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Bill Spiers

William James Spiers

Positions: Shortstop, Third Baseman and Second Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: June 5, 1966 in Orangeburg, SC
High School: Wade Hampton Academy (Orangeburg, SC)
School: Clemson University
Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft.
Signed June 10, 1987. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1989
Teams (by GP): Astros/Brewers/Mets 1989-2001

Final Game: April 8, 2001
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 10, 2012, 1:31PM
All-Time Rank (among Batters): #1392. Germany Schaefer… #1393. Ivey Wingo… #1394. Tim Naehring… #1395. BILL SPIERS… #1396. Charlie Neal… #1397. Rich Dauer… #1398. Jerry Hairston… 

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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
1989 23 MIL AL 114 373 345 44 88 9 3 4 33 10 2 21 63 .255 .298 .333 .631 79 115 2 1 4 2 1 65/43
1990 24 MIL AL 112 389 363 44 88 15 3 2 36 11 6 16 45 .242 .274 .317 .591 66 115 12 1 6 3 0 *6
1991 25 MIL AL 133 464 414 71 117 13 6 8 54 14 8 34 55 .283 .337 .401 .738 106 166 9 2 10 4 0 *6/
1992 26 MIL AL 12 18 16 2 5 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 4 .313 .353 .438 .790 122 7 0 0 1 0 0 /645
1993 27 MIL AL 113 386 340 43 81 8 4 2 36 9 8 29 51 .238 .302 .303 .605 65 103 11 4 9 4 2 4/6
1994 28 MIL AL 73 237 214 27 54 10 1 0 17 7 1 19 42 .252 .316 .308 .625 60 66 5 1 3 0 1 56/3
1995 29 NYM NL 63 87 72 5 15 2 1 0 11 0 1 12 15 .208 .314 .264 .578 58 19 0 0 1 2 1 5/4
1996 30 HOU NL 122 242 218 27 55 10 1 6 26 7 0 20 34 .252 .320 .390 .709 93 85 3 2 1 1 4 5/436
1997 31 HOU NL 132 355 291 51 93 27 4 4 48 10 5 61 42 .320 .438 .481 .919 145 140 4 1 1 1 6 56/34
1998 32 HOU NL 123 437 384 66 105 27 4 4 43 11 2 45 62 .273 .356 .396 .751 100 152 9 5 1 2 0 5/436
1999 33 HOU NL 127 444 393 56 113 18 5 4 39 10 5 47 45 .288 .363 .389 .752 91 153 10 0 3 1 2 56/43
2000 34 HOU NL 124 409 355 41 107 17 3 3 43 7 4 49 38 .301 .386 .392 .777 92 139 8 1 2 2 3 564
2001 35 HOU NL 4 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 117 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 Seasons 1252 3845 3408 477 922 158 35 37 388 97 43 355 496 .271 .341 .370 .711 90 1261 73 18 42 22 21
162 Game Avg. 162 498 441 62 119 20 5 5 50 13 6 46 64 .271 .341 .370 .711 90 163 9 2 5 3 3
HOU (6 yrs) 632 1891 1644 241 474 99 17 21 199 45 16 223 221 .288 .375 .408 .782 103 670 34 9 8 7 16
MIL (6 yrs) 557 1867 1692 231 433 57 17 16 178 52 26 120 260 .256 .306 .338 .644 78 572 39 9 33 13 4
NYM (1 yr) 63 87 72 5 15 2 1 0 11 0 1 12 15 .208 .314 .264 .578 58 19 0 0 1 2 1
NL (7 yrs) 695 1978 1716 246 489 101 18 21 210 45 17 235 236 .285 .372 .402 .774 101 689 34 9 9 9 17
AL (6 yrs) 557 1867 1692 231 433 57 17 16 178 52 26 120 260 .256 .306 .338 .644 78 572 39 9 33 13 4

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1989 23 MIL AL 373 -9 3 -1 1 -6 4 12 5 0.4 10 1.0 -0.6 $68,000 65/43
1990 24 MIL AL 389 -15 3 -1 0 0 6 13 7 0.6 6 0.6 0.0 $135,000 *6
1991 25 MIL AL 464 6 0 1 1 -3 7 16 28 2.8 31 3.1 -0.3 $250,000 *6/
1992 26 MIL AL 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.2 2 0.2 0.0 $750,000 /645
1993 27 MIL AL 386 -13 -2 0 -1 -13 1 13 -15 -1.5 -2 -0.2 -1.3 $750,000 4/6
1994 28 MIL AL 237 -13 1 -2 0 2 1 8 -2 -0.1 -5 -0.5 0.4 $450,000 56/3
1995 29 NYM NL 87 -4 0 0 0 -4 0 2 -6 -0.6 -2 -0.2 -0.4 $425,000 5/4
1996 30 HOU NL 242 -4 0 1 0 -3 1 7 2 0.2 5 0.5 -0.3 $400,000 5/436
1997 31 HOU NL 355 22 1 -1 2 10 1 10 45 4.6 35 3.5 1.1 $600,000 56/34
1998 32 HOU NL 437 1 5 2 0 -10 1 13 12 1.2 22 2.2 -1.0 $1,600,000 5/436
1999 33 HOU NL 444 -3 2 -1 0 2 0 13 14 1.4 11 1.1 0.3 $1,600,000 56/43
2000 34 HOU NL 409 -1 1 -2 1 1 2 12 15 1.5 13 1.3 0.2 $1,700,000 564
2001 35 HOU NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $1,700,000
13 Seasons 3845 -32 14 -4 4 -24 24 120 107 10.7 126 12.6 -1.9 $10,428,000
HOU (6 yrs) 1891 15 9 -1 3 -0 5 55 88 8.9 86 8.6 0.3 $7,600,000
MIL (6 yrs) 1867 -43 5 -3 1 -20 19 63 25 2.4 42 4.2 -1.8 $2,403,000
NYM (1 yr) 87 -4 0 0 0 -4 0 2 -6 -0.6 -2 -0.2 -0.4 $425,000

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 31 HOU NL NLDS ATL L 3 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .083 .000 .083 0 1 0 0 0 0
1998 32 HOU NL NLDS SDP L 4 15 14 2 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .286 .333 .500 .833 7 1 0 0 0 0
1999 33 HOU NL NLDS ATL L 4 11 11 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 .273 .273 .273 .545 3 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 11 38 36 3 7 3 0 0 2 1 0 2 6 .194 .237 .278 .515 10 2 0 0 0 0
3 NLDS 11 38 36 3 7 3 0 0 2 1 0 2 6 .194 .237 .278 .515 10 2 0 0 0 0

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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 Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1989 MIL AL 23 SS 89 418 138 264 16 57 .962 -6 4.52 .971 4.74
1989 MIL AL 23 3B 12 34 10 20 4 1 .882 1 2.50 .943 2.70
1989 MIL AL 23 2B 4 17 6 11 0 1 1.000 0 4.25 .981 5.18
1989 MIL AL 23 1B 2 11 10 0 1 3 .909 -1 5.00 .993 9.70
1989 MIL AL 23 DH 4 4
1990 MIL AL 24 SS 111 497 159 326 12 72 .976 0 4.37 .973 4.69
1991 MIL AL 25 SS 128 563 201 345 17 93 .970 -3 4.27 .971 4.66
1991 MIL AL 25 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40
1991 MIL AL 25 CF 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.80
1992 MIL AL 26 SS 5 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0.40 .970 4.68
1992 MIL AL 26 2B 4 10 5 5 0 0 1.000 -0 2.50 .983 5.22
1992 MIL AL 26 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.80
1992 MIL AL 26 DH 1 1
1993 MIL AL 27 2B 104 448 209 226 13 53 .971 -13 4.18 .981 5.11
1993 MIL AL 27 OF 7 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 -0 0.57 .982 2.39
1993 MIL AL 27 SS 4 5 1 4 0 2 1.000 -0 1.25 .972 4.65
1993 MIL AL 27 RF 4 0 0 8.0 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 -0 -15 3.38 0.75 .977 2.25 2.20
1993 MIL AL 27 CF 2 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -40 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.75
1993 MIL AL 27 LF 2 1 0 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -40 1.50 0.50 .980 2.25 2.20
1994 MIL AL 28 3B 35 76 22 50 4 4 .947 3 2.06 .948 2.62
1994 MIL AL 28 SS 35 131 48 79 4 23 .969 0 3.63 .969 4.60
1994 MIL AL 28 OF 2 0 0 0 0 0 -0 0.00 2.35
1994 MIL AL 28 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.50
1994 MIL AL 28 DH 2 2
1994 MIL AL 28 RF 2 0 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0 -160 0.00 0.00 2.10 2.20
1995 NYM NL 29 3B 11 34 9 18 7 2 .794 -5 2.45 .946 2.76
1995 NYM NL 29 2B 6 16 4 12 0 1 1.000 1 2.67 .984 5.23
1996 HOU NL 30 3B 77 121 22 94 5 9 .959 -2 1.51 .948 2.69
1996 HOU NL 30 2B 7 11 7 4 0 2 1.000 -0 1.57 .981 5.06
1996 HOU NL 30 1B 4 10 9 1 0 2 1.000 0 2.50 .992 9.55
1996 HOU NL 30 SS 4 12 3 9 0 1 1.000 -2 3.00 .967 4.58
1996 HOU NL 30 OF 2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1 1.50 .977 2.10
1996 HOU NL 30 CF 1 0 0 2.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 154 3.86 1.00 .980 2.31 2.50
1996 HOU NL 30 RF 1 0 0 5.2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 64 3.18 2.00 .975 2.06 2.00
1997 HOU NL 31 3B 84 185 44 129 12 12 .935 8 2.06 .946 2.64
1997 HOU NL 31 SS 28 88 25 57 6 12 .932 -0 2.93 .973 4.54
1997 HOU NL 31 1B 8 33 32 1 0 5 1.000 0 4.13 .993 9.45
1997 HOU NL 31 2B 4 16 3 13 0 3 1.000 2 4.00 .980 5.03
1998 HOU NL 32 3B 99 235 57 170 8 9 .966 -7 2.29 .957 2.72
1998 HOU NL 32 2B 9 24 10 13 1 2 .958 -2 2.56 .982 5.06
1998 HOU NL 32 1B 7 35 34 1 0 1 1.000 -1 5.00 .993 9.41
1998 HOU NL 32 SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.50
1999 HOU NL 33 3B 71 191 40 143 8 11 .958 4 2.58 .953 2.66
1999 HOU NL 33 OF 31 41 40 0 1 0 .976 -1 1.29 .981 2.24
1999 HOU NL 33 SS 13 45 22 23 0 7 1.000 -0 3.46 .967 4.39
1999 HOU NL 33 2B 4 15 5 10 0 0 1.000 0 3.75 .981 5.00
1999 HOU NL 33 1B 1 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 3.00 .993 9.10
1999 HOU NL 33 LF 25 14 7 124.1 22 21 0 1 0 .955 -2 -16 1.52 0.84 .977 2.00 1.98
1999 HOU NL 33 RF 9 7 2 51.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -2 1.94 1.22 .981 2.15 2.14
1999 HOU NL 33 CF 7 4 0 33.2 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 1 21 2.14 1.14 .984 2.62 2.61
2000 HOU NL 34 3B 51 123 33 85 5 8 .959 5 2.31 .950 2.61
2000 HOU NL 34 SS 27 98 40 57 1 18 .990 -1 3.59 .967 4.47
2000 HOU NL 34 2B 26 95 40 53 2 13 .979 -2 3.58 .982 4.91
2000 HOU NL 34 OF 10 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 -0 0.60 .982 2.22
2000 HOU NL 34 LF 6 1 0 14.1 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -59 1.88 0.50 .977 1.95 1.90
2000 HOU NL 34 RF 4 0 0 9.2 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0 62 2.79 0.75 .980 2.23 2.15
11 Seasons SS 446 1859 638 1165 56 285 .970 -12 4.04 .971 4.65
9 Seasons 3B 441 999 237 709 53 56 .947 5 2.15 .951 2.67
9 Seasons 2B 168 652 289 347 16 75 .975 -15 3.79 .981 5.08
6 Seasons OF 53 54 51 2 1 0 .981 -2 1.00 .981 2.26
3 Seasons LF 33 16 7 144.2 26 24 1 1 0 .962 -3 -22 1.56 0.76 .977 2.00 1.98
6 Seasons 1B 23 92 88 3 1 11 .989 -1 3.96 .993 9.47
5 Seasons RF 20 7 2 77.1 19 18 1 0 0 1.000 0 3 2.21 0.95 .979 2.16 2.16
4 Seasons CF 11 4 0 41.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1 23 1.98 0.82 .983 2.61 2.65
13 Seasons TOT 1131 3656 1303 2226 127 427 .965 -24 3.12 .968 3.93
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/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-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 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 1950 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 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) 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 1950 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

Total Zone Runs as 3B s c a p y
1997 NL  8 (5th)

Range Factor/9Inn as 3B† s c a p y
1997 NL  3.14 (1st)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 7 (1348), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 15 (1138), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  7. Donnie Hill (970)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Luis Alicea (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Luis Alicea (966)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Miguel Cairo (963)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  12. Luis Alicea (948)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

  • June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1987.
  • December 20, 1993: Granted Free Agency.
  • December 21, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Milwaukee Brewers.
  • October 25, 1994: Selected off waivers by the New York Mets from the Milwaukee Brewers.
  • November 3, 1995: Granted Free Agency.
  • January 10, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
  • November 14, 1996: Granted Free Agency.
  • December 2, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
  • November 3, 1997: Granted Free Agency.
  • November 25, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. We attempt to update transactions throughout the season.

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
198923Milwaukee Brewers$68,0001989 USA Today survey
199024Milwaukee Brewers$135,000USA Today
199125Milwaukee Brewers$250,000USA Today survey
199226Milwaukee Brewers$750,0004/2/92 USA Today
199327Milwaukee Brewers$750,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199428Milwaukee Brewers$450,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $100,000 earned bonus
199529New York Mets$425,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1
199630Houston Astros$400,0001997 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $75,000 earned bonus
199731Houston Astros$600,0001997 AP survey
199832Houston Astros$1,600,00011/23/98 USA TodayIncludes $200,000 earned bonus
199933Houston Astros$1,600,00011/19/99 USA TodayIncludes $100,000 earned bonus
200034Houston Astros$1,700,0004/5/00 AP
200135Houston Astros$1,700,0004/6/01 USA Today
Career to date (may be incomplete)$10,428,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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