Jerome Williams (baseball)

Jerome Williams
Williams with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1981-12-04) December 4, 1981 (age 35) Honolulu, Hawaii
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 26, 2003, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics (through 2016 season)
Win–loss record	52–66
Earned run average	4.59
Strikeouts	655
WHIP	1.39
Teams
San Francisco Giants (2003–2005) Chicago Cubs (2005–2006) Washington Nationals (2007) Uni-President Lions (2010) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2011–2013) Houston Astros (2014) Texas Rangers (2014) Philadelphia Phillies (2014–2015) St. Louis Cardinals (2016)

Jerome Lee Williams (born December 4, 1981) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President Lions.

Williams was the San Francisco Giants first-round draft pick in the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft, the 39th overall selection. He spent 4 and a half years in the minors, compiling a record of 27–26 before being called up in 2003. He was a regular starter in the Giants rotation in 2003–2004, going 7–5 with a 3.30 ERA in 2003.

In 2004, Williams started 22 games for the Giants, recording 10 wins with a 4.24 ERA.

In 2005, Williams started 3 games for the Giants before being traded to the Cubs.

He was acquired by the Chicago Cubs along with David Aardsma for LaTroy Hawkins during the 2005 season. In Williams' Cubs debut, he pitched 7 innings, giving up 2 runs and striking out six Milwaukee Brewers players, and ended up going 6–8 for the Cubs. Williams, however, played most of 2006 with the Cubs' Triple-A affiliate, the Iowa Cubs, appearing only in 5 games for the Cubs.