Billy Hamilton was a center fielder in MLB history. In 1594 career games, he posted a .344 batting average and 40 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | KC2 | 35 | 129 | 21 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 13 | .264 | .307 | .357 | .663 |
| 1889 | KC2 | 137 | 534 | 144 | 161 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 77 | 111 | 87 | 41 | .301 | .413 | .395 | .808 |
| 1890 | PHI | 123 | 496 | 133 | 161 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 49 | 102 | 83 | 37 | .325 | .430 | .399 | .829 |
| 1891 | PHI | 133 | 527 | 141 | 179 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 60 | 111 | 102 | 28 | .340 | .453 | .421 | .874 |
| 1892 | PHI | 139 | 554 | 132 | 183 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 53 | 57 | 81 | 29 | .330 | .423 | .410 | .833 |
| 1893 | PHI | 82 | 355 | 110 | 135 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 43 | 63 | 7 | .380 | .490 | .524 | 1.014 |
| 1894 | PHI | 132 | 558 | 198 | 225 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 90 | 100 | 128 | 19 | .403 | .521 | .523 | 1.044 |
| 1895 | PHI | 123 | 517 | 166 | 201 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 74 | 97 | 96 | 30 | .389 | .490 | .495 | .985 |
| 1896 | BSN | 131 | 524 | 153 | 192 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 55 | 83 | 110 | 29 | .366 | .478 | .468 | .946 |
| 1897 | BSN | 127 | 507 | 152 | 174 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 61 | 66 | 105 | 30 | .343 | .461 | .414 | .875 |
| 1898 | BSN | 110 | 417 | 110 | 154 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 54 | 87 | 30 | .369 | .480 | .453 | .933 |
| 1899 | BSN | 84 | 297 | 63 | 92 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 19 | 72 | 16 | .310 | .446 | .350 | .796 |
| 1900 | BSN | 136 | 520 | 103 | 173 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 32 | 107 | 22 | .333 | .449 | .396 | .845 |
| 1901 | BSN | 102 | 348 | 71 | 100 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 20 | 64 | 31 | .287 | .404 | .356 | .760 |
| Career Totals | — | 1594 | 6283 | 1697 | 2164 | 242 | 95 | 40 | 742 | 914 | 1189 | 362 | .344 | .455 | .432 | .888 |