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Bill Mueller
William Richard Mueller
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 17, 1971 in Maryland Heights, MO
Schools: Missouri State University
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
Final Game: May 11, 2006
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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
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 96 150 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 Seasons 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

Postseason Batting

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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
5 Seasons (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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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1996 SFG NL 25 3B 45 40 365.2 117 34 79 4 10 .966 0.6 2.0 -0.4 0.6 -1.0 1 2.78 2.51 .947 2.71 2.21
1996 SFG NL 25 2B 8 8 72.0 39 17 20 2 8 .949 0.2 3.3 0.2 -1.0 1.2 0 4.62 4.63 .982 5.09 4.40
1997 SFG NL 26 3B 122 98 916.0 317 85 218 14 18 .956 4.2 5.5 4.2 1.2 3.0 0 2.98 2.48 .945 2.66 2.19
1998 SFG NL 27 3B 137 126 1137.1 374 83 273 18 32 .952 -0.2 -0.2 -2.2 -2.5 0.3 2 2.82 2.60 .957 2.73 2.37
1998 SFG NL 27 2B 10 6 58.0 31 16 14 1 4 .968 0.4 8.3 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 4.66 3.00 .984 5.09 4.38
1999 SFG NL 28 3B 108 103 924.0 288 81 195 12 17 .958 2.1 2.7 3.1 5.0 -1.9 -1 2.69 2.56 .953 2.68 2.30
1999 SFG NL 28 2B 3 0 6.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.4 -80.0 -0.4 -0.3 -0.1 0 3.00 0.67 1.000 5.10 4.20
2000 SFG NL 29 3B 145 129 1155.1 351 98 244 9 24 .974 1.2 1.2 1.2 -3.4 4.6 0 2.66 2.36 .949 2.64 2.18
2000 SFG NL 29 2B 2 0 5.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -72.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 1.80 0.50 1.000 5.04 4.35
2001 CHC NL 30 3B 64 56 495.2 137 33 96 8 6 .942 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1 2.2 -2.2 0 2.34 2.02 .950 2.57 2.17
2001 CHC NL 30 2B 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 120.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 4.50 4.20
2002 TOT NL 31 3B 104 90 834.2 227 62 159 6 19 .974 1.4 2.0 0.4 -5.7 6.1 1 2.38 2.13 .956 2.71 2.29
2002 CHC NL 31 3B 101 88 816.2 222 60 156 6 19 .973 1.1 1.6 0.1 -5.6 5.7 1 2.38 2.14 .956 2.71 2.29
2002 SFG NL 31 3B 3 2 18.0 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 0.3 20.0 0.3 -0.1 0.4 0 2.50 1.67 .960 2.70 2.30
2003 BOS AL 32 3B 135 124 1118.1 329 77 236 16 22 .951 -1.9 -2.0 -1.9 -4.1 2.2 0 2.52 2.32 .955 2.67 2.35 MVP-12,SS
2003 BOS AL 32 2B 10 10 83.0 39 22 17 0 7 1.000 -0.6 -8.7 -0.6 -1.0 0.4 0 4.23 3.90 .982 4.94 4.37 MVP-12,SS
2003 BOS AL 32 DH 3 MVP-12,SS
2003 BOS AL 32 SS 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 4.50 4.10 MVP-12,SS
2004 BOS AL 33 3B 96 94 827.2 247 71 162 14 15 .943 -5.2 -7.5 -5.2 -1.6 -3.6 0 2.53 2.43 .951 2.64 2.34
2004 BOS AL 33 2B 14 14 120.0 59 22 34 3 6 .949 -1.8 -18.0 -1.8 0.2 -2.0 0 4.20 4.00 .983 4.95 4.35
2005 BOS AL 34 3B 142 140 1209.1 362 87 265 10 20 .972 -0.4 -0.4 -0.4 -4.7 4.3 0 2.62 2.48 .956 2.76 2.49
2005 BOS AL 34 2B 5 5 43.0 24 10 13 1 1 .958 -0.3 -8.4 -0.3 -1.2 0.9 0 4.81 4.60 .983 4.96 4.48
2006 LAD NL 35 3B 30 30 256.0 83 15 60 8 7 .904 -2.6 -12.2 -3.6 -0.7 -2.9 1 2.64 2.50 .957 2.69 2.37
11 Seasons 3B 1128 1030 9240.0 2832 726 1987 119 190 .958 -0.9 -0.1 -4.9 -13.7 8.9 4 2.64 2.41 .953 2.68 2.30
8 Seasons 2B 53 43 388.0 196 90 99 7 26 .964 -2.7 -8.4 -2.7 -3.5 0.8 0 4.38 3.57 .983 5.00 4.37
1 Season DH 3
1 Season SS 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 4.50 4.10
11 Seasons TOT 1182 1073 9629.0 3029 817 2086 126 216 .958 -3.6 -0.4 -7.6 -17.2 9.7 4 2.71 2.46 .913 2.78 2.40
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Silver Sluggers
2003-AL-3B

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
2003-AL-12-11%
0.11 Career Shares (864th)

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

On-Base% s c a p y
2003 AL--.398--6th
Career--.373--228th

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--9.032--10th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 4 (440), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 6 (1667), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 15 (912), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 23 (485), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 3, 1993: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 15th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1993.

November 18, 2000: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Chicago Cubs for Tim Worrell.

September 4, 2002: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with cash to the San Francisco Giants for Jeff Verplancke (minors).

October 28, 2002: Granted Free Agency.

January 10, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

October 27, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

December 15, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

November 17, 2006: Retired from the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1997San Francisco Giants$160,000
1998San Francisco Giants$300,000
1999San Francisco Giants$525,000
2000San Francisco Giants$1,325,000
2001Chicago Cubs$2,750,000
2002Chicago Cubs$3,450,000
2003Boston Red Sox$2,100,000
2004Boston Red Sox$2,100,000
2005Boston Red Sox$2,500,000
2006Los Angeles Dodgers$4,569,443
Career (may be incomplete)$19,779,443
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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