Billy Hitchcock
1942–1953 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators (1901-60)
702G
.243AVG
.309OBP
.299SLG
547H
5HR
257RBI
15SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 702 | 2,500 | 2,249 | 231 | 547 | 67 | 22 | 5 | 257 | 204 | 232 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 673 | .243 | .309 | .299 | .608 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1946-06-23 to 1946-07-05
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 2 triples | 1951-09-07 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1946-09-15 | 1 in 192 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 12 | 4 hits | 1946-06-09 | 1 in 138 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 370 | 1304 | 288 | 1 | 156 | 104 | 121 | .245 | .301 | .306 |
| Away | 332 | 1196 | 259 | 4 | 101 | 100 | 111 | .241 | .300 | .291 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 29 | 77 | 19 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 11 | .275 | .351 | .420 |
| May | 104 | 324 | 58 | 1 | 18 | 23 | 30 | .199 | .250 | .233 |
| June | 149 | 526 | 125 | 1 | 52 | 40 | 44 | .262 | .314 | .308 |
| July | 152 | 559 | 119 | 0 | 53 | 51 | 60 | .240 | .304 | .302 |
| August | 149 | 543 | 108 | 1 | 55 | 44 | 54 | .222 | .280 | .273 |
| September | 118 | 466 | 116 | 1 | 66 | 37 | 33 | .274 | .328 | .337 |
| October | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .600 | .750 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 112 | 366 | 81 | 1 | 40 | 24 | 39 | .239 | .287 | .280 |
| boston-red-sox | 97 | 374 | 91 | 3 | 39 | 26 | 37 | .265 | .313 | .347 |
| st-louis-browns | 94 | 324 | 69 | 0 | 43 | 23 | 35 | .236 | .284 | .301 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 92 | 350 | 77 | 0 | 39 | 30 | 27 | .244 | .306 | .292 |
| chicago-white-sox | 90 | 333 | 74 | 0 | 26 | 33 | 20 | .257 | .321 | .302 |
| cleveland-guardians | 85 | 282 | 54 | 0 | 25 | 31 | 30 | .220 | .301 | .282 |
| detroit-tigers | 79 | 290 | 69 | 0 | 29 | 26 | 27 | .265 | .328 | .323 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 53 | 181 | 32 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 17 | .192 | .238 | .234 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 |  Detroit Tigers | 85 | 280 | 59 | – | 29 | 2 | .211 | – | – |
| 1946 | Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 101 | 357 | 75 | – | 25 | 2 | .210 | – | – |
| 1947 |  St. Louis Browns | 80 | 275 | 61 | 1 | 28 | 3 | .222 | – | – |
| 1948 |  Boston Red Sox | 48 | 124 | 37 | 1 | 20 | – | .298 | – | – |
| 1949 | Boston Red Sox | 55 | 147 | 30 | – | 9 | 2 | .204 | – | – |
| 1950 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 115 | 399 | 109 | 1 | 54 | 3 | .273 | – | – |
| 1951 | Philadelphia Athletics | 77 | 222 | 68 | 1 | 36 | 2 | .306 | – | – |
| 1952 | Philadelphia Athletics | 119 | 407 | 100 | 1 | 56 | 1 | .246 | – | – |
| 1953 | Detroit Tigers | 22 | 38 | 8 | – | – | – | .211 | – | – |