Billy Hunter
1953–1958 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns
630G
.219AVG
.264OBP
.294SLG
410H
16HR
144RBI
23SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 630 | 2,052 | 1,875 | 166 | 410 | 58 | 18 | 16 | 144 | 111 | 192 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 552 | .219 | .264 | .294 | .558 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1953-07-26 to 1953-08-04
13longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1956-09-08 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1953-09-04 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 9 total bases | 1957-08-17 | 1 in 419 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 314 | 975 | 192 | 10 | 79 | 46 | 92 | .213 | .244 | .292 |
| Away | 316 | 1077 | 218 | 6 | 65 | 65 | 100 | .224 | .263 | .297 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 52 | 153 | 25 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 17 | .189 | .261 | .265 |
| May | 106 | 342 | 76 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 23 | .238 | .251 | .304 |
| June | 130 | 432 | 89 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 39 | .223 | .243 | .278 |
| July | 125 | 378 | 79 | 5 | 24 | 32 | 34 | .237 | .294 | .338 |
| August | 127 | 451 | 86 | 3 | 29 | 22 | 56 | .207 | .239 | .298 |
| September | 90 | 296 | 55 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 23 | .201 | .240 | .263 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 92 | 317 | 75 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 31 | .259 | .271 | .317 |
| chicago-white-sox | 85 | 273 | 57 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 28 | .237 | .311 | .324 |
| detroit-tigers | 84 | 273 | 48 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 26 | .190 | .209 | .257 |
| boston-red-sox | 84 | 275 | 49 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 24 | .198 | .244 | .258 |
| cleveland-guardians | 77 | 231 | 50 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 24 | .236 | .268 | .321 |
| new-york-yankees | 76 | 266 | 50 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 27 | .211 | .267 | .287 |
| baltimore-orioles | 56 | 161 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 16 | .188 | .211 | .289 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 43 | 159 | 35 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 8 | .230 | .239 | .316 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 |  St. Louis Browns | 154 | 567 | 124 | 1 | 37 | 3 | .219 | – | – |
| 1954 |  Baltimore Orioles | 125 | 411 | 100 | 2 | 27 | 5 | .243 | – | – |
| 1955 |  New York Yankees | 98 | 255 | 58 | 3 | 20 | 9 | .227 | – | – |
| 1956 | New York Yankees | 39 | 75 | 21 | – | 11 | – | .280 | – | – |
| 1957 |  Kansas City Athletics | 116 | 319 | 61 | 8 | 29 | 1 | .191 | – | – |
| 1958 | Cleveland Guardians, Kansas City Athletics | 98 | 248 | 46 | 2 | 20 | 5 | .185 | – | – |