Billy Goodman stats

Last played for the Houston Astros, 1962

Age 100

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Billy Goodman played 16 MLB seasons, 1947 to 1962.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,623
AB
5,644
R
807
H
1,691
HR
19
RBI
591
SB
37
AVG
.300
Standard by season
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.
1947BOS121112010.182
1948BOS127445651381665.310
1949BOS122443541320562.298
1950BOS110424911504682.354
1951BOS141546921620507.297
1952BOS138513791574568.306
1953BOS128514731612411.313
1954BOS127489711481363.303
1955BOS1495991001760525.294
1956BOS105399611172380.293
1957BOS/BAL9127937823330.294
1958CHW116425411270401.299
1959CHW10426821671283.250
1960CHW3077518060.234
1961CHW41514131100.255
1962HOU8216112410100.255

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
5
AB
13
R
1
H
3
HR
0
RBI
1
SB
0
AVG
.231

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
6,446
TB
2,135
XBH
362
HBP
29
IBB
7
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00
Expanded by season
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.
1947BOS12200000
1948BOS527172305000
1949BOS509161262000
1950BOS485193322000
1951BOS638204382000
1952BOS579202344000
1953BOS581210402000
1954BOS552184302000
1955BOS715211333100
1956BOS448161320100
1957BOS/BAL316108173100
1958CHW471152202100
1959CHW29186162000
1960CHW892240100
1961CHW592050000
1962HOU1744750200

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
14.5
RC
874.8
RC/27
5.80
ISOP
.079
SECA
.198
BB/K
2.03
AB/HR
297.1
GO/FO
0.00
Advanced by season
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.
1947BOS0.00.41.3.0000.10.500
1948BOS0.079.76.9.0760.21.74450
1949BOS0.068.85.9.0650.22.800
1950BOS0.084.28.1010.22.11060
1951BOS0.088.16.0770.22.100
1952BOS0.080.85.9.0880.22.1128.30
1953BOS3.884.76.3.0950.25.22570
1954BOS2.173.55.6.0740.23.44890
1955BOS2.495.85.9.0580.22.300
1956BOS2.0605.5.1100.21.8199.50
1957BOS/BAL0.740.25.2.0930.21.2930
1958CHW2.0595.2.0590.11.800
1959CHW1.428.43.8.0710.21.02680
1960CHW0.48.74.0520.21.500
1961CHW0.07.55.2.1370.31.2510
1962HOU-0.315.43.4.0370.11.100

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
100 yearsMar 22, 1926
Debut
1947

What were Billy Goodman's career stats?

Billy Goodman played 16 seasons for the Red Sox, the White Sox and the Astros. He was a career .300 hitter with 1,691 hits, 19 home runs and 591 RBI. His best season was 1950: a .354 batting average, 4 home runs and 68 RBI.

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