WHIP
1.47BABIP
.300GB/FB
1.32Left On Base
77.3%Exit Velocity
83.5 mphBarrels/BBE
6.0%Spin Rate
2335 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.3%Swinging Strike
11.9%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
Williams opened the season in Double-A Akron but pushed his way into Cleveland's rotation by mid-June and remained there for the rest of the season. The apex of his season was consecutive double-digit strikeout games against Toronto and Tampa Bay in early August while the only true disastrous outing was one against the Dodgers later that month. The complaint with the rookie would be walks as he had four walks in five of his 16 outings but Williams also benefited from stranding runners in those outings as none of the five were terrible outings. We could also nitpick at him only going six or more innings in 5 of his 16 outings which made it tougher for him to net wins and quality starts. Cleveland has an excellent track record of pitching development and they'll no doubt continue to mold Williams into the front half of the rotation pitcher they envision him to be. That project just may not be completed in 2024.
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Turns in quality start
Williams took a no-decision after he allowed three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out five in six innings during Saturday's 5-3, extra-inning loss to the Astros
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Fans six in win
Williams (5-3) yielded two unearned runs on one hit and two walks over 6.2 innings, striking out six and earning a win over the Angels on Sunday.
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Struggles with control in loss
Williams (4-3) took the loss against the Dodgers on Monday, allowing four runs on four hits and six walks while striking out three batters over 4.2 innings.
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Quality start in win
Williams (4-2) picked up the win Wednesday against the Twins, allowing one run on two hits and two walks with six strikeouts over six innings.
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Guardians-Twins rained out
Williams will not make his scheduled start Tuesday after the game against the Twins was postponed due to inclement weather, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
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