Retired
Billy Gardner
Nickname:
WhiteyBirthdate:
July 19, 1927 (96 y, 7 m, 28 d)Born In:
Waterford Township, MI, USANationality:
American
Position:
2BBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
6'0"/180
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 4 | 18.2 | 26.2 |
| Grey Ink | 19 | 134.3 | 150.7 |
| HoF Standard | 0 | 39.6 | 41.3 |
| WAR | 0.7 | 51.8 | 58.7 |
| WAR7 | 2.5 | 32.9 | 38.1 |
| JAWS | 1.6 | 42.3 | 48.4 |
Similar Players (2B)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Bobby Knoop R | 960 |
| Mark Lemke R | 958 |
| Eddie Miksis R | 957 |
| Mike Gallego R | 957 |
| Bernie Allen R | 954 |
| Sibby Sisti R | 951 |
| Mike Tyson R | 948 |
| Gordon Beckham R | 947 |
| Gary Sutherland R | 947 |
| Jimmy Bloodworth R | 946 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | Lg | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | MLB | 154 | 2 |
| 1958 | MLB | 150 | 5 |
| 1960 | MLB | 145 | 10 |
| Year | Lg | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | MLB | 716 | 1 |
| 1960 | MLB | 648 | 4 |
| Year | Lg | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | MLB | 644 | 1 |
| 1957 | MLB | 644 | 1 |
| 1958 | MLB | 560 | 9 |
| 1958 | MLB | 560 | 9 |
| 1960 | MLB | 592 | 5 |
| 1960 | MLB | 592 | 5 |
| Year | Lg | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | MLB | 169 | 8 |
| Year | Lg | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | MLB | 36 | 1 |
| 1958 | MLB | 28 | 7 |
| Year | Lg | SB | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | MLB | 10 | 10 |
| Year | Lg | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | MLB | 9 | 2 |
| Year | Lg | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | MLB | 7 | 9 |
| 1957 | MLB | 8 | 5 |
| Year | Lg | SH | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | MLB | 8 | 7 |
| 1957 | MLB | 11 | 5 |
| Year | Lg | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | MLB | 154 | 2 |
| 1958 | MLB | 151 | 5 |