Billy Klaus was a shortstop in MLB history. Across 821 career games, with a .249 batting average and 40 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | BSN | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .200 | .000 | .200 |
| 1953 | ML1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1955 | BOS | 135 | 541 | 83 | 153 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 60 | 6 | 60 | 44 | .283 | .351 | .377 | .729 |
| 1956 | BOS | 135 | 520 | 91 | 141 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 59 | 1 | 90 | 43 | .271 | .378 | .387 | .764 |
| 1957 | BOS | 127 | 477 | 76 | 120 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 2 | 55 | 53 | .252 | .326 | .369 | .695 |
| 1958 | BOS | 61 | 88 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 16 | .159 | .204 | .239 | .443 |
| 1959 | BAL | 104 | 321 | 33 | 80 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 51 | 38 | .249 | .350 | .312 | .662 |
| 1960 | BAL | 46 | 43 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | .209 | .346 | .326 | .672 |
| 1961 | WS2 | 91 | 251 | 26 | 57 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 2 | 30 | 34 | .227 | .311 | .359 | .670 |
| 1962 | PHI | 102 | 248 | 30 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 29 | 43 | .206 | .290 | .302 | .593 |
| 1963 | PHI | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .056 | .105 | .056 | .161 |
| Career Totals | — | 821 | 2513 | 357 | 626 | 106 | 15 | 40 | 250 | 14 | 331 | 285 | .249 | .335 | .351 | .686 |