Billy Hamilton

Positions: Centerfielder and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-6, 165lb (168cm, 74kg)

Born: February 15, 1866 in Newark, NJ us

Died: December 15, 1940 in Worcester, MA

Buried: Eastwood Cemetery, Lancaster, MA

Last Game: September 16, 1901 (Age 35-213d)
vs. NYG 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1961. (Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Billy Hamilton's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1888 season

Full Name: William Robert Hamilton

Nicknames: Sliding Billy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

63.2

6283

2164

.344

1697

RBI

742

914

OBP

.455

SLG

.432

OPS

.888

OPS+

141

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1887	21	-4.6	Waterbury	EL	N/A		71		313	75	116	19	5	0		18				.371		.463		145
1888	22	-3.1	Worcester	NENL	N/A		61		248	76	87	10	4	0		72				.351		.423		105
1888	22	-4.6	KCC	AA	Maj	KCC	35	137	129	21	34	4	4	0	11	19		4	13	.264	.307	.357	.663	46		4
1889	23	-3.6	KCC	AA	Maj	KCC	137	635	534	144	161	17	12	3	77	111		87	41	.302	.413	.395	.808	211		14
1890	24	-2.6	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	123	588	496	133	161	13	9	2	49	102		83	37	.325	.430	.399	.830	198		9
1891	25	-2.5	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	133	636	527	141	179	23	7	2	60	111		102	28	.340	.453	.421	.874	222		7
1892	26	-1.5	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	139	643	554	132	183	21	7	3	53	57		81	29	.330	.423	.410	.833	227		8
1893	27	-0.8	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	82	431	355	110	135	22	7	5	44	43		63	7	.380	.490	.524	1.014	186		13
1894	28	0.2	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	132	702	558	198	225	25	15	4	90	100		128	19	.403	.521	.523	1.044	292		9	7
1895	29	1.1	PHI	NL	Maj	PHI	123	629	517	166	201	22	6	7	74	97		96	30	.389	.490	.495	.986	256		7	9
1896	30	1.9	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	131	642	524	153	192	24	10	3	55	83		110	29	.366	.478	.468	.946	245		2	6
1897	31	2.9	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	127	622	507	152	174	17	5	3	61	66		105	30	.343	.461	.414	.875	210		6	4
1898	32	3.9	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	110	508	417	110	154	16	5	3	50	54		87	30	.369	.480	.453	.933	189		2	2
1899	33	5.0	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	84	375	297	63	92	7	1	1	33	19		72	16	.310	.446	.350	.796	104		1	5
1900	34	5.5	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	136	635	520	103	173	20	5	1	47	32		107	22	.333	.449	.396	.845	206		3	5
1901	35	6.8	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	102	425	348	71	100	11	2	3	38	20		64	31	.287	.404	.356	.760	124		4	9
1902	36	9.5	Haverhill	NENL	B		66		243		82	23	2	2						.337		.473		115
1903	37	10.4	Haverhill	NENL	B		37		132		60	15	2	4						.455		.689		91
1904	38	10.1	Haverhill	NENL	B		113		408		168	32	8	0						.412		.529		216
1905	39	9.4	Harrisburg	TRIS	Ind		110		386		132	15	8	2						.342		.438		169
1906	40	13.1	Haverhill	NENL	B		14		51		10	1	0	0						.196		.216		11
1906	40	11.9	Harrisburg	TRIS	Ind		43		155		43	5	1	0						.277		.323		50
1907	41	13.7	Haverhill	NENL	B		91		324		108	16	4	0						.333		.407		132
1908	42	15.2	Haverhill	NENL	B		85		300	63	87	19	0	1		39				.290		.363		109			9
1909	43	16.3	Lynn	NENL	B		109		376		125	17	2	0						.332		.388		146
1910	44	16.6	Lynn	NENL	B		41		112		28	1	2	0						.250		.295		33
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		1594	7608	6283	1697	2164	242	95	40	742	914		1189	362	.344	.455	.432	.888	2716		89	47
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		556	1955	1946	63	668	124	20	7		39				.343		.438		853			9
Other (4 seasons)					Other		285	1102	1102	151	378	49	18	2		90				.343		.426		469
All Levels (24 Seasons)							2435	10665	9331	1911	3210	415	133	49	742	1043		1189	362	.344		.433		4038		89	56

Ind (2 seasons)					Other		153	541	541		175	20	9	2						.324		.405		219
N/A (2 seasons)					Other		132	561	561	151	203	29	9	0		90				.362		.446		250