Sam McWilliams
Samuel Rutherford McWilliams
Born: September 4, 1995
Hendersonville, TN US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 190
Draft: Round 8 (2014 June Amateur Draft, Philadelphia Phillies)
Draft: Round 1 (2018 Rule V Draft, Kansas City Royals)
School: Beech (TN) HS
Career: 2014-2025
Sam McWilliams compiled a career record of 38 wins and 49 losses and a 4.64 ERA in his 190-game pitching career with the Phillies, Kane County Cougars, Charlotte Stone Crabs, Visalia Rawhide, Montgomery Biscuits, Durham Bulls, El Paso Chihuahuas, San Antonio Missions, Syracuse Mets, Reds, Chattanooga Lookouts, Nashville Sounds, Iowa Cubs and Biloxi Shuckers. He began playing during the 2014 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | R | GULF | Phillies | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.40 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 106 |
| 2015 | R | GULF | Phillies | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.27 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 134 |
| 2016 | A | MIDW | Kane County Cougars | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3.98 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74.7 | 86 | 43 | 33 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 318 |
| 2017 | A | MIDW | Kane County Cougars | 11 | 6 | .647 | 2.84 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133.0 | 112 | 46 | 42 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 98 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 524 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | FLOR | Charlotte Stone Crabs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.86 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
| 2018 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Biscuits | 6 | 7 | .462 | 5.02 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.3 | 111 | 61 | 56 | 13 | 40 | 0 | 94 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 445 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | CALL | Visalia Rawhide | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.7 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 99 |
| 2019 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Biscuits | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2.05 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87.7 | 80 | 22 | 20 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 66 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 363 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | 1 | 6 | .143 | 8.18 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 72 | 44 | 40 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 220 |
| 2021 | AA | AACE | San Antonio Missions | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.91 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 85 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAW | El Paso Chihuahuas | 2 | 3 | .400 | 10.07 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22.3 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 114 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Syracuse Mets | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10.80 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 44 |
| 2022 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 0 | 5 | .000 | 8.50 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 90 |
| 2022 | R | AZCL | Reds | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Nashville Sounds | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2024 | AA | SOUL | Biloxi Shuckers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Iowa Cubs | 4 | 4 | .500 | 6.60 | 34 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.3 | 58 | 46 | 45 | 13 | 41 | 0 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 283 |
| 2025 | AAA | IL | Nashville Sounds | 0 | 2 | .000 | 5.79 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 |
| Totals | 38 | 49 | .437 | 4.64 | 190 | 105 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 666.0 | 679 | 377 | 343 | 59 | 265 | 4 | 576 | 54 | 4 | 61 | 2894 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Syracuse Mets | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAW | El Paso Chihuahuas | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | R | GULF | Phillies | P | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .889 | .889 |
| 2015 | R | GULF | Phillies | P | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2016 | A | MIDW | Kane County Cougars | P | 15 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .905 | 1.267 |
| 2017 | A | MIDW | Kane County Cougars | P | 25 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 0 | .852 | .920 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | CALL | Visalia Rawhide | P | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1.000 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | FLOR | Charlotte Stone Crabs | P | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 2018 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Biscuits | P | 19 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .909 | .526 |
| 2019 | AA | SOUL | Montgomery Biscuits | P | 15 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.267 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | P | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .714 | .455 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Syracuse Mets | P | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .143 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAW | El Paso Chihuahuas | P | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .111 |
| 2021 | AA | AACE | San Antonio Missions | P | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .182 |
| 2022 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .571 |
| 2022 | R | AZCL | Reds | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Iowa Cubs | P | 34 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | .088 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Nashville Sounds | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2024 | AA | SOUL | Biloxi Shuckers | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2025 | AAA | IL | Nashville Sounds | P | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .077 |
| Totals | 181 | 40 | 66 | 13 | 1 | .891 | .586 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | R | Gulf Coast League | Phillies | PHI | July 1, 2014 | August 22, 2014 |
| 2015 | R | Gulf Coast League | Phillies | PHI | June 30, 2015 | August 5, 2015 |
| 2016 | A | Midwest League | Kane County Cougars | ARI | June 17, 2016 | September 2, 2016 |
| 2017 | A | Midwest League | Kane County Cougars | ARI | April 8, 2017 | September 2, 2017 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | California League | Visalia Rawhide | ARI | April 5, 2018 | April 26, 2018 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Charlotte Stone Crabs | TBA | May 7, 2018 | May 20, 2018 |
| 2018 | AA | Southern League | Montgomery Biscuits | TBA | May 25, 2018 | September 2, 2018 |
| 2019 | AA | Southern League | Montgomery Biscuits | TBA | April 16, 2019 | July 4, 2019 |
| 2019 | AAA | International League | Durham Bulls | TBA | July 12, 2019 | September 2, 2019 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAA East | Syracuse Mets | NYN | May 5, 2021 | May 26, 2021 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAA West | El Paso Chihuahuas | SDN | June 7, 2021 | August 9, 2021 |
| 2021 | AA | AA Central | San Antonio Missions | SDN | August 14, 2021 | September 19, 2021 |
| 2022 | AA | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | CIN | April 9, 2022 | May 28, 2022 |
| 2022 | R | Arizona Complex League | Reds | CIN | June 10, 2022 | June 13, 2022 |
| 2024 | AAA | International League | Iowa Cubs | CHN | March 30, 2024 | August 10, 2024 |
| 2024 | AA | Southern League | Biloxi Shuckers | MIL | September 13, 2024 | September 13, 2024 |
| 2024 | AAA | International League | Nashville Sounds | MIL | September 22, 2024 | September 22, 2024 |
| 2025 | AAA | International League | Nashville Sounds |
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