Best Of The San Francisco Giants: Top 10 Seasons At 3rd Base
By Phil Watson
4. Matt Williams, 1991
| Year ▾ | Age | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 25 | 157 | 635 | 72 | 158 | 24 | 5 | 34 | 98 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 128 | .268 | .310 | .499 | .809 | 129 |
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Generated 2/17/2014.
Williams earned his first Gold Glove while still putting up big numbers in the middle of the order for San Francisco.
He was 10th in the National League with a 5.5 WAR (sixth among position players) and led NL third basemen with 8 Total Zone Runs.
Williams was also second in the league with 34 homers; fourth with 294 total bases, 128 strikeouts and 17.3 at-bats per home run; sixth with six hit by pitches; seventh with a .499 slugging percentage; eighth with 63 extra base hits; and 10th with 98 RBI. Defensively, he led NL third basemen with 131 putouts.
He was also second among NL third basemen with 34 homers, 98 RBI and five triples.