What years did Billy Bates play?

Billy Bates played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 1990.

Was Billy Bates a pitcher?

No. Billy Bates was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Billy Bates hit?

Billy Bates hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.

Billy Bates

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1989-1990)

AVG .125

HR 0

RBI 2

H 6

OPS .335

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'7" / 155 lb
Born: 12/7/1963 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1989-08-17
Last Game: 1990-10-02

Full name: William Derrick Bates

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
29	48	11	6	1	0	0	2	8	4	10	.125	.189	.146	.335	0

Career AVG .125 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 51.2% below league average.

Career OBP .189 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 41.4% below league average.

Career SLG .146 vs. league average .380 across their career seasons — 61.7% below league average.

Career OPS .335 vs. league average .702 across their career seasons — 52.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1989	ML4	AL	7	14	3	3	0	0	2	0	1	.214	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	ML4	AL	14	29	6	3	1	2	4	4	7	.103	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	CIN	NL	8	5	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			29	48	11	6	1	2	8	4	10	.125	—	—	—	—	0

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1990	NLCS	CIN	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1990	WS	CIN	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	17	25	4	1	0	0	.040
Away	12	23	7	5	0	2	.217

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	SO
1990-10-02	CIN	HOU	W	1	0	0
1990-10-01	CIN	HOU	W	0	0	0
1990-09-30	CIN	SDP	L	4	0	2
1990-09-28	CIN	SDP	L	0	0	0
1990-09-26	CIN	ATL	W	0	0	0
1990-09-22	CIN	SDP	W	0	1	0
1990-09-22	CIN	SDP	W	0	0	0
1990-09-11	CIN	HOU	W	0	1	0
1990-04-30	MIL	DET	W	0	0	0
1990-04-26	MIL	KCR	W	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	22	13	32	50	4	13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1989	ML4	2B	7	3	14	16	2	7
1990	ML4	2B	14	9	18	33	2	6
1990	CIN	2B	1	1	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	22

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1990	ML4	AL	$100,000
1989	ML4	AL	$68,000
Total Career Earnings			$168,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Texas at Austin	Austin	TX	1983, 1984, 1985

Frequently Asked Questions about Billy Bates

What years did Billy Bates play?: Billy Bates played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 1990.
Was Billy Bates a pitcher?: No. Billy Bates was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Billy Bates hit?: Billy Bates hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.