Billy Hamilton vs. Hack Wilson — Career Comparison

Billy Hamilton
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameCenter Fielder
Hack Wilson
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Billy Hamilton and Hack Wilson are closely matched on the surface stats. Hack Wilson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.940 vs .888) and slugging (.545 vs .432). Billy Hamilton had the advantage in on-base percentage (.455 vs .395). By the career numbers, Hack Wilson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Hamilton and Hack Wilson

Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1594
125.71
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1348
145.57
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7608
600
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
5556
600
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6283
495.5
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4760
514.04
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.981
0.981
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.941
0.941
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2164
170.66
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1461
157.78
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1787
140.93
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
884
95.46
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
242
19.09
Hack Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
28.73
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
7.49
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
67
7.24
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
40
3.15
Hack Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
26.35
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
377
29.73
Hack Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
577
62.31
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Hack Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Hack Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Hack Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1642.45
129.53
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1032.57
111.51
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2716
214.2
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2593
280.02
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3442
271.45
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
2155
232.72
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Hack Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.888
0.888
Hack Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
0.94
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Hack Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Hack Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.192
1.192
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.006
1.006
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1697
133.83
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
884
95.46
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
742
58.52
Hack Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1063
114.79
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2399
189.2
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1703
183.91
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1625.05
128.16
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1058.02
114.26
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
7.02
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.16
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1189
93.77
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
674
72.79
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
28.55
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
713
77
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.02
21.02
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.79
7.79
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
0.95
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
47
3.71
Hack Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
11.02
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.62
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
914
72.08
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
52
5.62
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hack Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.54
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
914
72.08
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
57
6.16
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
91.23
91.23

Fielding Stats for Billy Hamilton and Hack Wilson

Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1587
1.03
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1262
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41592
27
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13864
9
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3453
2.24
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2821
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.12
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
0.19
Hack Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3924
2.55
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3045
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3635
2.36
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2937
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.64
92.64
Hack Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.45
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.291
2.291
Hack Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.327
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.04
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hack Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0