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Billy Hunter

Gordon William Hunter

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: June 4, 1928 in Punxsutawney, PA
School: Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, PA)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1948. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1953
Teams (by GP): Browns/Athletics/Yankees/Orioles/Indians 1953-1958

Final Game: September 27, 1958
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All-Star

Standard Batting

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
1953 25 SLB AL 154 604 567 50 124 18 1 1 37 3 1 24 45 .219 .253 .259 .512 37 147 12 2 11 *6 AS
1954 26 BAL AL 125 451 411 28 100 9 5 2 27 5 4 21 38 .243 .281 .304 .585 66 125 14 2 13 4 *6
1955 27 NYY AL 98 279 255 14 58 7 1 3 20 9 2 15 18 .227 .269 .298 .567 54 76 7 0 8 1 2 6
1956 28 NYY AL 39 79 75 8 21 3 4 0 11 0 1 2 4 .280 .299 .427 .725 93 32 3 0 2 0 0 6/5
1957 29 KCA AL 116 359 319 39 61 10 4 8 29 1 2 27 43 .191 .259 .323 .581 58 103 5 3 7 3 2 465
1958 30 TOT AL 98 280 248 27 46 11 3 2 20 5 2 22 44 .185 .254 .278 .532 47 69 4 1 8 1 1 6/45
1958 30 KCA AL 22 66 58 6 9 1 1 2 11 1 1 5 7 .155 .222 .310 .533 44 18 1 0 3 0 0 6/45
1958 30 CLE AL 76 214 190 21 37 10 2 0 9 4 1 17 37 .195 .263 .268 .532 48 51 3 1 5 1 1 6/5
6 Yrs 630 2052 1875 166 410 58 18 16 144 23 12 111 192 .219 .264 .294 .559 53 552 45 8 49 9 5
162 Game Avg. 162 528 482 43 105 15 5 4 37 6 3 29 49 .219 .264 .294 .559 53 142 12 2 13
KCA (2 yrs) 138 425 377 45 70 11 5 10 40 2 3 32 50 .186 .253 .321 .574 56 121 6 3 10 3 2
NYY (2 yrs) 137 358 330 22 79 10 5 3 31 9 3 17 22 .239 .276 .327 .603 62 108 10 0 10 1 2
BAL (2 yrs) 279 1055 978 78 224 27 6 3 64 8 5 45 83 .229 .265 .278 .543 49 272 26 4 24 4
CLE (1 yr) 76 214 190 21 37 10 2 0 9 4 1 17 37 .195 .263 .268 .532 48 51 3 1 5 1 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1953 25 SLB AL 154 604 -51 2 0 18 9 -22 -2.4 16 -6 -0.7 .485 .485 -2.7 2.8 -24 $ *6 AS
1954 26 BAL AL 125 451 -17 1 -1 -11 7 -22 -2.4 12 -10 -1.2 .481 .485 0.0 -0.5 1 $ *6
1955 27 NYY AL 98 279 -14 0 -1 10 5 -1 -0.0 8 7 0.7 .499 .500 -0.3 1.6 -3 $ 6
1956 28 NYY AL 39 79 -2 -1 -1 1 1 -1 -0.1 2 1 0.1 .497 .499 0.0 0.3 -0 $ 6/5
1957 29 KCA AL 116 359 -19 -0 0 -5 4 -20 -2.2 10 -10 -1.2 .481 .487 -0.7 -0.1 -5 $ 465
1958 30 KCA AL 22 66 -5 0 0 0 1 -4 -0.5 2 -2 -0.3 .479 .497 -0.3 0.1 -2 $ 6/45
1958 30 CLE AL 76 214 -9 0 0 -2 4 -7 -0.8 6 -1 -0.2 .490 .495 0.0 0.2 1 $ 6/5
6 Seasons 630 2052 -119 2 -2 11 31 -76 -8.4 55 -21 -2.8 .487 .493 -4.0 4.4 -32 $
KCA (2 yrs) 138 425 -24 -0 0 -5 6 -24 -2.7 11 -12 -1.5 .481 .492 -1.0 0.0 -7 $
NYY (2 yrs) 137 358 -17 -0 -2 11 6 -2 -0.1 10 8 0.8 .499 .499 -0.3 1.9 -3 $
BAL (2 yrs) 279 1055 -68 2 -1 7 16 -44 -4.8 28 -15 -1.9 .483 .485 -2.7 2.4 -22 $
CLE (1 yr) 76 214 -9 0 0 -2 4 -7 -0.8 6 -1 -0.2 .490 .495 0.0 0.2 1 $

Advanced Batting

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
1953 25 SLB AL 604 467 37 2.1 104 .236 .219 .272 .253 .349 .259 .400 .512 .749 37 .206 -51.9 -5.3 .384 .086 .041 1.5
1954 26 BAL AL 451 346 35 2.7 92 .261 .243 .256 .281 .330 .304 .374 .585 .704 66 .304 -19.5 -2.0 .453 .114 .061 2.9
1955 27 NYY AL 279 215 20 2.5 102 .234 .227 .265 .269 .345 .298 .395 .567 .740 54 .247 -17.7 -1.8 .476 .157 .071 4.5
1956 28 NYY AL 79 60 8 3.6 104 .296 .280 .264 .299 .345 .427 .403 .725 .748 93 .367 -1.6 -0.2 .569 .160 .147
1957 29 KCA AL 359 275 27 2.7 100 .196 .191 .264 .259 .337 .323 .399 .581 .736 58 .285 -20.1 -2.1 .498 .213 .132 1.8
1958 30 TOT AL 280 217 18 2.2 98 .217 .185 .261 .254 .330 .278 .397 .532 .727 47 .230 -18.4 -1.9 .457 .194 .093 2.9
1958 30 KCA AL 66 54 4 2.0 100 .143 .155 .264 .222 .333 .310 .401 .533 .734 44 .196 -4.9 -0.5 .451 .241 .155 1.3
1958 30 CLE AL 214 163 14 2.3 97 .240 .195 .260 .263 .329 .268 .396 .532 .725 48 .241 -13.5 -1.4 .459 .179 .074 .0
6 Yrs 2052 1580 145 2.5 100 .235 .219 .264 .264 .339 .294 .393 .559 .732 53 .256 -129.3 -13.2 .448 .141 .076 18.9
162 Game Avg. 528 406 37 2.5 100 .235 .219 .264 .264 .339 .294 .393 .559 .732 53 .256 -129.3 -13.2 .448 .141 .076 5
KCA (2 yrs) 425 329 31 2.5 100 .188 .186 .264 .253 .336 .321 .399 .574 .735 56 .270 -25.0 -2.6 .491 .218 .135 3.3
NYY (2 yrs) 358 275 28 2.7 102 .248 .239 .265 .276 .345 .327 .397 .603 .742 62 .275 -19.4 -1.9 .496 .158 .088 4.5
BAL (2 yrs) 1055 813 72 2.4 99 .247 .229 .265 .265 .341 .278 .389 .543 .730 49 .247 -71.4 -7.3 .413 .098 .049 4.4
CLE (1 yr) 214 163 14 2.3 97 .240 .195 .260 .263 .329 .268 .396 .532 .725 48 .241 -13.5 -1.4 .459 .179 .074 .0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1953 SLB AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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
1953 25 SLB AL 604 0.2% 7.5% 4.0% 3.3% 16% 1.88 12.6 567.0 15.3 0.85 86%
1954 26 BAL AL 451 0.4% 8.4% 4.7% 3.6% 16% 1.81 10.8 205.5 15.2 0.73 83%
1955 27 NYY AL 279 1.1% 6.5% 5.4% 3.9% 19% 1.20 14.2 85.0 12.8 0.80 84%
1956 28 NYY AL 79 0.0% 5.1% 2.5% 8.9% 33% 2.00 18.8 6.8 0.81 90%
1957 29 KCA AL 359 2.2% 12.0% 7.5% 6.1% 36% 1.59 7.4 39.9 11.0 0.63 75%
1958 30 TOT AL 280 0.7% 15.7% 7.9% 5.7% 35% 2.00 5.6 124.0 12.4 0.71 73%
1958 30 KCA AL 66 3.0% 10.6% 7.6% 6.1% 44% 1.40 8.3 29.0 5.3 0.56 74%
1958 30 CLE AL 214 0.0% 17.3% 7.9% 5.6% 32% 2.18 5.1 21.1 0.78 72%
6 Yrs 2052 0.8% 9.4% 5.4% 4.5% 22% 1.73 9.8 117.2 13.0 0.75 82%
MLB Averages 2.3% 11.7% 9.1% 6.6% 29% 1.29 7.5 38.9 8.2 0.98 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1953 25 SLB AL -51.9 -5.3 560 -4.5 6.2 -10.7 1.01 -4.4 -0.0 -31.8 -3.2 0.94 -44.0 0
1954 26 BAL AL -19.5 -2.0 455 -3.1 5.2 -8.2 .96 -2.6 -0.6 -27.9 -3.0 0.96 -26.0 0.03 1
1955 27 NYY AL -17.7 -1.8 293 -0.5 3.6 -4.1 .81 -1.0 0.4 -12.8 -1.3 0.94 -11.5 0.00 1
1956 28 NYY AL -1.6 -0.2 81 -0.5 1.1 -1.5 .91 -0.4 -0.1 -3.3 -0.3 0.98 -3.4 0.57 1
1957 29 KCA AL -20.1 -2.1 346 -1.7 4.5 -6.2 .96 -1.2 -0.6 -15.3 -1.6 0.92 -14.0 1.14 4
1958 30 TOT AL -18.4 -1.9 285 -1.0 3.1 -4.1 .85 -1.4 0.2 -11.2 -1.2 0.94 -14.5 0.03 1
1958 30 KCA AL -4.9 -0.5 61 0.0 0.9 -0.9 .82 -0.4 0.4 -0.3 -0.0 1.03 -3.5 0
1958 30 CLE AL -13.5 -1.4 224 -1.0 2.1 -3.1 .86 -1.0 -0.2 -10.8 -1.1 0.92 -11.0 0.03 1
6 Yrs -129.3 -13.2 2020 -11.3 23.6 -34.8 .94 -11.0 -1.0 -102.3 -10.5 0.94 -113.4 0.65 8

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1953 25 SLB AL 7 0 33% 172 3 1 75% 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 6 46% 21 17 4 4 1 3 16 3 12
1954 26 BAL AL 7 0 22% 132 5 4 56% 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 2 49% 24 12 11 4 2 2 9 3 5
1955 27 NYY AL 7 0 16% 90 9 2 82% 9 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 4 54% 7 3 4 2 0 2 4 3 1
1956 28 NYY AL 0 0 35% 31 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 43% 6 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
1957 29 KCA AL 4 0 37% 113 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 47% 18 12 5 3 1 2 11 2 8
1958 30 TOT AL 8 0 37% 96 5 2 71% 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 38% 14 9 5 3 3 0 7 3 4
1958 30 KCA AL 0 0 33% 18 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1958 30 CLE AL 8 0 38% 78 4 1 80% 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 40% 12 7 5 3 3 0 5 2 3
6 Yrs 33 0 29% 634 23 12 66% 21 11 1 2 1 0 4 0 29 29 46% 90 57 31 17 7 10 47 14 30

Situational Hitting*

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
1953 25 SLB AL 604 34% 124 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 1 0 1 0 0 10 11 110% 100 12 12% 44 14 32% 312 36 12% 22 12 55% 18 8 44% 0
1954 26 BAL AL 451 35% 100 1 0 0 0 0.03 2 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 20 13 65% 106 14 13% 47 18 38% 282 23 8% 20 8 40% 12 8 67% 0
1955 27 NYY AL 279 32% 58 1 0 0 0 0.00 3 0 7 1 2 0 3 1 8 8 100% 51 7 14% 23 9 39% 160 19 12% 10 4 40% 7 3 43% 0
1956 28 NYY AL 79 34% 21 1 0 0 0 0.57 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 40% 18 3 17% 8 3 38% 53 11 21% 5 3 60% 3 2 67% 0
1957 29 KCA AL 359 13% 61 4 0 0 0 1.14 8 0 6 8 0 6 2 0 9 7 78% 59 5 8% 45 15 33% 184 22 12% 15 8 53% 18 6 33% 0
1958 30 TOT AL 280 20% 46 1 0 0 0 0.03 2 0 8 2 0 2 0 0 9 8 89% 44 4 9% 25 10 40% 151 20 13% 11 4 36% 9 6 67% 0
1958 30 KCA AL 66 12% 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 3 3 100% 11 1 9% 9 4 44% 43 9 21% 4 2 50% 3 2 67% 0
1958 30 CLE AL 214 22% 37 1 0 0 0 0.03 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83% 33 3 9% 16 6 38% 108 11 10% 7 2 29% 6 4 67% 0
6 Yrs 2052 28% 410 8 0 0 0 0.65 16 0 39 14 2 10 6 1 61 49 80% 378 45 12% 192 69 36% 1142 131 11% 83 39 47% 67 33 49% 0
MLB Averages 48% 80% 11% 31% 14% 50% 54%

Cumulative Batting

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
1953 25 154 604 567 50 124 18 1 1 37 3 1 24 45 .219 .253 .259 .512 37 147 12 2 11
1954 26 279 1055 978 78 224 27 6 3 64 8 5 45 83 .229 .265 .278 .543 49 272 26 4 24 4
1955 27 377 1334 1233 92 282 34 7 6 84 17 7 60 101 .229 .266 .282 .548 50 348 33 4 32 5 2
1956 28 416 1413 1308 100 303 37 11 6 95 17 8 62 105 .232 .268 .291 .558 53 380 36 4 34 5 2
1957 29 532 1772 1627 139 364 47 15 14 124 18 10 89 148 .224 .266 .297 .563 54 483 41 7 41 8 4
1958 30 630 2052 1875 166 410 58 18 16 144 23 12 111 192 .219 .264 .294 .559 53 552 45 8 49 9 5

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1953 25 161 629 591 51 128 19 1 1 38 3 25 47 .217 .251 .257 .508 38 154
1954 26 131 482 438 33 113 10 6 2 32 6 24 40 .258 .297 .322 .619 42 125
1955 27 102 292 267 15 61 7 1 3 21 9 16 19 .228 .271 .296 .567 22 98
1956 28 41 81 77 8 21 3 4 0 11 0 2 4 .273 .291 .416 .707 9 39
1957 29 122 378 336 42 65 11 4 9 31 1 29 45 .193 .261 .330 .592 28 116
1958 30 102 293 260 29 49 12 3 2 22 5 23 46 .188 .256 .281 .537 19 98
6 Yrs 659 2155 1969 178 437 62 19 17 155 24 119 201 .222 .268 .299 .567 158 630
162 Game Avg. 162 530 484 44 107 15 5 4 38 6 29 49 .222 .268 .299 .567 39 630

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1953 *

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1953 AL  2.8 (1st)
1955 AL  1.6 (5th)

Games Played s c a p y
1953 AL  154 (6th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1955 AL  9 (6th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1954 AL  13 (4th)
1958 AL  8 (10th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1953 AL  467 (6th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 3 (2071), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 8 (1280), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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