Billy Beane Batting Statistics and History

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Billy Beane

William Lamar Beane

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: March 29, 1962 in Orlando, FL
High Schools: Mount Carmel HS (San Diego, CA), Mount Carmel HS (Rancho Bernardo, CA)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1984 (Age 22)
Teams (by GP): Twins/Athletics/Mets/Tigers 1984-1989

Final Game: October 1, 1989 (Age 27)
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Standard Batting

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
1980	18	NYM-min	A-	43	148	138	10	29	3	2	1	14	3	4	8	35	.210	.252	.283	.534		39		0	1	1			LFA · NYPL
1981	19	NYM-min	A	114	456	403	47	108	13	9	9	59	19	8	36	125	.268	.331	.412	.743		166		6	3	8	1		LBG · CARL
1982	20	NYM-min	AA	126	450	418	39	88	13	4	5	36	12	12	27	136	.211	.259	.297	.556		124		1	2	2	3		JAC · TL
1983	21	NYM-min	AA	121	462	423	53	104	14	1	11	75	5	5	29	129	.246	.293	.362	.655		153		2	1	7	1		JAC · TL
1984	22	NYM-min	AA	123	514	455	78	128	29	3	20	72	26	9	48	81	.281	.352	.490	.842		223		5	0	6	2		JAC · TL
1984	22	NYM	NL	5	10	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.100	.100	.100	.200	-43	1	0	0	0	0	0	/798
1985	23	NYM-min	AAA	135	557	504	63	143	34	4	19	77	15	7	42	130	.284	.341	.480	.821		242		5	0	6	5		TID · IL
1985	23	NYM	NL	8	8	8	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.250	.250	.375	.625	74	3	0	0	0	0	0	/79
1986	24	MIN-min	AAA	32	132	126	17	37	5	0	5	17	7	0	4	16	.294	.326	.452	.778		57		2	0	0	2		TOL · IL
1986	24	MIN	AL	80	194	183	20	39	6	0	3	15	2	3	11	54	.213	.258	.295	.553	50	54	6	0	0	0	0	7/8D9
1987	25	MIN-min	AAA	123	508	463	63	132	28	8	8	71	18	5	36	77	.285	.339	.432	.771		200		4	0	5	2		POR · PCL
1987	25	MIN	AL	12	15	15	1	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	.267	.267	.400	.667	72	6	0	0	0	0	0	/9
1988	26	DET-min	AAA	110	393	361	33	85	15	2	9	39	8	8	26	112	.235	.289	.363	.652		131		2	2	2	4		TOL · IL
1988	26	DET	AL	6	6	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333	-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	/789
1989	27	OAK-min	AAA	38	164	151	19	48	6	1	4	23	4	1	12	25	.318	.366	.450	.816		68		0	0	1	3		TAC · PCL
1989	27	OAK	AL	37	82	79	8	19	5	0	0	11	3	1	0	13	.241	.238	.304	.541	54	24	2	0	2	1	0	9/3D752
6 Yrs				148	315	301	30	66	14	0	3	29	5	5	11	80	.219	.246	.296	.542	49	89	8	0	2	1	0
162 Game Avg.				162	345	329	33	72	15	0	3	32	5	5	12	88	.219	.246	.296	.542	49	97	9	0	2	1	0

MIN (2 yrs)				92	209	198	21	43	8	0	3	16	2	3	11	60	.217	.258	.303	.561	52	60	6	0	0	0	0
NYM (2 yrs)				13	18	18	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	.167	.167	.222	.389	9	4	0	0	0	0	0
OAK (1 yr)				37	82	79	8	19	5	0	0	11	3	1	0	13	.241	.238	.304	.541	54	24	2	0	2	1	0
DET (1 yr)				6	6	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.167	.167	.167	.333	-4	1	0	0	0	0	0

AL (4 yrs)				135	297	283	30	63	13	0	3	28	5	4	11	75	.223	.251	.300	.551	51	85	8	0	2	1	0
NL (2 yrs)				13	18	18	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	.167	.167	.222	.389	9	4	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1984	22	NYM	NL	5	10	-2	-0	0	-1	-0	-3	-0.4	0	-3	-0.3	.423	.498	-0.2	-0.2	-2		/798
1985	23	NYM	NL	8	8	-0	-0	0	-0	-0	-0	-0.1	0	-0	-0.0	.493	.500	-0.0	-0.0	-0		/79
1986	24	MIN	AL	80	194	-14	-0	-1	4	-2	-13	-1.4	7	-7	-0.8	.482	.491	-1.2	0.2	-11	$65,000	7/8D9
1987	25	MIN	AL	12	15	-1	0	0	-1	-0	-1	-0.1	1	-1	-0.1	.489	.499	0.0	-0.1	0		/9
1988	26	DET	AL	6	6	-0	0	0	0	-0	-0	-0.0	0	0	0.0	.498	.500	0.0	-0.0	0		/789
1989	27	OAK	AL	37	82	-6	0	1	0	-2	-6	-0.6	3	-3	-0.4	.482	.496	-0.4	-0.1	-3	$70,500	9/3D752
6 Seasons				148	315	-22	-0	-0	2	-4	-25	-2.6	11	-14	-1.6	.482	.497	-1.7	-0.2	-16	$135,500

MIN (2 yrs)				92	209	-14	0	-1	3	-2	-15	-1.5	7	-8	-0.8	.483	.495	-1.1	0.1	-11	$65,000
NYM (2 yrs)				13	18	-2	-0	0	-1	-0	-4	-0.4	1	-3	-0.4	.466	.499	-0.2	-0.2	-2
OAK (1 yr)				37	82	-6	0	1	0	-2	-6	-0.6	3	-3	-0.4	.482	.496	-0.4	-0.1	-3	$70,500
DET (1 yr)				6	6	-0	0	0	0	-0	-0	-0.0	0	0	0.0	.498	.500	0.0	-0.0	0

Advanced Batting

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
1984	22	NYM	NL	10	10	0	0.0	93	.125	.100	.262	.100	.327	.100	.381	.200	.708	-43	.000	-1.9	-0.2	.000	-.100	.000
1985	23	NYM	NL	8	6	1	4.5	94	.400	.250	.259	.250	.327	.375	.386	.625	.712	74	.530	-0.3	-0.0	.500	.125	.125
1986	24	MIN	AL	194	153	12	2.1	101	.286	.213	.263	.258	.331	.295	.410	.553	.740	50	.188	-13.4	-1.3	.418	.137	.082	2.4
1987	25	MIN	AL	15	11	2	4.9	108	.444	.267	.269	.267	.337	.400	.431	.667	.768	72	.489	-0.6	-0.1	.545	.133	.133
1988	26	DET	AL	6	5	0	0.0	91	.250	.167	.255	.167	.319	.167	.384	.333	.703	-4	.000	-0.8	-0.1	.200	.000	.000
1989	27	OAK	AL	82	66	5	2.0	91	.284	.241	.257	.238	.322	.304	.379	.541	.700	54	.199	-4.8	-0.5	.413	.089	.063	.0
6 Yrs				315	251	20	2.1	98	.288	.219	.261	.246	.328	.296	.401	.542	.729	49	.199	-21.8	-2.2	.403	.113	.076	3.8
162 Game Avg.				345	275	22	2.1	98	.288	.219	.261	.246	.328	.296	.401	.542	.729	49	.199	-21.8	-2.2	.403	.113	.076	4

MIN (2 yrs)				209	164	14	2.3	102	.296	.217	.263	.258	.331	.303	.411	.561	.743	52	.211	-14.0	-1.4	.427	.136	.086	2.4
NYM (2 yrs)				18	16	1	1.7	93	.231	.167	.261	.167	.327	.222	.383	.389	.710	9	.159	-2.2	-0.2	.188	.000	.056
OAK (1 yr)				82	66	5	2.0	91	.284	.241	.257	.238	.322	.304	.379	.541	.700	54	.199	-4.8	-0.5	.413	.089	.063	.0
DET (1 yr)				6	5	0	0.0	91	.250	.167	.255	.167	.319	.167	.384	.333	.703	-4		-0.8	-0.1	.200	.000	.000

AL (4 yrs)				297	235	19	2.2	98	.291	.223	.261	.251	.328	.300	.402	.551	.730	51	.201	-19.6	-2.0	.418	.120	.078	3.8
NL (2 yrs)				18	16	1	1.7	93	.231	.167	.261	.167	.327	.222	.383	.389	.710	9	.159	-2.2	-0.2	.188	.000	.056

Ratio Batting*

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
1984	22	NYM	NL	10	0.0%	20.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		5.0				1.33	80%
1985	23	NYM	NL	8	0.0%	37.5%	0.0%	12.5%	50%		2.7		8.0		2.00	63%
1986	24	MIN	AL	194	1.6%	27.8%	5.7%	4.6%	23%	4.91	3.4	61.0	12.2		0.96	65%
1987	25	MIN	AL	15	0.0%	40.0%	0.0%	13.3%	50%		2.5		15.0		0.00	60%
1988	26	DET	AL	6	0.0%	33.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		3.0		6.0	0.33	0.00	67%	50%	0.0%	33%
1989	27	OAK	AL	82	0.0%	15.9%	0.0%	6.1%	26%		6.1		7.2	0.67	1.26	82%	28%	0.0%	8%
6 Yrs				315	1.0%	25.4%	3.5%	5.4%	26%	7.27	3.8	100.3	10.4	0.64	0.99	70%	29%	0.0%	10%
MLB Averages					2.2%	14.7%	8.5%	6.8%	30%	1.72	6.1	40.2	8.4	0.81	1.06	73%	20%	6.8%	29%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
1984	22	NYM	NL	-1.9	-0.2	11	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	.33	-0.2	-0.0	-2.5	-0.3	1.06	-2.2	0.04	2
1985	23	NYM	NL	-0.3	-0.0	8	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	1.17	-0.0	-0.1	-0.0	-0.0	0.94	-0.4	0.63	4
1986	24	MIN	AL	-13.4	-1.3	202	-2.0	2.0	-4.0	.91	-1.4	-0.7	-17.6	-1.7	0.93	-18.3	1.03	12
1987	25	MIN	AL	-0.6	-0.1	15	0.1	0.5	-0.4	1.53	-0.0	0.1	0.5	0.0	1.11	-0.1	1.87	3
1988	26	DET	AL	-0.8	-0.1	7	-0.0	0.1	-0.1	1.37	-0.0	-0.0	0.2	0.0	1.02	0.1		0
1989	27	OAK	AL	-4.8	-0.5	87	-0.1	1.3	-1.4	.96	-0.5	0.4	-4.1	-0.4	0.95	-6.1	1.09	7
6 Yrs				-21.8	-2.2	330	-2.1	4.0	-6.1	.95	-2.1	-0.1	-23.6	-2.4	0.95	-26.9	1.01	28

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	OOB	OOB2	OOB3	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndSH
1984	22	NYM	NL	0	0%	1	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1985	23	NYM	NL	0	0%	3	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986	24	MIN	AL	1	36%	58	2	3	40%	2	3	2	1	1	4	71%	7	3	3	4	1	3	6	6
1987	25	MIN	AL	0	25%	5	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1988	26	DET	AL	1	100%	6	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989	27	OAK	AL	0	42%	46	3	1	75%	3	1	1	1	0	0	80%	2	1	1	0	0	0	3	3
6 Yrs				2	37%	119	5	5	50%	5	5	3	2	1	6	70%	10	5	4	4	1	3	9	9

Situational Hitting*

						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	%	DPopp	DPs	DP%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1984	22	NYM	NL	10	70%	1			2	0	0	0	0.04	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0%	0	0		6	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1985	23	NYM	NL	8	75%	2			4	2	0	1	0.63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		7	1	14%	0	0		0	0		0
1986	24	MIN	AL	194	47%	39			12	1	0	0	1.03	3	0	2	2	1	0	3	0	0	0		36	6	17%	22	3	14%	113	12	11%	10	4	40%	10	2	20%	0
1987	25	MIN	AL	15	27%	4			3	0	0	0	1.87	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4	0	0%	1	0	0%	13	2	15%	0	0		1	0	0%	0
1988	26	DET	AL	6	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	1	0	0%	4	1	25%	1	1	100%	1	1	100%	0
1989	27	OAK	AL	82	78%	19	0	0	7	3	0	1	1.09	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	67%	17	2	12%	14	4	29%	49	12	24%	3	3	100%	6	4	67%	0
6 Yrs				315	57%	66	0	0	28	6	0	2	1.01	3	0	5	2	1	0	3	0	3	2	67%	60	8	13%	38	7	18%	192	28	15%	14	8	57%	18	7	39%	0
MLB Averages					60%																			76%			11%			35%			15%			52%			56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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	26	DET	AL	6	25	4.17	15	60%	20%	20%	33%	27%	80%	0%	48%	75%	17%	0%	0	0	33%	2	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
1989	27	OAK	AL	79	253	3.20	171	68%	17%	17%	28%	38%	83%	0%	56%	80%	53%	0%	0	0	8%	6	3	3%	2	1	31%	3	0	0
2 Yrs				85	278	3.27	186	67%	17%	17%	28%	37%	83%	0%	55%	79%	51%	0%	0	0	9%	8	3	2%	2	1	27%	3	0	0
MLB Averages						3.60		62%	24%	14%	27%	34%	75%	2%	47%	81%	32%	6%			15%			8%			26%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	SH	SF
1984	22	5	10	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	.100	.100	.100	.200	-43	1	0	0	0
1985	23	13	18	18	0	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	5	.167	.167	.222	.389	9	4	0	0	0
1986	24	93	212	201	20	42	7	3	16	2	4	11	59	.209	.250	.289	.539	46	58	6	0	0
1987	25	105	227	216	21	46	9	3	17	2	4	11	65	.213	.251	.296	.547	48	64	6	0	0
1988	26	111	233	222	22	47	9	3	18	2	4	11	67	.212	.249	.293	.542	47	65	6	0	0
1989	27	148	315	301	30	66	14	3	29	5	5	11	80	.219	.246	.296	.542	49	89	8	2	1

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1984	22	5	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	5
1985	23	8	8	8	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	3	.250	.250	.375	.625	1	8
1986	24	80	194	183	20	39	6	3	15	2	11	54	.213	.258	.295	.553	14	80
1987	25	12	14	14	1	3	2	0	1	0	0	6	.214	.214	.357	.571	1	12
1988	26	6	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	6
1989	27	37	84	81	10	21	6	0	13	3	0	13	.259	.256	.333	.589	7	37
6 Yrs		148	316	302	31	65	15	3	30	5	11	80	.215	.242	.295	.537	23	148
162 Game Avg.		162	346	331	34	71	16	3	33	5	12	88	.215	.242	.295	.537	25	148

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