Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Billy Hamilton
Nickname:
Sliding BillyBirthdate:
Feb. 15, 1866 (138 y, 4 m, 13 d)Born In:
Newark, NJ, USANationality:
American
Position:
CFBats/Throws:
L/RHeight/Weight:
5'6"/165
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 37 | 35.1 | 30.3 |
| Grey Ink | 143 | 184.8 | 166.3 |
| HoF Standard | 59 | 52.6 | 47.8 |
| WAR | 70.2 | 69.1 | 60.9 |
| WAR7 | 45.2 | 41.4 | 39.7 |
| JAWS | 57.7 | 55.2 | 50.3 |
Similar Players (CF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Dummy Hoy R | 827 |
| Mike Griffin R | 805 |
| Willie Keeler R | 797 |
| George Van Haltren R | 786 |
| Hugh Duffy R | 779 |
| Patsy Donovan R | 779 |
| Earle Combs R | 778 |
| Tom Brown R | 769 |
| George Gore R | 769 |
| Edd Roush R | 764 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1889 | 647 | 8 |
| 1891 | 648 | 10 |
| 1894 | 688 | 1 |
| 1895 | 631 | 4 |
| 1896 | 643 | 2 |
| 1897 | 623 | 5 |
| 1900 | 636 | 6 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 544 | 9 |
| 1894 | 544 | 9 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 179 | 4 |
| 1892 | 183 | 4 |
| 1894 | 220 | 2 |
| 1895 | 201 | 5 |
| 1896 | 191 | 8 |
| 1900 | 173 | 10 |
| Year | TB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 287 | 8 |
| Year | SB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1889 | 111 | 1 |
| 1890 | 102 | 1 |
| 1891 | 111 | 1 |
| 1892 | 57 | 6 |
| 1894 | 98 | 1 |
| 1895 | 97 | 1 |
| 1896 | 83 | 3 |
| 1897 | 66 | 3 |
| 1898 | 54 | 2 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1889 | 144 | 5 |
| 1890 | 133 | 5 |
| 1891 | 141 | 2 |
| 1892 | 132 | 2 |
| 1894 | 192 | 1 |
| 1895 | 166 | 1 |
| 1896 | 152 | 3 |
| 1897 | 152 | 1 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1889 | 87 | 7 |
| 1890 | 83 | 7 |
| 1891 | 102 | 3 |
| 1894 | 126 | 1 |
| 1895 | 96 | 1 |
| 1896 | 110 | 1 |
| 1897 | 105 | 1 |
| 1898 | 87 | 3 |
| 1899 | 72 | 5 |
| 1900 | 107 | 2 |
| 1901 | 64 | 5 |
| Year | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1889 | 1 | 1 |
| 1891 | 1 | 1 |
| 1894 | 1 | 1 |
| 1895 | 1 | 1 |
| 1896 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1889 | 14 | 6 |
| 1893 | 13 | 6 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1889 | 2 | 1 |
| 1891 | 2 | 1 |
| 1894 | 2 | 8 |
| 1895 | 2 | 1 |
| 1896 | 2 | 1 |
| 1897 | 1 | 6 |
| 1898 | 1 | 1 |
| 1899 | 1 | 2 |
| 1900 | 1 | 5 |
| 1901 | 1 | 2 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 0.325 | 6 |
| 1891 | 0.340 | 2 |
| 1892 | 0.330 | 2 |
| 1894 | 0.404 | 3 |
| 1895 | 0.389 | 5 |
| 1896 | 0.365 | 6 |
| 1898 | 0.369 | 2 |
| 1900 | 0.333 | 7 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1889 | 0.411 | 10 |
| 1890 | 0.430 | 3 |
| 1891 | 0.451 | 2 |
| 1892 | 0.422 | 3 |
| 1894 | 0.521 | 1 |
| 1895 | 0.489 | 2 |
| 1896 | 0.476 | 1 |
| 1897 | 0.460 | 6 |
| 1898 | 0.479 | 1 |
| 1900 | 0.449 | 2 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 0.410 | 10 |
| 1894 | 0.528 | 10 |
| 1898 | 0.453 | 5 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 0.829 | 9 |
| 1891 | 0.873 | 5 |
| 1892 | 0.832 | 6 |
| 1894 | 1.049 | 4 |
| 1895 | 0.984 | 7 |
| 1896 | 0.938 | 9 |
| 1898 | 0.933 | 1 |
| 1900 | 0.845 | 7 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1889 | 4.6 | 7 |
| 1890 | 5.0 | 4 |
| 1891 | 6.1 | 2 |
| 1892 | 4.8 | 3 |
| 1893 | 5.1 | 4 |
| 1894 | 8.6 | 1 |
| 1895 | 7.3 | 1 |
| 1896 | 6.6 | 3 |
| 1897 | 5.4 | 4 |
| 1898 | 6.0 | 2 |
| 1900 | 4.8 | 3 |