Best Of The San Francisco Giants: Top 10 Seasons At 3rd Base
By Phil Watson
6. Matt Williams, 1990
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24 | 159 | 664 | 87 | 171 | 27 | 2 | 33 | 122 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 138 | .277 | .319 | .488 | .807 | 123 |
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Generated 2/17/2014.
Williams’ first full season in the majors was terrific, as he led the National League with 122 RBI, made his first All-Star Game and finished in the top 10 in the MVP voting.
He was ninth among NL position players with a 5.0 WAR.
Williams was also second in the league with 138 strikeouts and seven hit by pitches, fourth with 301 total bases and 33 home runs, eighth with 62 extra base hits and ninth with 18.7 at-bats per homer. Defensively, he led NL third basemen with 140 putouts and 33 double plays.
He also led NL third basemen with 33 home runs, 122 RBI and a .488 slugging percentage and was third with 87 runs and an .807 OPS.