Billy Cox
William Richard Cox
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 150 lb.

Born: August 29, 1919 in Newport, PA
High School: Newport (Newport, PA)
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 20, 1941
Final Game: June 11, 1955
Died: March 30, 1978 in Harrisburg, PA
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1941 21 PIT NL 10 40 37 4 10 3 1 0 2 1 3 2 .270 .325 .405 .730 105 15 1 0 0 6
1946 26 PIT NL 121 448 411 32 119 22 6 2 36 4 26 15 .290 .333 .387 .720 102 159 4 1 10 *6 MVP-27
1947 27 PIT NL 132 561 529 75 145 30 7 15 54 5 29 28 .274 .313 .442 .755 96 234 5 1 2 *6
1948 28 BRO NL 88 279 237 36 59 13 2 3 15 3 38 19 .249 .353 .359 .711 91 85 8 0 4 5/64
1949 29 BRO NL 100 426 390 48 91 18 2 8 40 5 30 18 .233 .290 .351 .641 68 137 9 1 5 5
1950 30 BRO NL 119 494 451 62 116 17 2 8 44 6 35 24 .257 .311 .357 .668 74 161 15 0 8 *54/6
1951 31 BRO NL 142 507 455 62 127 25 4 9 51 5 5 37 30 .279 .336 .411 .747 98 187 8 2 13 *5/6
1952 32 BRO NL 116 490 455 56 118 12 3 6 34 10 12 25 32 .259 .301 .338 .639 76 154 13 2 8 56/4 MVP-23
1953 33 BRO NL 100 371 327 44 95 18 1 10 44 2 2 37 21 .291 .363 .443 .806 106 145 7 0 7 5/64
1954 34 BRO NL 77 252 226 26 53 9 2 2 17 0 0 21 13 .235 .297 .319 .616 59 72 8 0 3 2 54/6
1955 35 BAL AL 53 213 194 25 41 7 2 3 14 1 2 17 16 .211 .275 .314 .589 64 61 5 0 2 0 0 54/6
11 Seasons 1058 4081 3712 470 974 174 32 66 351 42 21 298 218 .262 .318 .380 .698 86 1410 83 7 62 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 625 568 72 149 27 5 10 54 6 46 33 .262 .318 .380 .698 86 216 13 1 9
BRO (7 yrs) 742 2819 2541 334 659 112 16 46 245 31 19 223 157 .259 .320 .370 .690 82 941 68 5 48 2
PIT (3 yrs) 263 1049 977 111 274 55 14 17 92 10 58 45 .280 .322 .418 .740 99 408 10 2 12
BAL (1 yr) 53 213 194 25 41 7 2 3 14 1 2 17 16 .211 .275 .314 .589 64 61 5 0 2 0 0
NL (10 yrs) 1005 3868 3518 445 933 167 30 63 337 41 19 281 202 .265 .321 .383 .704 87 1349 78 7 60 2
AL (1 yr) 53 213 194 25 41 7 2 3 14 1 2 17 16 .211 .275 .314 .589 64 61 5 0 2 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1941 21 PIT NL 40 28 5 4.8 94 .286 .270 .266 .325 .336 .405 .374 .730 .711 105 .564 0.2 0.0 .679 .243 .135 .0
1946 26 PIT NL 448 306 53 4.6 94 .297 .290 .265 .333 .340 .387 .371 .720 .711 102 .563 -0.1 -0.0 .642 .170 .097 2.7
1947 27 PIT NL 561 391 73 5.0 108 .267 .274 .278 .313 .353 .442 .411 .755 .765 96 .530 -6.0 -0.6 .692 .233 .168 7.5
1948 28 BRO NL 279 190 30 4.2 104 .260 .249 .273 .353 .347 .359 .403 .711 .750 91 .472 -2.1 -0.2 .677 .283 .110 3.0
1949 29 BRO NL 426 313 39 3.3 107 .228 .233 .275 .290 .349 .351 .412 .641 .761 68 .358 -19.0 -1.9 .562 .208 .118 6.2
1950 30 BRO NL 494 358 50 3.7 110 .258 .257 .272 .311 .349 .357 .422 .668 .771 74 .393 -18.4 -1.8 .577 .191 .100 6.9
1951 31 BRO NL 507 354 61 4.6 105 .284 .279 .270 .336 .344 .411 .409 .747 .753 98 .511 -1.6 -0.2 .663 .213 .132 6.4
1952 32 BRO NL 490 370 44 3.2 98 .269 .259 .263 .301 .336 .338 .391 .639 .727 76 .381 -16.1 -1.7 .494 .130 .079 7.5
1953 33 BRO NL 371 248 52 5.6 112 .287 .291 .278 .363 .349 .443 .433 .806 .782 106 .563 3.6 0.3 .755 .266 .153 3.3
1954 34 BRO NL 252 186 22 3.2 112 .239 .235 .279 .297 .351 .319 .431 .616 .782 59 .319 -14.3 -1.4 .514 .177 .084 .0
1955 35 BAL AL 213 162 16 2.6 95 .217 .211 .257 .275 .335 .314 .382 .589 .717 64 .267 -10.0 -1.0 .481 .186 .103 1.5
11 Seasons 4081 2906 445 4.1 105 .265 .262 .271 .318 .346 .380 .406 .698 .752 86 .455 -83.8 -8.4 .611 .203 .117 51.3
162 Game Avg. 625 445 68 4.1 105 .265 .262 .271 .318 .346 .380 .406 .698 .752 86 .455 -83.8 -8.4 .611 .203 .117 8
BRO (7 yrs) 2819 2019 298 3.9 106 .262 .259 .272 .320 .346 .370 .413 .690 .759 82 .434 -67.8 -6.8 .600 .203 .111 37.0
PIT (3 yrs) 1049 725 131 4.8 102 .281 .280 .272 .322 .347 .418 .393 .740 .740 99 .545 -6.0 -0.6 .670 .207 .137 12.6
BAL (1 yr) 213 162 16 2.6 95 .217 .211 .257 .275 .335 .314 .382 .589 .717 64 .268 -10.0 -1.0 .481 .186 .103 1.5
NL (10 yrs) 3868 2744 429 4.2 105 .267 .265 .272 .321 .346 .383 .407 .704 .754 87 .465 -73.8 -7.4 .619 .204 .118 49.7
AL (1 yr) 213 162 16 2.6 95 .217 .211 .257 .275 .335 .314 .382 .589 .717 64 .268 -10.0 -1.0 .481 .186 .103 1.5

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1949 29 BRO NL WS NYY L 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 0 0 0
1952 32 BRO NL WS NYY L 7 31 27 4 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 .296 .367 .370 .737 10 0 0 1 0 2
1953 33 BRO NL WS NYY L 6 25 23 3 7 3 0 1 6 0 0 1 4 .304 .333 .565 .899 13 0 0 1 0 1
3 Seasons (3 Series) 15 59 53 7 16 5 0 1 6 0 1 4 9 .302 .351 .453 .804 24 0 0 2 0 3
3 WS 15 59 53 7 16 5 0 1 6 0 1 4 9 .302 .351 .453 .804 24 0 0 2 0 3

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1941 21 PIT NL 40 0.0% 5.0% 7.5% 10.0% 40% 0.67 18.5 18.5 88%
1946 26 PIT NL 448 0.5% 3.4% 5.8% 6.7% 25% 0.58 27.4 205.5 11.4 88%
1947 27 PIT NL 561 2.7% 5.0% 5.2% 9.3% 36% 0.97 18.9 35.3 9.8 87%
1948 28 BRO NL 279 1.1% 6.8% 13.6% 6.5% 31% 0.50 12.5 79.0 15.8 77%
1949 29 BRO NL 426 1.9% 4.2% 7.0% 6.6% 31% 0.60 21.7 48.8 9.8 85%
1950 30 BRO NL 494 1.6% 4.9% 7.1% 5.5% 23% 0.69 18.8 56.4 10.3 85%
1951 31 BRO NL 507 1.8% 5.9% 7.3% 7.5% 30% 0.81 15.2 50.6 8.9 82%
1952 32 BRO NL 490 1.2% 6.5% 5.1% 4.3% 18% 1.28 14.2 75.8 13.4 85%
1953 33 BRO NL 371 2.7% 5.7% 10.0% 7.8% 31% 0.57 15.6 32.7 7.4 80%
1954 34 BRO NL 252 0.8% 5.2% 8.3% 5.2% 25% 0.62 17.4 113.0 13.3 0.95 85%
1955 35 BAL AL 213 1.4% 7.5% 8.0% 5.6% 29% 0.94 12.1 64.7 13.9 0.93 82%
11 Seasons 4081 1.6% 5.3% 7.3% 6.7% 28% 0.73 17.0 56.2 10.6 0.94 84%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1954 34 BRO NL 4 0 33% 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 40% 10 7 3 5 5 0 10 3 7
1955 35 BAL AL 7 0 40% 96 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 41% 8 6 2 5 4 1 9 2 6
11 Seasons 11 0 33% 192 42 21 108% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 40% 18 13 5 10 9 1 19 5 13
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1954 34 BRO NL 252 20% 53 4 1 0 0 2.06 2 0 8 1 1 1 1 0 3 3 100% 49 8 16% 23 6 26% 160 15 9% 6 3 50% 12 5 42% 0
1955 35 BAL AL 213 39% 41 4 1 0 1 1.33 3 0 6 3 0 1 2 0 2 2 100% 36 5 14% 12 2 17% 97 12 12% 7 5 71% 2 1 50% 0
11 Seasons 465 29% 974 8 2 0 1 1.70 66 0 14 4 1 2 3 0 5 62 1240% 85 83 98% 35 8 23% 257 27 11% 13 8 62% 14 6 43% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1941 21 10 40 37 4 10 3 1 0 2 1 3 2 .270 .325 .405 .730 105 15 1 0 0
1942 22 10 40 37 4 10 3 1 0 2 1 3 2 .270 .325 .405 .730 105 15 1 0 0
1943 23 10 40 37 4 10 3 1 0 2 1 3 2 .270 .325 .405 .730 105 15 1 0 0
1944 24 10 40 37 4 10 3 1 0 2 1 3 2 .270 .325 .405 .730 105 15 1 0 0
1945 25 10 40 37 4 10 3 1 0 2 1 3 2 .270 .325 .405 .730 105 15 1 0 0
1946 26 131 488 448 36 129 25 7 2 38 5 29 17 .288 .333 .388 .721 103 174 5 1 10
1947 27 263 1049 977 111 274 55 14 17 92 10 58 45 .280 .322 .418 .740 99 408 10 2 12
1948 28 351 1328 1214 147 333 68 16 20 107 13 96 64 .274 .329 .406 .735 97 493 18 2 16
1949 29 451 1754 1604 195 424 86 18 28 147 18 126 82 .264 .319 .393 .712 90 630 27 3 21
1950 30 570 2248 2055 257 540 103 20 36 191 24 161 106 .263 .317 .385 .702 86 791 42 3 29
1951 31 712 2755 2510 319 667 128 24 45 242 29 5 198 136 .266 .321 .390 .710 89 978 50 5 42
1952 32 828 3245 2965 375 785 140 27 51 276 39 17 223 168 .265 .318 .382 .699 87 1132 63 7 50
1953 33 928 3616 3292 419 880 158 28 61 320 41 19 260 189 .267 .322 .388 .710 89 1277 70 7 57
1954 34 1005 3868 3518 445 933 167 30 63 337 41 19 281 202 .265 .321 .383 .704 87 1349 78 7 60 2
1955 35 1058 4081 3712 470 974 174 32 66 351 42 21 298 218 .262 .318 .380 .698 86 1410 83 7 62 2 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1941 21 10 42 39 4 11 3 1 0 2 1 3 2 .282 .333 .410 .744 5 10
1946 26 126 467 437 37 132 24 7 2 41 4 29 16 .302 .347 .403 .750 61 121
1947 27 138 578 548 74 147 30 7 15 53 5 29 29 .268 .306 .431 .737 72 132
1948 28 92 285 246 36 60 13 2 3 15 3 39 20 .244 .347 .350 .697 30 88
1949 29 104 433 402 47 91 18 2 8 39 5 30 19 .226 .282 .341 .623 38 100
1950 30 124 502 467 61 117 17 2 8 43 6 35 25 .251 .303 .347 .650 49 119
1951 31 147 510 470 63 129 25 4 9 52 5 38 31 .274 .331 .402 .734 62 142
1952 32 121 504 476 62 124 13 3 6 38 11 26 33 .261 .302 .338 .640 48 116
1953 33 104 369 333 41 92 17 1 10 41 2 36 22 .276 .347 .423 .770 49 100
1954 34 81 258 235 25 53 9 2 2 17 0 21 14 .226 .287 .306 .593 21 77
1955 35 55 221 203 28 43 7 2 3 16 1 18 17 .212 .276 .310 .586 18 53
11 Seasons 1102 4169 3856 478 999 176 33 66 357 43 304 228 .259 .314 .373 .687 453 1058
162 Game Avg. 162 613 567 70 147 26 5 10 52 6 45 34 .259 .314 .373 .687 67 1058

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1946-NL-27-1%
1952-NL-23-2%
0.03 Career Shares (1221st)

Doubles s c a p y
1947 NL--30--9th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1952 NL--10--9th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1951 NL--13--5th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1950 NL--15--9th

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1952 NL--12--1st

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1947 NL--7.5--10th

AB per SO s c a p y
1946 NL--27.4--3rd
1947 NL--18.9--10th
1950 NL--18.8--6th
Career--17.0--173rd

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1814), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1723), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 13 (1294), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  5. Bill Spiers (934)
  6. Billy Martin (933)
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  8. Danny O'Connell (930)
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  1. Phil Rizzuto (949) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Mark Ellis (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Warren Morris (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Carlos Garcia (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Marlon Anderson (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Marlon Anderson (955)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Marlon Anderson (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Marlon Anderson (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Marlon Anderson (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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