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| Name | Team | Age |
| Billy Jacobs | Retired (1969, Age 36) | Died (1999, Age 66) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Undrafted (1953) |
CF | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Joe Jackson League | 0 | 10 years (100 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 1/2/1933 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (LF) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (97.9 %) | (96.6 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1957 | CHA | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .817 | .417 | .400 | .300 |
| 1958 | CHA | 63 | 143 | 19 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .659 | .302 | .357 | .224 |
| 1959 | CHA | 73 | 114 | 26 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1.092 | .443 | .649 | .360 |
| 1960 | CHA | 41 | 49 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .593 | .328 | .265 | .204 |
| 1961 | CHA | 85 | 118 | 17 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .765 | .366 | .398 | .297 |
| 1962 | CHA | 69 | 102 | 15 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .755 | .373 | .382 | .294 |
| 1963 | CHA | 90 | 144 | 20 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .797 | .353 | .444 | .299 |
| 1964 | CHA | 104 | 169 | 24 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .593 | .309 | .284 | .219 |
| 1965 | CHA | 142 | 278 | 49 | 81 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 32 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 1 | .771 | .369 | .403 | .291 |
| 1966 | CHA | 138 | 329 | 52 | 92 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 35 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .757 | .350 | .407 | .280 |
| 1967 | CHA | 131 | 296 | 48 | 78 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .727 | .338 | .389 | .264 |
| 1968 | CHA | 85 | 185 | 27 | 52 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .792 | .354 | .438 | .281 |
| Total | 1025 | 1937 | 305 | 534 | 91 | 17 | 41 | 195 | 222 | 311 | 51 | 21 | 24 | .756 | .352 | .404 | .276 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1969-11-01 | Billy Jacobs has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1969-04-05 | The Chicago Wind Breakers have waived Billy Jacobs. |
| 1969-03-01 | The Chicago Wind Breakers have promoted Tyson Fazio to the major league team. The Chicago Wind Breakers have designated Billy Jacobs for assignment. |
| 1957-09-26 | The Chicago Black Sox have promoted Billy Jacobs to the major league team. |
| 1954-03-01 | The Chicago Black Sox have renamed Kirby Puckett to Billy Jacobs. |
| 1953-08-03 | A trade has been completed between the St. Louis Red Sox and the Chicago Black Sox. The Chicago Black Sox receive Ramon Cueto, Kirby Puckett, Draft Pick - 1954 Round 3 (STL) from the St. Louis Red Sox in exchange for Mike Ledee. |
| 1953-04-10 | The St. Louis Red Sox have acquired Kirby Puckett from the waiver wire. |
| 1953-04-06 | The Brooklyn Blues have waived Kirby Puckett. |
| 1953-04-06 | The Brooklyn Blues have renamed Billy Jacobs to Kirby Puckett. |
| 1953-04-06 | The Brooklyn Blues have acquired Billy Jacobs from the waiver wire. |