Bill Skowron stats
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- Age
- 95 yearsDec 18, 1930
Bill Skowron played 14 MLB seasons, 1954 to 1967.
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,658
- AB
- 5,547
- R
- 681
- H
- 1,566
- HR
- 211
- RBI
- 888
- SB
- 16
- AVG
- .282
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NYY | 87 | 215 | 37 | 73 | 7 | 41 | 2 | .340 |
| 1955 | NYY | 108 | 288 | 46 | 92 | 12 | 61 | 1 | .319 |
| 1956 | NYY | 134 | 464 | 78 | 143 | 23 | 90 | 4 | .308 |
| 1957 | NYY | 122 | 457 | 54 | 139 | 17 | 88 | 3 | .304 |
| 1958 | NYY | 126 | 465 | 61 | 127 | 14 | 73 | 1 | .273 |
| 1959 | NYY | 74 | 282 | 39 | 84 | 15 | 59 | 1 | .298 |
| 1960 | NYY | 146 | 538 | 63 | 166 | 26 | 91 | 2 | .309 |
| 1961 | NYY | 150 | 561 | 76 | 150 | 28 | 89 | 0 | .267 |
| 1962 | NYY | 140 | 478 | 63 | 129 | 23 | 80 | 0 | .270 |
| 1963 | LAD | 89 | 237 | 19 | 48 | 4 | 19 | 0 | .203 |
| 1964 |  TEX/CHW | 146 | 535 | 47 | 151 | 17 | 79 | 0 | .282 |
| 1965 | CHW | 146 | 559 | 63 | 153 | 18 | 78 | 1 | .274 |
| 1966 | CHW | 120 | 337 | 27 | 84 | 6 | 29 | 1 | .249 |
| 1967 |  CHW/LAA | 70 | 131 | 8 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .206 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 39
- AB
- 133
- R
- 19
- H
- 39
- HR
- 8
- RBI
- 29
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .293
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 6,046
- TB
- 2,548
- XBH
- 507
- HBP
- 54
- IBB
- 48
- GIDP
- 0
- P/PA
- 0.00
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NYY | 237 | 124 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | NYY | 314 | 151 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | NYY | 523 | 245 | 50 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1957 | NYY | 501 | 215 | 37 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | NYY | 503 | 197 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | NYY | 309 | 152 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | NYY | 584 | 284 | 63 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | NYY | 607 | 265 | 55 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | NYY | 524 | 226 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | LAD | 256 | 68 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | TEX/CHW | 575 | 229 | 41 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | CHW | 605 | 237 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | CHW | 369 | 121 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | CHW/LAA | 139 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 24.6
- RC
- 869.1
- RC/27
- 5.80
- ISOP
- .177
- SECA
- .246
- BB/K
- 0.44
- AB/HR
- 26.3
- GO/FO
- 0.00
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | NYY | 1.8 | 47.6 | 8.9 | .237 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 30.7 | 0 |
| 1955 | NYY | 1.6 | 55.5 | 7.5 | .205 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 24 | 0 |
| 1956 | NYY | 4.1 | 93.4 | 7.7 | .220 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 20.2 | 0 |
| 1957 | NYY | 2.9 | 76.7 | 6.3 | .166 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 26.9 | 0 |
| 1958 | NYY | 1.6 | 64.8 | 5.1 | .151 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 33.2 | 0 |
| 1959 | NYY | 1.8 | 53.4 | 7.1 | .241 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 18.8 | 0 |
| 1960 | NYY | 4.4 | 99.6 | 7.1 | .219 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 20.7 | 0 |
| 1961 | NYY | 2.2 | 86.5 | 5.6 | .205 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 20 | 0 |
| 1962 | NYY | 1.7 | 75.4 | 5.7 | .203 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 20.8 | 0 |
| 1963 | LAD | -1.3 | 16.7 | 2.3 | .084 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 59.3 | 0 |
| 1964 | TEX/CHW | 1.6 | 76.2 | 5.3 | .146 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 31.5 | 0 |
| 1965 | CHW | 2.1 | 77 | 5 | .150 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 31.1 | 0 |
| 1966 | CHW | 1.1 | 39.3 | 4.1 | .110 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 56.2 | 0 |
| 1967 | CHW/LAA | -1.0 | 8.2 | 2.1 | .053 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 131 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO
Bio
- Age
- 95 yearsDec 18, 1930
- Debut
- 1954
What were Bill Skowron's career stats?
Bill Skowron played 14 seasons for the Yankees, the Dodgers and the White Sox. He was a career .282 hitter with 1,566 hits, 211 home runs and 888 RBI. His best season was 1954: a .340 batting average, 7 home runs and 41 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 8 postseasons, 1954 to 1967
Championships ×5
- 1956 World Series with the New York Yankees
- 1958 World Series with the New York Yankees
- 1961 World Series with the New York Yankees
- 1962 World Series with the New York Yankees
- 1963 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers