Devin Williams

Bats R Throws R6'2" 200 lbBorn 1994 Florissant, USADebut 2019Team NYY1x All-StarDraft 2013 R2 #54 Milwaukee Brewers, Hazelwood West (MO) HSContract 3 y/$51M (26-28)* 2026: $14,117,634

Awards: All-MLB Second Team, Reliever of the Year Award, Rookie of the Year, TSN All-Star, Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year

Projections

SeasonBFK%BB%HR%1B%XBH%PITCH+
202622231.99.52.3520.86.27111.0
2027112.0
2028112.6

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 30

His ten closest age-30 comparables averaged 125 PITCH+ the next season; 10 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#PlayerThroughPITCH+ thenNext seasonNext PA / BF
1Sergio Romo2013122.4111.2230
2Scot Shields2006119.9112.6320
3Giovanny Gallegos2022119.7100.3229
4J. J. Putz2007124.096.8211
5Joe Nathan2005125.9138.5262
6Rafael Soriano2010121.6108.6164
7Dellin Betances2018121.9200.02
8Aroldis Chapman2018125.6123.5235
9Sean Doolittle2017121.5145.4163
10Huston Street2014117.5109.7255

Batting

YearTeamGPARH2B3BHRRBISBBBSOAVGOBPSLGOPSHIT+
2025NYY670000000000
2024MIL220000000000
2023MIL610000000000
2022MIL650000000000
2021MIL580000000000
2020MIL220000000000
2019MIL1310000000010.0000.0000.0000.000-115.6
Career30810000000010.0000.0000.0000.000-115.6

Pitching

YearTeamWLERAGGSSVIPBFHRBBSOPITCH+
2027 proj222112.0
2026*17894.198.592.6
2025NYY464.796701862.025952590112.0100.5112.4
2024MIL101.252201421.78811138123.8100.1123.9
2023MIL831.536103658.723142887132.3101.3133.6
2022MIL641.936501560.724023096125.7102.4128.1
2021MIL822.50580354.022652887115.198.8113.9
2020MIL410.33220027.01001953149.698.7148.3
2019MIL003.95130013.767261482.695.678.3
Career31162.45308086297.7121120137465121.5121.7

Statcast

YearPAEVLABarrel%HardHit%Whiff%Chase%xBAxSLGxwOBASprint
20191100.00.0000.0000.000

Fielding

YearTeamPosGInnPOAEDPFld%Runs saved
2025NYYP676213001.000+0.1
2024MILP222221001.000+0.0
2023MILP615963001.000+0.4
2022MILP656135001.000+0.7
2021MILP585423001.000-0.3
2020MILP222721100.750-0.2
2019MILP13140000-0.4

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

YearLevelTeamSidePA / BFLineAVG / ERAOPS
2019AABiloxi ShuckersPit22053.1 IP, 35% K2.37
2018A+Carolina MudcatsPit16434.0 IP, 21% K5.82
2016A+Brevard County ManateesPit11125.0 IP, 18% K4.32
2016AWisconsin Timber RattlersPit30772.1 IP, 24% K3.62
2015AWisconsin Timber RattlersPit37989.0 IP, 23% K3.44
2014RkHelena BrewersPit28566.1 IP, 23% K4.49
2013RkAZL BrewersPit15834.2 IP, 25% K3.42

Splits

Yearvs LHPvs RHPHomeAway
20190.0000.000

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.

Postseason pitching

YearWLERAGGSSVIPHHRBBSOWHIP
2025100.004004.030241.25
20240130.002011.231113.33
20230090.001000.2103120.00
Career1110.007015.471662.41