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Bill Mueller
William Richard Mueller

Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.
School Missouri State University

Debut April 18, 1996
  vs. CHC 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Born March 17, 1971 in Maryland Heights, MO

Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 15th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1993. (All Transactions)

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        "I want to be unselfish and worry about the name on the front of my uniform instead of the back." Bill Mueller, Boston Herald, Feb 19, 2003.

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1996 25 SFG NL  55  200   31   66  15  1   0   19   0  0  24  26  .330  .401  .415  121   83   1   2   0   1   1
 1997 26 SFG NL 128  390   51  114  26  3   7   44   4  3  48  71  .292  .369  .428  110  167   6   6   1   3  10
 1998 27 SFG NL 145  534   93  157  27  0   9   59   3  3  79  83  .294  .383  .395  110  211   3   5   1   1  12
 1999 28 SFG NL 116  414   61  120  24  0   2   36   4  2  65  52  .290  .388  .362   96  150   8   2   1   3  11
 2000 29 SFG NL 153  560   97  150  29  4  10   55   4  2  52  62  .268  .333  .388   87  217   7   6   0   6  16
 2001 30 CHC NL  70  210   38   62  12  1   6   23   1  1  37  19  .295  .403  .448  125   94   4   3   3   3   4
 2002 31 TOT NL 111  366   51   96  19  4   7   38   0  0  52  42  .262  .350  .393   98  144   4   5   2   0   9
         CHC NL 103  353   51   94  19  4   7   37   0  0  51  41  .266  .355  .402  101  142   4   5   2   0   8
         SFG NL   8   13    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   1   1  .154  .214  .154    2    2   0   0   0   0   1
 2003 32 BOS AL 146  524   85  171  45  5  19   85   1  4  59  77  .326  .398  .540  140  283   4   6   2   7  11 SS,MVP-12
 2004 33 BOS AL 110  399   75  113  27  1  12   57   2  2  51  56  .283  .365  .446  106  178   0   6   1   4   8
 2005 34 BOS AL 150  519   69  153  34  3  10   62   0  0  59  74  .295  .369  .430  109  223   0   6   3   6  22
 2006 35 LAD NL  32  107   12   27   7  0   3   15   1  1  17   9  .252  .357  .402   94   43   0   1   3   1   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons    1216 4223  663 1229 265 22  85  493  20 18 543 571  .291  .373  .425  109 1793  37  48  17  35 105
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        563   88  164  35  3  11   66   3  2  72  76  .291  .373  .425  109  239   5   6   2   5  14
 Career High    153  560   97  171  45  5  19   85   4  4  79  83  .326  .403  .540  140  283   8   6   3   7  22
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1996 25 SFG NL  228  138   36   7.0   102| .330  .264| .401  .332| .415  .413| .816  .745| 121  .663   8.0   0.8   0%
 1997 26 SFG NL  453  301   63   5.6   107| .292  .268| .369  .340| .428  .421| .797  .760| 110  .564   8.1   0.8  57%
 1998 27 SFG NL  622  400   85   5.7   103| .294  .263| .383  .333| .395  .415| .778  .747| 110  .573  12.6   1.2  50%
 1999 28 SFG NL  492  317   62   5.2   111| .290  .269| .388  .344| .362  .434| .750  .778|  96  .494   2.2   0.2  66%
 2000 29 SFG NL  631  441   73   4.4   110| .268  .264| .333  .341| .388  .432| .721  .773|  87  .415  -9.0  -0.8  66%
 2001 30 CHC NL  257  160   41   6.8   107| .295  .262| .403  .333| .448  .430| .851  .763| 125  .638  10.4   1.0  50%
 2002 31 TOT NL  427  288   53   4.9   105| .262  .263| .350  .337| .393  .419| .743  .756|  98  .512   0.2   0.0   0%
         CHC NL  413  276   53   5.1   105| .266  .264| .355  .337| .402  .419| .757  .756| 101  .531   2.1   0.2   0%
         SFG NL   14   12    0   0.0   103| .154  .260| .214  .333| .154  .414| .368  .746|   2  .000  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 2003 32 BOS AL  600  378  113   8.0   111| .326  .273| .398  .340| .540  .438| .938  .778| 140  .700  33.2   3.1  20%
 2004 33 BOS AL  460  302   67   6.0   115| .283  .278| .365  .346| .446  .445| .811  .792| 106  .562   4.9   0.4  50%
 2005 34 BOS AL  590  394   80   5.4   108| .295  .273| .369  .336| .430  .433| .799  .769| 109  .546   9.1   0.9   0%
 2006 35 LAD NL  126   83   16   5.2   114| .252  .273| .357  .344| .402  .444| .759  .788|  94  .506  -0.4   0.0  50%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     4886 3202  689   5.8   108| .291  .268| .373  .339| .425  .429| .798  .768| 109  .562  79.2   7.6  52%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1996 25 SFG NL 3B 45 34 79 4 10 .966 .948 2.51 2.21 2.78 2.71 40 365.7 2B 8 17 20 2 8 .949 .981 4.62 4.40 4.62 5.09 8 72.0 1997 26 SFG NL 3B 122 85 218 14 18 .956 .946 2.48 2.19 2.98 2.66 98 916.0 1998 27 SFG NL 3B 137 83 273 18 32 .952 .957 2.60 2.37 2.82 2.73 126 1137.3 2B 10 16 14 1 4 .968 .984 3.00 4.38 4.66 5.09 6 58.0 1999 28 SFG NL 3B 108 81 195 12 17 .958 .953 2.56 2.30 2.69 2.68 103 924.0 2B 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 4.20 3.00 5.10 0 6.0 2000 29 SFG NL 3B 145 98 244 9 24 .974 .950 2.36 2.18 2.66 2.64 129 1155.3 2B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.35 1.80 5.04 0 5.0 2001 30 CHC NL 3B 64 33 96 8 6 .942 .950 2.02 2.17 2.34 2.57 56 495.7 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.20 9.00 4.50 0 1.0 2002 31 TOT NL 3B 104 62 159 6 19 .974 .957 2.12 2.29 2.38 2.71 90 834.7 CHC NL 3B 101 60 156 6 19 .973 .957 2.14 2.29 2.38 2.71 88 816.7 SFG NL 3B 3 2 3 0 0 1.000 .962 1.67 2.30 2.50 2.70 2 18.0 2003 32 BOS AL 3B 135 77 236 16 22 .951 .955 2.32 2.35 2.52 2.67 124 1118.3 2B 10 22 17 0 7 1.000 .982 3.90 4.37 4.23 4.94 10 83.0 DH 3 SS 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.10 9.00 4.50 0 1.0 2004 33 BOS AL 3B 96 71 162 14 15 .943 .951 2.43 2.34 2.53 2.64 94 827.7 2B 14 22 34 3 6 .949 .982 4.00 4.35 4.20 4.95 14 120.0 2005 34 BOS AL 3B 142 87 265 10 20 .972 .957 2.48 2.49 2.62 2.76 140 1209.3 2B 5 10 13 1 1 .958 .983 4.60 4.48 4.81 4.96 5 43.0 2006 35 LAD NL 3B 30 15 60 8 7 .904 .954 2.50 2.37 2.64 2.69 30 256.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1996 25 SFG NL 2B 8 17 20 2 8 .949 .981 4.62 4.40 4.62 5.09 8 72.0 1998 27 SFG NL 2B 10 16 14 1 4 .968 .984 3.00 4.38 4.66 5.09 6 58.0 1999 28 SFG NL 2B 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 4.20 3.00 5.10 0 6.0 2000 29 SFG NL 2B 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 4.35 1.80 5.04 0 5.0 2001 30 CHC NL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.20 9.00 4.50 0 1.0 2003 32 BOS AL 2B 10 22 17 0 7 1.000 .982 3.90 4.37 4.23 4.94 10 83.0 2004 33 BOS AL 2B 14 22 34 3 6 .949 .982 4.00 4.35 4.20 4.95 14 120.0 2005 34 BOS AL 2B 5 10 13 1 1 .958 .983 4.60 4.48 4.81 4.96 5 43.0 1996 25 SFG NL 3B 45 34 79 4 10 .966 .948 2.51 2.21 2.78 2.71 40 365.7 1997 26 SFG NL 3B 122 85 218 14 18 .956 .946 2.48 2.19 2.98 2.66 98 916.0 1998 27 SFG NL 3B 137 83 273 18 32 .952 .957 2.60 2.37 2.82 2.73 126 1137.3 1999 28 SFG NL 3B 108 81 195 12 17 .958 .953 2.56 2.30 2.69 2.68 103 924.0 2000 29 SFG NL 3B 145 98 244 9 24 .974 .950 2.36 2.18 2.66 2.64 129 1155.3 2001 30 CHC NL 3B 64 33 96 8 6 .942 .950 2.02 2.17 2.34 2.57 56 495.7 2002 31 TOT NL 3B 104 62 159 6 19 .974 .957 2.12 2.29 2.38 2.71 90 834.7 CHC NL 3B 101 60 156 6 19 .973 .957 2.14 2.29 2.38 2.71 88 816.7 SFG NL 3B 3 2 3 0 0 1.000 .962 1.67 2.30 2.50 2.70 2 18.0 2003 32 BOS AL 3B 135 77 236 16 22 .951 .955 2.32 2.35 2.52 2.67 124 1118.3 2004 33 BOS AL 3B 96 71 162 14 15 .943 .951 2.43 2.34 2.53 2.64 94 827.7 2005 34 BOS AL 3B 142 87 265 10 20 .972 .957 2.48 2.49 2.62 2.76 140 1209.3 2006 35 LAD NL 3B 30 15 60 8 7 .904 .954 2.50 2.37 2.64 2.69 30 256.0 2003 32 BOS AL DH 3 2003 32 BOS AL SS 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.10 9.00 4.50 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 3B*1128 726 1987 119 190 .958 .953 2.41 2.30 2.64 2.68 1030 9240.0 2B* 53 90 99 7 26 .964 .983 3.57 4.37 4.38 5.00 43 388.0 DH 3 Games not counted in Overall Total below SS* 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.10 9.00 4.50 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1182 817 2086 126 216 .958 .955 2.46 2.40 2.71 2.78 1073 9629
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1997   NLDS  SFG FLA     L   3  12   1   3  0  0  1   1   0   0  .250  .250  .500   0  1   0   0   0 
 2000   NLDS  SFG NYM     L   4  20   2   5  2  0  0   0   0   4  .250  .250  .350   0  0   1   0   0 
 2003   ALDS  BOS OAK     W   5  19   0   2  1  0  0   0   3   4  .105  .227  .158   0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  BOS NYY     L   7  27   1   6  2  0  0   0   2   7  .222  .276  .296   0  0   0   0   0 
 2004   ALDS  BOS ANA     W   3  12   3   4  0  0  0   0   1   1  .333  .385  .333   0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  BOS NYY     W   7  30   4   8  1  0  0   1   2   1  .267  .333  .300   0  0   0   0   1 
        WS    BOS STL     W   4  14   3   6  2  0  0   2   4   0  .429  .556  .571   0  0   0   0   0 
 2005   ALDS  BOS CHW     L   3  11   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   2  .000  .083  .000   0  0             
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  5 Lg Div Series       2-3  18  74   6  14  3  0  1   1   5  11  .189  .241  .270   0  1   1   0   0 
  2 Lg Champ Series     1-1  14  57   5  14  3  0  0   1   4   8  .246  .306  .298   0  0   0   0   1 
  8 Postseason Series   4-4  36 145  14  34  8  0  1   4  13  19  .234  .302  .310   0  1   1   0   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Silver Sluggers
2003-AL--3B

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
2003-AL-12-0.11
Car-854-0.11 shares

Batting Average
2003 AL-.326-1

On-base %
2003 AL-.398-6

OPS
2003 AL-.938-8

Doubles
2003 AL-45-5

Offensive Win%
2003 AL-.700-8

Grounded into Double Plays
2005 AL-22-4

At Bats per Strikeout
2000 NL-9.0-10

     

Black Ink: Batting - 4 (405) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 6 (1642) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 23.2 (484) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 15.5 (906) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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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.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
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.
Uniforms 
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