Player

Billy Williams HOF 1987

Player Info
Full Name
Billy Leo
Born
June 15, 1938
Whistler, AL, USA
Size
6'1" / 175 lbs
B/T
L / R
Debut
August 6, 1959
Final Game
October 2, 1976
Career
18 years
Teams
Honors
6 x All-Star
1973, 1972, 1968, 1965, 1964, 1962
1974 - Player of the Week (NL)
1973 - Player of the Week (NL)
1972 - Sporting News Player of the Year (NL)
1972 - Sporting News Player of the Year (ML)
1972 - Sporting News All-Star (NL)
1970 - Sporting News All-Star (NL)
1968 - Sporting News All-Star (NL)
1964 - Sporting News All-Star (NL)
1961 - TSN Rookie of the Year (NL)
1961 - Rookie of the Year (NL)
Career Batting
2,488
G
.290
AVG
2,711
H
426
HR
1,475
RBI
.853
OPS
145
OPS vs Lg
Qualified for career rate leaderboards · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1976 Oakland Athletics 120 351 74 12 0 11 36 .211
1975 Oakland Athletics 155 520 127 20 1 23 68 .244
1974 Chicago Cubs 117 404 113 22 0 16 55 .280
1973 Chicago Cubs 156 576 166 22 2 20 72 .288
1972 Chicago Cubs 150 574 191 34 6 37 95 .333
1971 Chicago Cubs 157 594 179 27 5 28 86 .301
1970 Chicago Cubs 161 636 205 34 4 42 137 .322
1969 Chicago Cubs 163 642 188 33 10 21 103 .293
1968 Chicago Cubs 163 642 185 30 8 30 91 .288
1967 Chicago Cubs 162 634 176 21 12 28 92 .278
1966 Chicago Cubs 162 648 179 23 5 29 100 .276
1965 Chicago Cubs 164 645 203 39 6 34 115 .315
1964 Chicago Cubs 162 645 201 39 2 33 100 .312
1963 Chicago Cubs 161 612 175 36 9 25 87 .286
1962 Chicago Cubs 159 618 184 22 8 22 94 .298
1961 Chicago Cubs 146 529 147 20 7 25 75 .278
1960 Chicago Cubs 12 47 13 0 2 2 4 .277
1959 Chicago Cubs 18 33 5 0 1 0 0 .152
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1976 AL 413 .128 .211 14.0 10.7 94 11.1
1975 AL 602 .175 .241 12.6 11.3 115 23.0 ✓
1974 NL 474 .173 .280 14.1 9.3 140 16.0
1973 NL 659 .149 .298 11.5 10.9 130 20.1 ✓
1972 NL 650 .274 .317 9.5 9.1 192 38.4 ✓
1971 NL 677 .204 .288 11.4 6.5 159 28.0 ✓
1970 NL 714 .264 .306 10.1 9.1 168 42.0 ✓
1969 NL 708 .181 .301 8.3 9.9 139 20.9 ✓
1968 NL 699 .212 .274 6.9 7.6 159 29.8 ✓
1967 NL 712 .204 .272 9.6 9.4 144 28.0 ✓
1966 NL 727 .185 .266 9.5 8.4 131 29.0 ✓
1965 NL 719 .237 .313 9.0 10.6 169 33.6 ✓
1964 NL 709 .220 .316 8.3 11.8 161 33.0 ✓
1963 NL 687 .211 .293 9.9 11.4 153 25.0 ✓
1962 NL 699 .168 .305 10.0 10.3 131 22.0 ✓
1961 NL 584 .206 .279 7.7 12.0 122 26.0 ✓
1960 NL 52 .213 .333 9.6 23.1 134 2.1
1959 NL 34 .061 .192 2.9 20.6 7 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
OF 2,088 3,562 143 101 24 .973
1B 96 805 76 12 72 .987
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1976 Oakland Athletics OF 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1975 Oakland Athletics 1B 7 30 3 1 5 .971
1974 Chicago Cubs 1B 65 566 49 9 48 .986
1974 Chicago Cubs OF 43 69 4 2 2 .973
1973 Chicago Cubs 1B 19 167 20 2 14 .989
1973 Chicago Cubs OF 138 253 14 4 1 .985
1972 Chicago Cubs 1B 5 42 4 0 5 1.000
1972 Chicago Cubs OF 144 233 9 4 0 .984
1971 Chicago Cubs OF 154 284 8 7 3 .977
1970 Chicago Cubs OF 160 259 13 3 1 .989
1969 Chicago Cubs OF 159 250 15 12 2 .957
1968 Chicago Cubs OF 163 261 4 9 0 .967
1967 Chicago Cubs OF 162 271 3 3 1 .989
1966 Chicago Cubs OF 162 319 9 8 3 .976
1965 Chicago Cubs OF 164 296 10 10 2 .968
1964 Chicago Cubs OF 162 233 14 13 0 .950
1963 Chicago Cubs OF 160 298 13 4 2 .987
1962 Chicago Cubs OF 159 273 18 10 4 .967
1961 Chicago Cubs OF 135 220 9 11 3 .954
1960 Chicago Cubs OF 12 25 0 1 0 .962
1959 Chicago Cubs OF 10 18 0 0 0 1.000
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 3 7 0 0 0 .000
1975 AL Championship Series Oakland Athletics 3 7 0 0 0 .000