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Billy
Hamilton		  
Nickname: Sliding Billy
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 6''
Weight: 170
 
Born: February 16, 1866 in Newark, NJ.
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1902   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1901 35 PHI NL $ 9,440,000   7 7 7 1 1 1 4 5 5 8 10 10 8 8 8
1902 36 PHI NL $ 9,440,000   6 6 5 1 1 1 3 4 4 7 10 9 6 6 6
1903 37 NYA AL $ 2,500,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 4 4 5 8 7 5 6 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 2,500,000   5 5 5 1 1 1 3 4 4 5 8 7 5 6 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,440,000   7 7 7 1 1 1 4 5 5 8 10 10 8 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1889 23 KC2   137 534 144 161 17 12 3 77 111 0 87 41 .301 .399 .395 .794 107.3  
1890 24 PHI   123 496 133 161 13 9 2 49 102 0 83 37 .325 .421 .399 .821 104.5  
1891 25 PHI   133 527 141 179 23 7 2 60 111 0 102 28 .340 .447 .421 .868 121.5  
1892 26 PHI   139 554 132 183 21 7 3 53 57 0 81 29 .330 .416 .410 .825 104.9  
1893 27 PHI   82 355 110 135 22 7 5 44 43 0 63 7 .380 .474 .524 .998 88.9  
1894 28 PHI   129 544 192 220 25 15 4 87 98 0 126 17 .404 .516 .528 1.044 156.7  
1895 29 PHI   123 517 166 201 22 6 7 74 97 0 96 30 .389 .485 .495 .980 134.9  
1896 30 BSN   131 523 152 191 24 9 3 52 83 0 110 29 .365 .476 .463 .938 128.9  
1897 31 BSN   127 507 152 174 17 5 3 61 66 0 105 0 .343 .456 .414 .870 111.9  
1898 32 BSN   110 417 110 154 16 5 3 50 54 0 87 0 .369 .478 .453 .931 100.1  
1899 33 BSN   84 297 63 92 7 1 1 33 19 0 72 0 .310 .444 .350 .795 57.2  
1900 34 BSN   136 520 103 173 20 5 1 47 32 0 107 0 .333 .447 .396 .843 103.4  
1901 35 PHI NL 140 509 101 165 19 1 4 91 80 33 104 46 .324 .441 .389 .830 98.9 25.1
1902 36 PHI NL 134 466 74 136 13 3 1 58 72 24 82 55 .292 .405 .339 .744 76.0 17.8
1903 37 NYA AL 129 482 69 104 16 5 1 39 48 14 52 147 .216 .315 .276 .591 51.2 4.4
3 Years Sim 403 1457 244 405 48 9 6 188 200 71 238 248 .278 .389 .336 .724 226.0 47.3
15 Years Pro 1857 7248 1842 2429 275 97 43 875 1073 71 1357 466 .335 .440 .418 .858 1546.2  
162 Game Average 585 98 162 19 3 2 75 80 28 95 99 .278 .389 .336 .724 90.9  
Career Highs 140 509 101 165 19 5 4 91 80 33 104 147 .324 .441 .389 .830 98.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1057 196 313 32 8 5 132 156 54 188 163 .296 .411 .356 .767 175.9
vs LH   400 48 92 16 1 1 56 44 17 50 85 .230 .328 .283 .610 40.9
Home 200 706 122 203 26 2 3 78 94 35 120 116 .288 .402 .343 .745 109.4
Away 203 751 122 202 22 7 3 110 106 36 118 132 .269 .376 .329 .705 107.4
RISP   413 0 124 9 3 0 174 0 0 99 58 .300 .437 .337 .774 71.5
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0.2
Close/Late   173 30 55 9 2 3 27 0 0 31 32 .318 .427 .445 .872 32.6
Mar/Apr 33 114 24 24 3 0 0 14 19 1 25 20 .211 .367 .237 .604 15.6
May 77 298 55 90 10 2 0 43 47 13 43 43 .302 .399 .349 .748 47.2
June 74 265 37 74 13 2 1 38 36 12 39 49 .279 .376 .355 .731 39.4
July 74 260 38 63 6 1 1 33 35 12 46 50 .242 .360 .285 .644 33.5
August 70 249 42 75 8 2 2 34 33 17 44 42 .301 .426 .373 .799 41.0
Sep/Oct 75 271 48 79 8 2 2 26 30 16 41 44 .292 .393 .358 .750 40.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1901 35 PHI NL CF 140 140 1249.3 379 10 28 2 .933 2.80   2.2
1902 36 PHI NL CF 132 132 1184.7 372 18 21 7 .949 2.96   3.4
1903 37 NYA AL RF 129 129 1155.7 258 12 3 0 .989 2.10   3.7
    CF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  CF 273 272 2437.0 751 28 49 9 .941 2.88   5.6
  RF 129 129 1155.7 258 12 3 0 .989 2.10   3.7
Career Totals   402 401 3592.7 1009 40 52 9 .953 2.63   9.2
Career Highs   140 140 1249.3 379 18 28 7 .989 2.96    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1901-9-.324
 On-Base Pct
1901-2-.441
1902-5-.405
 OPS
1901-9-.830
 XR
1901-3-98.9
 Games
1901-1-140
 Runs
1901-7-101
Hits
1901-10-165
 Singles
1901-1-141
 RBIs
1901-6-91
 Stolen Bases
1901-3-80
1902-4-72
1903-10-48
 Caught Stealing
1901-1-33
1902-7-24
 Walks
1901-1-104
1902-3-82
Strikeouts
1901-4-46
1902-2-55
1903-1-147
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 28)
   Gray Ink Test: 25    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 183)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 27    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 56)
 
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  1. Ted Page (961)
  2. Libe Washburn (957)
  3. Walt McCredie (955)
  4. George Barclay (955)
  5. George Anderson (955)
  6. Herm McFarland (954)
  7. Otis Clymer (954)
  8. Armando Marsans (953)
  9. Tex McDonald (952)
  10. Jelly Gardner (952)
History
Drafted in 7th round, 107th overall pick, by Philadelphia (N) in 1901
Won Gold Glove at Centerfield in 1902
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 1/4/1903 to a 2-year deal worth $2,500,000 per year
 
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