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| Name | Team | Age |
| Billy Hammond | Retired (1974, Age 34) | Died (2024, Age 84) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 3, Pick 46 (1961) |
RP | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Vince Coleman League | 0 | 12 years (157 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor Value
|
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 5/9/1940 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Energy | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Batting | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Type
|
Chances
|
Endurance | Velocity | Control | Total |
| 1961 | Minors | 10.00 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 6 | 2 / 4 | 3 / 10 |
| 1962 | Majors | 29.00 | 1 / 2 | 4 / 13 | 2 / 14 | 7 / 29 |
| 1963 | Majors | 44.34 | 4 / 11 | 4 / 16 | 4 / 17 | 12 / 44 |
| 1964 | Majors | 52.65 | 3 / 12 | 3 / 19 | 4 / 21 | 10 / 52 |
| 1965 | Majors | 55.99 | 3 / 15 | 3 / 19 | 5 / 21 | 11 / 55 |
| 1966 | Majors | 48.37 | 1 / 16 | 3 / 12 | 2 / 20 | 6 / 48 |
| 1967 | Majors | 51.20 | 2 / 10 | 1 / 19 | 3 / 22 | 6 / 51 |
| 1968 | Majors | 43.50 | 0 / 11 | 3 / 11 | 1 / 21 | 4 / 43 |
| 1969 | Majors | 31.03 | 0 / 1 | 1 / 17 | 1 / 13 | 2 / 31 |
| 1970 | Majors | 21.07 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 9 | 0 / 12 | 1 / 21 |
| 1971 | Majors | 42.60 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 14 | 2 / 20 | 2 / 42 |
| 1972 | Majors | 43.56 | 1 / 12 | 0 / 15 | 0 / 16 | 1 / 43 |
| 1973 | Majors | 31.27 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 20 | 0 / 31 |
| 1974 | Majors | 26.22 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 11 | 0 / 15 | 0 / 26 |
| Total | 15 / 101 | 24 / 189 | 26 / 236 | 65 / 526 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1974-11-01 | Billy Hammond has retired from the Cleveland Ballbusters |
| 1974-09-14 | The Cleveland Ballbusters have acquired Billy Hammond from the waiver wire. |
| 1974-09-07 | The Kansas City Blacksmiths have promoted Jim Baptist to the major league team. The Kansas City Blacksmiths have designated Billy Hammond for assignment. |
| 1962-04-01 | The Kansas City Catfish have promoted Billy Hammond to the major league team. The Kansas City Catfish have designated Carlos Vasquez for assignment. |
| 1961-06-17 | A trade has been completed between the New York Mets and the Kansas City Catfish. The Kansas City Catfish receive Pete Hansen, Vernon Knight, Billy Hammond, Draft Pick - 1962 Round 2 (NYN) from the New York Mets in exchange for Joe Prieto, Walt Ketchum. |