Was Bill Bethea a pitcher?

No. Bill Bethea was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Bill Bethea hit?

Bill Bethea hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.

Bill Bethea

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1964)

AVG .167

HR 0

RBI 2

H 5

OPS .465

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 175 lb
Born: 1/1/1942 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1964-09-13
Last Game: 1964-09-29

Full name: William Lamar Bethea

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
10	30	4	5	1	0	0	2	0	4	4	.167	.265	.200	.465	0

Career AVG .167 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 33.5% below league average.

Career OBP .265 vs. league average .313 across their career seasons — 15.3% below league average.

Career SLG .200 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — 47.1% below league average.

Career OPS .465 vs. league average .690 across their career seasons — 32.7% 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
1964	MIN	AL	10	30	4	5	1	0	0	2	0	4	4	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			10	30	4	5	1	0	0	2	0	4	4	.167	—	—	—	—	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.

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	1	8	1	1	0	1	.125
Away	9	22	3	4	0	1	.182

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1964-09-29	MIN	KC1	L	8	1	1	0	1	0	2
1964-09-27	MIN	LAA	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1964-09-26	MIN	LAA	L	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
1964-09-25	MIN	LAA	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
1964-09-23	MIN	KC1	W	3	1	0	0	0	1	1
1964-09-22	MIN	KC1	L	5	0	1	0	0	0	0
1964-09-20	MIN	BOS	W	4	1	1	1	1	2	0
1964-09-18	MIN	BOS	L	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1964-09-16	MIN	BAL	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1964-09-13	MIN	NYY	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	7	7	15	16	0	6
SS	3	0	1	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1964	MIN	2B	7	7	15	16	0	6
1964	MIN	SS	3	0	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	7
Shortstop	3

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Texas at Austin	Austin	TX	1961, 1962, 1963

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Bethea

Was Bill Bethea a pitcher?: No. Bill Bethea was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Bill Bethea hit?: Bill Bethea hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.