Billy Harrell
William Harrell
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 180 lb.

Born: July 18, 1928 in Norristown, PA
School: Siena College
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 1955
Final Game: September 20, 1961
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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
1955 26 CLE AL 13 22 19 2 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 .421 .500 .421 .921 147 8 0 0 0 0 0 6
1957 28 CLE AL 22 62 57 6 15 1 1 1 5 3 1 4 7 .263 .311 .368 .680 86 21 0 0 1 0 0 6/54
1958 29 CLE AL 101 248 229 36 50 4 0 7 19 12 2 15 36 .218 .271 .328 .599 65 75 3 2 1 1 2 56/49
1961 32 BOS AL 37 38 37 10 6 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 8 .162 .184 .216 .400 6 8 1 0 0 0 0 5/63
4 Seasons 173 370 342 54 79 7 1 8 26 17 3 23 54 .231 .283 .327 .610 67 112 4 2 2 1 2
162 Game Avg. 162 346 320 51 74 7 1 7 24 16 3 22 51 .231 .283 .327 .610 67 105 4 2 2 1 2
CLE (3 yrs) 136 332 305 44 73 5 1 8 25 16 3 22 46 .239 .294 .341 .635 75 104 3 2 2 1 2
BOS (1 yr) 37 38 37 10 6 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 8 .162 .184 .216 .400 6 8 1 0 0 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
1955 26 CLE AL 22 11 5 12.2 106 .500 .421 .271 .500 .351 .421 .404 .921 .755 147 .856 1.5 0.2 1.091 .211 .000 .0
1957 28 CLE AL 62 44 7 4.3 99 .286 .263 .263 .311 .335 .368 .397 .680 .732 86 .490 -1.4 -0.2 .628 .211 .105 1.5
1958 29 CLE AL 248 186 22 3.2 97 .230 .218 .260 .271 .329 .328 .396 .599 .725 65 .364 -11.7 -1.2 .554 .218 .109 8.8
1961 32 BOS AL 38 32 1 0.8 106 .207 .162 .266 .184 .342 .216 .414 .400 .756 6 .041 -5.1 -0.5 .313 .108 .054 .0
4 Seasons 370 273 35 3.4 99 .253 .231 .262 .283 .333 .327 .398 .610 .731 67 .392 -16.7 -1.7 .559 .205 .096 10.9
162 Game Avg. 346 256 33 3.4 99 .253 .231 .262 .283 .333 .327 .398 .610 .731 67 .392 -16.7 -1.7 .559 .205 .096 10
CLE (3 yrs) 332 241 34 3.8 98 .258 .239 .262 .294 .332 .341 .396 .635 .728 75 .438 -11.6 -1.2 .592 .216 .102 10.7
BOS (1 yr) 38 32 1 0.8 106 .207 .162 .266 .184 .342 .216 .414 .400 .756 6 .041 -5.1 -0.5 .313 .108 .054 .0

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
1955 26 CLE AL 22 0.0% 13.6% 13.6% 0.0% 0% 1.00 6.3 19.0 0.60 73%
1957 28 CLE AL 62 1.6% 11.3% 6.5% 4.8% 20% 1.75 8.1 57.0 11.4 0.88 79%
1958 29 CLE AL 248 2.8% 14.5% 6.1% 4.4% 22% 2.40 6.4 32.7 12.1 0.97 75%
1961 32 BOS AL 38 0.0% 21.1% 2.6% 5.3% 33% 8.00 4.6 37.0 0.69 76%
4 Seasons 370 2.2% 14.6% 6.2% 4.3% 20% 2.35 6.3 42.8 13.2 0.91 76%
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
1955 26 CLE AL 0 0 18% 28 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 25% 6 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
1957 28 CLE AL 0 0 28% 23 3 1 75% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75% 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 3
1958 29 CLE AL 4 0 48% 96 12 2 86% 10 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 48% 12 8 4 4 2 2 11 4 7
1961 32 BOS AL 2 0 143% 37 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14% 4 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 1
4 Seasons 6 0 48% 184 17 3 85% 14 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 7 41% 22 17 5 4 2 2 20 7 12
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
1955 26 CLE AL 22 73% 8 1 0 0 0 0.16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 7 1 14% 0 0 0 0 0
1957 28 CLE AL 53 34% 15 3 1 0 0 0.54 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 100% 6 0 0% 4 2 50% 29 3 10% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 9
1958 29 CLE AL 248 27% 50 11 2 0 1 1.43 7 0 3 7 0 5 2 0 3 1 33% 43 3 7% 18 6 33% 119 14 12% 7 4 57% 7 1 14% 0
1961 32 BOS AL 38 58% 6 6 0 0 0 1.06 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1 8% 4 1 25% 24 2 8% 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 0
4 Seasons 361 34% 79 21 3 0 1 1.14 8 0 8 8 0 6 2 0 4 2 50% 63 4 6% 27 9 33% 179 20 11% 9 5 56% 10 1 10% 9
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
1955 26 13 22 19 2 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 .421 .500 .421 .921 147 8 0 0 0 0 0
1956 27 13 22 19 2 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 .421 .500 .421 .921 147 8 0 0 0 0 0
1957 28 35 84 76 8 23 1 1 1 6 4 1 7 10 .303 .361 .382 .743 102 29 0 0 1 0 0
1958 29 136 332 305 44 73 5 1 8 25 16 3 22 46 .239 .294 .341 .635 75 104 3 2 2 1 2
1959 30 136 332 305 44 73 5 1 8 25 16 3 22 46 .239 .294 .341 .635 75 104 3 2 2 1 2
1960 31 136 332 305 44 73 5 1 8 25 16 3 22 46 .239 .294 .341 .635 75 104 3 2 2 1 2
1961 32 173 370 342 54 79 7 1 8 26 17 3 23 54 .231 .283 .327 .610 67 112 4 2 2 1 2

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
1955 26 14 22 19 2 8 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 .421 .500 .421 .921 4 13
1957 28 23 64 60 6 16 1 1 1 5 3 4 7 .267 .313 .367 .679 7 22
1958 29 106 264 244 40 57 5 0 8 21 14 17 38 .234 .288 .352 .640 24 101
1961 32 37 37 36 7 5 2 0 0 1 1 1 8 .139 .162 .194 .357 1 37
4 Seasons 180 387 359 55 86 8 1 9 28 19 25 56 .240 .292 .343 .635 36 173
162 Game Avg. 162 348 323 50 77 7 1 8 25 17 23 50 .240 .292 .343 .635 32 173

* 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

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1958 AL  12 (6th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1958 AL  8.8 (8th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkBatting - 2 (2092), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3529), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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