Billy Williams
Bats L · Throws R · b. 1938, Whistler, USA · MLB debut 1959-08-06, final game 1976-10-02
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | CHN | NL | 18 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .152 | .176 | .212 |
| 1960 | CHN | NL | 12 | 47 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .277 | .346 | .489 |
| 1961 | CHN | NL | 146 | 529 | 75 | 147 | 20 | 7 | 25 | 86 | 6 | 45 | 70 | .278 | .338 | .484 |
| 1962 | CHN | NL | 159 | 618 | 94 | 184 | 22 | 8 | 22 | 91 | 9 | 70 | 72 | .298 | .369 | .466 |
| 1963 | CHN | NL | 161 | 612 | 87 | 175 | 36 | 9 | 25 | 95 | 7 | 68 | 78 | .286 | .358 | .497 |
| 1964 | CHN | NL | 162 | 645 | 100 | 201 | 39 | 2 | 33 | 98 | 10 | 59 | 84 | .312 | .370 | .532 |
| 1965 | CHN | NL | 164 | 645 | 115 | 203 | 39 | 6 | 34 | 108 | 10 | 65 | 76 | .315 | .377 | .552 |
| 1966 | CHN | NL | 162 | 648 | 100 | 179 | 23 | 5 | 29 | 91 | 6 | 69 | 61 | .276 | .347 | .461 |
| 1967 | CHN | NL | 162 | 634 | 92 | 176 | 21 | 12 | 28 | 84 | 6 | 68 | 67 | .278 | .346 | .481 |
| 1968 | CHN | NL | 163 | 642 | 91 | 185 | 30 | 8 | 30 | 98 | 4 | 48 | 53 | .288 | .336 | .500 |
| 1969 | CHN | NL | 163 | 642 | 103 | 188 | 33 | 10 | 21 | 95 | 3 | 59 | 70 | .293 | .355 | .474 |
| 1970 | CHN | NL | 161 | 636 | 137 | 205 | 34 | 4 | 42 | 129 | 7 | 72 | 65 | .322 | .391 | .586 |
| 1971 | CHN | NL | 157 | 594 | 86 | 179 | 27 | 5 | 28 | 93 | 7 | 77 | 44 | .301 | .383 | .505 |
| 1972 | CHN | NL | 150 | 574 | 95 | 191 | 34 | 6 | 37 | 122 | 3 | 62 | 59 | .333 | .398 | .606 |
| 1973 | CHN | NL | 156 | 576 | 72 | 166 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 86 | 4 | 76 | 72 | .288 | .369 | .438 |
| 1974 | CHN | NL | 117 | 404 | 55 | 113 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 68 | 4 | 67 | 44 | .280 | .382 | .453 |
| 1975 | OAK | AL | 155 | 520 | 68 | 127 | 20 | 1 | 23 | 81 | 0 | 76 | 68 | .244 | .341 | .419 |
| 1976 | OAK | AL | 120 | 351 | 36 | 74 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 41 | 4 | 58 | 44 | .211 | .320 | .339 |
| 1959–1976 | 2488 | 9350 | 1410 | 2711 | 434 | 88 | 426 | 1475 | 90 | 1045 | 1046 | .290 | .361 | .492 |
Awards
- 1961 TSN Rookie of the Year (NL)
- 1961 Rookie of the Year (NL)
- 1964 TSN All-Star (NL)
- 1968 TSN All-Star (NL)
- 1970 TSN All-Star (NL)
- 1972 TSN Major League Player of the Year (ML)
- 1972 TSN Player of the Year (NL)
- 1972 TSN All-Star (NL)
- 1973 Player of the Week (NL)
- 1974 Player of the Week (NL)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | BBWAA | 97 | 415 | 312 | |
| 1983 | BBWAA | 153 | 374 | 281 | |
| 1984 | BBWAA | 202 | 403 | 303 | |
| 1985 | BBWAA | 252 | 395 | 297 | |
| 1986 | BBWAA | 315 | 425 | 319 | |
| 1987 | BBWAA | 354 | 413 | 310 | Inducted |