Bill Mueller
[edit] Biography
Bill Mueller (William Richard Mueller, pron "Miller") was born on March 17, 1971 in Maryland Heights, Missouri. He made his Major League debut on April 18, 1996 for the San Francisco Giants. In 1996, his rookie year, he hit .330 with 0 home runs and 19 RBI. Mueller played for the San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers over the course of his 11 year career.
Most people believe that Bill Mueller's best season was 2003, when he slugged 19 home runs, hit for a .326 average and knocked in 85 runs, winning the American League batting title.
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[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1996
| SF
| N
| 55
| 200
| 31
| 66
| 0
| 19
| .330
| .401
| .415
| 15
| 1
| 24
| 26
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1997
| SF
| N
| 128
| 390
| 51
| 114
| 7
| 44
| .292
| .369
| .428
| 26
| 3
| 48
| 71
| 3
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 10
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| 145
| 534
| 93
| 157
| 9
| 59
| .294
| .383
| .395
| 27
| 0
| 79
| 83
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 12
|
| 1999
| SF
| N
| 116
| 414
| 61
| 120
| 2
| 36
| .290
| .388
| .362
| 24
| 0
| 65
| 52
| 3
| 8
| 4
| 1
| 11
|
| 2000
| SF
| N
| 153
| 560
| 97
| 150
| 10
| 55
| .268
| .333
| .387
| 29
| 4
| 52
| 62
| 6
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 16
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| 70
| 210
| 38
| 62
| 6
| 23
| .295
| .403
| .448
| 12
| 1
| 37
| 19
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 4
|
| 2002
| SF
| N
| 8
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .154
| .214
| .154
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 2002
| CHI
| N
| 103
| 353
| 51
| 94
| 7
| 37
| .266
| .355
| .402
| 19
| 4
| 51
| 41
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 8
|
| 2002
| TOT
| N
| 111
| 366
| 51
| 96
| 7
| 38
| .262
| .350
| .393
| 19
| 4
| 52
| 42
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 9
|
| 2003
| BOS
| A
| 146
| 524
| 85
| 171
| 19
| 85
| .326
| .398
| .540
| 45
| 5
| 59
| 77
| 7
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 11
|
| 2004
| BOS
| A
| 110
| 399
| 75
| 113
| 12
| 57
| .283
| .365
| .446
| 27
| 1
| 51
| 56
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 8
|
| 2005
| BOS
| A
| 150
| 519
| 69
| 153
| 10
| 62
| .295
| .369
| .430
| 34
| 3
| 59
| 74
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 22
|
| 2006
| LA
| N
| 32
| 107
| 12
| 27
| 3
| 15
| .252
| .357
| .402
| 7
| 0
| 17
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 810
| 2781
| 434
| 792
| 44
| 289
| .285
| .370
| .399
| 159
| 13
| 374
| 364
| 18
| 33
| 17
| 11
| 64
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 406
| 1442
| 229
| 437
| 41
| 204
| .303
| .378
| .474
| 106
| 9
| 169
| 207
| 17
| 4
| 3
| 6
| 41
|
| Total
|
|
| 1216
| 4223
| 663
| 1229
| 85
| 493
| .291
| .373
| .425
| 265
| 22
| 543
| 571
| 35
| 37
| 20
| 17
| 105
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1996
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 8
| 8
| 72
| 17
| 20
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1996
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 45
| 40
| 365.2
| 34
| 79
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1997
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 122
| 98
| 916
| 85
| 218
| 14
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 10
| 6
| 58
| 16
| 14
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 137
| 126
| 1137.1
| 83
| 273
| 18
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1999
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 108
| 102
| 924
| 81
| 195
| 12
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1999
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 145
| 129
| 1155.1
| 98
| 244
| 9
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 2000
| SF
| N
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 64
| 56
| 495.2
| 33
| 96
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .942
|
| 2002
| SF
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 2
| 18
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| CHI
| N
| 3B
| 101
| 88
| 816.2
| 60
| 156
| 6
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 2002
| TOT
| N
| 3B
| 104
| 90
| 834.2
| 62
| 159
| 6
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| 2003
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 135
| 124
| 1118.1
| 77
| 236
| 16
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 2003
| BOS
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 10
| 10
| 83
| 22
| 17
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2004
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 96
| 94
| 827.2
| 71
| 162
| 14
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 2004
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 14
| 14
| 120
| 22
| 34
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 2005
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 142
| 140
| 1209.1
| 87
| 264
| 10
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 2005
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 5
| 5
| 43
| 10
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 2006
| LA
| N
| 3B
| 30
| 30
| 256
| 15
| 61
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .905
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 53
| 43
| 388
| 90
| 99
| 7
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1128
| 1029
| 9240
| 726
| 1987
| 119
| 190
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 15th round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1993 - signed June 4, 1993).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Tim Worrell (November 18, 2000).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs with cash to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Jeff Verplancke (September 4, 2002).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 2002).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (January 10, 2003).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 2005).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 15, 2005).
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