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Billy Williams
Billy Leo Williams (Sweet Swingin' Billy from Whistler)

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 175 lb.

Debut August 6, 1959
  vs. PHI 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 2, 1976
Born June 15, 1938 in Whistler, AL

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1987.

Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1959 21 CHC NL  18   33    0    5   0  1   0    2   0  0   1   7  .152  .176  .212    4    7   0   0   0   0   2
 1960 22 CHC NL  12   47    4   13   0  2   2    7   0  0   5  12  .277  .346  .489  127   23   0   0   0   0   1
 1961 23 CHC NL 146  529   75  147  20  7  25   86   6  0  45  70  .278  .338  .484  115  256   1   4  11   5  11 RoY-1
 1962 24 CHC NL 159  618   94  184  22  8  22   91   9  9  70  72  .298  .369  .466  120  288   0   7   3   4  11 AS
 1963 25 CHC NL 161  612   87  175  36  9  25   95   7  6  68  78  .286  .358  .497  138  304   2   3   9   2  12
 1964 26 CHC NL 162  645  100  201  39  2  33   98  10  7  59  84  .312  .370  .532  147  343   0   3   8   2  11 MVP-18,AS
 1965 27 CHC NL 164  645  115  203  39  6  34  108  10  1  65  76  .315  .377  .552  157  356   1   5   7   3  20 MVP-12,AS
 1966 28 CHC NL 162  648  100  179  23  5  29   91   6  3  69  61  .276  .347  .461  122  299   0   6  16   4  12
 1967 29 CHC NL 162  634   92  176  21 12  28   84   6  3  68  67  .278  .346  .481  130  305   2   6   8   2  13
 1968 30 CHC NL 163  642   91  185  30  8  30   98   4  1  48  53  .288  .336  .500  142  321   0   7  10   2  13 MVP-8,AS
 1969 31 CHC NL 163  642  103  188  33 10  21   95   3  2  59  70  .293  .355  .474  119  304   0   3  15   4  15 MVP-23
 1970 32 CHC NL 161  636  137  205  34  4  42  129   7  1  72  65  .322  .391  .586  148  373   0   4   9   2  13 MVP-2
 1971 33 CHC NL 157  594   86  179  27  5  28   93   7  5  77  44  .301  .383  .505  138  300   0   3  18   3  17 MVP-21
 1972 34 CHC NL 150  574   95  191  34  6  37  122   3  1  62  59  .333  .398  .606  172  348   0   8  20   6  14 MVP-2,AS
 1973 35 CHC NL 156  576   72  166  22  2  20   86   4  3  76  72  .288  .369  .438  117  252   0   6  14   1  13 MVP-29,AS
 1974 36 CHC NL 117  404   55  113  22  0  16   68   4  5  67  44  .280  .382  .453  131  183   0   2  12   1   9
 1975 37 OAK AL 155  520   68  127  20  1  23   81   0  0  76  68  .244  .341  .419  116  218   1   3   7   2   9
 1976 38 OAK AL 120  351   36   74  12  0  11   41   4  2  58  44  .211  .320  .339   98  119   1   3  15   0   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 18 Seasons         9350      2711     88     1475     49    1046  .290  .361  .492  133        8  73 182  43 200
               2488      1410      434    426       90   1045                            4599
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        609   92  177  28  6  28   96   6  3  68  68  .290  .361  .492  133  299   1   5  12   3  13
 Career High    164  648  137  205  39 12  42  129  10  9  77  84  .333  .398  .606  172  373   2   8  20   6  20
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1959 21 CHC NL   34   30    1   0.9   104| .152  .269| .176  .335| .212  .416| .388  .751|   4  .047  -4.8  -0.5   0%
 1960 22 CHC NL   52   35    8   6.2    98| .277  .262| .346  .328| .489  .402| .835  .730| 127  .652   1.4   0.1   0%
 1961 23 CHC NL  584  398   87   5.8   106| .278  .271| .338  .338| .484  .422| .822  .760| 115  .602   9.5   0.9 100%
 1962 24 CHC NL  699  461  107   6.2   106| .298  .275| .369  .342| .466  .417| .835  .759| 120  .638  17.8   1.7  50%
 1963 25 CHC NL  687  460  108   6.3    94| .286  .261| .358  .323| .497  .390| .855  .713| 138  .707  31.0   3.3  53%
 1964 26 CHC NL  709  465  125   7.2    97| .312  .268| .370  .326| .532  .398| .902  .724| 147  .738  40.8   4.2  58%
 1965 27 CHC NL  719  469  132   7.6    95| .315  .260| .377  .324| .552  .394| .929  .718| 157  .752  48.9   5.0  90%
 1966 28 CHC NL  727  490  104   5.7    97| .276  .266| .347  .325| .461  .400| .808  .725| 122  .635  19.7   2.0  66%
 1967 29 CHC NL  712  482  106   5.9    94| .278  .264| .346  .327| .481  .387| .827  .714| 130  .676  24.0   2.5  66%
 1968 30 CHC NL  699  478  107   6.1    87| .288  .260| .336  .319| .500  .366| .836  .685| 142  .724  31.7   3.5  80%
 1969 31 CHC NL  708  474  106   6.0   105| .293  .274| .355  .346| .474  .406| .829  .752| 119  .660  15.8   1.6  60%
 1970 32 CHC NL  714  449  147   8.8   112| .322  .280| .391  .354| .586  .427| .977  .781| 148  .763  43.2   4.2  87%
 1971 33 CHC NL  677  440  112   6.9   102| .301  .274| .383  .342| .505  .401| .888  .743| 138  .721  31.5   3.3  58%
 1972 34 CHC NL  650  406  137   9.1   100| .333  .268| .398  .337| .606  .395|1.004  .733| 172  .815  55.7   5.7  75%
 1973 35 CHC NL  659  432   94   5.9   102| .288  .270| .369  .341| .438  .402| .807  .743| 117  .640  14.9   1.5  57%
 1974 36 CHC NL  474  307   71   6.2    97| .280  .266| .382  .338| .453  .384| .835  .722| 131  .668  18.7   1.9  44%
 1975 37 OAK AL  602  406   78   5.2    91| .244  .256| .341  .325| .419  .376| .760  .701| 116  .582  12.1   1.2   0%
 1976 38 OAK AL  413  287   41   3.9    82| .211  .250| .320  .314| .339  .353| .659  .666|  98  .485   1.1   0.1  66%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 18 Seasons   10519  6969 1671   6.5    98| .290  .267| .361  .333| .492  .396| .853  .729| 133  .688 413.2  42.2  64%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1959 21 CHC NL  LF   10     18    0    0    0 1.000  .973  1.80  1.59  2.49  2.04    7   65.0
 1960 22 CHC NL  LF   12     27    0    1    0  .964  .975  2.25  1.55  2.22  1.99   12  109.7
 1961 23 CHC NL  OF  135    220    9   11    3  .954  .977  1.70  1.86  1.75  2.16  133 1179.3
                 LF  111    184    6    9    2  .955  .973  1.71  1.50  1.76  1.88  111  974.3
                 RF   26     36    1    2    1  .949  .974  1.42  1.60  1.62  1.93   22  205.0
 1962 24 CHC NL  LF  159    271   17    9    4  .970  .968  1.81  1.37  1.84  1.82  159 1412.3 AS
 1963 25 CHC NL  LF  160    297   13    4    2  .987  .971  1.94  1.38  1.94  1.80  160 1439.0
 1964 26 CHC NL  OF  162    233   14   13    0  .950  .973  1.52  1.72  1.55  1.99  161 1436.0 AS
                 LF  162    230   14   13    0  .949  .965  1.51  1.34  1.54  1.71  159 1427.0 AS
                 CF    2      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.50  2.10  1.00  2.40    2    9.0 AS
 1965 27 CHC NL  OF  164    296   10   10    2  .968  .975  1.87  1.75  1.87  2.00  164 1472.0 AS
                 RF  106    179   10    5    2  .974  .976  1.78  1.74  1.80  1.96  106  945.3 AS
                 LF   33     43    0    3    0  .935  .966  1.30  1.38  1.43  1.72   29  271.0 AS
                 CF   29     68    0    2    0  .971  .981  2.34  2.01  2.39  2.31   29  255.7 AS
 1966 28 CHC NL  OF  162    319    9    8    3  .976  .974  2.02  1.78  2.03  2.03  162 1451.0
                 RF  152    290    8    6    3  .980  .978  1.96  1.68  1.98  1.96  152 1351.3
                 LF   11     23    2    2    0  .926  .962  2.27  1.35  2.26  1.74   10   99.7
 1967 29 CHC NL  OF  162    271    3    3    1  .989  .976  1.69  1.81  1.71  2.03  162 1444.0
                 LF  161    269    3    3    1  .989  .969  1.69  1.50  1.73  1.75  159 1418.0
                 RF    6      4    0    0    0 1.000  .976  0.67  1.77  1.38  2.04    3   26.0
 1968 30 CHC NL  OF  163    261    4    9    0  .967  .975  1.63  1.82  1.65  2.02  163 1447.3 AS
                 LF  138    176    2    7    0  .962  .963  1.29  1.38  1.45  1.64  120 1102.3 AS
                 RF   47     83    2    2    0  .977  .982  1.81  1.77  2.22  2.02   43  345.0 AS
 1969 31 CHC NL  OF  159    250   15   12    2  .957  .973  1.67  1.75  1.70  2.02  159 1403.0
                 LF  151    208   11    8    2  .965  .962  1.45  1.28  1.65  1.65  130 1198.0
                 RF   30     41    3    4    0  .917  .976  1.47  1.59  1.93  1.87   29  205.0
 1970 32 CHC NL  OF  160    259   13    3    1  .989  .976  1.70  1.78  1.77  2.07  159 1382.0
                 LF  154    244   13    2    1  .992  .971  1.67  1.38  1.78  1.75  149 1302.3
                 RF   10     16    0    1    0  .941  .976  1.60  1.68  1.81  2.00   10   79.7
 1971 33 CHC NL  OF  154    284    8    7    3  .977  .979  1.90  1.92  1.96  2.19  152 1342.7
                 LF  151    273    8    6    3  .979  .970  1.86  1.53  1.94  1.87  148 1306.7
                 RF    4      7    0    1    0  .875  .986  1.75  1.80  1.75  2.08    4   36.0
 1972 34 CHC NL  LF  144    231    9    4    0  .984  .974  1.67  1.67  1.72  1.92  142 1254.7 AS
                 1B    5     42    4    0    5 1.000  .991  9.20  8.42  9.63  9.73    5   43.0 AS
 1973 35 CHC NL  LF  138    247   14    4    1  .985  .977  1.89  1.67  2.07  2.05  132 1136.0 AS
                 1B   19    167   20    2   14  .989  .992  9.84  8.40 10.56  9.83   19  159.3 AS
 1974 36 CHC NL  1B   65    566   49    9   48  .986  .991  9.46  8.34  9.94  9.94   64  557.0
                 LF   43     69    4    2    2  .973  .976  1.70  1.55  1.91  1.99   41  343.3
 1975 37 OAK AL  DH  145
                 1B    7     30    3    1    5  .971  .991  4.71  8.31  8.25  9.85    5   36.0
 1976 38 OAK AL  DH  106
                 LF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90  0.00  2.25    0    2.0

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1972 34 CHC NL  1B    5     42    4    0    5 1.000  .991  9.20  8.42  9.63  9.73    5   43.0
 1973 35 CHC NL  1B   19    167   20    2   14  .989  .992  9.84  8.40 10.56  9.83   19  159.3
 1974 36 CHC NL  1B   65    566   49    9   48  .986  .991  9.46  8.34  9.94  9.94   64  557.0
 1975 37 OAK AL  1B    7     30    3    1    5  .971  .991  4.71  8.31  8.25  9.85    5   36.0

 1964 26 CHC NL  CF    2      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  0.50  2.10  1.00  2.40    2    9.0
 1965 27 CHC NL  CF   29     68    0    2    0  .971  .981  2.34  2.01  2.39  2.31   29  255.7

 1975 37 OAK AL  DH  145
 1976 38 OAK AL  DH  106

 1959 21 CHC NL  LF   10     18    0    0    0 1.000  .973  1.80  1.59  2.49  2.04    7   65.0
 1960 22 CHC NL  LF   12     27    0    1    0  .964  .975  2.25  1.55  2.22  1.99   12  109.7
 1961 23 CHC NL  LF  111    184    6    9    2  .955  .973  1.71  1.50  1.76  1.88  111  974.3
 1962 24 CHC NL  LF  159    271   17    9    4  .970  .968  1.81  1.37  1.84  1.82  159 1412.3
 1963 25 CHC NL  LF  160    297   13    4    2  .987  .971  1.94  1.38  1.94  1.80  160 1439.0
 1964 26 CHC NL  LF  162    230   14   13    0  .949  .965  1.51  1.34  1.54  1.71  159 1427.0
 1965 27 CHC NL  LF   33     43    0    3    0  .935  .966  1.30  1.38  1.43  1.72   29  271.0
 1966 28 CHC NL  LF   11     23    2    2    0  .926  .962  2.27  1.35  2.26  1.74   10   99.7
 1967 29 CHC NL  LF  161    269    3    3    1  .989  .969  1.69  1.50  1.73  1.75  159 1418.0
 1968 30 CHC NL  LF  138    176    2    7    0  .962  .963  1.29  1.38  1.45  1.64  120 1102.3
 1969 31 CHC NL  LF  151    208   11    8    2  .965  .962  1.45  1.28  1.65  1.65  130 1198.0
 1970 32 CHC NL  LF  154    244   13    2    1  .992  .971  1.67  1.38  1.78  1.75  149 1302.3
 1971 33 CHC NL  LF  151    273    8    6    3  .979  .970  1.86  1.53  1.94  1.87  148 1306.7
 1972 34 CHC NL  LF  144    231    9    4    0  .984  .974  1.67  1.67  1.72  1.92  142 1254.7
 1973 35 CHC NL  LF  138    247   14    4    1  .985  .977  1.89  1.67  2.07  2.05  132 1136.0
 1974 36 CHC NL  LF   43     69    4    2    2  .973  .976  1.70  1.55  1.91  1.99   41  343.3
 1976 38 OAK AL  LF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.90  0.00  2.25    0    2.0

 1959 21 CHC NL  OF   10     18    0    0    0 1.000  .978  1.80  1.90  2.49  2.22    7   65.0
 1960 22 CHC NL  OF   12     25    0    1    0  .962  .977  2.08  1.92  2.05  2.20   12  109.7
 1961 23 CHC NL  OF  135    220    9   11    3  .954  .977  1.70  1.86  1.75  2.16  133 1179.3
 1962 24 CHC NL  OF  159    273   18   10    4  .967  .974  1.83  1.79  1.85  2.07  159 1412.3
 1963 25 CHC NL  OF  160    298   13    4    2  .987  .977  1.94  1.75  1.95  2.01  160 1439.0
 1964 26 CHC NL  OF  162    233   14   13    0  .950  .973  1.52  1.72  1.55  1.99  161 1436.0
 1965 27 CHC NL  OF  164    296   10   10    2  .968  .975  1.87  1.75  1.87  2.00  164 1472.0
 1966 28 CHC NL  OF  162    319    9    8    3  .976  .974  2.02  1.78  2.03  2.03  162 1451.0
 1967 29 CHC NL  OF  162    271    3    3    1  .989  .976  1.69  1.81  1.71  2.03  162 1444.0
 1968 30 CHC NL  OF  163    261    4    9    0  .967  .975  1.63  1.82  1.65  2.02  163 1447.3
 1969 31 CHC NL  OF  159    250   15   12    2  .957  .973  1.67  1.75  1.70  2.02  159 1403.0
 1970 32 CHC NL  OF  160    259   13    3    1  .989  .976  1.70  1.78  1.77  2.07  159 1382.0
 1971 33 CHC NL  OF  154    284    8    7    3  .977  .979  1.90  1.92  1.96  2.19  152 1342.7
 1972 34 CHC NL  OF  144    233    9    4    0  .984  .978  1.68  1.96  1.74  2.18  142 1254.7
 1973 35 CHC NL  OF  138    253   14    4    1  .985  .977  1.93  1.96  2.12  2.23  132 1136.0
 1974 36 CHC NL  OF   43     69    4    2    2  .973  .979  1.70  1.96  1.91  2.27   41  343.3
 1976 38 OAK AL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.20  0.00  2.25    0    2.0

 1961 23 CHC NL  RF   26     36    1    2    1  .949  .974  1.42  1.60  1.62  1.93   22  205.0
 1965 27 CHC NL  RF  106    179   10    5    2  .974  .976  1.78  1.74  1.80  1.96  106  945.3
 1966 28 CHC NL  RF  152    290    8    6    3  .980  .978  1.96  1.68  1.98  1.96  152 1351.3
 1967 29 CHC NL  RF    6      4    0    0    0 1.000  .976  0.67  1.77  1.38  2.04    3   26.0
 1968 30 CHC NL  RF   47     83    2    2    0  .977  .982  1.81  1.77  2.22  2.02   43  345.0
 1969 31 CHC NL  RF   30     41    3    4    0  .917  .976  1.47  1.59  1.93  1.87   29  205.0
 1970 32 CHC NL  RF   10     16    0    1    0  .941  .976  1.60  1.68  1.81  2.00   10   79.7
 1971 33 CHC NL  RF    4      7    0    1    0  .875  .986  1.75  1.80  1.75  2.08    4   36.0

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total  OF*2088   3562  143  101   24  .973  .976  1.77  1.82  1.82  2.08 2068 18319.3 1739   31  381#
                 LF*1739   2810  116   77   18  .974  .970  1.68  1.45  1.77  1.81 1668 14861.3
                 RF* 381    656   24   21    6  .970  .978  1.78  1.70  1.92  1.96  369 3193.3
                 DH  251   Games not counted in Overall Total below            
                 1B*  96    805   76   12   72  .987  .991  9.18  8.35  9.97  9.90   93  795.3
                 CF*  31     69    0    2    0  .972  .982  2.23  2.02  2.35  2.31   31  264.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total      2184   4367  219  113   96  .976  .979  2.10  2.11  2.16  2.40 2161  19115
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1975   ALCS  OAK BOS     L   3   7   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   1  .000  .125  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1962-2 CHC NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1964   CHC NL   *   4   1   1  0  0  1   1   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting LF 
 1965   CHC NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1968   CHC NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1972   CHC NL       2   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1973   CHC NL   *   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting RF 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 6/6      2  11   2   3  0  0  1   2   0   0   0  0   0   0   0  .273  .273  .545 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1962-2 *
1964 (LF)
1965 *
1968 *
1972 *
1973 (RF)

Awards
1961-NL-ROY
1972-ML-Major League Player of the Year

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1964-NL-18-0.02
1965-NL-12-0.08
1968-NL-8-0.17
1969-NL-23-0.02
1970-NL-2-0.65
1971-NL-21-0.03
1972-NL-2-0.63
1973-NL-29-0.01
Car-127-1.61 shares

Batting Average
1964 NL-.312-8
1965 NL-.315-4
1970 NL-.322-4
1972 NL-.333-1

On-base %
1964 NL-.370-8
1965 NL-.377-8
1971 NL-.383-10
1972 NL-.398-2

Slugging %
1963 NL-.497-7
1964 NL-.532-7
1965 NL-.552-3
1967 NL-.481-10
1968 NL-.500-3
1970 NL-.586-4
1971 NL-.505-6
1972 NL-.606-1

OPS
1963 NL-.854-6
1964 NL-.901-7
1965 NL-.929-3
1968 NL-.836-8
1970 NL-.977-5
1971 NL-.888-5
1972 NL-1.005-1

Games
1963 NL-161-4
1964 NL-162-2
1965 NL-164-1
1966 NL-162-1
1967 NL-162-2
1968 NL-163-1
1969 NL-163-1
1970 NL-161-1
Car-2488-52

At Bats
1964 NL-645-3
1965 NL-645-5
1966 NL-648-4
1967 NL-634-4
1968 NL-642-6
1969 NL-642-5
1970 NL-636-5
Car-9350-46

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1963 NL-687-10
1964 NL-709-2
1965 NL-719-4
1966 NL-727-1
1967 NL-712-2
1968 NL-699-4
1969 NL-708-6
1970 NL-714-5
Car-10519-47

Runs
1964 NL-100-7
1965 NL-115-4
1966 NL-100-5
1967 NL-92-7
1968 NL-91-5
1969 NL-103-7
1970 NL-137-1
1971 NL-86-10
1972 NL-95-7
Car-1410-83

Hits
1962 NL-184-10
1964 NL-201-3
1965 NL-203-3
1966 NL-179-7
1967 NL-176-9
1968 NL-185-6
1969 NL-188-5
1970 NL-205-1
1971 NL-179-9
1972 NL-191-3
Car-2711-56

Total Bases
1962 NL-288-10
1963 NL-304-8
1964 NL-343-3
1965 NL-356-2
1966 NL-299-9
1967 NL-305-4
1968 NL-321-1
1969 NL-304-6
1970 NL-373-1
1971 NL-300-5
1972 NL-348-1
Car-4599-34

Doubles
1963 NL-36-3
1964 NL-39-3
1965 NL-39-2
1968 NL-30-9
1969 NL-33-3
1970 NL-34-8
1972 NL-34-4

Triples
1963 NL-9-7
1967 NL-12-2
1968 NL-8-5
1969 NL-10-3

Home Runs
1963 NL-25-8
1964 NL-33-2
1965 NL-34-3
1966 NL-29-10
1967 NL-28-6
1968 NL-30-4
1970 NL-42-2
1971 NL-28-8
1972 NL-37-3
Car-426-40

RBI
1963 NL-95-9
1964 NL-98-7
1965 NL-108-4
1968 NL-98-2
1969 NL-95-8
1970 NL-129-2
1971 NL-93-9
1972 NL-122-2
Car-1475-52

Bases on Balls
1962 NL-70-10
1963 NL-68-6
1966 NL-69-7
1967 NL-68-8
1971 NL-77-10
Car-1045-90

Singles
1962 NL-132-8
1964 NL-127-10
1965 NL-124-9
Car-1763-92

Adjusted OPS+
1963 NL-138-9
1964 NL-147-8
1965 NL-157-3
1968 NL-142-8
1970 NL-148-7
1972 NL-172-1

Runs Created
1962 NL-107-9
1963 NL-108-7
1964 NL-125-5
1965 NL-132-2
1966 NL-104-10
1967 NL-106-7
1968 NL-107-3
1970 NL-147-1
1971 NL-112-6
1972 NL-137-1
Car-1671-47

Adjusted Batting Runs
1963 NL-31-7
1964 NL-41-6
1965 NL-49-2
1968 NL-32-8
1970 NL-43-6
1971 NL-32-8
1972 NL-56-1
Car-413-69

Batting Wins
1963 NL-3.3-7
1964 NL-4.2-5
1965 NL-5.0-2
1968 NL-3.5-8
1970 NL-4.2-4
1971 NL-3.3-8
1972 NL-5.7-1
Car-42.2-62

Extra-Base Hits
1963 NL-70-6
1964 NL-74-4
1965 NL-79-1
1967 NL-61-7
1968 NL-68-1
1969 NL-64-6
1970 NL-80-2
1971 NL-60-7
1972 NL-77-1
Car-948-46

Times on Base
1962 NL-258-7
1963 NL-245-7
1964 NL-262-4
1965 NL-271-2
1966 NL-252-3
1967 NL-246-6
1968 NL-235-7
1969 NL-251-9
1970 NL-279-4
1971 NL-259-5
1972 NL-259-3
Car-3799-55

Offensive Win%
1963 NL-.707-8
1964 NL-.738-8
1965 NL-.752-4
1968 NL-.724-7
1970 NL-.763-5
1971 NL-.721-5
1972 NL-.815-1
Car-.688-93

Hit By Pitch
1961 NL-5-6
1972 NL-6-5

Sac. Flies
1962 NL-7-5
1966 NL-6-9
1967 NL-6-7
1968 NL-7-5
1972 NL-8-5

Intentional Walks
1961 NL-11-6
1963 NL-9-10
1966 NL-16-2
1969 NL-15-5
1971 NL-18-5
1972 NL-20-2
1973 NL-14-8
1974 NL-12-10
1976 AL-15-2
Car-182-21

Grounded into Double Plays
1965 NL-20-4
Car-200-83

Caught Stealing
1962 NL-9-3

Power/Speed Number
1964 NL-15.3-6
1965 NL-15.5-9

At Bats per Strikeout
1968 NL-12.1-7

At Bats per Home Run
1964 NL-19.5-4
1965 NL-19.0-8
1967 NL-22.6-10
1968 NL-21.4-8
1970 NL-15.1-7
1972 NL-15.5-5
1975 AL-22.6-10

Outs
1965 NL-469-10
1966 NL-490-1
1967 NL-482-3
1968 NL-478-6
1969 NL-474-9
Car-6969-48

Oldest Player
1976 AL-38-9

Black Ink: Batting - 18 (123) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 208 (35) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 48.3 (82) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 121.5 (112) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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  12. Jim Rice (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Jim Rice (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Jim Rice (935)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  16. Dave Winfield (918) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

Before 1956 Season: Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.

October 23, 1974: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Oakland Athletics for Darold Knowles, Bob Locker, and Manny Trillo.

November 9, 1976: Released by the Oakland Athletics.

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