| 1. Billy is the second tallest Australian cricketer, with Phil Alley being the tallest at 6’10”. |
| 2. He used to play Australian rules football like his father, who played for the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football League before pursuing cricket. |
| 3. In 2011, Billy debuted for Australia in ODI cricket, impressively taking 4 wickets against Sri Lanka while conceding only 37 runs. |
| 4. Despite being named in the Australian Under-19 cricket team for the 2012 and 2014 Under-19 World Cups, he missed both tournaments due to foot injuries. |
| 5. During the 2014-2015 season, Queensland offered him a contract, which he couldn't fulfill due to stress fractures in his back. |
| 6. Billy played his first match for Queensland in 2015 against Tasmania in Sydney. |
| 7. In 2016, he missed a full contract offer from Queensland for the 2016–17 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup due to back injuries. |
| 8. He made his ODI debut for Australia against Pakistan in Brisbane in 2017. |
| 9. Royal Challengers Bangalore bought him for Rs. 30 lakh in the 2017 IPL auction. |
| 10. Sunrisers Hyderabad acquired him for Rs. 50 lakh in the 2018 IPL auction. |
| 11. In 2018, Yorkshire County Cricket Club enlisted him to participate in the 2018 Vitality Blast T20 cricket league in England. |
| 12. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm fast seam bowler. |
| 13. He was traded to the Melbourne Stars ahead of BBL|10 and played 12 matches for them. |
| 14. He moved to Tasmania and the Hobart Hurricanes ahead of the 2022-23 season. |
| 15. Billy is the tallest Australian cricketer to represent Australia at international level at the time of his debut. |
| 16. He represented Australia in the 2014 U-19 World Cup, where he was the most economical Australian bowler with an economy rate of 3.34 and took five wickets at an average of 19.40. |
| 17. He sustained a toe infection ahead of the 2017-18 summer that almost resulted in amputation. |
| 18. He made his first-class debut with four wickets for 63 runs in the second innings. |
| 19. He made his BBL debut for Adelaide Strikers on 28 December 2015 and impressed despite not taking a wicket, conceding just 18 runs and earning praise from Andrew Flintoff. |
| 20. He was traded to the Melbourne Stars in exchange for Daniel Worrall and played 12 matches for them in BBL|10. |
| 21. Back injuries have been a recurring issue throughout his career, halting his progress both domestically and internationally. |
| 22. Ricky Ponting has stated that Stanlake could be one of the all-time great fast bowlers. |
