Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1984
- College
- Yavapai College
Bio
- Height
- 5' 10"
- Debut
- 1984
- College
- Yavapai College
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,233
- AB
- 4,339
- R
- 586
- H
- 1,146
- HR
- 54
- RBI
- 399
- SB
- 218
- AVG
- .264
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | CHC | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .111 |
| 1985 | CHC | 53 | 163 | 24 | 40 | 2 | 10 | 2 | .245 |
| 1986 | HOU | 127 | 419 | 55 | 108 | 6 | 36 | 38 | .258 |
| 1987 | HOU | 141 | 564 | 96 | 167 | 11 | 63 | 53 | .296 |
| 1988 | HOU | 145 | 530 | 79 | 142 | 7 | 52 | 32 | .268 |
| 1989 |  HOU/PIT | 135 | 481 | 59 | 111 | 4 | 51 | 24 | .231 |
| 1990 | CIN | 139 | 504 | 68 | 139 | 5 | 25 | 30 | .276 |
| 1991 | CIN | 138 | 442 | 45 | 116 | 4 | 41 | 11 | .262 |
| 1992 |  CIN/BOS | 118 | 409 | 47 | 102 | 3 | 33 | 4 | .249 |
| 1993 | BOS | 136 | 508 | 71 | 146 | 9 | 57 | 14 | .287 |
| 1994 |  BOS/PHI | 87 | 298 | 39 | 73 | 3 | 31 | 8 | .245 |
| 1995 | TEX | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 14
- AB
- 52
- R
- 12
- H
- 21
- HR
- 2
- RBI
- 6
- SB
- 3
- AVG
- .404
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 4,752
- TB
- 1,578
- XBH
- 294
- HBP
- 55
- IBB
- 23
- GIDP
- 76
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | CHC | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | CHC | 178 | 60 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | HOU | 453 | 149 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | HOU | 627 | 234 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | HOU | 591 | 196 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | HOU/PIT | 520 | 148 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | CIN | 545 | 192 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | CIN | 482 | 159 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | CIN/BOS | 444 | 134 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | BOS | 562 | 203 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | BOS/PHI | 327 | 100 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | TEX | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 2.0
- RC
- 505.2
- RC/27
- 4.00
- ISOP
- .100
- SECA
- .191
- BB/K
- 0.56
- AB/HR
- 80.4
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | CHC | -0.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | .000 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | CHC | -0.7 | 14 | 2.7 | .123 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 81.5 | 0 |
| 1986 | HOU | 1.5 | 48 | 3.9 | .098 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 69.8 | 0 |
| 1987 | HOU | 2.3 | 89.4 | 5.6 | .119 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 51.3 | 0 |
| 1988 | HOU | 0.6 | 67 | 4.3 | .102 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 75.7 | 0 |
| 1989 | HOU/PIT | 0.4 | 43.2 | 3 | .077 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 120.3 | 0 |
| 1990 | CIN | 1.8 | 66.5 | 4.7 | .105 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 100.8 | 0 |
| 1991 | CIN | -1.1 | 47.9 | 3.7 | .097 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 110.5 | 0 |
| 1992 | CIN/BOS | -2.9 | 34.7 | 2.8 | .078 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 136.3 | 0 |
| 1993 | BOS | 1.6 | 66.9 | 4.5 | .112 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 56.4 | 0 |
| 1994 | BOS/PHI | -1.2 | 27.7 | 3 | .091 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 99.3 | 0 |
| 1995 | TEX | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | .083 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Billy Hatcher's career stats?
Billy Hatcher played 12 seasons for the Cubs, the Astros, the Reds, the Red Sox and the Rangers. He was a career .264 hitter with 1,146 hits, 54 home runs and 399 RBI. His best season was 1987: a .296 batting average, 11 home runs and 63 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1984 to 1995
Billy Hatcher finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Championships
- 1990 World Series with the Cincinnati Reds
Season top 10 finishes
- Stolen Bases: 1987 (5th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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