Billy Hamilton has played in 537 games for the Cincinnati Reds over the past five years. In that time, Hamilton has accumulated a career on base percentage of .298, putting him at #256 on the list of 289 qualified hitters in the league during that time. His career slugging percentage is .334, putting him at #280 out of 289 hitters in the league. He has been, by almost every metric, one of the worst hitters in all of baseball in the last 5 years. He has also started 364 games as the leadoff hitter for the Reds in that same time.
The Mathematical Case For Jesse Winker As Leadoff Hitter
