Billy Beane
William Lamar Beane
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: March 29, 1962 in Orlando, FL
High School: Mount Carmel (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
Final Game: October 1, 1989
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
1984 NYM NL 22 OF 5 1 17.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -84.7 -1.2 -0.7 -0.5 0 1.06 0.40 1.000 2.28 1.92
1984 NYM NL 22 LF 2 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6 -180.0 -0.6 -0.3 -0.3 0.00 0.00 2.02 1.55
1984 NYM NL 22 RF 2 1 12.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -60.0 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 0.75 0.50 1.000 2.10 1.70
1984 NYM NL 22 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.40
1985 NYM NL 23 OF 2 1 12.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -10.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 0.75 0.50 1.000 2.17 1.90
1985 NYM NL 23 LF 1 1 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.3 -40.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0.00 0.00 1.90 1.50
1985 NYM NL 23 RF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 80.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.70
1986 MIN AL 24 OF 67 47 412.1 118 118 0 0 0 1.000 4.0 11.6 7.0 0.4 6.5 -3 2.58 1.76 .980 2.39 2.06
1986 MIN AL 24 LF 64 46 395.1 110 110 0 0 0 1.000 4.3 13.1 6.3 0.2 6.0 -2 2.50 1.72 .976 2.24 1.77
1986 MIN AL 24 CF 5 1 16.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -45.0 0.4 0.2 0.2 -1 3.38 1.20 .983 2.81 2.46
1986 MIN AL 24 DH 5
1986 MIN AL 24 RF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 360.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.80
1987 MIN AL 25 OF 7 2 23.2 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -45.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 -1 3.04 1.14 .975 2.32 2.00
1987 MIN AL 25 RF 7 2 23.2 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -45.6 0.1 0.1 0.0 -1 3.04 1.14 .975 2.13 1.74
1988 DET AL 26 OF 6 2 22.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0 2.05 0.83 .980 2.45 2.13
1988 DET AL 26 LF 4 2 20.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -18.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 0 1.80 1.00 .975 2.25 1.85
1988 DET AL 26 CF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 360.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 2.70 2.50
1988 DET AL 26 RF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.90
1989 OAK AL 27 OF 25 19 160.2 44 44 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 0.7 1.1 1.3 -0.2 -1 2.46 1.76 .980 2.42 2.12
1989 OAK AL 27 RF 21 18 145.2 41 41 0 0 0 1.000 0.6 4.9 1.6 1.8 -0.2 -1 2.53 1.95 .978 2.33 1.90
1989 OAK AL 27 1B 4 1 13.0 16 13 2 1 1 .938 -0.5 -46.2 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 10.38 3.75 .994 9.76 8.35
1989 OAK AL 27 DH 4
1989 OAK AL 27 LF 4 1 15.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -40.0 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 1.80 0.75 .967 2.16 1.82
1989 OAK AL 27 3B 1 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.4 240.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 4.50 1.00 .900 2.70 2.30
1989 OAK AL 27 C 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 6.30 5.20 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons OF 112 72 647.2 178 178 0 0 0 1.000 1.9 3.5 6.9 1.4 5.4 -5 2.47 1.59 .980 2.39 2.06
5 Seasons LF 75 50 443.1 117 117 0 0 0 1.000 2.6 7.0 4.6 -0.6 5.1 -2 2.38 1.56 .976 2.23 1.77
6 Seasons RF 33 21 186.1 52 52 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -2.6 1.6 1.5 0.1 -2 2.51 1.58 .979 2.28 1.85
2 Seasons DH 9
3 Seasons CF 7 1 18.0 7 7 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -20.0 0.7 0.5 0.2 -1 3.50 1.00 .986 2.80 2.46
1 Season 1B 4 1 13.0 16 13 2 1 1 .938 -0.5 -46.2 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 10.38 3.75 .994 9.76 8.35
1 Season 3B 1 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.4 240.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 4.50 1.00 .900 2.70 2.30
1 Season C 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 6.30 5.20 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons TOT 118 73 663.2 196 192 3 1 1 .995 1.8 3.3 6.8 0.9 5.8 -5 0 0 2.64 1.65 .976 2.54 2.31 0 0 0 0
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1984 NYM NL 22 5 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 5 0 2 0
1985 NYM NL 23 8 1 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 4 3
1986 MIN AL 24 80 50 80 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 5 1 67 3 12 6
1987 MIN AL 25 12 2 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 4 2
1988 DET AL 26 6 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 6 0 0 1
1989 OAK AL 27 37 21 37 30 0 1 4 0 1 0 4 0 21 25 1 7 5
6 Seasons 148 77 148 117 0 1 4 0 1 0 75 7 33 112 4 29 17
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1984 NYM NL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 41% 86% 23% 0
1985 NYM NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 74% 86% 26% 0
1986 MIN AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 11 0 17 7 0 7 3 0 4 0 0 6 3 0 51 24 47.1% 27 0 0.0% 0 1748 53% 77% 32% 224 49%
1988 DET AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 90 59% 81% 43% 8 50%
1989 OAK AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 75% 62% 40% 5 60%
5 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 11 0 18 7 0 8 4 0 4 0 0 6 3 0 53 25 47.2% 28 0 0.0% 0 1955 54% 77% 33% 237 49%
MLB Averages 59.0% 2.7% 56% 77% 32% 59%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1984 NYM NL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 58% 67% 16% 1 100%
1985 NYM NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 50% 70% 50% 1 100%
1986 MIN AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100% 100% 100% 1 100%
1987 MIN AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 112 45% 83% 37% 15 53%
1988 DET AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 67% 100% 33% 0
1989 OAK AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5 0 6 3 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 4 2 0 26 13 50.0% 13 0 0.0% 0 626 46% 74% 37% 84 49%
6 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 5 0 6 3 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 6 2 0 30 13 43.3% 17 0 0.0% 0 811 47% 75% 36% 102 51%
MLB Averages 43.9% 2.8% 56% 77% 32% 61%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1984 NYM NL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100% 33% 0% 0
1986 MIN AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 68 72% 74% 32% 10 60%
1988 DET AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 20% 40% 40% 1 100%
3 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 76 70% 70% 32% 11 64%
MLB Averages 41.4% 2.0% 56% 77% 32% 66%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1989 OAK AL 27 50 48% 88% 44% 3 67% 0 13 0 13 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 50 48% 88% 44% 3 67% 0 13 0 13 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 56% 77% 28% 95% 87%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1989 OAK AL 27 6 67% 50% 33% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 6 67% 50% 33% 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 56% 77% 28% 90% 72%

Advanced Fielding -- C*

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Pitching Stats Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA ERA RAvg Fld F2O% XI FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag SO Tot 1B 2B 3B K23 Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 263 n23 GB bFld bF2O%
1989 OAK AL 27 4 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 4 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.90 4.36 95% 88%

Advanced Fielding -- C Baserunning*

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Year Tm Lg Age PB WP SBO SB CS CSctch CS% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS RBA RK SBlev CSlev
1989 OAK AL 27 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 32% 1.29 1.26

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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