Billy Williams stats

Last played for the Athletics, 1976

Age 88

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Billy Williams played 18 MLB seasons, 1959 to 1976.

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,488
AB
9,350
R
1,410
H
2,711
HR
426
RBI
1,475
SB
90
AVG
.290

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.

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.
1959CHC183305020.152
1960CHC1247413270.277
1961CHC1465297514725866.278
1962CHC1596189418422919.298
1963CHC1616128717525957.286
1964CHC162645100201339810.312
1965CHC1646451152033410810.315
1966CHC16264810017929916.276
1967CHC1626349217628846.278
1968CHC1636429118530984.288
1969CHC16364210318821953.293
1970CHC161636137205421297.322
1971CHC1575948617928937.301
1972CHC15057495191371223.333
1973CHC1565767216620864.288
1974CHC1174045511316684.280
1975ATH1555206812723810.244
1976ATH120351367411414.211

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

Career Postseason

GP
3
AB
8
R
0
H
0
HR
0
RBI
0
SB
0
AVG
.000

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
10,519
TB
4,599
XBH
948
HBP
43
IBB
182
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.

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.
1959CHC34710000
1960CHC522340000
1961CHC5842565251100
1962CHC699288524300
1963CHC687304702900
1964CHC709343742800
1965CHC719356793700
1966CHC7272995741600
1967CHC712305612800
1968CHC6993216821000
1969CHC7083046441500
1970CHC714373802900
1971CHC6773006031800
1972CHC6503487762000
1973CHC6592524411400
1974CHC4741833811200
1975ATH602218442700
1976ATH4131192301500

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
59.9
RC
1,714.5
RC/27
6.80
ISOP
.202
SECA
.318
BB/K
1.00
AB/HR
21.9
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

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.
1959CHC-0.20.60.6.0610.10.100
1960CHC0.58.16.4.2130.30.423.50
1961CHC0.890.46.3.2060.30.621.20
1962CHC3.2109.46.6.1680.31.028.10
1963CHC6.0110.86.7.2110.30.924.50
1964CHC4.9125.87.5.2200.30.719.50
1965CHC7.4135.68.2.2370.40.9190
1966CHC4.4108.86.1.1850.31.122.30
1967CHC4.6110.16.3.2030.31.022.60
1968CHC4.51116.4.2120.30.921.40
1969CHC2.7110.66.5.1810.30.830.60
1970CHC6.2144.38.9.2640.41.115.10
1971CHC4.0117.47.5.2040.31.821.20
1972CHC6.01369.4.2740.41.115.50
1973CHC1.698.76.4.1490.31.128.80
1974CHC1.973.86.7.1730.31.525.30
1975ATH1.680.75.5.1750.31.122.60
1976ATH-0.243.54.1.1280.31.331.90

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

Bio

Age
88 yearsJun 15, 1938
Debut
1959
NL Rookie of the Year
1961

What were Billy Williams's career stats?

Billy Williams played 18 seasons for the Cubs and the Athletics. He was a career .290 hitter with 2,711 hits, 426 home runs and 1,475 RBI. His best season was 1972: a .333 batting average, 37 home runs and 122 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

18 seasons, 1 postseason, 1959 to 1976

Billy Williams led MLB in hits (1970); finished top 10 in a stat 24 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 52nd in home runs (426)
  • 67th in hits (2,711)
  • 50th in rbi (1,475)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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