Billy Hunter Stats

Billy Hunter was born on Monday, June 4, 1928, in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Hunter was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 14, 1953, with the St. Louis Browns. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Billy Hunter baseball stats page.

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Billy Hunter

Bill Hunter Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#166)

Bill Hunter Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#166)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Gordon William Hunter
Nickname:   Billy
Born On:   06-04-1928
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
Zodiac:   Gemini
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Indiana State Teachers College
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-14-1953 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-27-1958
Draft:   Not Applicable
Billy Hunter

Billy Hunter Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Billy Hunter

Billy Hunter Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1953 Browns 154 567 50 124 18 1 1 0 37 24 - 45 11 - 2 12 .219 .253 .259
1954 Orioles 125 411 28 100 9 5 2 0 27 21 - 38 13 4 2 14 .243 .281 .304
1955 Yankees 98 255 14 58 7 1 3 0 20 15 2 18 8 1 0 7 .227 .269 .298
1956 Yankees 39 75 8 21 3 4 0 0 11 2 0 4 2 0 0 3 .280 .299 .427
1957 Athletics 116 319 39 61 10 4 8 0 29 27 2 43 7 3 3 5 .191 .259 .323
1958 Athletics 22 58 6 9 1 1 2 0 11 5 0 7 3 0 0 1 .155 .222 .310
1958 Indians 76 190 21 37 10 2 0 0 9 17 1 37 5 1 1 3 .195 .263 .268
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 630 1,875 166 410 58 18 16 0 144 111 5 192 49 9 8 45 .219 .264 .294
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Billy Hunter Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1953 Browns SS 152 - - 821 5.4 796 284 512 25 99 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 -
1954 Orioles SS 124 - - 614 5.0 582 249 333 32 76 n/a n/a n/a .948 0.00 -
1955 Yankees SS 98 - - 380 3.9 364 115 249 16 60 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 -
1956 Yankees 3B 4 - - 8 2.0 8 2 6 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1956 Yankees SS 32 - - 107 3.3 107 49 58 0 20 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1957 Athletics 2B 64 - - 270 4.2 263 111 152 7 40 n/a n/a n/a .974 0.00 -
1957 Athletics 3B 17 - - 42 2.5 40 18 22 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .952 0.00 -
1957 Athletics SS 35 - - 144 4.1 135 46 89 9 19 n/a n/a n/a .938 0.00 -
1958 Athletics 2B 8 - - 32 4.0 32 14 18 0 6 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1958 Athletics 3B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1958 Athletics SS 12 - - 45 3.8 42 10 32 3 4 n/a n/a n/a .933 0.00 -
1958 Indians 3B 2 - - 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1958 Indians SS 75 - - 305 4.1 289 124 165 16 47 n/a n/a n/a .948 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
SS Totals 528 0 0 2,416 4.6 2,315 877 1,438 101 325 n/a n/a n/a .958 0.00 --
2B Totals 72 0 0 302 4.2 295 125 170 7 46 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 --
3B Totals 24 0 0 51 2.1 49 20 29 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .961 0.00 --
6 Years 624 - - 2,769 4.4 2,659 1,022 1,637 110 375 n/a n/a n/a .960 0.00 --
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Billy Hunter Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1953 Browns 3 1 .750 - - n/a 567.0 12.6 15.3 - - -
1954 Orioles 5 4 .556 - - n/a 205.5 10.8 15.2 - - -
1955 Yankees 9 2 .818 - - n/a 85.0 14.2 12.8 - - -
1956 Yankees 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 18.8 6.8 - - -
1957 Athletics 1 2 .333 - - n/a 39.9 7.4 11.0 - - -
1958 Athletics 1 1 .500 - - n/a 29.0 8.3 5.3 - - -
1958 Indians 4 1 .800 - - n/a 0.0 5.1 21.1 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 23 12 .657 - - n/a 117.2 9.8 13.0 - - -
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Billy Hunter Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1953 St. Louis Browns 6 Undetermined Stats -
1954 Baltimore Orioles 6 Undetermined - -
1955 New York Yankees 20 Undetermined - -
1956 New York Yankees 20 Undetermined - -
1957 Kansas City Athletics 1 Undetermined - -
1958 Kansas City Athletics 1 Undetermined - -
1958 Cleveland Indians 7 Undetermined - -


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