What years did Billy Meyer play?

Billy Meyer played in Major League Baseball from 1913 to 1917.

Was Billy Meyer a pitcher?

No. Billy Meyer was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Billy Meyer hit?

Billy Meyer hit 1 career home runs with 71 hits.

Billy Meyer

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1913-1917)

AVG .236

HR 1

RBI 21

H 71

OPS .563

PIV -574

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'9" / 170 lb
Born: 1/14/1893 in Knoxville, TN, USA
Died: 3/31/1957 in Knoxville, TN, USA
MLB Debut: 1913-09-06
Last Game: 1917-09-18

Full name: William Adam Meyer

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
113	301	15	71	7	3	1	21	3	15	25	.236	.274	.289	.563	-574

Career AVG .236 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 6.5% below league average.

Career OBP .274 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 13.5% below league average.

Career SLG .289 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 12.8% below league average.

Career OPS .563 vs. league average .649 across their career seasons — 13.2% 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
1913	CHA	AL	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1916	PHA	AL	50	138	6	32	2	2	1	12	3	8	11	.232	.248 (-7%)	.314 (-13%)	.326 (-9%)	.640 (-11%)	-237.6
1917	PHA	AL	62	162	9	38	5	1	0	9	0	7	14	.235	.248 (-6%)	.312 (-13%)	.323 (-14%)	.635 (-14%)	-336.9
Career · 3 seasons			113	301	15	71	7	3	1	21	3	15	25	.236	—	—	—	—	-574

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	67	184	9	47	0	12	.255
Away	48	118	6	25	1	11	.212

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1917-09-18	PHA	CHW	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1917-09-15	PHA	MIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1917-09-14	PHA	MIN	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1917-09-13	PHA	MIN	L	4	0	3	1	0	0	0	0
1917-09-12	PHA	NYY	W	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1917-09-11	PHA	NYY	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1917-09-11	PHA	NYY	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
1917-09-10	PHA	NYY	L	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0
1917-09-07	PHA	BOS	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1917-09-06	PHA	BOS	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	104	0	457	146	25	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1913	CHA	C	1	5	1	1	0
1916	PHA	C	48	217	79	12	5
1917	PHA	C	55	235	66	12	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Catcher	105

Frequently Asked Questions about Billy Meyer

What years did Billy Meyer play?: Billy Meyer played in Major League Baseball from 1913 to 1917.
Was Billy Meyer a pitcher?: No. Billy Meyer was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Billy Meyer hit?: Billy Meyer hit 1 career home runs with 71 hits.