Billy Williams

Positions: Leftfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: June 15, 1938 in Whistler, AL us

High School: Whistler HS (Whistler, AL)

Debut: August 6, 1959 (Age 21-052d, 11,665th in major league history)
vs. PHI 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1976 (Age 38-109d)
vs. CAL 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1987. (Voted by BBWAA on 354/413 ballots)
View Billy Williams's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1961 season

Full Name: Billy Leo Williams

Nicknames: Sweet Swingin' Billy from Whistler

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Hall of Fame
Rookie of the Year
6x All-Star
Batting Title
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

63.6

9350

2711

426

.290

1410

RBI

1475

OBP

.361

SLG

.492

OPS

.853

OPS+

133

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1967 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1967 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	CHC		PHI	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
2	2	Apr 12	CHC		PHI	L,4-5	CG	51	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	3	Apr 14	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	4	Apr 15	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	5	Apr 16	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	37	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 18	CHC	@	PHI	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
7	7	Apr 20	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	8	Apr 21	CHC		PIT	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
9	9	Apr 23	CHC		PIT	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
10	10	Apr 25	CHC		NYM	L,1-2	CG	41	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
11	11	Apr 27	CHC		NYM	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
12	12	Apr 28	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	53	12.1	4	0	1	5	0	LF
13	13	Apr 29	CHC	@	HOU	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	14	Apr 30	CHC	@	HOU	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 2	CHC	@	ATL	L,1-3	CG	27	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
16	16	May 3	CHC	@	ATL	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
17	17	May 5	CHC		STL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	18	May 6	CHC		STL	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
19	19	May 7	CHC		STL	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	20	May 8	CHC		SFG	L,2-9	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	21	May 9	CHC		SFG	W,10-2	GS	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF RF
22	22	May 10	CHC		SFG	W,5-4	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
23	23	May 12	CHC	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	24	May 13	CHC	@	LAD	W,6-3	CG	44	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
25	25	May 14 (1)	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	37	9.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
26	26	May 14 (2)	CHC	@	LAD	W,6-3	CG	49	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	27	May 15	CHC	@	SFG	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
28	28	May 16	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	29	May 17	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
30	30	May 19	CHC		LAD	L,0-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
31	31	May 20	CHC		LAD	W,20-3	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
32	32	May 21 (1)	CHC		LAD	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	33	May 21 (2)	CHC		LAD	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
34	34	May 24 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
35	35	May 24 (2)	CHC		CIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
36	36	May 25	CHC		CIN	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	37	May 26	CHC		HOU	L,4-17	GS	40	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
38	38	May 27	CHC		HOU	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	39	May 30 (1)	CHC		ATL	W,12-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	40	May 30 (2)	CHC		ATL	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	41	May 31	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	42	Jun 1	CHC	@	CIN	L,6-7	CG	42	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
43	43	Jun 2	CHC	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
44	44	Jun 3	CHC	@	STL	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
45	45	Jun 4	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
46	46	Jun 5	CHC	@	PHI	W,13-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	47	Jun 6 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	L,6-8	CG	42	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
48	48	Jun 6 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,8-9	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	LF
49	49	Jun 7	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	50	Jun 9	CHC		NYM	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
51	51	Jun 11 (1)	CHC		NYM	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
52	52	Jun 11 (2)	CHC		NYM	W,18-10	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
53	53	Jun 13	CHC		LAD	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	54	Jun 14	CHC		LAD	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
55	55	Jun 15	CHC		LAD	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
56	56	Jun 16	CHC	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
57	57	Jun 17	CHC	@	NYM	W,9-1	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
58	58	Jun 18 (1)	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	59	Jun 18 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	60	Jun 19	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	61	Jun 20	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
62	62	Jun 21	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
63	63	Jun 23	CHC		HOU	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
64	64	Jun 24	CHC		HOU	W,3-2	GS	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF RF
65	65	Jun 25 (1)	CHC		HOU	W,4-1	GS	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF RF
66	66	Jun 25 (2)	CHC		HOU	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
67	67	Jun 26	CHC		PHI	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
68	68	Jun 27	CHC		PHI	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
69	69	Jun 28 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
70	70	Jun 28 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
71	71	Jun 29	CHC		PIT	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
72	72	Jun 30	CHC		CIN	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
73	73	Jul 1	CHC		CIN	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	74	Jul 2	CHC		CIN	W,4-1	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
75	75	Jul 3	CHC	@	ATL	W,12-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
76	76	Jul 4 (1)	CHC	@	ATL	L,3-8	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
77	77	Jul 4 (2)	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
78	78	Jul 5	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-4	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
79	79	Jul 6	CHC	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
80	80	Jul 7	CHC	@	HOU	L,5-11	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
81	81	Jul 8	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
82	82	Jul 9	CHC	@	HOU	L,0-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
83	83	Jul 13	CHC	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
84	84	Jul 14	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
85	85	Jul 15	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
86	86	Jul 16 (1)	CHC	@	SFG	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
87	87	Jul 16 (2)	CHC	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
88	88	Jul 17	CHC	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
89	89	Jul 18	CHC		ATL	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
90	90	Jul 19	CHC		ATL	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
91	91	Jul 20	CHC		ATL	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
92	92	Jul 21	CHC		SFG	W,5-4	CG	52	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
93	93	Jul 22	CHC		SFG	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
94	94	Jul 23 (1)	CHC		SFG	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
95	95	Jul 23 (2)	CHC		SFG	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
96	96	Jul 24	CHC	@	STL	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
97	97	Jul 25	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
98	98	Jul 26	CHC	@	STL	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
99	99	Jul 28	CHC	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
100	100	Jul 29	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	40	9.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
101	101	Jul 30 (1)	CHC	@	CIN	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
102	102	Jul 30 (2)	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
103	103	Jul 31	CHC		STL	L,2-9	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	104	Aug 1	CHC		STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
105	105	Aug 2 (1)	CHC		STL	L,2-4	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
106	106	Aug 2 (2)	CHC		STL	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
107	107	Aug 3	CHC		ATL	L,3-10	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
108	108	Aug 4	CHC		ATL	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
109	109	Aug 5	CHC		ATL	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
110	110	Aug 6	CHC		ATL	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
111	111	Aug 7 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
112	112	Aug 7 (2)	CHC		PIT	T,3-3	CG	55	14.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
113	113	Aug 8	CHC		PIT	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
114	114	Aug 9 (1)	CHC		PIT	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
115	115	Aug 9 (2)	CHC		PIT	L,6-10	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
116	116	Aug 10	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
117	117	Aug 11	CHC		PHI	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
118	118	Aug 12	CHC		PHI	L,0-9	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
119	119	Aug 13 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,6-2	GS	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
120	120	Aug 13 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,1-0	GS	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
121	121	Aug 14	CHC	@	STL	L,5-6	CG	39	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
122	122	Aug 15	CHC	@	STL	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
123	123	Aug 16	CHC	@	STL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
124	124	Aug 17	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	49	11.1	4	0	0	4	0	LF
125	125	Aug 18	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
126	126	Aug 19	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
127	127	Aug 20	CHC	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
128	128	Aug 21	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
129	129	Aug 22	CHC	@	PIT	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
130	130	Aug 23	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
131	131	Aug 27	CHC	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
132	132	Aug 28	CHC		HOU	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
133	133	Aug 29	CHC		HOU	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
134	134	Aug 30	CHC		HOU	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
135	135	Aug 31	CHC		NYM	W,2-1	CG	39	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
136	136	Sep 1 (1)	CHC		NYM	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
137	137	Sep 1 (2)	CHC		NYM	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
138	138	Sep 2 (1)	CHC		NYM	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
139	139	Sep 2 (2)	CHC		NYM	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
140	140	Sep 3 (1)	CHC		NYM	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
141	141	Sep 3 (2)	CHC		NYM	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
142	142	Sep 4 (1)	CHC		LAD	W,2-1	CG	37	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
143	143	Sep 4 (2)	CHC		LAD	L,6-8	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
144	144	Sep 6	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
145	145	Sep 7	CHC	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	51	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
146	146	Sep 8	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	36	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
147	147	Sep 9	CHC	@	SFG	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
148	148	Sep 10	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
149	149	Sep 11	CHC	@	HOU	L,10-11	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
150	150	Sep 12	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-5	CG	49	11.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
151	151	Sep 15	CHC	@	ATL	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
152	152	Sep 16	CHC	@	ATL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
153	153	Sep 17	CHC	@	ATL	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
154	154	Sep 19	CHC		SFG	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
155	155	Sep 20	CHC		SFG	L,1-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
156	156	Sep 22	CHC		CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
157	157	Sep 23	CHC		CIN	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
158	158	Sep 24	CHC		CIN	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
159	159	Sep 26	CHC		STL	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
160	160	Sep 29	CHC	@	CIN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
161	161	Sep 30	CHC	@	CIN	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							166gm		1444.0	273	3	3	279	1