Billy Hoy
Career 1,797 G · 2,048 H · 40 HR · 725 RBI · .288 AVG
Seasons leading his league
3
1 best in baseball
2 league only
15
Top-5 finishes
3
Title seasons
2
Categories led
1888
Best season
Spanning 1888–1901, peaking at 1 titles in 1888.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 635th League titles 3
- 607th Best in baseball 1
- 755th Top-5 finishes 15
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 19th Stolen Bases 596
- 85th Runs 1,429
- 98th Triples 121
- 122nd Walks 1,006
- 136th On-Base Percentage .386
- 271st Hits 2,048
- 453rd Batting Average .288
- 461st Total Bases 2,658
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walks | 2 | 1st | — | 1891 117 1901 AL 86 1888 #2 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 1st | — | 1888 NL 82 |
| Triples | — | #2 | — | 1898 #2 |
| Runs | — | #3 | — | 1891 #3 |
Title Seasons
3 seasons with at least one titleBatting
14 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | WS8 | NL | 136 | 503 | 77 | 138 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 69 | 48 | 82 | .274 | .374 | .338 | .712 |
| 1889 | WS8 | NL | 127 | 507 | 98 | 139 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 75 | 30 | 35 | .274 | .374 | .320 | .694 |
| 1890 | BFP | PL | 122 | 493 | 107 | 147 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 53 | 94 | 36 | 39 | .298 | .419 | .371 | .790 |
| 1891 | SL4 | AA | 139 | 559 | 134 | 163 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 117 | 25 | 59 | .292 | .424 | .360 | .784 |
| 1892 | WAS | NL | 152 | 593 | 108 | 167 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 75 | 86 | 23 | 60 | .282 | .376 | .356 | .732 |
| 1893 | WAS | NL | 130 | 564 | 106 | 138 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 66 | 9 | 48 | .245 | .338 | .287 | .625 |
| 1894 | CIN | NL | 128 | 503 | 118 | 153 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 71 | 90 | 19 | 28 | .304 | .422 | .431 | .853 |
| 1895 | CIN | NL | 107 | 429 | 93 | 119 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 55 | 52 | 8 | 50 | .277 | .363 | .403 | .767 |
| 1896 | CIN | NL | 121 | 443 | 120 | 132 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 57 | 65 | 13 | 50 | .298 | .403 | .409 | .812 |
| 1897 | CIN | NL | 128 | 497 | 87 | 145 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 54 | 27 | 37 | .292 | .375 | .376 | .751 |
| 1898 | LS3 | NL | 148 | 582 | 104 | 177 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 66 | 49 | 33 | 37 | .304 | .367 | .416 | .783 |
| 1899 | LS3 | NL | 155 | 636 | 117 | 194 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 49 | 62 | 31 | 33 | .305 | .376 | .396 | .772 |
| 1901 | CHA | AL | 132 | 527 | 112 | 155 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 60 | 86 | 23 | 27 | .294 | .407 | .400 | .807 |
| 1902 | CIN | NL | 72 | 279 | 48 | 81 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 41 | 20 | 11 | .290 | .389 | .380 | .769 |
| Career | — | — | 1,797 | 7,115 | 1,429 | 2,048 | 248 | 121 | 40 | 725 | 1,006 | 345 | 596 | .288 | .386 | .374 | .760 |
Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FLD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OF | 1,796 | 3,964 | 274 | 394 | 72 | .915 |
| 2B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |