Bill Mueller
William Richard Mueller
Born: March 17, 1971
Maryland Heights, MO USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, DH, PH, PR
Bats: B
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 175
College: Missouri State University
Career: 1996-2006
Draft: Round 15 (1993 June Amateur Draft, San Francisco Giants)
School: Southwest Missouri State University
Minor League Statistics
Bill Mueller compiled a career batting average of .291 with 85 home runs and 493 RBI in his 1216-game career with the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers. He began playing during the 1996 season and last took the field during the 2006 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 55 | 228 | 200 | 31 | 66 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 26 | .330 | .401 | .415 | .816 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 128 | 453 | 390 | 51 | 114 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 71 | .292 | .369 | .428 | .797 | 167 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 1998 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 145 | 622 | 534 | 93 | 157 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 79 | 83 | .294 | .383 | .395 | .778 | 211 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 1999 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 116 | 492 | 414 | 61 | 120 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 65 | 52 | .290 | .388 | .362 | .751 | 150 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 2000 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 153 | 631 | 560 | 97 | 150 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 55 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 62 | .268 | .333 | .388 | .721 | 217 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 70 | 257 | 210 | 38 | 62 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 19 | .295 | .403 | .448 | .851 | 94 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 103 | 413 | 353 | 51 | 94 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 41 | .266 | .355 | .402 | .757 | 142 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 2002 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 8 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .154 | .214 | .154 | .368 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 146 | 600 | 524 | 85 | 171 | 45 | 5 | 19 | 85 | 1 | 4 | 59 | 77 | .326 | .398 | .540 | .938 | 283 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2004 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 110 | 460 | 399 | 75 | 113 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 56 | .283 | .365 | .446 | .811 | 178 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2005 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 150 | 590 | 519 | 69 | 153 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 74 | .295 | .369 | .430 | .799 | 223 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2006 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 32 | 126 | 107 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | .252 | .357 | .402 | .759 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 1216 | 4886 | 4223 | 663 | 1229 | 265 | 22 | 85 | 493 | 20 | 18 | 543 | 571 | .291 | .373 | .425 | .797 | 1793 | 105 | 35 | 37 | 48 | 17 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 3B | 45 | 40 | 365.7 | 34 | 79 | 4 | 10 | .966 | 2.781 | 2.511 |
| 1996 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 2B | 8 | 8 | 72.0 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 8 | .949 | 4.625 | 4.625 |
| 1997 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 3B | 122 | 98 | 916.0 | 85 | 218 | 14 | 18 | .956 | 2.977 | 2.484 |
| 1998 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 3B | 137 | 126 | 1137.3 | 83 | 273 | 18 | 32 | .952 | 2.817 | 2.599 |
| 1998 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 2B | 10 | 6 | 58.0 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 4 | .968 | 4.655 | 3.000 |
| 1999 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 3B | 108 | 103 | 924.0 | 81 | 195 | 12 | 17 | .958 | 2.688 | 2.556 |
| 1999 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 2B | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | .667 |
| 2000 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 3B | 145 | 129 | 1155.3 | 99 | 244 | 9 | 24 | .974 | 2.672 | 2.366 |
| 2000 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 2B | 2 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | .500 |
| 2001 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 64 | 56 | 495.7 | 33 | 96 | 8 | 6 | .942 | 2.342 | 2.016 |
| 2001 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| 2002 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 101 | 88 | 816.7 | 60 | 156 | 6 | 19 | .973 | 2.380 | 2.139 |
| 2002 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 3B | 3 | 2 | 18.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.500 | 1.667 |
| 2003 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 135 | 124 | 1118.3 | 76 | 235 | 16 | 22 | .951 | 2.503 | 2.304 |
| 2003 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 10 | 10 | 83.0 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 4.229 | 3.900 |
| 2003 | AL | Boston Red Sox | SS | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| 2004 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 96 | 94 | 827.7 | 71 | 162 | 14 | 15 | .943 | 2.534 | 2.427 |
| 2004 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 14 | 14 | 120.0 | 22 | 34 | 3 | 6 | .949 | 4.200 | 4.000 |
| 2005 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 142 | 140 | 1209.3 | 87 | 265 | 10 | 20 | .972 | 2.620 | 2.479 |
| 2005 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .958 | 4.814 | 4.600 |
| 2006 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3B | 30 | 30 | 256.0 | 15 | 61 | 8 | 7 | .905 | 2.672 | 2.533 |
| Totals | 1182 | 1073 | 9629.0 | 817 | 2086 | 126 | 216 | .958 | 2.713 | 2.456 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLDS1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .750 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLDS2 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .350 | .600 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS2 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .105 | .227 | .158 | .385 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 7 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .222 | .276 | .296 | .572 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .385 | .333 | .718 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 7 | 33 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .267 | .333 | .300 | .633 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 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 |
| 2005 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .083 | .000 | .083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 160 | 145 | 14 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 19 | .234 | .302 | .310 | .612 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLDS1 | 3B | 3 | 3 | 25.7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.857 | 3.667 |
| 2000 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLDS2 | 3B | 4 | 4 | 39.3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.831 | 2.000 |
| 2003 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS2 | 3B | 5 | 5 | 48.7 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.514 | 3.800 |
| 2003 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 3B | 7 | 7 | 63.0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.143 | 2.143 |
| 2004 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 3B | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.520 | 2.333 |
| 2004 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 3B | 7 | 7 | 69.0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.217 | 2.429 |
| 2004 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | 3B | 4 | 4 | 36.0 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | .850 | 4.250 | 4.250 |
| 2005 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 3B | 3 | 3 | 25.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.160 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 36 | 36 | 331.7 | 41 | 59 | 3 | 8 | .971 | 2.714 | 2.778 |
Awards
2003 - AL Silver Slugger 3B
2003 - AL TSN All-Star 3B
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