How many home runs did Billy Williams have in 1972?
371972 Regular Season
Billy Williams recorded 37 home runs in the 1972 regular season, 3rd in the MLB.
- 2nd-best of Billy Williams' 18 seasons on file; the high is 42 in 1970.
- Up 9 from 28 in 1971.
- 29% of the Chicago Cubs' home runs that regular season.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1959 |  CHC | 18 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .152 | .176 | .212 | .389 |
| 1960 | CHC | 12 | 47 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .277 | .346 | .489 | .836 |
| 1961 | CHC | 146 | 529 | 75 | 147 | 25 | 86 | 6 | .278 | .338 | .484 | .822 |
| 1962 | CHC | 159 | 618 | 94 | 184 | 22 | 91 | 9 | .298 | .369 | .466 | .835 |
| 1963 | CHC | 161 | 612 | 87 | 175 | 25 | 95 | 7 | .286 | .358 | .497 | .854 |
| 1964 | CHC | 162 | 645 | 100 | 201 | 33 | 98 | 10 | .312 | .370 | .532 | .901 |
| 1965 | CHC | 164 | 645 | 115 | 203 | 34 | 108 | 10 | .315 | .377 | .552 | .929 |
| 1966 | CHC | 162 | 648 | 100 | 179 | 29 | 91 | 6 | .276 | .347 | .461 | .808 |
| 1967 | CHC | 162 | 634 | 92 | 176 | 28 | 84 | 6 | .278 | .346 | .481 | .828 |
| 1968 | CHC | 163 | 642 | 91 | 185 | 30 | 98 | 4 | .288 | .336 | .500 | .836 |
| 1969 | CHC | 163 | 642 | 103 | 188 | 21 | 95 | 3 | .293 | .355 | .474 | .828 |
| 1970 | CHC | 161 | 636 | 137 | 205 | 42 | 129 | 7 | .322 | .391 | .586 | .977 |
| 1971 | CHC | 157 | 594 | 86 | 179 | 28 | 93 | 7 | .301 | .383 | .505 | .888 |
| 1972 | CHC | 150 | 574 | 95 | 191 | 37 | 122 | 3 | .333 | .398 | .606 | 1.005 |
| 1973 | CHC | 156 | 576 | 72 | 166 | 20 | 86 | 4 | .288 | .369 | .438 | .806 |
| 1974 | CHC | 117 | 404 | 55 | 113 | 16 | 68 | 4 | .280 | .382 | .453 | .835 |
| 1975 |  ATH | 155 | 520 | 68 | 127 | 23 | 81 | 0 | .244 | .341 | .419 | .760 |
| 1976 | ATH | 120 | 351 | 36 | 74 | 11 | 41 | 4 | .211 | .320 | .339 | .659 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS