Jeff Williams (baseball)

Jeff Williams
Williams with the Hanshin Tigers
Relief pitcher
Born: (1972-06-06) 6 June 1972 (age 44) Canberra, Australia
Batted: Right Threw: Left
Professional debut
MLB: 12 September, 1999, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
NPB: 29 March, 2003, for the Hanshin Tigers
Last appearance
MLB: 28 September, 2002, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
NPB: 20 July, 2009, for the Hanshin Tigers
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	16-17
Earned run average	2.20
Strikeouts	418
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	4-1
Earned run average	7.49
Strikeouts	30
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (1999–2002) Hanshin Tigers (2003–2009)

Olympic medal record
Men's baseball
Representing  Australia
	2004 Athens	Team competition

Jeffrey Francis Williams (born 6 June 1972 in Canberra, Australia) is an Australian-born former left-handed pitcher who played for the Hanshin Tigers baseball team. He was a specialist set-up pitcher, or closer.

Williams pitched for the Australian Olympic baseball team in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The team placed 7th overall in the competition.

Williams again pitched for the Australian Olympic baseball team in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The Australian team was awarded the Silver Medal in the competition after losing in the final to the team from Cuba. Willams was credited with two saves during the tournament, including the semi-final game against Japan where he prevented the Japanese team from scoring, preserving the 1–0 win.

Williams was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1996. Williams began his Major League Baseball career in September 1999 with the Los Angeles Dodgers and pitched for the Dodgers until September 2002. While with the Dodgers in 2000 and 2001, the tandem of Williams and fellow Australian Luke Prokopec gained considerable popularity in the Los Angeles area. However, the attention was short lived, as both moved on to other franchises.