What years did Billy Cox play?

Billy Cox played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1955.

Was Billy Cox a pitcher?

No. Billy Cox was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Billy Cox hit?

Billy Cox hit 66 career home runs with 974 hits.

What was Billy Cox's career batting average?

Billy Cox batted .262 over his career, with 974 hits in 3,712 at bats.

How many RBI did Billy Cox have?

Billy Cox drove in 351 runs in his career.

Is Billy Cox in the Hall of Fame?

No. Billy Cox has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Billy Cox

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1941-1955)

Billy Cox was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1955 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Brooklyn Dodgers, and the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 15 seasons. In 1,058 career games, he hit .262 with 974 hits, 66 home runs, and 351 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .262

HR 66

RBI 351

H 974

OPS .698

PIV -1,991

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 150 lb
Born: 8/29/1919 in Newport, PA, USA
Died: 3/30/1978 in Harrisburg, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1941-09-20
Last Game: 1955-06-11

Full name: William Richard Cox

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Career Batting Statistics

Billy Cox — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,058	3,712	470	974	174	32	66	351	42	298	218	.262	.318	.380	.698	-1,991

Career AVG .262 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .318 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 5.2% below league average.

Career SLG .380 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .698 vs. league average .718 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Billy Cox Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1941	PIT	NL	10	37	4	10	3	1	0	2	1	3	2	.270	—	—	—	—	0.0
1946	PIT	NL	121	411	32	119	22	6	2	36	4	26	15	.290	.256 (+13%)	.328 (+1%)	.358 (+8%)	.687 (+5%)	250.2
1947	PIT	NL	132	529	75	145	30	7	15	54	5	29	28	.274	.262 (+4%)	.336 (-7%)	.376 (+18%)	.712 (+6%)	344.1
1948	BRO	NL	88	237	36	59	13	2	3	15	3	38	19	.249	.263 (-6%)	.340 (+4%)	.379 (-5%)	.719 (-1%)	12.5
1949	BRO	NL	100	390	48	91	18	2	8	40	5	30	18	.233	.262 (-11%)	.343 (-16%)	.384 (-9%)	.727 (-12%)	-839.0
1950	BRO	NL	119	451	62	116	17	2	8	44	6	35	24	.257	.265 (-3%)	.346 (-10%)	.401 (-11%)	.747 (-11%)	-847.9
1951	BRO	NL	142	455	62	127	25	4	9	51	5	37	30	.279	.260 (+7%)	.336 (avg)	.385 (+7%)	.721 (+3%)	229.2
1952	BRO	NL	116	455	56	118	12	3	6	34	10	25	32	.259	.252 (+3%)	.326 (-8%)	.369 (-8%)	.696 (-8%)	-633.8
1953	BRO	NL	100	327	44	95	18	1	10	44	2	37	21	.291	.264 (+10%)	.335 (+8%)	.397 (+12%)	.733 (+10%)	644.7
1954	BRO	NL	77	226	26	53	9	2	2	17	0	21	13	.235	.261 (-10%)	.333 (-11%)	.390 (-18%)	.723 (-15%)	-549.5
1955	BAL	AL	53	194	25	41	7	2	3	14	1	17	16	.211	.258 (-18%)	.332 (-17%)	.393 (-20%)	.726 (-19%)	-601.2
Career · 11 seasons			1,058	3,712	470	974	174	32	66	351	42	298	218	.262	—	—	—	—	-1,991

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Billy Cox — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
15	53	7	16	5	0	1	6	4	9	.302

Playoff Batting by Year

Billy Cox — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1953	WS	BRO	6	23	3	7	3	1	6	1	4	.304
1952	WS	BRO	7	27	4	8	2	0	0	3	4	.296
1949	WS	BRO	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Billy Cox — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	523	1750	229	476	40	188	.272
Away	532	1952	238	495	26	163	.254

Last 10 Games — Batting

Billy Cox — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1955-06-11	BAL	KC1	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1955-06-10	BAL	KC1	W	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1955-06-08	BAL	CHW	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
1955-06-05	BAL	DET	W	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	1
1955-06-05	BAL	DET	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1955-06-04	BAL	DET	L	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	0
1955-06-03	BAL	DET	L	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1955-06-02	BAL	CLE	L	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1955-06-01	BAL	CLE	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1955-05-31	BAL	CLE	L	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Billy Cox — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	53	21	92	99	2	20
3B	700	78	668	1273	71	154
SS	299	8	537	814	66	144

Season-by-Season Fielding

Billy Cox — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1941	PIT	SS	10	0	15	35	3	8
1946	PIT	SS	114	0	235	323	39	59
1947	PIT	SS	129	0	220	388	20	63
1948	BRO	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1948	BRO	3B	70	0	51	107	7	7
1948	BRO	SS	6	0	8	13	1	4
1949	BRO	3B	100	0	104	213	12	28
1950	BRO	2B	13	0	31	31	0	7
1950	BRO	3B	107	0	102	233	15	35
1950	BRO	SS	9	0	10	10	1	1
1951	BRO	3B	139	0	140	264	14	26
1951	BRO	SS	1	0	1	0	0	0
1952	BRO	2B	9	0	13	11	0	4
1952	BRO	3B	100	0	100	157	8	26
1952	BRO	SS	10	0	27	20	1	4
1953	BRO	2B	1	0	1	2	1	0
1953	BRO	3B	89	0	86	142	6	20
1953	BRO	SS	6	0	5	3	0	1
1954	BRO	2B	11	11	22	27	1	5
1954	BRO	3B	58	44	57	90	6	7
1954	BRO	SS	8	6	14	13	0	3
1955	BAL	2B	18	10	25	28	0	4
1955	BAL	3B	37	34	28	67	3	5
1955	BAL	SS	6	2	2	9	1	1

Career Games by Position

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Billy Cox Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Second Base	53
Third Base	699
Shortstop	299

Award Voting History

Billy Cox — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1952	Most Valuable Player	NL	23th	8.0	336	0
1946	Most Valuable Player	NL	27th	5.0	336	0

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Career Spans

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Billy Cox: the record in brief

September 20, 1941 and June 11, 1955 bracket Billy Cox's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the Pittsburgh Pirates (1941 through 1947), the Brooklyn Dodgers (1948 through 1954), and the Baltimore Orioles (1955). Born on August 29, 1919, in Newport, PA, USA, Cox is listed as a third baseman and batted and threw right-handed. Cox's listed size is 5-foot-10 and 150 pounds. Cox died on March 30, 1978, in Harrisburg, PA, USA. The given name on file is William Richard Cox.

Across 1,058 games at the plate, Cox's career line reads 974 hits in 3,712 at bats for a .262 average, plus 66 home runs, 351 RBI, and 42 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .318 and the slugging percentage .380, for an OPS of .698. Cox hit .262 while the league hit .261 over the same span, a figure close to average. The home run peak was 15 in 1947 with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The highest hit total in a season was 145, in 1947.

Frequently Asked Questions about Billy Cox

What years did Billy Cox play?: Billy Cox played in Major League Baseball from 1941 to 1955.
Was Billy Cox a pitcher?: No. Billy Cox was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Billy Cox hit?: Billy Cox hit 66 career home runs with 974 hits.
What was Billy Cox's career batting average?: Billy Cox batted .262 over his career, with 974 hits in 3,712 at bats.
How many RBI did Billy Cox have?: Billy Cox drove in 351 runs in his career.
Is Billy Cox in the Hall of Fame?: No. Billy Cox has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.