Billy Goodman

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1947-1962)

AVG .300
HR 19
RBI 591
H 1,691
OPS .754
PIV 7,137
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 165 lb
Born
3/22/1926 in Concord, NC, USA
Died
10/1/1984 in Sarasota, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1947-04-19
Last Game
1962-09-30
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: William Dale Goodman

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,623 5,644 807 1,691 299 44 19 591 37 669 329 .300 .376 .378 .754 7,137

Career AVG .300 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — +15.4% above league average.

Career OBP .376 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — +13.2% above league average.

Career SLG .378 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .754 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1947 BOS AL 12 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 .182 — — — — 0.0
1948 BOS AL 127 445 65 138 27 2 1 66 5 74 44 .310 .263 (+18%) .340 (+22%) .379 (+2%) .719 (+11%) 1342.6
1949 BOS AL 122 443 54 132 23 3 0 56 2 58 21 .298 .262 (+13%) .343 (+11%) .384 (-5%) .727 (+2%) 358.0
1950 BOS AL 110 424 91 150 25 3 4 68 2 52 25 .354 .265 (+33%) .346 (+23%) .401 (+13%) .747 (+18%) 1671.5
1951 BOS AL 141 546 92 162 34 4 0 50 7 79 37 .297 .260 (+14%) .336 (+15%) .385 (-3%) .721 (+5%) 851.8
1952 BOS AL 138 513 79 157 27 3 4 56 8 48 23 .306 .252 (+21%) .326 (+13%) .369 (+7%) .696 (+10%) 1036.5
1953 BOS AL 128 514 73 161 33 5 2 41 1 57 11 .313 .264 (+19%) .335 (+14%) .397 (+3%) .733 (+8%) 947.5
1954 BOS AL 127 489 71 148 25 4 1 36 3 51 15 .303 .261 (+16%) .333 (+11%) .390 (-4%) .723 (+3%) 452.3
1955 BOS AL 149 599 100 176 31 2 0 52 5 99 44 .294 .258 (+14%) .332 (+19%) .393 (-11%) .726 (+3%) 835.9
1956 BOS AL 105 399 61 117 22 8 2 38 0 40 22 .293 .258 (+14%) .331 (+7%) .397 (+2%) .728 (+4%) 317.8
1957 BOS AL 18 16 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .062 — — — — 0.0
1957 BAL AL 73 263 36 81 10 3 3 33 0 21 18 .308 .257 (+20%) .323 (+12%) .391 (+3%) .715 (+7%) 0.0
1958 CHA AL 116 425 41 127 15 5 0 40 1 37 21 .299 .257 (+16%) .324 (+9%) .394 (-9%) .719 (-1%) -0.1
1959 CHA AL 104 268 21 67 14 1 1 28 3 19 20 .250 .256 (-3%) .323 (-6%) .392 (-18%) .715 (-13%) -517.4
1960 CHA AL 30 77 5 18 4 0 0 6 0 12 8 .234 .255 (-8%) .323 (+4%) .387 (-26%) .711 (-12%) -112.4
1961 CHA AL 41 51 4 13 4 0 1 10 0 7 6 .255 .258 (-1%) .328 (+3%) .399 (-2%) .727 (+1%) 5.3
1962 HOU NL 82 161 12 41 4 1 0 10 0 12 11 .255 .257 (-1%) .326 (-6%) .393 (-26%) .719 (-17%) -406.9
Career · 17 seasons 1,623 5,644 807 1,691 299 44 19 591 37 669 329 .300 — — — — 6,782

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
5 13 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .231

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1959 WS CHA 5 13 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .231

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home77226204378387315.320
Away850302236885312274.282

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1962-09-30 HOUSFGL 100000001
1962-09-29 HOUSFGL 101000000
1962-09-22 HOUSFGW 201000000
1962-09-21 HOUSFGL 300000000
1962-09-20 HOUNYNW 100000000
1962-09-16 HOUATLL 000000010
1962-09-12 HOULADL 100000000
1962-09-08 HOUNYNW 201000000
1962-09-08 HOUNYNW 100000000
1962-09-06 HOUPITW 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 406 37 3575 245 36 415
2B 624 330 1475 1714 93 459
3B 330 267 254 603 48 52
OF 111 18 203 12 5 3
SS 7 0 4 8 0 1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1947 BOS OF 1 0 2 0 0 0
1948 BOS 1B 117 0 1101 69 8 118
1948 BOS 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0
1948 BOS 3B 2 0 0 4 1 2
1949 BOS 1B 117 0 1069 79 9 148
1950 BOS 1B 21 0 193 12 1 15
1950 BOS 2B 5 0 16 13 1 7
1950 BOS 3B 27 0 29 58 6 4
1950 BOS OF 45 0 104 2 1 1
1950 BOS SS 1 0 2 4 0 1
1951 BOS 1B 62 0 554 29 3 61
1951 BOS 2B 44 0 117 129 9 32
1951 BOS 3B 1 0 1 3 0 1
1951 BOS OF 38 0 70 9 2 2
1952 BOS 1B 23 0 184 17 3 17
1952 BOS 2B 103 0 284 340 16 95
1952 BOS 3B 5 0 3 10 1 0
1952 BOS OF 4 0 4 0 0 0
1953 BOS 1B 20 0 151 13 6 18
1953 BOS 2B 112 0 267 306 15 88
1954 BOS 1B 27 22 195 16 3 26
1954 BOS 2B 72 68 173 208 8 59
1954 BOS 3B 12 12 11 23 2 5
1954 BOS OF 13 12 14 1 1 0
1955 BOS 1B 5 5 47 5 1 3
1955 BOS 2B 143 143 348 373 23 93
1955 BOS OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1956 BOS 2B 95 95 215 266 17 69
1957 BAL 1B 8 7 56 3 2 7
1957 BAL 2B 5 4 14 12 2 4
1957 BAL 3B 54 49 54 93 6 9
1957 BAL OF 9 6 9 0 1 0
1957 BAL SS 5 0 1 2 0 0
1958 CHA 1B 3 3 19 2 0 2
1958 CHA 2B 1 0 2 2 0 0
1958 CHA 3B 111 108 67 204 13 16
1958 CHA SS 1 0 1 2 0 0
1959 CHA 2B 3 0 4 5 0 1
1959 CHA 3B 74 67 57 135 10 10
1960 CHA 2B 7 5 9 14 0 5
1960 CHA 3B 20 16 17 38 1 2
1961 CHA 1B 2 0 6 0 0 0
1961 CHA 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0
1961 CHA 3B 7 5 4 13 1 1
1962 HOU 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1962 HOU 2B 31 15 25 45 2 6
1962 HOU 3B 17 10 11 22 7 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 406
Second Base 622
Third Base 330
Shortstop 7
Left Field 69
Right Field 42

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1954 Most Valuable Player AL 19th 6.0 336 0
1953 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 5.0 336 0
1952 Most Valuable Player AL 16th 18.0 336 0
1951 Most Valuable Player AL 18th 21.0 336 0
1950 Most Valuable Player AL 2nd 180.0 336 4
1948 Most Valuable Player AL 27th 4.0 336 0
1948 Rookie of the Year ML 4th 3.0 48 3

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Billy Goodman (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Pete Runnels
    .291 avg, 49 HR
  2. 94
    Kevin Seitzer
    .295 avg, 74 HR
  3. 92
    Mark Loretta
    .295 avg, 76 HR
  4. 89
    Johnny Pesky
    .307 avg, 17 HR
  5. 89
    Earl Sheely
    .300 avg, 48 HR
  6. 88
    Woody English
    .286 avg, 32 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Billy Goodman

What years did Billy Goodman play?
Billy Goodman played in Major League Baseball from 1947 to 1962.
Was Billy Goodman a pitcher?
No. Billy Goodman was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Billy Goodman hit?
Billy Goodman hit 19 career home runs with 1691 hits.