What years did Bill Almon play?

Bill Almon played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1988.

Was Bill Almon a pitcher?

No. Bill Almon was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Bill Almon hit?

Bill Almon hit 36 career home runs with 846 hits.

What teams did Bill Almon play for?

Bill Almon played for 7 teams: the San Diego Padres (1974–1979), the Montreal Expos (1980), the New York Mets (1980, 1987), the Chicago White Sox (1981–1982), the Oakland Athletics (1983–1984), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1985–1987), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1988).

What were Bill Almon's career stats?

In 1,236 games, Bill Almon had 846 hits, 36 home runs, 296 RBI, 390 runs, and 128 stolen bases, with a .254 batting average.

What was Bill Almon's salary?

Bill Almon's last recorded salary was $250,000, in 1988. His highest recorded salary was $260,000, in 1986, and his lowest was $250,000, in 1987. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1988.

What position did Bill Almon play?

Bill Almon played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Bill Almon and how much did he weigh?

Bill Almon was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 180 pounds.

How many home runs did Bill Almon hit each season?

Bill Almon's home runs by season: 0 in 1974, 0 in 1975, 1 in 1976, 2 in 1977, 0 in 1978, 1 in 1979, 0 in 1980, 4 in 1981, 4 in 1982, 4 in 1983, 7 in 1984, 6 in 1985, 7 in 1986, 0 in 1987, and 0 in 1988. His most in one season was 7, in 1984 and 1986.

What was Bill Almon's career batting average?

Bill Almon batted .254 over his career, with 846 hits in 3,330 at bats.

How many RBI did Bill Almon have?

Bill Almon drove in 296 runs in his career.

Is Bill Almon in the Hall of Fame?

No. Bill Almon has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Bill Almon

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1974-1988)

Bill Almon was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1988 for 7 teams, including the San Diego Padres, a span of 15 seasons. In 1,236 career games, he hit .254 with 846 hits, 36 home runs, and 296 RBI.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 17, 2026

AVG .254

HR 36

RBI 296

H 846

OPS .648

PIV -4,569

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 180 lb
Born: 11/21/1952 in Providence, RI, USA
MLB Debut: 1974-09-02
Last Game: 1988-06-14

Full name: William Francis Almon

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Career Batting Statistics

Bill Almon — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,236	3,330	390	846	138	25	36	296	128	250	636	.254	.305	.343	.648	-4,569

Career AVG .254 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .305 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 6.2% below league average.

Career SLG .343 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — 11.2% below league average.

Career OPS .648 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 8.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Bill Almon Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1974	SDN	NL	16	38	4	12	1	0	0	3	1	2	9	.316	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	SDN	NL	6	10	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	SDN	NL	14	57	6	14	3	0	1	6	3	2	9	.246	.255 (-4%)	.320 (-15%)	.360 (-3%)	.681 (-9%)	-88.0
1977	SDN	NL	155	613	75	160	18	11	2	43	20	37	114	.261	.264 (-1%)	.329 (-8%)	.401 (-16%)	.730 (-12%)	-1245.2
1978	SDN	NL	138	405	39	102	19	2	0	21	17	33	74	.252	.257 (-2%)	.323 (-5%)	.378 (-18%)	.702 (-12%)	-738.1
1979	SDN	NL	100	198	20	45	3	0	1	8	6	21	48	.227	.265 (-14%)	.329 (-9%)	.397 (-35%)	.727 (-24%)	-699.1
1980	MON	NL	18	38	2	10	1	1	0	3	0	1	5	.263	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	NYN	NL	48	112	13	19	3	2	0	4	2	8	27	.170	.264 (-36%)	.326 (-31%)	.387 (-40%)	.714 (-36%)	0.0
1981	CHA	AL	103	349	46	105	10	2	4	41	16	21	60	.301	.255 (+18%)	.320 (+7%)	.368 (+2%)	.688 (+4%)	258.5
1982	CHA	AL	111	308	40	79	10	4	4	26	10	25	49	.256	.261 (-2%)	.324 (-3%)	.388 (-9%)	.712 (-6%)	-302.4
1983	OAK	AL	143	451	45	120	29	1	4	63	26	26	67	.266	.260 (+2%)	.324 (-7%)	.389 (-7%)	.714 (-7%)	-624.7
1984	OAK	AL	106	211	24	47	11	0	7	16	5	10	42	.223	.259 (-14%)	.322 (-22%)	.384 (-3%)	.707 (-11%)	-460.8
1985	PIT	NL	88	244	33	66	17	0	6	29	10	22	61	.270	.257 (+5%)	.323 (+2%)	.390 (+6%)	.714 (+4%)	160.6
1986	PIT	NL	102	196	29	43	7	2	7	27	11	30	38	.219	.257 (-15%)	.325 (-2%)	.395 (-3%)	.720 (-3%)	-78.0
1987	PIT	NL	19	20	5	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	5	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	NYN	NL	49	54	8	13	3	0	0	4	1	8	16	.241	.262 (-8%)	.331 (+2%)	.415 (-29%)	.746 (-15%)	0.0
1988	PHI	NL	20	26	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	3	11	.115	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 17 seasons			1,236	3,330	390	846	138	25	36	296	128	250	636	.254	—	—	—	—	-3,817

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Bill Almon — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	615	1588	208	425	19	148	.268
Away	621	1742	182	421	17	148	.242

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bill Almon — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1988-06-14	PHI	WSN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1988-06-10	PHI	PIT	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1988-06-04	PHI	STL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1988-06-02	PHI	STL	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1988-05-22	PHI	SDP	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1988-05-17	PHI	SFG	W	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1988-05-15	PHI	LAD	L	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1988-05-11	PHI	CIN	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
1988-05-10	PHI	CIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
1988-05-08	PHI	ATL	W	3	0	1	1	1	1	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bill Almon — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	96	50	444	37	6	36
2B	102	69	174	222	11	50
3B	212	153	122	325	35	28
C	1	0	0	0	0	0
OF	161	92	183	8	2	1
SS	616	481	911	1673	119	320

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bill Almon — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1974	SDN	SS	14	12	13	30	4	4
1975	SDN	SS	2	2	6	5	0	0
1976	SDN	SS	14	14	23	52	3	8
1977	SDN	SS	155	155	303	538	41	87
1978	SDN	2B	7	6	21	11	1	2
1978	SDN	3B	114	99	72	221	21	20
1978	SDN	SS	15	4	9	23	1	4
1979	SDN	2B	61	49	116	150	4	37
1979	SDN	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1979	SDN	SS	25	8	26	43	3	11
1980	MON	2B	1	0	1	2	1	1
1980	MON	SS	12	7	17	24	4	1
1980	NYN	2B	18	13	31	48	4	9
1980	NYN	3B	9	0	0	3	0	0
1980	NYN	SS	22	17	30	57	3	14
1981	CHA	SS	103	102	190	340	17	78
1982	CHA	SS	108	85	164	317	26	72
1983	OAK	1B	38	23	208	21	1	14
1983	OAK	2B	5	0	1	4	0	0
1983	OAK	3B	40	35	34	58	9	5
1983	OAK	OF	23	13	33	0	1	0
1983	OAK	SS	52	36	51	93	9	14
1984	OAK	1B	44	23	184	13	2	18
1984	OAK	3B	4	0	1	0	0	0
1984	OAK	C	1	0	0	0	0	0
1984	OAK	OF	48	28	70	1	0	1
1984	OAK	SS	1	0	0	1	0	0
1985	PIT	1B	7	3	25	1	2	3
1985	PIT	3B	7	4	2	4	1	0
1985	PIT	OF	32	23	27	2	0	0
1985	PIT	SS	43	31	50	101	2	19
1986	PIT	1B	4	0	10	2	1	0
1986	PIT	3B	28	12	9	26	3	3
1986	PIT	OF	54	28	53	5	1	0
1986	PIT	SS	19	1	8	12	3	1
1987	PIT	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1987	PIT	OF	2	0	0	0	0	0
1987	PIT	SS	4	3	9	8	1	3
1987	NYN	1B	2	0	5	0	0	0
1987	NYN	2B	10	1	4	7	1	1
1987	NYN	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1987	NYN	SS	22	4	8	27	1	3
1988	PHI	1B	1	1	12	0	0	1
1988	PHI	3B	9	3	4	13	1	0
1988	PHI	SS	5	0	4	2	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Bill Almon Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Catcher	1
First Base	95
Second Base	102
Third Base	213
Shortstop	615
Left Field	123
Center Field	9
Right Field	34
Designated Hitter	18

Salary History

Bill Almon's recorded salaries total $1,015,000 over 4 seasons, 1985 to 1988. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Almon's career ran from 1974 to 1988. His seasons before 1985 are not included.

Bill Almon — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1988	PHI	NL	$250,000
1987	PIT	NL	$250,000
1986	PIT	NL	$260,000
1985	PIT	NL	$255,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$1,015,000

College History

Bill Almon — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Brown University	Providence	RI	1973, 1974

Award Voting History

Bill Almon — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1981	Most Valuable Player	AL	19th	6.0	392	0

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Career Spans

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Bill Almon: the record in brief

Bill Almon played a first major league game on September 2, 1974 and a last one on June 14, 1988. The team column moves through the San Diego Padres (1974 through 1979), the Montreal Expos (1980), the New York Mets (1980 through 1987), the Chicago White Sox (1981 to 1982), the Oakland Athletics (1983 to 1984), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1985 to 1987), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1988). Almon played primarily as a shortstop and batted and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on November 21, 1952, in Providence, RI, USA and a listed size of 180 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. Bill Almon was the playing name; the full given name is William Francis.

In 1,236 games and 3,330 at bats, Almon batted .254 with 846 hits, plus 36 home runs, 296 RBI, and 128 stolen bases. Almon's career OPS of .648 combines a .305 on-base mark with .343 slugging. The .254 career average is close to the .260 the league hit across the same seasons. By OPS the gap is 8.9% below league average (.648 against .711). Almon collected a career-high 160 hits in 1977.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Almon

What years did Bill Almon play?: Bill Almon played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1988.
Was Bill Almon a pitcher?: No. Bill Almon was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Bill Almon hit?: Bill Almon hit 36 career home runs with 846 hits.
What teams did Bill Almon play for?: Bill Almon played for 7 teams: the San Diego Padres (1974–1979), the Montreal Expos (1980), the New York Mets (1980, 1987), the Chicago White Sox (1981–1982), the Oakland Athletics (1983–1984), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1985–1987), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1988).
What were Bill Almon's career stats?: In 1,236 games, Bill Almon had 846 hits, 36 home runs, 296 RBI, 390 runs, and 128 stolen bases, with a .254 batting average.
How much did Bill Almon earn in his career?: Bill Almon's recorded salaries total $1,015,000 over 4 seasons, 1985 to 1988. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Almon's career ran from 1974 to 1988. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
What was Bill Almon's salary?: Bill Almon's last recorded salary was $250,000, in 1988. His highest recorded salary was $260,000, in 1986, and his lowest was $250,000, in 1987. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1988.
What position did Bill Almon play?: Bill Almon played primarily as a shortstop, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Bill Almon and how much did he weigh?: Bill Almon was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 180 pounds.
How many home runs did Bill Almon hit each season?: Bill Almon's home runs by season: 0 in 1974, 0 in 1975, 1 in 1976, 2 in 1977, 0 in 1978, 1 in 1979, 0 in 1980, 4 in 1981, 4 in 1982, 4 in 1983, 7 in 1984, 6 in 1985, 7 in 1986, 0 in 1987, and 0 in 1988. His most in one season was 7, in 1984 and 1986.
What was Bill Almon's career batting average?: Bill Almon batted .254 over his career, with 846 hits in 3,330 at bats.
How many RBI did Bill Almon have?: Bill Almon drove in 296 runs in his career.
Is Bill Almon in the Hall of Fame?: No. Bill Almon has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.