Player
Billy Cox
Player Info
- Full Name
- William Richard
- Born
-
August 29, 1919
Newport, PA, USA - Died
- March 30, 1978
- Size
- 5'10" / 150 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- September 20, 1941
- Final Game
- June 11, 1955
- Career
- 15 years
Teams
- Pittsburgh Pirates 1941-1947
- Brooklyn Dodgers 1948-1954
- Baltimore Orioles 1955-1955
Career Batting
1,058
G
.262
AVG
974
H
66
HR
351
RBI
.697
OPS
94
OPS vs Lg
77% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Baltimore Orioles | 53 | 194 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | .211 |
| 1954 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 77 | 226 | 53 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | .235 |
| 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 100 | 327 | 95 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 44 | .291 |
| 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 116 | 455 | 118 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 56 | .259 |
| 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 142 | 455 | 127 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 62 | .279 |
| 1950 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 119 | 451 | 116 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 62 | .257 |
| 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 100 | 390 | 91 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 48 | .233 |
| 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 88 | 237 | 59 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 36 | .249 |
| 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 132 | 529 | 145 | 30 | 7 | 15 | 75 | .274 |
| 1946 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 121 | 411 | 119 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 32 | .290 |
| 1941 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .270 |
Advanced Batting
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| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | AL | 213 | .103 | .217 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 65 | 3.1 | |
| 1954 | NL | 252 | .084 | .239 | 8.3 | 5.2 | 67 | 2.1 | |
| 1953 | NL | 371 | .153 | .287 | 10.0 | 5.7 | 116 | 10.5 | |
| 1952 | NL | 490 | .079 | .269 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 83 | 6.3 | ✓ |
| 1951 | NL | 507 | .132 | .284 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 107 | 9.2 | ✓ |
| 1950 | NL | 494 | .100 | .258 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 82 | 8.4 | ✓ |
| 1949 | NL | 426 | .118 | .228 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 77 | 8.3 | |
| 1948 | NL | 279 | .110 | .261 | 13.6 | 6.8 | 100 | 3.1 | |
| 1947 | NL | 561 | .168 | .268 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 106 | 15.6 | ✓ |
| 1946 | NL | 448 | .097 | .297 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 110 | 2.1 | |
| 1941 | NL | 40 | .135 | .286 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 112 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3B | 700 | 668 | 1,273 | 71 | 154 | .965 |
| SS | 299 | 537 | 814 | 66 | 144 | .953 |
| 2B | 53 | 92 | 99 | 2 | 20 | .990 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Baltimore Orioles | 2B | 18 | 25 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 |
| 1955 | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 37 | 28 | 67 | 3 | 5 | .969 |
| 1955 | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .917 |
| 1954 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2B | 11 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 5 | .980 |
| 1954 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3B | 58 | 57 | 90 | 6 | 7 | .961 |
| 1954 | Brooklyn Dodgers | SS | 8 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 |
| 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 |
| 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3B | 89 | 86 | 142 | 6 | 20 | .974 |
| 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers | SS | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2B | 9 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 |
| 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3B | 100 | 100 | 157 | 8 | 26 | .970 |
| 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers | SS | 10 | 27 | 20 | 1 | 4 | .979 |
| 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3B | 139 | 140 | 264 | 14 | 26 | .967 |
| 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers | SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1950 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2B | 13 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 |
| 1950 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3B | 107 | 102 | 233 | 15 | 35 | .957 |
| 1950 | Brooklyn Dodgers | SS | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .952 |
| 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3B | 100 | 104 | 213 | 12 | 28 | .964 |
| 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3B | 70 | 51 | 107 | 7 | 7 | .958 |
| 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers | SS | 6 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 4 | .955 |
| 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 129 | 220 | 388 | 20 | 63 | .968 |
| 1946 | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 114 | 235 | 323 | 39 | 59 | .935 |
| 1941 | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 10 | 15 | 35 | 3 | 8 | .943 |
Postseason Batting
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 15 | 53 | 16 | 1 | 6 | .302 | ||
| 1953 | World Series | Brooklyn Dodgers | 6 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 6 | .304 |
| 1952 | World Series | Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| 1949 | World Series | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |