What years did Bill Bean play?

Bill Bean played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1995.

Was Bill Bean a pitcher?

No. Bill Bean was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Bill Bean hit?

Bill Bean hit 5 career home runs with 108 hits.

Bill Bean

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1987-1995)

AVG .226

HR 5

RBI 53

H 108

OPS .574

PIV -1,562

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 185 lb
Born: 5/11/1964 in Santa Ana, CA, USA
Died: 8/6/2024 in New York, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1987-04-25
Last Game: 1995-07-08

Full name: William Daro Bean

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
272	478	42	108	20	2	5	53	3	25	84	.226	.266	.308	.574	-1,562

Career AVG .226 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 13.7% below league average.

Career OBP .266 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 19.2% below league average.

Career SLG .308 vs. league average .401 across their career seasons — 23.4% below league average.

Career OPS .574 vs. league average .731 across their career seasons — 21.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1987	DET	AL	26	66	6	17	2	0	0	4	1	5	11	.258	.262 (-2%)	.331 (-6%)	.415 (-31%)	.746 (-20%)	-200.5
1988	DET	AL	10	11	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	DET	AL	9	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	LAN	NL	51	71	7	14	4	0	0	3	0	4	10	.197	.254 (-22%)	.319 (-22%)	.375 (-32%)	.694 (-28%)	0.0
1993	SDN	NL	88	177	19	46	9	0	5	32	2	6	29	.260	.265 (-2%)	.332 (-14%)	.403 (-2%)	.735 (-8%)	-293.1
1994	SDN	NL	84	135	7	29	5	1	0	14	0	7	25	.215	.269 (-20%)	.338 (-27%)	.424 (-37%)	.763 (-33%)	-769.4
1995	SDN	NL	4	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			272	478	42	108	20	2	5	53	3	25	84	.226	—	—	—	—	-1,263

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

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	130	216	20	51	4	27	.236
Away	142	262	22	57	1	26	.218

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	BB	SO
1995-07-08	SDP	HOU	L	1	0	0	0
1995-07-08	SDP	HOU	L	5	0	0	3
1995-07-07	SDP	HOU	L	0	1	1	0
1995-07-06	SDP	HOU	L	1	0	0	1
1994-08-10	SDP	HOU	L	1	0	0	0
1994-08-06	SDP	CHC	L	1	0	0	0
1994-08-04	SDP	LAD	L	3	0	0	0
1994-08-03	SDP	LAD	W	0	0	0	0
1994-08-02	SDP	LAD	L	1	0	0	1
1994-08-01	SDP	LAD	W	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	32	12	113	9	1	11
OF	175	84	231	7	3	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1987	DET	OF	24	20	54	1	0	0
1988	DET	1B	2	0	5	1	0	2
1988	DET	OF	4	1	3	0	0	0
1989	DET	1B	2	1	7	0	1	1
1989	DET	OF	6	2	5	0	1	0
1989	LAN	OF	44	17	49	0	0	0
1993	SDN	1B	12	5	51	3	0	5
1993	SDN	OF	54	29	71	6	1	0
1994	SDN	1B	16	6	50	5	0	3
1994	SDN	OF	39	14	46	0	0	0
1995	SDN	OF	4	1	3	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	32
Left Field	69
Center Field	55
Right Field	62
Designated Hitter	1

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1994	SDN	NL	$145,000
Total Career Earnings			$145,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Loyola Marymount University	Los Angeles	CA	1983, 1984, 1985, 1986

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Bean

What years did Bill Bean play?: Bill Bean played in Major League Baseball from 1987 to 1995.
Was Bill Bean a pitcher?: No. Bill Bean was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Bill Bean hit?: Bill Bean hit 5 career home runs with 108 hits.