Bill Skowron

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1954-1967)

AVG .282
HR 211
RBI 888
H 1,566
OPS .792
PIV 11,604
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 195 lb
Born
12/18/1930 in Chicago, IL, USA
Died
4/27/2012 in Arlington Heights, IL, USA
MLB Debut
1954-04-13
Last Game
1967-10-01
Awards
6× All-Star

Full name: William Joseph Skowron

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,658 5,547 681 1,566 243 53 211 888 16 383 870 .282 .332 .459 .792 11,604

Career AVG .282 vs. league average .253 across their career seasons — +11.5% above league average.

Career OBP .332 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .459 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — +19.5% above league average.

Career OPS .792 vs. league average .705 across their career seasons — +12.4% above 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
1954 NYA AL 87 215 37 73 12 9 7 41 2 19 18 .340 .261 (+30%) .333 (+18%) .390 (+48%) .723 (+34%) 1263.2
1955 NYA AL 108 288 46 92 17 3 12 61 1 21 32 .319 .258 (+24%) .332 (+11%) .393 (+33%) .726 (+23%) 1210.2
1956 NYA AL 134 464 78 143 21 6 23 90 4 50 60 .308 .258 (+19%) .331 (+15%) .397 (+33%) .728 (+25%) 2349.9
1957 NYA AL 122 457 54 139 15 5 17 88 3 31 60 .304 .257 (+18%) .323 (+7%) .391 (+20%) .715 (+14%) 1168.5
1958 NYA AL 126 465 61 127 22 3 14 73 1 28 69 .273 .257 (+6%) .324 (-3%) .394 (+7%) .719 (+3%) 153.8
1959 NYA AL 74 282 39 84 13 5 15 59 1 20 47 .298 .256 (+16%) .323 (+8%) .392 (+37%) .715 (+24%) 1117.1
1960 NYA AL 146 538 63 166 34 3 26 91 2 38 95 .309 .255 (+21%) .323 (+9%) .387 (+36%) .711 (+24%) 2360.1
1961 NYA AL 150 561 76 150 23 4 28 89 0 35 108 .267 .258 (+4%) .328 (-3%) .399 (+18%) .727 (+9%) 828.6
1962 NYA AL 140 478 63 129 16 6 23 80 0 36 99 .270 .257 (+5%) .326 (avg) .393 (+20%) .719 (+11%) 899.4
1963 LAN NL 89 237 19 48 8 0 4 19 0 13 49 .203 .246 (-18%) .308 (-18%) .371 (-23%) .680 (-21%) -749.2
1964 WS2 AL 73 262 28 71 10 0 13 41 0 11 56 .271 .250 (+8%) .312 (-2%) .377 (+21%) .690 (+11%) 403.9
1964 CHA AL 73 273 19 80 11 3 4 38 0 19 36 .293 .250 (+17%) .312 (+8%) .377 (+6%) .690 (+7%) 403.9
1965 CHA AL 146 559 63 153 24 3 18 78 1 32 77 .274 .245 (+11%) .310 (+2%) .371 (+14%) .682 (+8%) 763.9
1966 CHA AL 120 337 27 84 15 2 6 29 1 26 45 .249 .248 (avg) .309 (-1%) .376 (-5%) .685 (-3%) -127.0
1967 CHA AL 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1967 CAL AL 62 123 8 27 2 1 1 10 0 4 18 .220 .242 (-9%) .306 (-13%) .357 (-23%) .663 (-18%) 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 1,658 5,547 681 1,566 243 53 211 888 16 383 870 .282 — — — — 12,046

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
39 133 19 39 4 1 8 29 6 26 .293

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1963 WS LAN 4 13 2 5 0 0 1 3 1 3 .385
1962 WS NYA 6 18 1 4 0 1 0 1 1 5 .222
1961 WS NYA 5 17 3 6 0 0 1 5 3 4 .353
1960 WS NYA 7 32 7 12 2 0 2 6 0 6 .375
1958 WS NYA 7 27 3 7 0 0 2 7 1 4 .259
1957 WS NYA 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1956 WS NYA 3 10 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 3 .100
1955 WS NYA 5 12 2 4 2 0 1 3 0 1 .333

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home835273131876686382.280
Away8232816364800125506.284

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1967-10-01 LAADETL 100000000
1967-09-30 LAADETW 100000001
1967-09-26 LAAMINL 100000001
1967-09-25 LAAMINW 000000010
1967-09-24 LAAKC1W 301000000
1967-09-23 LAAKC1W 301100100
1967-09-16 LAAKC1W 300000000
1967-09-12 LAANYYL 301000001
1967-09-12 LAANYYW 000000000
1967-09-09 LAATEXL 100000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1463 1403 12043 903 102 1266
2B 2 1 3 6 1 0
3B 13 6 6 21 7 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1954 NYA 1B 61 56 395 28 6 48
1954 NYA 2B 2 1 3 6 1 0
1954 NYA 3B 5 2 1 11 0 0
1955 NYA 1B 74 69 517 37 6 63
1955 NYA 3B 3 0 3 3 1 0
1956 NYA 1B 120 117 968 80 7 138
1956 NYA 3B 2 2 1 6 1 0
1957 NYA 1B 115 111 1026 86 9 116
1958 NYA 1B 118 114 1040 71 8 112
1958 NYA 3B 2 2 1 1 5 0
1959 NYA 1B 72 71 626 43 6 68
1960 NYA 1B 142 140 1202 115 12 130
1961 NYA 1B 149 147 1228 102 10 146
1962 NYA 1B 135 123 1054 77 10 101
1963 LAN 1B 66 60 518 34 5 44
1963 LAN 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1964 WS2 1B 66 63 591 40 4 41
1964 CHA 1B 70 70 621 40 1 53
1965 CHA 1B 145 143 1297 74 8 116
1966 CHA 1B 98 92 722 60 7 75
1967 CAL 1B 32 27 238 16 3 15

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 1463
Second Base 2
Third Base 13

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1960 TSN All-Star 1B

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Purdue University West Lafayette IN 1950

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1960 Most Valuable Player AL 9th 56.0 336 0
1957 Most Valuable Player AL 22th 2.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Bill Skowron (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Rich Aurilia
    .275 avg, 186 HR
  2. 97
    Bill White
    .286 avg, 202 HR
  3. 96
    Ken Keltner
    .276 avg, 163 HR
  4. 96
    Aubrey Huff
    .278 avg, 242 HR
  5. 93
    Richie Hebner
    .276 avg, 203 HR
  6. 93
    Adam Lind
    .272 avg, 200 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Skowron

What years did Bill Skowron play?
Bill Skowron played in Major League Baseball from 1954 to 1967.
Was Bill Skowron a pitcher?
No. Bill Skowron was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Bill Skowron hit?
Bill Skowron hit 211 career home runs with 1566 hits.