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Bill Mueller    \Mill-er\

William Richard Mueller

Positions: Third Baseman and Second Baseman
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 17, 1971 in Maryland Heights, MO
High School: De Smet Jesuit HS (Creve Coeur, MO)
School: Missouri State University (Springfield, MO)
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 15th round of the 1993 amateur draft.
Signed June 4, 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1996 (Age 25)
Teams (by GP): Giants/RedSox/Cubs/Dodgers 1996-2006
Agents: David Meier,Michael Maas [*]
Final Game: May 11, 2006 (Age 35)
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Fine Details  · Last updated May 16, 2013 7:17AM
All-Time Rank (among batters): #685. Dave Foutz… #686. Mike Scioscia… #687. Sean Casey… #688. BILL MUELLER… #689. Trot Nixon… #690. Whitey Kurowski… #691. Tillie Walker… 

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
1996 25 SFG NL 55 228 200 31 66 15 1 0 19 0 0 24 26 .330 .401 .415 .816 121 83 1 1 1 2 0 5/4
1997 26 SFG NL 128 453 390 51 114 26 3 7 44 4 3 48 71 .292 .369 .428 .797 110 167 10 3 6 6 1 *5
1998 27 SFG NL 145 622 534 93 157 27 0 9 59 3 3 79 83 .294 .383 .395 .778 110 211 12 1 3 5 1 *54
1999 28 SFG NL 116 492 414 61 120 24 0 2 36 4 2 65 52 .290 .388 .362 .751 97 150 11 3 8 2 1 5/4
2000 29 SFG NL 153 631 560 97 150 29 4 10 55 4 2 52 62 .268 .333 .388 .721 87 217 16 6 7 6 0 *5/4
2001 30 CHC NL 70 257 210 38 62 12 1 6 23 1 1 37 19 .295 .403 .448 .851 125 94 4 3 4 3 3 5/4
2002 31 TOT NL 111 427 366 51 96 19 4 7 38 0 0 52 42 .262 .350 .393 .743 98 144 9 0 4 5 2 5
2002 31 CHC NL 103 413 353 51 94 19 4 7 37 0 0 51 41 .266 .355 .402 .757 101 142 8 0 4 5 2 5
2002 31 SFG NL 8 14 13 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .154 .214 .154 .368 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 /5
2003 32 BOS AL 146 600 524 85 171 45 5 19 85 1 4 59 77 .326 .398 .540 .938 140 283 11 7 4 6 2 *54/D6 MVP-12,SS
2004 33 BOS AL 110 460 399 75 113 27 1 12 57 2 2 51 56 .283 .365 .446 .811 106 178 8 4 0 6 1 54
2005 34 BOS AL 150 590 519 69 153 34 3 10 62 0 0 59 74 .295 .369 .430 .799 109 223 22 6 0 6 3 *5/4
2006 35 LAD NL 32 126 107 12 27 7 0 3 15 1 1 17 9 .252 .357 .402 .759 94 43 1 1 0 1 3 5
11 Yrs 1216 4886 4223 663 1229 265 22 85 493 20 18 543 571 .291 .373 .425 .797 109 1793 105 35 37 48 17
162 Game Avg. 162 651 563 88 164 35 3 11 66 3 2 72 76 .291 .373 .425 .797 109 239 14 5 5 6 2
SFG (6 yrs) 605 2440 2111 333 609 121 8 28 214 15 10 269 295 .288 .369 .393 .763 102 830 51 14 25 21 3
BOS (3 yrs) 406 1650 1442 229 437 106 9 41 204 3 6 169 207 .303 .378 .474 .853 119 684 41 17 4 18 6
CHC (2 yrs) 173 670 563 89 156 31 5 13 60 1 1 88 60 .277 .373 .419 .792 110 236 12 3 8 8 5
LAD (1 yr) 32 126 107 12 27 7 0 3 15 1 1 17 9 .252 .357 .402 .759 94 43 1 1 0 1 3
NL (8 yrs) 810 3236 2781 434 792 159 13 44 289 17 12 374 364 .285 .370 .399 .768 103 1109 64 18 33 30 11
AL (3 yrs) 406 1650 1442 229 437 106 9 41 204 3 6 169 207 .303 .378 .474 .853 119 684 41 17 4 18 6

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 Awards
1996 25 SFG NL 55 228 8 -1 1 1 1 10 0.9 7 17 1.6 .518 .506 1.5 0.1 16 5/4
1997 26 SFG NL 128 453 7 0 -0 4 2 13 1.2 14 27 2.5 .510 .508 2.1 0.5 23 $160,000 *5
1998 27 SFG NL 145 622 10 1 0 0 2 13 1.1 19 33 3.0 .509 .508 3.1 0.1 32 $300,000 *54
1999 28 SFG NL 116 492 0 1 -0 2 2 4 0.3 15 19 1.8 .503 .502 1.6 0.2 18 $525,000 5/4
2000 29 SFG NL 153 631 -9 1 0 1 2 -4 -0.6 20 16 1.3 .497 .498 1.3 0.2 15 $1,325,000 *5/4
2001 30 CHC NL 70 257 11 -1 -0 0 1 11 1.0 8 19 1.8 .515 .507 1.8 0.1 19 $2,750,000 5/4
2002 31 CHC NL 103 413 1 2 0 1 2 6 0.5 13 18 1.8 .506 .504 1.7 0.2 17 $3,450,000 5
2002 31 SFG NL 8 14 -2 -0 -0 0 0 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.1 .478 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 /5
2003 32 BOS AL 146 600 35 -2 1 -1 2 36 3.5 22 58 5.6 .524 .521 5.7 0.2 59 $2,100,000 *54/D6 MVP-12,SS
2004 33 BOS AL 110 460 4 -5 0 -7 2 -5 -0.4 17 12 1.2 .495 .497 1.8 -0.4 19 $2,100,000 54
2005 34 BOS AL 150 590 6 -3 -2 6 3 10 1.1 22 32 3.2 .507 .506 2.6 0.9 26 $2,500,000 *5/4
2006 35 LAD NL 32 126 -1 -1 0 -2 1 -3 -0.3 4 1 0.0 .490 .498 0.2 -0.2 3 $4,569,443 5
11 Seasons 1216 4886 71 -8 -0 5 19 88 8.2 163 251 23.8 .507 .505 23.4 2.2 245 $19,779,443
SFG (6 yrs) 605 2440 15 1 1 8 9 34 2.7 76 110 10.1 .506 .504 9.6 1.3 102 $2,310,000
BOS (3 yrs) 406 1650 46 -9 -1 -2 7 41 4.2 62 103 10.1 .510 .508 10.1 0.7 105 $6,700,000
CHC (2 yrs) 173 670 11 1 -0 1 3 16 1.5 21 37 3.6 .509 .505 3.5 0.3 36 $6,200,000
LAD (1 yr) 32 126 -1 -1 0 -2 1 -3 -0.3 4 1 0.0 .490 .498 0.2 -0.2 3 $4,569,443

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1997 26 SFG NL NLDS FLA L 3 12 12 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750 6 1 0 0 0 0
2000 29 SFG NL NLDS NYM L 4 21 20 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .250 .250 .350 .600 7 1 0 1 0 0
2003 32 BOS AL ALDS OAK W 5 22 19 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 .105 .227 .158 .385 3 1 0 0 0 1
2003 32 BOS AL ALCS NYY L 7 29 27 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 .222 .276 .296 .572 8 1 0 0 0 1
2004 33 BOS AL ALDS ANA W 3 13 12 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .385 .333 .718 4 0 0 0 0 0
2004 33 BOS AL ALCS NYY W 7 33 30 4 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 .267 .333 .300 .633 9 3 1 0 0 0
2004 33 BOS AL WS STL W 4 18 14 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 .429 .556 .571 1.127 8 1 0 0 0 0
2005 34 BOS AL ALDS CHW L 3 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .083 .000 .083 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs (8 Series) 36 160 145 14 34 8 0 1 4 0 1 13 19 .234 .302 .310 .612 45 8 1 1 0 2
3 ALDS 11 47 42 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 .143 .234 .167 .401 7 1 0 0 0 1
2 NLDS 7 33 32 3 8 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 .250 .250 .406 .656 13 2 0 1 0 0
2 ALCS 14 62 57 5 14 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 .246 .306 .298 .605 17 4 1 0 0 1
1 WS 4 18 14 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 .429 .556 .571 1.127 8 1 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1996 SFG NL 25 3B 45 40 40 365.2 117 34 79 4 10 .966 1 2 2.78 2.51 .948 2.71 2.69
1996 SFG NL 25 2B 8 8 6 72.0 39 17 20 2 8 .949 0 3 4.62 4.63 .981 5.09 5.06
1997 SFG NL 26 3B 122 98 93 916.0 317 85 218 14 18 .956 4 6 2.98 2.48 .946 2.66 2.64
1998 SFG NL 27 3B 137 126 117 1137.1 374 83 273 18 32 .952 -0 -0 2.82 2.60 .957 2.73 2.72
1998 SFG NL 27 2B 10 6 3 58.0 31 16 14 1 4 .968 0 8 4.66 3.00 .982 5.09 5.06
1999 SFG NL 28 3B 108 102 97 924.0 288 81 195 12 17 .958 2 3 2.69 2.56 .953 2.69 2.66
1999 SFG NL 28 2B 3 0 0 6.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -80 3.00 0.67 .980 5.10 5.00
2000 SFG NL 29 3B 145 129 115 1155.1 352 99 244 9 24 .974 1 1 2.67 2.37 .950 2.63 2.61
2000 SFG NL 29 2B 2 0 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -72 1.80 0.50 .980 5.04 4.90
2001 CHC NL 30 3B 64 56 51 495.2 137 33 96 8 6 .942 -0 -0 2.34 2.02 .950 2.57 2.54
2001 CHC NL 30 2B 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0 120 9.00 1.00 .980 4.50 4.80
2002 TOT NL 31 3B 104 90 85 834.2 227 62 159 6 19 .974 1 2 2.38 2.13 .957 2.71 2.69
2002 CHC NL 31 3B 101 88 84 816.2 222 60 156 6 19 .973 1 2 2.38 2.14 .957 2.71 2.69
2002 SFG NL 31 3B 3 2 1 18.0 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 0 20 2.50 1.67 .956 2.70 2.70
2003 BOS AL 32 3B 135 124 115 1118.1 327 76 235 16 22 .951 -2 1 -2 1 2.50 2.30 .955 2.67 2.64 MVP-12,SS
2003 BOS AL 32 2B 10 10 5 83.0 39 22 17 0 7 1.000 -1 -2 -9 -30 4.23 3.90 .982 4.94 4.89 MVP-12,SS
2003 BOS AL 32 DH 3 0 MVP-12,SS
2003 BOS AL 32 SS 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.00 .970 4.50 4.50 MVP-12,SS
2004 BOS AL 33 3B 96 94 83 827.2 247 71 162 14 15 .943 -5 -6 -8 -9 2.53 2.43 .951 2.64 2.62
2004 BOS AL 33 2B 14 14 13 120.0 59 22 34 3 6 .949 -2 -1 -18 -6 4.20 4.00 .982 4.95 4.91
2005 BOS AL 34 3B 142 140 127 1209.1 362 87 265 10 20 .972 -0 7 -0 7 2.62 2.48 .957 2.76 2.73
2005 BOS AL 34 2B 5 5 4 43.0 24 10 13 1 1 .958 -0 -1 -8 -33 4.81 4.60 .983 4.96 4.90
2006 LAD NL 35 3B 30 30 27 256.0 84 15 61 8 7 .905 -3 -2 -12 -9 2.67 2.53 .954 2.70 2.68
11 Seasons 3B 1128 1029 950 9240.0 2832 726 1987 119 190 .958 -1 0 -0 0 2.64 2.41 .953 2.68 2.66
8 Seasons 2B 53 43 31 388.0 196 90 99 7 26 .964 -3 -4 -8 -19 4.38 3.57 .982 5.00 4.96
1 Season SS 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 9.00 1.00 .970 4.50 4.50
11 Seasons TOT 1182 1072 981 9629.0 3029 817 2086 126 216 .958 -4 -4 -0 -1 2.71 2.46 .955 2.78 2.76
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
2012 BBWAA ( 0.7%)

Awards (yr lg award)
2003 AL batting_title

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
2003 AL (12, 11%)
0.11 Career Shares (897th)

Silver Sluggers
2003 AL (3B)

WAR Position Players† s c a p y
2003 AL  5.6 (8th)

Offensive WAR† s c a p y
2003 AL  5.7 (8th)

Batting Average s c a p y
2003 AL  .326 (1st)

On-Base% s c a p y
2003 AL  .398 (6th)
Career  .373 (231st)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
2003 AL  .938 (8th)

Doubles s c a p y
2003 AL  45 (5th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
2003 AL  .700 (8th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
2005 AL  22 (4th)

AB per SO s c a p y
2000 NL  9.0 (10th)

Def. Games as 3B s c a p y
2000 NL  145 (3rd)
Career  1,128 (81st)

Putouts as 3B s c a p y
2000 NL  99 (3rd)

Assists as 3B s c a p y
Career  1,987 (92nd)

Errors Committed as 3B s c a p y
1998 NL  18 (3rd)
2003 AL  16 (5th)
2004 AL  14 (5th)

Double Plays Turned as 3B s c a p y
1998 NL  32 (3rd)
2000 NL  24 (4th)
Career  190 (76th)

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B† s c a p y
1997 NL  2.98 (4th)
Career  2.64 (79th)

Fielding % as 3B s c a p y
1997 NL  .956 (4th)
2000 NL  .974 (1st)
2005 AL  .972 (2nd)
Career  .958 (74th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 4 (426), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 6 (1719), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 16 (959), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 23 (580), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Third Base (94th), 23.9 career WAR/19.8 7yr-peak WAR/21.8 JAWS
Average HOF 3B (out of 13) = 67.4 career WAR/42.6 7yr-peak WAR/55.0 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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  6. Don Hoak (937)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Rance Mulliniks (938)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Don Hoak (936)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Joe Randa (924)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
199726San Francisco Giants$160,0001997 AP survey
199827San Francisco Giants$300,0004/3/98 USA Today
199928San Francisco Giants$525,0004/6/99 USA Today
200029San Francisco Giants$1,325,0004/5/00 AP
200130Chicago Cubs$2,750,0004/6/01 USA Today
200231Chicago Cubs$3,450,0004/3/02 AP
200332Boston Red Sox$2,100,0004/3/03 AP
200433Boston Red Sox$2,100,0004/7/04 AP
200534Boston Red Sox$2,500,000
200635Los Angeles Dodgers$4,569,443
Career to date (may be incomplete)$19,779,443
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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