Gerald Williams, at the age of 25 years, made his professional debut September 15, 1992. After a brief stint in the minor leagues in , where he practically duplicated his 1992 stats, he was back in the big leagues in . But he was injured and played infrequently. He had also been batting only .239. He finally got a chance to truly play off the bench in , where he had 182 at bats and batted .247 with 6 home runs.