Billy Williams
Billy Leo Williams (Sweet Swingin' Billy from Whistler)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: June 15, 1938 in Whistler, AL
High School: Whistler (Whistler, AL)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 6, 1959
Final Game: October 2, 1976
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1987 (354/413 ballots).
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1959 CHC NL 21 LF 10 7 65.0 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 18.5 1.0 0.0 1.0 0 2.49 1.80 .972 2.04 1.59
1959 CHC NL 21 OF 10 7 65.0 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 18.5 1.0 0.0 1.0 0 2.49 1.80 .978 2.22 1.90
1960 CHC NL 22 LF 12 12 109.2 28 27 0 1 0 .964 0.9 9.8 0.9 1.3 -0.3 0 2.22 2.25 .975 1.98 1.54
1960 CHC NL 22 OF 12 12 109.2 26 25 0 1 0 .962 0.9 9.8 0.9 1.3 -0.3 0 2.05 2.08 .977 2.20 1.92
1961 CHC NL 23 OF 135 133 1179.1 240 220 9 11 3 .954 -10.3 -10.5 -6.3 -4.5 -1.7 -4 1.75 1.70 .977 2.16 1.86 RoY-1
1961 CHC NL 23 LF 111 111 974.1 199 184 6 9 2 .955 -9.0 -11.1 -6.0 -3.2 -2.7 -3 1.76 1.71 .973 1.88 1.50 RoY-1
1961 CHC NL 23 RF 26 22 205.0 39 36 1 2 1 .949 -1.3 -7.6 -0.3 -1.3 1.0 -1 1.62 1.42 .974 1.93 1.60 RoY-1
1962 CHC NL 24 LF 159 159 1412.1 297 271 17 9 4 .970 -1.8 -1.5 -1.8 1.2 -3.1 0 1.84 1.81 .968 1.81 1.37 AS
1962 CHC NL 24 OF 159 159 1412.1 301 273 18 10 4 .967 -1.8 -1.5 -1.8 1.2 -3.1 0 1.85 1.83 .974 2.07 1.79 AS
1963 CHC NL 25 LF 160 160 1439.0 314 297 13 4 2 .987 10.7 8.9 9.7 6.0 3.7 1 1.94 1.94 .970 1.80 1.38
1963 CHC NL 25 OF 160 160 1439.0 315 298 13 4 2 .987 10.7 8.9 9.7 6.0 3.7 1 1.95 1.94 .977 2.01 1.75
1964 CHC NL 26 LF 162 159 1427.0 257 230 14 13 0 .949 -9.2 -7.7 -11.2 -9.0 -2.3 2 1.54 1.51 .966 1.71 1.34 AS,MVP-18
1964 CHC NL 26 OF 162 161 1436.0 260 233 14 13 0 .950 -9.4 -7.9 -11.4 -9.2 -2.3 2 1.55 1.52 .973 1.99 1.72 AS,MVP-18
1964 CHC NL 26 CF 2 2 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -26.7 -0.2 -0.2 0.0 0 1.00 0.50 1.000 2.40 2.10 AS,MVP-18
1965 CHC NL 27 OF 164 164 1472.0 316 296 10 10 2 .968 3.0 2.4 1.0 0.3 0.7 2 1.87 1.87 .975 2.00 1.75 AS,MVP-12
1965 CHC NL 27 RF 106 106 945.1 194 179 10 5 2 .974 5.2 6.6 1.2 1.5 -0.3 4 1.80 1.78 .976 1.96 1.73 AS,MVP-12
1965 CHC NL 27 LF 33 29 271.0 46 43 0 3 0 .935 -2.5 -11.1 -1.5 -0.4 -1.0 -1 1.43 1.30 .967 1.71 1.38 AS,MVP-12
1965 CHC NL 27 CF 29 29 255.2 70 68 0 2 0 .971 0.3 1.4 1.3 -0.8 2.0 -1 2.39 2.34 .981 2.30 2.00 AS,MVP-12
1966 CHC NL 28 OF 162 162 1451.0 336 319 9 8 3 .976 3.3 2.7 1.3 -1.5 2.6 2 2.03 2.02 .974 2.03 1.78
1966 CHC NL 28 RF 152 152 1351.1 304 290 8 6 3 .980 0.3 0.3 0.3 -2.5 2.7 0 1.98 1.96 .978 1.96 1.68
1966 CHC NL 28 LF 11 10 99.2 27 23 2 2 0 .926 3.0 36.1 1.0 1.0 -0.1 2 2.26 2.27 .963 1.74 1.35
1967 CHC NL 29 OF 162 162 1444.0 277 271 3 3 1 .989 0.5 0.4 5.5 -1.0 6.5 -5 1.71 1.69 .976 2.03 1.81
1967 CHC NL 29 LF 161 159 1418.0 275 269 3 3 1 .989 0.2 0.2 5.2 -1.0 6.2 -5 1.73 1.69 .968 1.75 1.50
1967 CHC NL 29 RF 6 3 26.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 13.8 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 1.38 0.67 .975 2.04 1.77
1968 CHC NL 30 OF 163 163 1447.1 274 261 4 9 0 .967 -4.1 -3.4 -3.1 1.3 -4.4 -1 1.65 1.63 .975 2.02 1.82 AS,MVP-8
1968 CHC NL 30 LF 138 120 1102.1 185 176 2 7 0 .962 -5.6 -6.1 -5.6 -1.2 -4.4 0 1.45 1.29 .963 1.64 1.38 AS,MVP-8
1968 CHC NL 30 RF 47 43 345.0 87 83 2 2 0 .977 1.5 5.2 2.5 2.5 0.0 -1 2.22 1.81 .982 2.02 1.77 AS,MVP-8
1969 CHC NL 31 OF 159 159 1403.0 277 250 15 12 2 .957 -5.3 -4.5 -6.3 -0.5 -5.8 1 1.70 1.67 .973 2.02 1.75 MVP-23
1969 CHC NL 31 LF 151 130 1198.0 227 208 11 8 2 .965 -2.7 -2.7 -4.7 0.4 -5.1 2 1.65 1.45 .963 1.67 1.30 MVP-23
1969 CHC NL 31 RF 30 29 205.0 48 41 3 4 0 .917 -2.6 -15.2 -1.6 -0.9 -0.7 -1 1.93 1.47 .977 1.89 1.60 MVP-23
1970 CHC NL 32 OF 160 159 1382.0 275 259 13 3 1 .989 2.0 1.7 -1.0 1.2 -2.2 3 1.77 1.70 .976 2.07 1.78 MVP-2
1970 CHC NL 32 LF 154 149 1302.1 259 244 13 2 1 .992 4.3 4.0 0.3 1.4 -1.1 4 1.78 1.67 .970 1.75 1.38 MVP-2
1970 CHC NL 32 RF 10 10 79.2 17 16 0 1 0 .941 -2.3 -34.6 -1.3 -0.2 -1.1 -1 1.81 1.60 .976 2.00 1.68 MVP-2
1971 CHC NL 33 OF 154 152 1342.2 299 284 8 7 3 .977 -3.7 -3.3 -1.7 -4.5 2.9 -2 1.96 1.90 .979 2.19 1.92 MVP-21
1971 CHC NL 33 LF 151 148 1306.2 287 273 8 6 3 .979 -3.6 -3.3 -1.6 -3.9 2.4 -2 1.94 1.86 .970 1.87 1.53 MVP-21
1971 CHC NL 33 RF 4 4 36.0 8 7 0 1 0 .875 -0.1 -3.3 -0.1 -0.6 0.5 0 1.75 1.75 .988 2.08 1.80 MVP-21
1972 CHC NL 34 LF 144 142 1254.2 244 231 9 4 0 .984 -8.5 -8.1 -8.5 -5.0 -3.5 0 1.72 1.67 .974 1.92 1.67 AS,MVP-2
1972 CHC NL 34 OF 144 142 1254.2 246 233 9 4 0 .984 -8.5 -8.1 -8.5 -5.0 -3.5 0 1.74 1.68 .978 2.18 1.96 AS,MVP-2
1972 CHC NL 34 1B 5 5 43.0 46 42 4 0 5 1.000 -1.4 -39.1 -1.4 -0.9 -0.5 0 9.63 9.20 .991 9.73 8.42 AS,MVP-2
1973 CHC NL 35 LF 138 132 1136.0 265 247 14 4 1 .985 -4.1 -4.3 -4.1 -3.5 -0.6 0 2.07 1.89 .977 2.05 1.67 AS,MVP-29
1973 CHC NL 35 OF 138 132 1136.0 271 253 14 4 1 .985 -4.1 -4.3 -4.1 -3.5 -0.6 0 2.12 1.93 .977 2.23 1.96 AS,MVP-29
1973 CHC NL 35 1B 19 19 159.1 189 167 20 2 14 .989 -1.5 -11.3 -1.5 0.3 -1.8 0 10.56 9.84 .992 9.83 8.40 AS,MVP-29
1974 CHC NL 36 1B 65 64 557.0 624 566 49 9 48 .986 -4.8 -10.3 -4.8 -4.1 -0.7 0 9.94 9.46 .991 9.94 8.34
1974 CHC NL 36 LF 43 41 343.1 75 69 4 2 2 .973 -4.0 -14.0 -2.0 -0.2 -1.7 -2 1.91 1.70 .976 1.99 1.55
1974 CHC NL 36 OF 43 41 343.1 75 69 4 2 2 .973 -4.0 -14.0 -2.0 -0.2 -1.7 -2 1.91 1.70 .979 2.27 1.96
1975 OAK AL 37 DH 145
1975 OAK AL 37 1B 7 5 36.0 34 30 3 1 5 .971 -0.6 -20.0 -0.6 -1.2 0.5 0 8.25 4.71 .991 9.85 8.31
1976 OAK AL 38 DH 106
1976 OAK AL 38 LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.25 1.90
1976 OAK AL 38 OF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.25 2.20
17 Seasons OF 2088 2068 18319.1 3806 3562 143 101 24 .973 -29.9 -2.0 -26.9 -18.6 -8.3 -3 1.82 1.77 .976 2.08 1.82
17 Seasons LF 1739 1668 14861.1 3003 2810 116 77 18 .974 -31.0 -2.5 -29.0 -16.1 -12.7 -2 1.77 1.68 .970 1.81 1.45
8 Seasons RF 381 369 3193.1 701 656 24 21 6 .970 1.0 0.4 1.0 -1.5 2.4 0 1.92 1.78 .978 1.96 1.70
2 Seasons DH 251
4 Seasons 1B 96 93 795.1 893 805 76 12 72 .987 -8.3 -12.5 -8.3 -5.9 -2.5 0 9.97 9.18 .991 9.90 8.35
2 Seasons CF 31 31 264.2 71 69 0 2 0 .972 0.1 0.5 1.1 -1.0 2.0 -1 2.35 2.23 .982 2.30 2.01
18 Seasons TOT 2184 2161 19114.2 4699 4367 219 113 96 .976 -38.2 -2.4 -35.2 -24.5 -10.8 -3 0 2.16 2.10 .955 2.40 2.11
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1959 CHC NL 21 18 7 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 7 0
1960 CHC NL 22 12 12 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 0
1961 CHC NL 23 146 133 146 146 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 0 26 135 13 0
1962 CHC NL 24 159 159 159 159 0 0 0 0 0 0 159 0 0 159 0 0
1963 CHC NL 25 161 160 161 161 0 0 0 0 0 0 160 0 0 160 1 0
1964 CHC NL 26 162 161 162 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 162 2 0 162 1 0
1965 CHC NL 27 164 164 164 164 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 29 106 164 0 0
1966 CHC NL 28 162 162 162 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 152 162 0 0
1967 CHC NL 29 162 162 162 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 161 0 6 162 0 0
1968 CHC NL 30 163 163 163 163 0 0 0 0 0 0 138 0 47 163 0 0
1969 CHC NL 31 163 159 163 163 0 0 0 0 0 0 151 0 30 159 4 0
1970 CHC NL 32 161 159 161 161 0 0 0 0 0 0 154 0 10 160 1 0
1971 CHC NL 33 157 152 157 157 0 0 0 0 0 0 151 0 4 154 5 0
1972 CHC NL 34 150 147 150 150 0 0 5 0 0 0 144 0 0 144 3 0
1973 CHC NL 35 156 151 156 156 0 0 19 0 0 0 138 0 0 138 4 0
1974 CHC NL 36 117 105 117 106 0 0 65 0 0 0 43 0 0 43 0 12 0
1975 OAK AL 37 155 147 155 7 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 142 8 0
1976 OAK AL 38 120 100 120 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 100 20 0
18 Seasons 2488 2403 2488 2210 0 0 96 0 0 0 1739 31 381 2088 242 79 0
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1959 CHC NL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 50.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 288 53% 82% 31% 35 51%
1960 CHC NL 22 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 2 2 0 14 9 64.3% 5 0 0.0% 0 504 52% 79% 31% 47 57%
1961 CHC NL 23 9 0 7 2 5 6 0 3 1 0 52 39 1 43 7 0 26 14 0 9 2 0 12 11 0 142 73 51.4% 68 1 0.7% 5 4394 63% 80% 26% 480 39%
1962 CHC NL 24 9 0 9 0 3 17 1 10 3 3 56 43 1 36 2 4 28 13 0 10 3 0 22 18 3 152 79 52.0% 65 8 5.3% 9 6332 58% 78% 29% 616 46%
1963 CHC NL 25 4 0 4 0 3 13 0 6 1 4 49 38 2 27 6 0 17 9 1 16 5 1 27 25 1 136 83 61.0% 48 5 3.7% 8 6105 59% 79% 30% 603 51%
1964 CHC NL 26 13 0 12 1 2 14 0 3 3 7 52 40 2 42 7 4 31 17 2 8 4 0 16 16 0 149 84 56.4% 57 8 5.4% 6 6250 62% 81% 26% 602 41%
1965 CHC NL 27 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 9 0 7 0 0 11 9 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 34 19 55.9% 15 0 0.0% 0 1197 57% 79% 27% 113 38%
1966 CHC NL 28 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 1 3 3 0 1 1 0 3 3 0 11 9 81.8% 1 1 9.1% 1 437 63% 80% 25% 43 58%
1967 CHC NL 29 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 53 42 0 35 4 1 33 18 0 14 4 0 20 19 0 155 87 56.1% 67 1 0.6% 2 6081 65% 78% 25% 593 46%
1968 CHC NL 30 7 0 7 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 59 50 0 24 5 0 14 8 0 5 1 0 16 16 0 118 80 67.8% 38 0 0.0% 2 4662 67% 79% 25% 457 39%
1969 CHC NL 31 8 0 7 1 2 11 0 4 2 4 61 48 2 27 7 2 20 11 1 17 5 0 19 18 0 144 89 61.8% 50 5 3.5% 6 5137 61% 76% 23% 496 44%
1970 CHC NL 32 2 0 2 0 2 13 0 2 4 6 57 45 2 38 13 2 27 15 2 11 2 1 21 20 0 154 95 61.7% 52 7 4.5% 6 5689 61% 76% 23% 567 45%
1971 CHC NL 33 6 0 6 0 2 8 0 4 2 2 62 51 0 35 5 2 19 10 0 13 2 0 26 22 3 155 90 58.1% 60 5 3.2% 3 5701 61% 79% 28% 609 46%
1972 CHC NL 34 4 0 3 1 2 9 0 3 3 1 47 38 0 41 8 1 22 13 0 15 2 0 15 15 0 140 76 54.3% 63 1 0.7% 8 5412 55% 79% 27% 537 45%
1973 CHC NL 35 4 0 4 0 1 14 0 4 2 5 61 45 1 42 8 3 21 8 3 10 4 0 17 16 0 151 81 53.6% 63 7 4.6% 7 4976 53% 79% 29% 550 47%
1974 CHC NL 36 2 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 15 11 0 17 3 2 7 3 0 3 0 0 10 10 0 52 27 51.9% 23 2 3.8% 2 1535 56% 77% 29% 166 43%
1976 OAK AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 50% 100% 17% 0
17 Seasons 77 0 70 7 26 116 1 42 22 36 647 506 11 419 77 22 281 152 9 139 37 2 227 212 7 1713 984 57.4% 678 51 3.0% 65 64706 60% 79% 27% 6514 45%
MLB Averages 57.5% 2.6% 61% 77% 26% 48%
Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1961 CHC NL 23 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 5 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 15 7 46.7% 8 0 0.0% 1 895 63% 78% 26% 88 41%
1965 CHC NL 27 5 0 4 1 1 10 1 2 3 3 43 22 2 19 5 0 15 9 1 8 5 1 20 14 0 105 55 52.4% 46 4 3.8% 6 4048 60% 78% 29% 404 46%
1966 CHC NL 28 6 0 6 0 0 8 0 0 2 2 48 20 1 42 13 1 18 13 0 17 4 1 18 14 1 143 64 44.8% 75 4 2.8% 4 5829 69% 78% 26% 544 53%
1967 CHC NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 97 51% 77% 25% 6 67%
1968 CHC NL 30 2 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 19 7 0 9 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 4 2 0 36 12 33.3% 23 1 2.8% 1 1515 66% 78% 24% 161 53%
1969 CHC NL 31 4 0 4 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 10 2 1 10 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 6 26.1% 16 1 4.3% 2 891 65% 77% 24% 88 50%
1970 CHC NL 32 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 2 28.6% 5 0 0.0% 0 354 52% 77% 24% 40 40%
1971 CHC NL 33 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 148 70% 79% 27% 14 50%
8 Seasons 21 0 18 3 5 24 1 5 5 6 135 58 4 87 24 2 38 27 1 28 9 2 46 32 1 334 150 44.9% 174 10 3.0% 14 13777 65% 78% 26% 1345 50%
MLB Averages 42.2% 3.1% 61% 77% 26% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1972 CHC NL 34 195 55% 79% 31% 4 100% 0 43 2 41 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0
1973 CHC NL 35 724 52% 77% 34% 36 92% 0 171 6 163 2 13 18 11 3 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 14 0 0 0 12 0 2 1 1 2 100%
1974 CHC NL 36 2630 54% 78% 31% 137 93% 1 570 39 523 8 50 47 32 10 0 4 9 3 6 0 5 48 0 0 1 40 1 8 1 7 6 83%
1975 OAK AL 37 154 66% 74% 22% 6 83% 0 28 1 26 1 2 3 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 0
4 Seasons 3703 54% 77% 31% 183 92% 1 812 48 753 11 66 70 44 16 0 6 12 3 9 0 8 72 0 0 2 60 2 12 3 9 8 88%
MLB Averages 61% 77% 27% 94% 87%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1964 CHC NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 43 58% 79% 26% 5 20%
1965 CHC NL 27 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 11 0 9 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 5 2 0 37 15 40.5% 22 0 0.0% 0 1149 58% 80% 33% 148 46%
2 Seasons 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 11 0 9 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 6 3 0 38 16 42.1% 22 0 0.0% 0 1192 58% 80% 33% 153 45%
MLB Averages 41.9% 2.1% 61% 77% 26% 56%

* 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.

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