What years did Billy Harrell play?

Billy Harrell played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1961.

Was Billy Harrell a pitcher?

No. Billy Harrell was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Billy Harrell hit?

Billy Harrell hit 8 career home runs with 79 hits.

Billy Harrell

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1955-1961)

AVG .231

HR 8

RBI 26

H 79

OPS .610

PIV -658

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 7/18/1928 in Norristown, PA, USA
Died: 5/6/2014 in Albany, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1955-09-02
Last Game: 1961-09-20

Full name: William Harrell

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
173	342	54	79	7	1	8	26	17	23	54	.231	.283	.327	.610	-658

Career AVG .231 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 10.5% below league average.

Career OBP .283 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 13.7% below league average.

Career SLG .327 vs. league average .395 across their career seasons — 17.1% below league average.

Career OPS .610 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — 15.5% below 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
1955	CLE	AL	13	19	2	8	0	0	0	1	1	3	3	.421	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	CLE	AL	22	57	6	15	1	1	1	5	3	4	7	.263	.257 (+2%)	.323 (-4%)	.391 (-6%)	.715 (-5%)	-46.6
1958	CLE	AL	101	229	36	50	4	0	7	19	12	15	36	.218	.257 (-15%)	.324 (-17%)	.394 (-17%)	.719 (-17%)	-611.7
1961	BOS	AL	37	37	10	6	2	0	0	1	1	1	8	.162	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			173	342	54	79	7	1	8	26	17	23	54	.231	—	—	—	—	-658

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	93	179	29	39	6	10	.218
Away	81	163	25	40	2	16	.245

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	SO
1961-09-20	BOS	CHW	L	0	0	0
1961-09-09	BOS	DET	L	0	0	0
1961-08-22	BOS	TEX	W	0	0	0
1961-08-20	BOS	DET	L	0	0	0
1961-08-19	BOS	DET	L	0	0	0
1961-08-13	BOS	BAL	L	0	1	0
1961-08-07	BOS	MIN	W	0	0	0
1961-08-03	BOS	LAA	W	0	1	0
1961-08-02	BOS	LAA	W	0	0	0
1961-07-30	BOS	CHW	L	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	3	1	12	2	0	2
2B	8	5	11	11	1	5
3B	62	20	32	69	1	10
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
SS	77	56	80	158	17	28

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1955	CLE	SS	11	5	7	18	2	1
1957	CLE	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1957	CLE	3B	6	2	4	7	0	0
1957	CLE	SS	14	11	17	33	6	6
1958	CLE	2B	7	5	11	11	1	5
1958	CLE	3B	46	14	21	50	1	7
1958	CLE	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1958	CLE	SS	45	38	49	98	7	20
1961	BOS	1B	3	1	12	2	0	2
1961	BOS	3B	10	4	7	12	0	3
1961	BOS	SS	7	2	7	9	2	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	3
Second Base	8
Third Base	63
Shortstop	77
Right Field	1

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Siena College	Loudonville	NY	1949, 1950, 1951, 1952

Frequently Asked Questions about Billy Harrell

What years did Billy Harrell play?: Billy Harrell played in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1961.
Was Billy Harrell a pitcher?: No. Billy Harrell was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Billy Harrell hit?: Billy Harrell hit 8 career home runs with 79 hits.