Billy Williams
1959–1976 · bats L / throws R · Chicago Cubs, NLS, Athletics
2,488G
.290AVG
.361OBP
.492SLG
2,711H
426HR
1,474RBI
90SB
5Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,488 | 10,519 | 9,350 | 1,410 | 2,711 | 434 | 88 | 426 | 1,474 | 1,045 | 1,047 | 90 | 49 | 43 | 73 | 4,599 | .290 | .361 | .492 | .853 |
Streaks
20longest hitting streak · 1972-08-19 to 1972-09-09
32longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 4 doubles | 1969-04-09 | 1 in 83,964 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1966-07-17 | 1 in 693 games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1969-08-13 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1248 | 5275 | 1413 | 245 | 792 | 536 | 464 | .302 | .369 | .525 |
| Away | 1240 | 5244 | 1298 | 181 | 682 | 509 | 583 | .278 | .345 | .459 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 275 | 1187 | 284 | 30 | 138 | 109 | 139 | .266 | .331 | .413 |
| May | 424 | 1823 | 485 | 79 | 260 | 201 | 192 | .303 | .376 | .520 |
| June | 447 | 1878 | 496 | 82 | 277 | 188 | 165 | .297 | .364 | .512 |
| July | 460 | 1956 | 533 | 80 | 292 | 192 | 172 | .307 | .371 | .514 |
| August | 465 | 1983 | 498 | 77 | 265 | 188 | 186 | .281 | .346 | .474 |
| September | 396 | 1608 | 393 | 74 | 228 | 159 | 178 | .275 | .343 | .489 |
| October | 21 | 84 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 15 | .293 | .357 | .520 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 257 | 1103 | 293 | 31 | 140 | 104 | 103 | .297 | .360 | .465 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 251 | 1078 | 285 | 38 | 140 | 98 | 106 | .295 | .355 | .499 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 240 | 1036 | 271 | 44 | 155 | 90 | 116 | .289 | .348 | .514 |
| new-york-mets | 226 | 960 | 230 | 34 | 122 | 88 | 95 | .269 | .331 | .446 |
| san-francisco-giants | 221 | 947 | 268 | 57 | 154 | 78 | 103 | .312 | .365 | .570 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 220 | 924 | 240 | 27 | 107 | 84 | 103 | .289 | .351 | .454 |
| cincinnati-reds | 215 | 927 | 247 | 53 | 151 | 104 | 67 | .306 | .379 | .561 |
| houston-astros | 196 | 857 | 238 | 32 | 118 | 69 | 89 | .306 | .358 | .502 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 |  Chicago Cubs | 18 | 33 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .152 | – | – |
| 1960 | Chicago Cubs | 12 | 47 | 13 | 2 | 7 | – | .277 | – | – |
| 1961 | Chicago Cubs | 146 | 529 | 147 | 25 | 86 | 6 | .278 | – | – |
| 1962 | Chicago Cubs | 159 | 618 | 184 | 22 | 91 | 9 | .298 | – | – |
| 1963 | Chicago Cubs | 161 | 612 | 175 | 25 | 94 | 7 | .286 | – | – |
| 1964 | Chicago Cubs | 162 | 645 | 201 | 33 | 98 | 10 | .312 | – | – |
| 1965 | Chicago Cubs | 164 | 645 | 203 | 34 | 108 | 10 | .315 | – | – |
| 1966 | Chicago Cubs | 162 | 648 | 179 | 29 | 91 | 6 | .276 | – | – |
| 1967 | Chicago Cubs | 162 | 634 | 176 | 28 | 84 | 6 | .278 | – | – |
| 1968 | Chicago Cubs | 163 | 642 | 185 | 30 | 98 | 4 | .288 | – | – |
| 1969 | Chicago Cubs | 163 | 642 | 188 | 21 | 95 | 3 | .293 | – | – |
| 1970 | Chicago Cubs | 161 | 636 | 205 | 42 | 129 | 7 | .322 | – | – |
| 1971 | Chicago Cubs | 157 | 594 | 179 | 28 | 93 | 7 | .301 | – | – |
| 1972 | Chicago Cubs | 150 | 574 | 191 | 37 | 122 | 3 | .333 | – | – |
| 1973 | Chicago Cubs | 156 | 576 | 166 | 20 | 86 | 4 | .288 | – | – |
| 1974 | Chicago Cubs | 117 | 404 | 113 | 16 | 68 | 4 | .280 | – | – |
| 1975 |  Athletics | 155 | 520 | 127 | 23 | 81 | – | .244 | – | – |
| 1976 | Athletics | 120 | 351 | 74 | 11 | 41 | 4 | .211 | – | – |