Billy Williams

Positions: Leftfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: June 15, 1938 in Whistler, AL us

High School: Whistler HS (Whistler, AL)

Debut: August 6, 1959 (Age 21-052d, 11,665th in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1976 (Age 38-109d)
vs. CAL 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1987. (Voted by BBWAA on 354/413 ballots)
View Billy Williams's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: Billy Leo Williams

Nicknames: Sweet Swingin' Billy from Whistler

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Hall of Fame
Rookie of the Year
6x All-Star
Batting Title
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

63.6

9350

2711

426

.290

1410

RBI

1475

OBP

.361

SLG

.492

OPS

.853

OPS+

133

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	CHC		MON	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
2	2	Apr 7	CHC		MON	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	3	Apr 8	CHC		MON	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	4	Apr 12	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	5	Apr 13	CHC	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 14	CHC	@	STL	W,4-1	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
7	7	Apr 15	CHC	@	STL	W,8-6	GS	32	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
8	8	Apr 17	CHC	@	NYM	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	9	Apr 18	CHC	@	NYM	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
10	10	Apr 19 (1)	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
11	11	Apr 19 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	W,7-0	GS	27	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
12	12	Apr 21 susp	CHC		PIT	W,10-9	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
13	13	Apr 22 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,4-10	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
14	14	Apr 22 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,11-3	GS	25	6.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	15	Apr 24	CHC		SFG	L,2-4	CG	45	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
16	16	Apr 25	CHC		SFG	L,0-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
17	17	Apr 26	CHC		SFG	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	18	Apr 27	CHC		SDP	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
19	19	Apr 28	CHC		SDP	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	20	Apr 29	CHC		SDP	W,10-4	GS	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	21	May 1	CHC	@	LAD	W,9-5	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
22	22	May 2	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
23	23	May 3	CHC	@	LAD	W,4-1	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	24	May 4	CHC	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
25	26 (1)	May 6 (1)	CHC	@	SFG	L,9-11	CG	55	11.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	27	May 6 (2)	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-4	GS	27	6.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
27	28	May 7	CHC	@	SDP	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
28	30 (1)	May 9	CHC	@	SDP	W,9-2	GS	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	31	May 11	CHC		PHI	W,4-3	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	32	May 12	CHC		PHI	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	34 (1)	May 13 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,9-3	GS	20	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
32	35	May 15	CHC		NYM	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
33	36	May 16	CHC		STL	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
34	37	May 17	CHC		STL	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
35	38	May 18	CHC	@	PHI	W,9-2	GS	20	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
36	39	May 19 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-3	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	40	May 19 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-6	GS	34	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
38	41	May 22	CHC	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	48	10.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
39	42	May 23	CHC	@	MON	W,4-2	CG	44	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
40	43	May 25	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-2	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
41	44	May 26	CHC	@	CIN	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	45	May 27	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-0	GS	21	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
43	46	May 28	CHC	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG	38	8.1	2	1	1	4	0	LF
44	47	May 29	CHC		HOU	W,7-1	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
45	48	May 30	CHC		HOU	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
46	49	May 31	CHC		HOU	W,16-8	GS	14	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	50	Jun 1	CHC		ATL	L,7-8	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
48	51	Jun 2	CHC		ATL	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
49	52	Jun 3	CHC		ATL	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
50	53	Jun 5	CHC		LAD	L,1-10	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	54	Jun 6	CHC		LAD	W,6-4	GS	26	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
52	55	Jun 7	CHC		LAD	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
53	56	Jun 8	CHC		CIN	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
54	57	Jun 9	CHC		CIN	L,4-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	58	Jun 10	CHC		CIN	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
56	59	Jun 12	CHC	@	HOU	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
57	60	Jun 13	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-6	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
58	61	Jun 14	CHC	@	HOU	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
59	62	Jun 15	CHC	@	ATL	L,3-8	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
60	63	Jun 16	CHC	@	ATL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	64	Jun 17 (1)	CHC	@	ATL	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
62	66 (1)	Jun 18	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	67	Jun 19 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-3	GS	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
64	68	Jun 19 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	34	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
65	69	Jun 20	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-3	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
66	70	Jun 22	CHC	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
67	71	Jun 23	CHC	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	44	10.2	4	0	0	4	0	LF
68	73 (1)	Jun 25	CHC	@	NYM	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
69	74	Jun 26	CHC	@	NYM	W,5-1	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
70	75	Jun 27 (1)	CHC		MON	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
71	76	Jun 27 susp	CHC		MON	L,4-5	CG	71	18.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
72	77	Jun 28	CHC		MON	W,4-2	GS	19	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	80 (2)	Jul 1 (1)	CHC		NYM	L,5-6	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
74	81	Jul 1 (2)	CHC		NYM	W,6-5	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
75	82	Jul 3	CHC		PHI	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
76	83	Jul 4	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
77	84	Jul 5	CHC		PHI	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
78	85	Jul 6	CHC	@	SDP	W,8-5	GS	28	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
79	86	Jul 7	CHC	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
80	87	Jul 8	CHC	@	SDP	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
81	88	Jul 10	CHC	@	SFG	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
82	89	Jul 11	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
83	90	Jul 13	CHC	@	LAD	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
84	91	Jul 14	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
85	92	Jul 15	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-9	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
86	93	Jul 17	CHC		SDP	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
87	94	Jul 18	CHC		SDP	L,5-8	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
88	95	Jul 19	CHC		SDP	W,12-5	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
89	96	Jul 20	CHC		SFG	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
90	97	Jul 21	CHC		SFG	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
91	98	Jul 22	CHC		SFG	L,1-4	CG	47	13.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
92	99	Jul 26	CHC		PIT	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
93	100	Jul 27	CHC		PIT	L,6-10	CG	47	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
94	101	Jul 28	CHC		STL	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
95	102	Jul 29 (1)	CHC		STL	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	LF
96	103	Jul 29 (2)	CHC		STL	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
97	104	Jul 30	CHC		STL	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
98	105	Jul 31 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
99	106	Jul 31 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-6	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	107	Aug 1	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
101	108	Aug 2	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
102	109	Aug 3	CHC	@	MON	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
103	110	Aug 4	CHC	@	MON	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
104	111	Aug 5	CHC	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
105	112	Aug 6	CHC	@	MON	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
106	113	Aug 7	CHC	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
107	114	Aug 8	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
108	115	Aug 10	CHC		HOU	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
109	116	Aug 11	CHC		HOU	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
110	117	Aug 12	CHC		HOU	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
111	118	Aug 14	CHC		ATL	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
112	119	Aug 15	CHC		ATL	L,1-15	CG	51	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
113	120	Aug 16	CHC		ATL	L,2-10	GS	48	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B LF
114	121	Aug 17	CHC		LAD	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
115	122	Aug 18	CHC		LAD	W,2-1	GS	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B LF
116	123	Aug 19	CHC		LAD	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
117	124	Aug 21	CHC		CIN	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
118	125	Aug 22	CHC		CIN	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
119	126	Aug 23	CHC		CIN	W,4-3	CG	38	10.0	12	1	1	14	0	1B
120	127	Aug 24	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
121	128	Aug 25	CHC	@	HOU	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
122	129	Aug 26	CHC	@	HOU	W,4-2	GS	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B LF
123	130	Aug 28	CHC	@	ATL	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
124	131	Aug 29	CHC	@	ATL	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
125	132	Aug 31 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-7	CG	41	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
126	133	Aug 31 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	134	Sep 1	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	32	8.1	9	1	0	10	2	1B
128	135	Sep 2	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
129	136	Sep 3	CHC	@	MON	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
130	137	Sep 4	CHC	@	MON	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
131	138	Sep 6	CHC	@	MON	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
132	139	Sep 7	CHC		STL	W,8-2	GS	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
133	140	Sep 8	CHC		STL	W,3-1	GS	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B LF
134	141	Sep 9	CHC		STL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
135	142	Sep 10	CHC		PIT	L,3-11	GS	37	6.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
136	143	Sep 11	CHC		PIT	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
137	144	Sep 12	CHC		PIT	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
138	145	Sep 13	CHC		PIT	L,1-6	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
139	146	Sep 15 (1)	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
140	147	Sep 15 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	W,7-0	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
141	148	Sep 16	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
142	149	Sep 18 (1)	CHC		PHI	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
143	151 (1)	Sep 19	CHC		MON	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
144	152	Sep 20	CHC		MON	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
145	153	Sep 21	CHC		MON	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
146	154	Sep 22	CHC	@	PHI	W,5-2	CG	41	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
147	155	Sep 23	CHC	@	PHI	L,7-9	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
148	156	Sep 25	CHC	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
149	157	Sep 26	CHC	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
150	158	Sep 27	CHC	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
151	159	Sep 30 (1)	CHC		NYM	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
152	160	Sep 30 (2)	CHC		NYM	L,2-9	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
153	161	Oct 1	CHC		NYM	L,4-6	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							157gm		1295.1	414	34	6	454	15