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Historical player · 1888–1901 · ★ Hall of Fame 1961

Billy Hamilton

B/T L/L · HT 66 · WT 165 · Born 2/15/1866 · From Newark, NJ USA · Debut 1888-07-31 · Final 1901-09-16

Career · batting

G
1,594
 
 
AB
6,283
 
 
H
2,164
 
 
HR
40
 
 
RBI
742
 
 
SB
914
 
 
BB
1,189
 
 
AVG/OPS
0.344 · 0.887
 
 

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the Philadelphia Phillies · 1890–1895

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HR
23
#153 on the Phillies
1 J. Eisenreich
1 J. Wilson
Hits
1,084
#30 on the Phillies
26 T. Gonzalez
5 J. Clements
RBI
370
#51 on the Phillies
7 E. Flick
7 V. Davis
SB
510
#1 on the Phillies
57 J. Rollins
Runs
880
#12 on the Phillies
11 B. Abreu
32 R. Howard
BB
553
#14 on the Phillies
19 G. Luzinski
2 C. Williams

Career with the Boston Beaneaters · 1896–1901

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HR
14
#206 on the Beaneaters
1 D. Brain
1 J. Whitney
Hits
885
#36 on the Beaneaters
5 R. Powell
11 F. Millan
RBI
284
#72 on the Beaneaters
2 M. Prado
1 C. Stahl
SB
274
#3 on the Beaneaters
57 H. Duffy
14 B. Lowe
Runs
652
#17 on the Beaneaters
3 R. Acuña
1 W. Berger
BB
545
#11 on the Beaneaters
16 R. Maranville
9 H. Long

Career with the Kansas City Cowboys · 1888–1889

HR
3
#4 on the Cowboys
1 S. Barkley
1 L. Daniels
Hits
195
#2 on the Cowboys
1 J. Burns
35 D. Stearns
RBI
88
#3 on the Cowboys
3 J. Davis
1 D. Stearns
SB
130
#1 on the Cowboys
41 H. Long
Runs
165
#1 on the Cowboys
28 H. Long
BB
91
#1 on the Cowboys
24 J. McTamany

MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever
HR
40
#2,143 all-time MLB
1 M. Aldrete
1 E. Williams
Hits
2,164
#204 all-time MLB
1 D. Bartell
4 L. Walker
RBI
742
#613 all-time MLB
1 C. Childs
2 E. Torgeson
SB
914
#3 all-time MLB
24 L. Brock
18 T. Cobb

Batting · year by year

YearTeamLgGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBSOAVGOBPSLG
1888 Kansas City Cowboys AA 351292134 44 0 11 19413 0.2640.357
1889 Kansas City Cowboys AA 137534144161 1712 3 77 1118741 0.3010.395
1890 Phillies NL 123496133161 139 2 49 1028337 0.3250.399
1891 Phillies NL 133527141179 237 2 60 11110228 0.3400.421
1892 Phillies NL 139554132183 217 3 53 578129 0.3300.410
1893 Phillies NL 82355110135 227 5 44 43637 0.3800.524
1894 Phillies NL 132558198225 2515 4 90 10012819 0.4030.523
1895 Phillies NL 123517166201 226 7 74 979630 0.3890.495
1896 Beaneaters NL 131524153192 2410 3 55 8311029 0.3660.468
1897 Beaneaters NL 127507152174 175 3 61 6610530 0.3430.414
1898 Beaneaters NL 110417110154 165 3 50 548730 0.3690.453
1899 Beaneaters NL 842976392 71 1 33 197216 0.3100.350
1900 Beaneaters NL 136520103173 205 1 47 3210722 0.3330.396
1901 Beaneaters NL 10234871100 112 3 38 206431 0.2870.356
Career 1,594 6,283 1,697 2,164 242 95 40 742 914 1,189 362 0.344 0.455 0.432

Fielding by position

PosGGSInnPOAEDP
OF1,587013,864.03,45318228955

Hall of Fame voting

YearBodyVotesNeededStatus
1961VeteransInducted
1959VeteransBallot
1957VeteransBallot
1955VeteransBallot
1953VeteransBallot
1942BBWAA1175Ballot
1936Veterans259Ballot
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