Billy Hatcher
1984–1995 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers
1,233G
.264AVG
.312OBP
.364SLG
More career statistics
1,146H
54HR
399RBI
218SB
6Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,233 | 4,752 | 4,339 | 586 | 1,146 | 210 | 30 | 54 | 399 | 267 | 476 | 218 | 87 | 55 | 38 | 1,578 | .264 | .312 | .364 | .676 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1987-04-06 to 1987-04-23
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Four-Double Game | 1990-08-21 | 1 in 3,923 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1990-08-21 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1988-05-20 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 627 | 2366 | 572 | 20 | 197 | 147 | 233 | .266 | .304 | .361 |
| Away | 606 | 2386 | 574 | 34 | 202 | 120 | 243 | .262 | .291 | .367 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 168 | 637 | 161 | 8 | 58 | 34 | 76 | .275 | .306 | .381 |
| May | 205 | 770 | 202 | 4 | 62 | 41 | 74 | .288 | .316 | .359 |
| June | 226 | 904 | 227 | 17 | 83 | 54 | 98 | .277 | .311 | .418 |
| July | 199 | 816 | 197 | 6 | 67 | 49 | 88 | .265 | .301 | .348 |
| August | 212 | 804 | 191 | 12 | 72 | 47 | 71 | .260 | .296 | .380 |
| September | 198 | 728 | 150 | 7 | 49 | 39 | 61 | .225 | .260 | .305 |
| October | 25 | 93 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | .205 | .226 | .227 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| atlanta-braves | 113 | 441 | 113 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 51 | .280 | .313 | .387 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 106 | 423 | 106 | 5 | 44 | 22 | 52 | .273 | .303 | .371 |
| san-diego-padres | 101 | 393 | 88 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 37 | .246 | .290 | .324 |
| san-francisco-giants | 100 | 367 | 75 | 2 | 24 | 21 | 35 | .225 | .262 | .284 |
| new-york-mets | 75 | 294 | 77 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 36 | .291 | .327 | .404 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 75 | 272 | 65 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 24 | .259 | .301 | .382 |
| montreal-expos | 73 | 256 | 74 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 25 | .312 | .332 | .439 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 73 | 262 | 71 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 23 | .301 | .336 | .436 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 |  Chicago Cubs | 8 | 9 | 1 | – | – | 2 | .111 | – | – |
| 1985 | Chicago Cubs | 53 | 163 | 40 | 2 | 10 | 2 | .245 | – | – |
| 1986 |  Houston Astros | 127 | 419 | 108 | 6 | 36 | 38 | .258 | – | – |
| 1987 | Houston Astros | 141 | 564 | 167 | 11 | 63 | 53 | .296 | – | – |
| 1988 | Houston Astros | 145 | 530 | 142 | 7 | 52 | 32 | .268 | – | – |
| 1989 | Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates | 135 | 481 | 111 | 4 | 51 | 24 | .231 | – | – |
| 1990 |  Cincinnati Reds | 139 | 504 | 139 | 5 | 25 | 30 | .276 | – | – |
| 1991 | Cincinnati Reds | 138 | 442 | 116 | 4 | 41 | 11 | .262 | – | – |
| 1992 | Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds | 118 | 409 | 102 | 3 | 33 | 4 | .249 | – | – |
| 1993 |  Boston Red Sox | 136 | 508 | 146 | 9 | 57 | 14 | .287 | – | – |
| 1994 | Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies | 87 | 298 | 73 | 3 | 31 | 8 | .245 | – | – |
| 1995 |  Texas Rangers | 6 | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | .083 | – | – |