Bill Bean
William Daro Bean
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 11, 1964 in Santa Ana, CA
School: Loyola Marymount University
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 4th round of the 1986 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 25, 1987
Final Game: July 8, 1995
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1987 23 DET AL 26 71 66 6 17 2 0 0 4 1 1 5 11 .258 .310 .288 .598 63 19 1 0 0 0 0 8/79
1988 24 DET AL 10 12 11 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 .182 .364 .545 51 4 0 0 1 0 0 /938D
1989 25 TOT MLB 60 90 82 7 14 4 0 0 3 0 2 6 13 .171 .244 .220 .464 35 18 0 2 0 0 0 78/93
1989 25 DET AL 9 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 .214 .000 .214 -34 0 0 1 0 0 0 /7398
1989 25 LAD NL 51 76 71 7 14 4 0 0 3 0 2 4 10 .197 .250 .254 .504 45 18 0 1 0 0 0 78/9
1993 29 SDP NL 88 192 177 19 46 9 0 5 32 2 4 6 29 .260 .284 .395 .680 79 70 4 2 2 5 1 9837
1994 30 SDP NL 84 146 135 7 29 5 1 0 14 0 1 7 25 .215 .248 .267 .515 37 36 4 0 1 3 1 739/8
1995 31 SDP NL 4 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .125 .000 .125 -63 0 0 0 0 0 0 /7
6 Seasons 272 519 478 42 108 20 2 5 53 3 8 25 84 .226 .266 .308 .574 55 147 9 4 4 8 2
162 Game Avg. 162 309 285 25 64 12 1 3 32 2 5 15 50 .226 .266 .308 .574 55 88 5 2 2 5 1
SDP (3 yrs) 176 346 319 27 75 14 1 5 46 2 5 14 58 .235 .265 .332 .598 58 106 8 2 3 8 2
DET (3 yrs) 45 97 88 8 19 2 1 0 4 1 1 7 16 .216 .281 .261 .543 50 23 1 1 1 0 0
LAD (1 yr) 51 76 71 7 14 4 0 0 3 0 2 4 10 .197 .250 .254 .504 45 18 0 1 0 0 0
NL (4 yrs) 227 422 390 34 89 18 1 5 49 2 7 18 68 .228 .263 .318 .580 56 124 8 3 3 8 2
AL (3 yrs) 45 97 88 8 19 2 1 0 4 1 1 7 16 .216 .281 .261 .543 50 23 1 1 1 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1987 23 DET AL 71 51 6 3.1 102 .309 .258 .260 .310 .328 .288 .418 .598 .746 63 .301 -3.4 -0.3 .471 .106 .030 .0
1988 24 DET AL 12 10 1 2.7 92 .222 .182 .256 .182 .320 .364 .385 .545 .706 51 .287 -0.9 -0.1 .444 .182 .182
1989 25 TOT MLB 90 70 4 1.5 90 .203 .171 .253 .244 .320 .220 .377 .464 .697 35 .143 -7.0 -0.7 .343 .098 .049
1989 25 DET AL 14 11 0 0.0 92 .000 .000 .258 .214 .323 .000 .380 .214 .703 -34 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .273 .182 .000
1989 25 LAD NL 76 59 4 1.8 90 .230 .197 .253 .250 .320 .254 .377 .504 .696 45 .189 -5.0 -0.5 .356 .085 .056
1993 29 SDP NL 192 146 18 3.3 105 .277 .260 .273 .284 .339 .395 .416 .680 .755 79 .349 -5.6 -0.6 .547 .158 .136 2.9
1994 30 SDP NL 146 115 8 1.9 107 .257 .215 .271 .248 .337 .267 .424 .515 .761 37 .146 -12.5 -1.2 .378 .096 .052
1995 31 SDP NL 8 7 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .267 .125 .336 .000 .416 .125 .752 -63 .000 -1.7 -0.2 .143 .143 .000
6 Seasons 519 399 37 2.5 102 .259 .226 .267 .266 .333 .308 .411 .574 .744 55 .240 -30.9 -3.1 .442 .123 .082 3.8
162 Game Avg. 309 238 22 2.5 102 .259 .226 .267 .266 .333 .308 .411 .574 .744 55 .240 -30.9 -3.1 .442 .123 .082 2
SDP (3 yrs) 346 268 26 2.6 106 .265 .235 .272 .265 .338 .332 .419 .598 .758 58 .248 -19.7 -1.9 .463 .132 .097 2.9
DET (3 yrs) 97 72 7 2.6 100 .264 .216 .260 .281 .326 .261 .409 .543 .736 50 .244 -6.2 -0.6 .437 .125 .045 .0
LAD (1 yr) 76 59 4 1.8 90 .230 .197 .253 .250 .320 .254 .377 .504 .696 45 .189 -5.0 -0.5 .356 .085 .056
NL (4 yrs) 422 327 30 2.5 103 .258 .228 .269 .263 .335 .318 .412 .580 .746 56 .239 -24.7 -2.4 .443 .123 .090 2.9
AL (3 yrs) 97 72 7 2.6 100 .264 .216 .260 .281 .326 .261 .409 .543 .736 50 .244 -6.2 -0.6 .437 .125 .045 .0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1987 23 DET AL 71 0.0% 15.5% 7.0% 2.8% 12% 2.20 6.0 16.5 0.90 77%
1988 24 DET AL 12 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 8.3% 50% 5.5 2.00 3.00 75% 0% 0.0% 67%
1989 25 TOT MLB 90 0.0% 14.4% 6.7% 4.4% 29% 2.17 6.3 27.3 0.94 0.93 77% 13% 0.0% 29%
1989 25 DET AL 14 0.0% 21.4% 14.3% 0.0% 1.50 3.7 7.00 6.00 57% 0% 100%
1989 25 LAD NL 76 0.0% 13.2% 5.3% 5.3% 29% 2.50 7.1 23.7 0.76 0.73 80% 15% 0.0% 26%
1993 29 SDP NL 192 2.6% 15.1% 3.1% 7.3% 30% 4.83 6.1 35.4 5.5 0.55 0.64 77% 17% 5.8% 13%
1994 30 SDP NL 146 0.0% 17.1% 4.8% 4.1% 21% 3.57 5.4 9.6 0.93 1.14 77% 15% 0.0% 19%
1995 31 SDP NL 8 0.0% 50.0% 12.5% 0.0% 4.00 1.8 38% 0%
6 Seasons 519 1.0% 16.2% 4.8% 5.2% 25% 3.36 5.7 95.6 9.0 0.77 0.90 76% 15% 3.1% 18%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1987 23 DET AL 1 0 27% 26 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 43% 3 2 1 2 2 0 2 0 2
1988 24 DET AL 0 0 100% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100% 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 25 TOT MLB 3 0 32% 44 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 30% 7 4 3 1 1 0 2 1 0
1989 25 DET AL 1 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 25 LAD NL 2 0 37% 40 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 30% 7 4 3 1 1 0 2 1 0
1993 29 SDP NL 4 0 29% 74 2 4 33% 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 55% 13 6 7 1 1 0 6 2 4
1994 30 SDP NL 2 0 19% 51 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 50% 3 1 2 2 2 0 3 1 2
1995 31 SDP NL 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
6 Seasons 10 0 28% 201 3 8 27% 3 7 0 0 0 1 2 0 6 13 50% 28 13 15 7 6 1 13 4 8
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1987 23 DET AL 71 100% 17 5 0 0 0 1.09 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1 8% 5 0 0% 44 5 11% 3 2 67% 0 0 0
1988 24 DET AL 12 92% 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0.26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 3 1 33% 6 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1989 25 TOT MLB 90 94% 14 2 1 7 1 0 0 0.99 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 13 0 0% 2 0 0% 48 4 8% 5 2 40% 7 3 43% 0
1989 25 DET AL 14 93% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 9 0 0% 1 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
1989 25 LAD NL 76 95% 14 2 1 6 1 0 0 1.00 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 11 0 0% 1 0 0% 39 4 10% 4 2 50% 4 2 50% 0
1993 29 SDP NL 192 91% 46 4 0 27 6 0 8 1.64 5 1 7 5 0 4 1 0 2 2 100% 31 4 13% 22 9 41% 109 27 25% 12 8 67% 13 8 62% 0
1994 30 SDP NL 146 97% 29 4 0 33 12 0 5 1.97 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 34 4 12% 23 8 35% 110 15 14% 12 6 50% 14 4 29% 0
1995 31 SDP NL 8 100% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 519 95% 108 10 1 76 20 0 13 1.62 5 1 16 5 0 4 1 0 6 4 67% 94 9 10% 55 18 33% 319 51 16% 32 18 56% 35 16 46% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1988 24 DET AL 12 38 3.17 27 71% 41% 11% 11% 37% 59% 0% 42% 81% 25% 0% 0 0 17% 2 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
1989 25 TOT MLB 89 320 3.60 200 63% 32% 11% 23% 34% 68% 0% 42% 83% 26% 7% 6 0 20% 18 5 12% 11 5 23% 1 0 1
1989 25 DET AL 14 54 3.86 31 57% 35% 23% 16% 26% 65% 0% 37% 65% 36% 7% 1 0 36% 5 1 14% 2 1 33% 0 0 0
1989 25 LAD NL 75 266 3.55 169 64% 31% 9% 24% 36% 68% 0% 43% 86% 24% 7% 5 0 17% 13 4 12% 9 4 20% 1 0 1
1993 29 SDP NL 188 611 3.25 402 66% 25% 9% 27% 38% 75% 2% 49% 87% 34% 4% 7 0 10% 18 5 4% 8 7 36% 4 2 1
1994 30 SDP NL 146 512 3.51 327 64% 23% 11% 31% 35% 77% 2% 49% 85% 30% 5% 7 0 15% 22 12 7% 10 7 36% 0 0 0
1995 31 SDP NL 8 33 4.13 20 61% 15% 30% 40% 15% 85% 0% 52% 65% 50% 0% 0 0 25% 2 2 25% 2 1 25% 0 0 0
5 Seasons 443 1514 3.42 976 65% 26% 11% 27% 36% 74% 1% 48% 85% 31% 5% 20 0 14% 62 24 7% 31 20 32% 5 2 2
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1987 23 26 71 66 6 17 2 0 0 4 1 1 5 11 .258 .310 .288 .598 63 19 1 0 0 0 0
1988 24 36 83 77 8 19 2 1 0 4 1 1 5 13 .247 .293 .299 .591 62 23 1 0 1 0 0
1989 25 96 173 159 15 33 6 1 0 7 1 3 11 26 .208 .267 .258 .525 48 41 1 2 1 0 0
1990 26 96 173 159 15 33 6 1 0 7 1 3 11 26 .208 .267 .258 .525 48 41 1 2 1 0 0
1991 27 96 173 159 15 33 6 1 0 7 1 3 11 26 .208 .267 .258 .525 48 41 1 2 1 0 0
1992 28 96 173 159 15 33 6 1 0 7 1 3 11 26 .208 .267 .258 .525 48 41 1 2 1 0 0
1993 29 184 365 336 34 79 15 1 5 39 3 7 17 55 .235 .276 .330 .607 65 111 5 4 3 5 1
1994 30 268 511 471 41 108 20 2 5 53 3 8 24 80 .229 .268 .312 .580 56 147 9 4 4 8 2
1995 31 272 519 478 42 108 20 2 5 53 3 8 25 84 .226 .266 .308 .574 55 147 9 4 4 8 2

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1987 23 26 71 66 6 17 2 0 0 4 1 5 11 .258 .310 .288 .598 6 26
1988 24 10 11 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 10
1989 25 60 93 84 8 16 5 0 0 3 0 7 13 .190 .269 .250 .519 5 60
1993 29 88 187 174 19 43 8 0 5 31 2 6 29 .247 .273 .379 .652 18 88
1994 30 118 200 187 9 38 7 1 0 19 0 9 35 .203 .235 .251 .486 11 84
1995 31 4 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .111 .000 .111 0 4
6 Seasons 306 571 530 45 114 22 1 5 57 3 28 94 .215 .256 .289 .544 41 272
162 Game Avg. 162 302 281 24 60 12 1 3 30 2 15 50 .215 .256 .289 .544 22 272

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