Williams spent the majority of his career in the minor leagues with the Moose Jaw Robin Hoods (1920), Joplin Miners (1921), Mobile Bears (1922–24, 1926–27) and Baltimore Orioles (1928).

During spring training in 1929, Williams was a member of the minor league Portland Beavers when he was killed in an automobile accident.

[5] At the end of the season, the Major League Baseball (MLB) Cincinnati Reds purchased Williams from the Moose Jaw club.

[7] Towards the end of spring training, the United Press International speculated that Williams would the Reds' starting outfielder going into the regular season.

[14] On September 25, Williams hit a home run in the tenth inning, which gave Mobile the win against Fort Worth Panthers in the 1922 Dixie Series.

[16] Williams batted .298 with 187 hits with 25 doubles, seven triples and four home runs in 137 games played that season.

[19] At the start of the 1924 season, Williams re-signed with the minor league Mobile Bears of the Class-A Southern Association.

[21][22] With the Bears that season, he batted .327 with 159 hits, 18 doubles, three triples, and three home runs in 120 games played.

[23] On September 8, in a game against the New York Yankees, Williams got his first MLB hit, a double, off of Bullet Joe Bush.

With Boston, he batted .229 with 28 runs scored, 50 hits, one double, three triples, and 13 RBIs in 69 games played.

[28] Williams spent spring training in 1928 with the Boston Red Sox and was expected to be the starting outfielder.

[33] In total, six Beavers players were making the trip when their vehicle was hit by another causing them to veer off into an embankment.