2024 Stats
W-L
3-10
ERA
4.86
WHIP
1.37
K
79
SV
0
2025 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
Named ALCS Game 4 starter
Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said Thursday that Williams will start Friday in Game 4 of the ALCS against the Yankees, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Williams hasn't pitched since Sept. 22, as the Guardians haven't needed a fourth starter yet this postseason. He will be opposed by Luis Gil. Williams was limited to 16 starts during the regular season due to elbow issues and finished with a 4.86 ERA and 79:32 K:BB over 76 innings.
Williams hasn't pitched since Sept. 22, as the Guardians haven't needed a fourth starter yet this postseason. He will be opposed by Luis Gil. Williams was limited to 16 starts during the regular season due to elbow issues and finished with a 4.86 ERA and 79:32 K:BB over 76 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
83
Last 10 Games
79
Last 5 Games
68
How many pitches does Gavin Williams generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
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81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
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 2022
-3%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-20%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .228 | 84 | 45 | 69 | 10 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .236 | 76 | 24 | 69 | 5 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-35%
ERA on Road
2024
-46%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 4.81 | 1.47 | 86.0 | 9.9 | 3.9 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.13 | 1.13 | 72.0 | 8.1 | 4.0 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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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
2.47K/9
9.4BB/9
3.8HR/9
0.8Fastball
96.7 mphERA
4.86WHIP
1.37BABIP
.324GB/FB
1.25Left On Base
65.8%Exit Velocity
83.3 mphBarrels/BBE
3.8%Spin Rate
2312 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.3%Swinging Strike
10.8%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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Game canceled
Williams won't pitch Sunday after the Guardians' contest with the Astros was canceled due to inclement weather.
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Slated for bulk relief Sunday
Williams will be used as a bulk reliever in Sunday's game against the Astros, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports.
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Falls short of quality start
Williams allowed a run on four hits and two walks over 5.2 innings in a no-decision Sunday. He struck out three during the loss to St. Louis.
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Fans seven in loss
Williams (3-10) took the loss Tuesday against the Twins, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks over five innings. He struck out seven.
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Takes ninth loss
Williams (3-9) took the loss against the Rays on Thursday, allowing three runs on seven hits and two walks over 5.1 innings. He struck out five.
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