How Billy Williams's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Billy Williams totaled 2,711 career Hits, well above the league average of 470.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Hits season came in 1970, posting 205, well above the league average of 55.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1959 at 5, well below the league average of 49.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 113 in 1974 to 127 in 1975 and 74 in 1976, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 5 to 205 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Billy Williams Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Hits
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Extra Base Hits
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Extra Base Hit Pct
Career27119480.35
Season Avg.150.6152.670.35
162 Game Avg.176.5261.730.35
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Billy Williams Hits Per Season

Billy Williams's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Billy Williams Hits per season line chart

Billy Williams Hits by Team

Billy Williams's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Billy Williams career Hits by team bar chart

Billy Williams Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Billy Williams's career Hits, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Billy Williams Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Billy Williams Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Billy Williams's seasonal Hits alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Billy Williams Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Billy Williams Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Billy Williams's MLB career with Hits alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Billy Williams Hits season-by-season breakdown table