Bill Skowron
1954–1967 · bats R / throws R · ALS, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Washington Senators (1961-71)
1,658G
.282AVG
.332OBP
.459SLG
1,566H
211HR
888RBI
16SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,658 | 6,046 | 5,547 | 682 | 1,566 | 243 | 53 | 211 | 888 | 383 | 871 | 16 | 21 | 54 | 45 | 2,548 | .282 | .332 | .459 | .791 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1961-07-01 to 1961-07-23
27longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1964-06-07 | 1 in 934 games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1956-07-28 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1959-06-20 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 835 | 2989 | 766 | 86 | 382 | 198 | 432 | .280 | .323 | .435 |
| Away | 823 | 3057 | 800 | 125 | 506 | 185 | 439 | .284 | .322 | .483 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 173 | 675 | 196 | 34 | 106 | 36 | 84 | .312 | .344 | .545 |
| May | 286 | 1037 | 244 | 30 | 154 | 61 | 155 | .254 | .294 | .405 |
| June | 318 | 1175 | 320 | 48 | 183 | 73 | 168 | .297 | .334 | .494 |
| July | 297 | 1094 | 294 | 42 | 178 | 78 | 149 | .298 | .340 | .491 |
| August | 321 | 1162 | 312 | 37 | 155 | 76 | 175 | .293 | .334 | .466 |
| September | 254 | 878 | 195 | 20 | 108 | 58 | 132 | .241 | .288 | .369 |
| October | 9 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | .217 | .240 | .261 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 200 | 726 | 186 | 25 | 96 | 41 | 108 | .278 | .313 | .468 |
| boston-red-sox | 198 | 755 | 232 | 34 | 128 | 49 | 118 | .334 | .372 | .554 |
| baltimore-orioles | 193 | 708 | 171 | 26 | 110 | 55 | 100 | .266 | .319 | .445 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 186 | 720 | 203 | 30 | 134 | 51 | 102 | .310 | .353 | .505 |
| cleveland-guardians | 180 | 646 | 155 | 21 | 90 | 38 | 109 | .260 | .299 | .425 |
| chicago-white-sox | 166 | 620 | 171 | 25 | 91 | 34 | 75 | .298 | .331 | .487 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 122 | 468 | 127 | 16 | 85 | 28 | 50 | .292 | .331 | .490 |
| minnesota-twins | 91 | 331 | 70 | 8 | 36 | 22 | 47 | .232 | .278 | .338 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 87 | 215 | 73 | 7 | 41 | 2 | .340 | – | – | |
| 1955 | 108 | 288 | 92 | 12 | 61 | 1 | .319 | – | – | |
| 1956 | 134 | 464 | 143 | 23 | 90 | 4 | .308 | – | – | |
| 1957 | 122 | 457 | 139 | 17 | 88 | 3 | .304 | – | – | |
| 1958 | 126 | 465 | 127 | 14 | 73 | 1 | .273 | – | – | |
| 1959 | 74 | 282 | 84 | 15 | 59 | 1 | .298 | – | – | |
| 1960 | 146 | 538 | 166 | 26 | 91 | 2 | .309 | – | – | |
| 1961 | 150 | 561 | 150 | 28 | 89 | – | .267 | – | – | |
| 1962 | 140 | 478 | 129 | 23 | 80 | – | .270 | – | – | |
| 1963 | 89 | 237 | 48 | 4 | 19 | – | .203 | – | – | |
| 1964 | Chicago White Sox, Washington Senators (1961-71) | 146 | 535 | 151 | 17 | 79 | – | .282 | – | – |
| 1965 | 146 | 559 | 153 | 18 | 78 | 1 | .274 | – | – | |
| 1966 | 120 | 337 | 84 | 6 | 29 | 1 | .249 | – | – | |
| 1967 | California Angels, Chicago White Sox | 70 | 131 | 27 | 1 | 11 | – | .206 | – | – |