Billy Klaus
1952–1963 · bats L / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Senators (1961-71)
821G
.249AVG
.335OBP
.351SLG
626H
40HR
250RBI
14SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 821 | 2,887 | 2,513 | 357 | 626 | 106 | 15 | 40 | 250 | 331 | 286 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 882 | .249 | .335 | .351 | .686 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1955-06-10 to 1955-06-25
31longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1955-06-07 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 10 total bases | 1957-06-28 | 1 in 1,002 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1955-06-17 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 413 | 1440 | 322 | 20 | 141 | 179 | 131 | .260 | .348 | .364 |
| Away | 408 | 1447 | 304 | 20 | 109 | 152 | 155 | .239 | .315 | .339 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 75 | 181 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 42 | 19 | .110 | .315 | .176 |
| May | 144 | 492 | 100 | 10 | 44 | 62 | 45 | .238 | .329 | .338 |
| June | 150 | 593 | 155 | 13 | 79 | 59 | 39 | .296 | .361 | .446 |
| July | 160 | 536 | 117 | 8 | 40 | 58 | 69 | .248 | .326 | .354 |
| August | 147 | 532 | 130 | 4 | 35 | 50 | 59 | .272 | .338 | .368 |
| September | 145 | 553 | 109 | 3 | 40 | 60 | 55 | .225 | .306 | .289 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 103 | 381 | 88 | 5 | 45 | 41 | 42 | .263 | .339 | .398 |
| detroit-tigers | 102 | 396 | 88 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 35 | .250 | .318 | .352 |
| chicago-white-sox | 100 | 379 | 99 | 3 | 29 | 33 | 32 | .289 | .348 | .377 |
| new-york-yankees | 96 | 363 | 65 | 4 | 22 | 50 | 40 | .210 | .317 | .287 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 92 | 328 | 81 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 22 | .284 | .357 | .389 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 83 | 323 | 76 | 3 | 29 | 43 | 20 | .277 | .368 | .380 |
| baltimore-orioles | 73 | 274 | 50 | 5 | 18 | 42 | 27 | .217 | .336 | .335 |
| boston-red-sox | 28 | 66 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | .262 | .303 | .344 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 |  Boston Braves | 7 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1953 |  Milwaukee Braves | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1955 |  Boston Red Sox | 135 | 541 | 153 | 7 | 60 | 6 | .283 | – | – |
| 1956 | Boston Red Sox | 135 | 520 | 141 | 7 | 59 | 1 | .271 | – | – |
| 1957 | Boston Red Sox | 127 | 477 | 120 | 10 | 42 | 2 | .252 | – | – |
| 1958 | Boston Red Sox | 61 | 88 | 14 | 1 | 7 | – | .159 | – | – |
| 1959 |  Baltimore Orioles | 104 | 321 | 80 | 3 | 25 | 2 | .249 | – | – |
| 1960 | Baltimore Orioles | 46 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 6 | – | .209 | – | – |
| 1961 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 91 | 251 | 57 | 7 | 30 | 2 | .227 | – | – |
| 1962 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 102 | 248 | 51 | 4 | 20 | 1 | .206 | – | – |
| 1963 | Philadelphia Phillies | 11 | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | .056 | – | – |