Billy Williams Stats

Billy Williams was born on Wednesday, June 15, 1938, in Whistler, Alabama. Williams was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 6, 1959, with the Chicago Cubs. 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 Williams baseball stats page.
"Each time I was in a slump it seemed like I'd have to go out and face a (Don) Drysdale, a (Sandy) Koufax, or a (Juan) Marichal that particular afternoon. It never failed." - Billy Williams (1980)

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Billy Williams

Billy Williams Autograph on a 1970 Topps (#170)

Billy Williams Autograph on a 1970 Topps (#170)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Billy Leo Williams
Nickname:   Sweet Swingin' Billy
Born On:   06-15-1938
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Whistler, Alabama
Zodiac:   Gemini
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01
Player Weight Chart Weight:   175
First Game:   08-06-1959 (Age 21)
Last Game:   10-02-1976
Draft:   Not Applicable
Billy Williams

Billy Williams 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 Williams

Billy Williams Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1959 Cubs 18 33 0 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 7 0 0 0 2 .152 .176 .212
1960 Cubs 12 47 4 13 0 2 2 0 7 5 0 12 0 0 0 1 .277 .346 .489
1961 Cubs 146 529 75 147 20 7 25 2 86 45 11 70 1 4 5 11 .278 .338 .484
1962 Cubs 159 618 94 184 22 8 22 0 91 70 3 72 0 7 4 11 .298 .369 .466
1963 Cubs 161 612 87 175 36 9 25 0 95 68 9 78 2 3 2 12 .286 .358 .497
1964 Cubs 162 645 100 201 39 2 33 1 98 59 8 84 0 3 2 11 .312 .370 .532
1965 Cubs 164 645 115 203 39 6 34 1 108 65 7 76 1 5 3 20 .315 .377 .552
1966 Cubs 162 648 100 179 23 5 29 0 91 69 16 61 0 6 4 12 .276 .347 .461
1967 Cubs 162 634 92 176 21 12 28 0 84 68 8 67 2 6 2 13 .278 .346 .481
1968 Cubs 163 642 91 185 30 8 30 1 98 48 10 53 0 7 2 13 .288 .336 .500
1969 Cubs 163 642 103 188 33 10 21 0 95 59 15 70 0 3 4 15 .293 .355 .474
1970 Cubs 161 636 137 205 34 4 42 1 129 72 9 65 0 4 2 13 .322 .391 .586
1971 Cubs 157 594 86 179 27 5 28 0 93 77 18 44 0 3 3 17 .301 .383 .505
1972 Cubs 150 574 95 191 34 6 37 1 122 62 20 59 0 8 6 14 .333 .398 .606
1973 Cubs 156 576 72 166 22 2 20 0 86 76 14 72 0 6 1 13 .288 .369 .438
1974 Cubs 117 404 55 113 22 0 16 1 68 67 12 44 0 2 1 9 .280 .382 .453
1975 Athletics 155 520 68 127 20 1 23 0 81 76 7 68 1 3 2 9 .244 .341 .419
1976 Athletics 120 351 36 74 12 0 11 0 41 58 15 44 1 3 0 4 .211 .320 .339
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
18 Years 2,488 9,350 1,410 2,711 434 88 426 8 1,475 1,045 182 1,046 8 73 43 200 .290 .361 .492
Billy Williams

Billy Williams Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1959 Cubs LF 10 - - 18 1.8 18 18 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1960 Cubs LF 12 - - 26 2.2 25 25 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 -
1961 Cubs OF 135 - - 240 1.8 229 220 9 11 3 n/a n/a n/a .954 0.00 -
1962 Cubs OF 159 - - 301 1.9 291 273 18 10 4 n/a n/a n/a .967 0.00 -
1963 Cubs LF 160 - - 315 2.0 311 298 13 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1964 Cubs OF 162 - - 260 1.6 247 233 14 13 0 n/a n/a n/a .950 0.00 -
1965 Cubs OF 164 - - 316 1.9 306 296 10 10 2 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 -
1966 Cubs OF 162 - - 336 2.1 328 319 9 8 3 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 -
1967 Cubs OF 162 - - 277 1.7 274 271 3 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1968 Cubs OF 163 - - 274 1.7 265 261 4 9 0 n/a n/a n/a .967 0.00 -
1969 Cubs OF 159 - - 277 1.7 265 250 15 12 2 n/a n/a n/a .957 0.00 -
1970 Cubs OF 160 - - 275 1.7 272 259 13 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1971 Cubs OF 154 - - 299 1.9 292 284 8 7 3 n/a n/a n/a .977 0.00 -
1972 Cubs 1B 5 - - 46 9.2 46 42 4 0 5 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1972 Cubs LF 144 - - 246 1.7 242 233 9 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .984 0.00 -
1973 Cubs 1B 19 - - 189 9.9 187 167 20 2 14 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
1973 Cubs LF 138 - - 271 2.0 267 253 14 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 -
1974 Cubs 1B 65 - - 624 9.6 615 566 49 9 48 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1974 Cubs OF 43 - - 75 1.7 73 69 4 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .973 0.00 -
1975 Athletics 1B 7 - - 34 4.9 33 30 3 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .971 0.00 -
1976 Athletics LF 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
OF Totals 1,623 0 0 2,930 1.8 2,842 2,735 107 88 21 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 --
LF Totals 465 0 0 876 1.9 863 827 36 13 3 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 --
1B Totals 96 0 0 893 9.3 881 805 76 12 72 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 --
18 Years 2,435 - 0 4,699 1.9 4,586 4,367 219 113 96 n/a n/a n/a .976 0.00 --
Billy Williams

Billy Williams Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1959 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.7 16.5 - - -
1960 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 23.5 3.9 6.7 - - -
1961 Cubs 6 0 1.000 - - n/a 21.2 7.6 6.2 - - -
1962 Cubs 9 9 .500 - - n/a 28.1 8.6 6.8 - - -
1963 Cubs 7 6 .538 - - n/a 24.5 7.8 6.4 - - -
1964 Cubs 10 7 .588 - - n/a 19.5 7.7 6.6 - - -
1965 Cubs 10 1 .909 - - n/a 19.0 8.5 6.0 - - -
1966 Cubs 6 3 .667 - - n/a 22.3 10.6 7.1 - - -
1967 Cubs 6 3 .667 - - n/a 22.6 9.5 7.5 - - -
1968 Cubs 4 1 .800 - - n/a 21.4 12.1 6.6 - - -
1969 Cubs 3 2 .600 - - n/a 30.6 9.2 6.8 - - -
1970 Cubs 7 1 .875 - - n/a 15.1 9.8 4.9 - - -
1971 Cubs 7 5 .583 - - n/a 21.2 13.5 6.4 - - -
1972 Cubs 3 1 .750 - - n/a 15.5 9.7 4.7 - - -
1973 Cubs 4 3 .571 - - n/a 28.8 8.0 6.7 - - -
1974 Cubs 4 5 .444 - - n/a 25.3 9.2 5.9 - - -
1975 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - 145 22.6 7.6 6.4 - - -
1976 Athletics 4 2 .667 - - 106 31.9 8.0 8.6 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
18 Years 90 49 .647 - - 251 21.9 8.9 6.3 - - -
Billy Williams

Billy Williams Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1959 Chicago Cubs 4 Undetermined - -
1960 Chicago Cubs 41 Undetermined - -
1961 Chicago Cubs 26 Undetermined - -
1962 Chicago Cubs 26 Undetermined Stats -
1963 Chicago Cubs 26 Undetermined - -
1964 Chicago Cubs 26 Undetermined Stats -
1965 Chicago Cubs 26 Undetermined Stats -
1966 Chicago Cubs 26 Undetermined - -
1967 Chicago Cubs 26 Undetermined - -
1968 Chicago Cubs 26 Undetermined Stats -
1969 Chicago Cubs 26 Undetermined - -
1970 Chicago Cubs 26 Undetermined - -
1971 Chicago Cubs 26 Undetermined - -
1972 Chicago Cubs 26 Undetermined Stats -
1973 Chicago Cubs 26 Undetermined Stats -
1974 Chicago Cubs 26 Undetermined - -
1975 Oakland Athletics 28 $150,000.00 - -
1976 Oakland Athletics 28 Undetermined - -




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