2022 Stats
W-L
6-4
ERA
1.93
WHIP
1.01
K
96
SV
15
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Williams made his first All Star team in 2022 after an impressive first half as Milwaukee's setup man. Once Josh Hader was traded, many assumed Williams would become the Brewers primary closer, but the team used him as part of a committee for a bit before finally turning things over during the final month. Williams finished with a career high 15 saves, including seven of Milwaukee's last nine. Momentum is certainly on his side as we forecast closers for 2023, especially since his Statcast metrics were off the charts. Williams was 99th percentile or better across nine diffferent metrics, including strikeout rate and hard hit rate. The one area that continues to be a problem is walks, but that's bound to happen when you have insane movement on your changeup - a pitch so filthy that it has its own nickname. While the "Airbender" gets the attention, Williams really improved the effectiveness of his 4-seamer (.090 BAA), which supplemented the change as a secondary strikeout pitch. Read Past Outlooks

Set for regular season
Williams tossed a scoreless inning of relief in Monday's spring game.
ANALYSIS
After a stellar WBC showing in which he allowed just two runners to reach base over 3.1 innings, Williams rejoined the Brewers and made two appearances over the past four days. He will open the regular season as the Brewers' closer and will attempt to build on a 2022 campaign that he finished with a 1.93 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 96:30 K:BB over 60.2 innings.
After a stellar WBC showing in which he allowed just two runners to reach base over 3.1 innings, Williams rejoined the Brewers and made two appearances over the past four days. He will open the regular season as the Brewers' closer and will attempt to build on a 2022 campaign that he finished with a 1.93 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 96:30 K:BB over 60.2 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
19
Last 5 Games
21
How many pitches does Devin Williams generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Devin Williams generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-20%
BAA vs RHP
2022
-47%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .171 | 99 | 37 | 41 | 7 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .137 | 137 | 30 | 34 | 1 | |||
2022vs Left | .207 | 31 | 10 | 18 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .110 | 65 | 20 | 13 | 0 | |||
2021vs Left | .190 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 4 | |||
2021vs Right | .181 | 49 | 9 | 17 | 1 | |||
2020vs Left | .075 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 1 | |||
2020vs Right | .111 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-25%
ERA at Home
2022
-12%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 1.59 | 0.94 | 73.2 | 14.9 | 4.4 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 2.12 | 1.07 | 68.0 | 15.1 | 4.1 | ||||
2022Home | 1.80 | 0.87 | 30.0 | 15.3 | 3.9 | ||||
2022Away | 2.05 | 1.14 | 30.2 | 13.2 | 5.0 | ||||
2021Home | 2.15 | 1.19 | 29.1 | 12.6 | 5.5 | ||||
2021Away | 2.92 | 1.18 | 24.2 | 16.8 | 3.6 | ||||
2020Home | 0.00 | 0.56 | 14.1 | 18.8 | 3.1 | ||||
2020Away | 0.71 | 0.71 | 12.2 | 16.3 | 2.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Devin Williams compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 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 30 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 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.20K/9
14.2BB/9
4.5HR/9
0.3Fastball
94.0 mphERA
1.93WHIP
1.01BABIP
.279GB/FB
1.90Left On Base
75.6%Exit Velocity
77.0 mphBarrels/BBE
0.5%Spin Rate
2531 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
15.9%Swinging Strike
18.6%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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The 2020 National League Rookie of the Year and Reliever of the Year was expected to regress a bit last season after posting ridiculous numbers in the COVID-19 shortened campaign. Williams' 2021 journey ended up being a roller coaster that left and returned to the station on a bumpy track. He struggled early on with a 4.19 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 12 walks across 19.1 innings through the end of May. From June through August, he was lights-out with a 0.60 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 48:12 K:BB over 30 innings. Williams even recorded the first three saves of his career before he fractured his right hand while celebrating Milwaukee's NL Central division title. He ended up missing the playoffs, which was a big blow to the Brewers. Williams finished the season with eight wins, 23 holds and a respectable 2.50 ERA and 1.19 WHIP. He is expected to be ready for spring training in his familiar setup role to Josh Hader.
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Gets $3.35 million for 2023
Williams agreed to a one-year, $3.35 million contract with the Brewers on Friday to avoid arbitration, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
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Strikes out three for save
Williams picked up the save Friday against the Marlins, allowing a hit while striking out three and walking two over a scoreless inning.
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Records four-out save
Williams retired the only four batters he faced while earning a save over the Reds on Friday. He struck out three.
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Strikes out pair for save
Williams did not give up a hit or a walk over a scoreless inning of work to earn the save in a 4-1 victory over the Yankees on Saturday. He struck out two.
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Earns save despite shaky outing
Williams picked up the save in Sunday's 7-6 win over the Reds. He allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and no walks while striking out two over one inning.
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