What years did Bruce Miller play?

Bruce Miller played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1976.

Was Bruce Miller a pitcher?

No. Bruce Miller was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Bruce Miller hit?

Bruce Miller hit 1 career home runs with 136 hits.

What was Bruce Miller's career batting average?

Bruce Miller batted .246 over his career, with 136 hits in 553 at bats.

How many RBI did Bruce Miller have?

Bruce Miller drove in 51 runs in his career.

Is Bruce Miller in the Hall of Fame?

No. Bruce Miller has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Bruce Miller

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1973-1976)

Bruce Miller was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1976 for the San Francisco Giants, a span of 4 seasons. In 196 career games, he hit .246 with 136 hits, 1 home runs, and 51 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 12, 2026

AVG .246

HR 1

RBI 51

H 136

OPS .576

PIV -1,228

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 185 lb
Born: 3/4/1947 in Fort Wayne, IN, USA
MLB Debut: 1973-08-04
Last Game: 1976-08-28

Full name: Charles Bruce Miller

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Career Batting Statistics

Bruce Miller — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
196	553	43	136	14	4	1	51	1	30	49	.246	.285	.291	.576	-1,228

Career AVG .246 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .285 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 12.0% below league average.

Career SLG .291 vs. league average .371 across their career seasons — 21.5% below league average.

Career OPS .576 vs. league average .695 across their career seasons — 17.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bruce Miller — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1973	SFN	NL	12	21	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1974	SFN	NL	73	198	19	55	7	1	0	16	1	11	15	.278	.256 (+8%)	.324 (-3%)	.369 (-12%)	.693 (-8%)	-248.9
1975	SFN	NL	99	309	22	74	6	3	1	31	0	15	26	.239	.257 (-7%)	.327 (-16%)	.374 (-23%)	.701 (-20%)	-979.1
1976	SFN	NL	12	25	1	4	1	0	0	2	0	2	5	.160	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			196	553	43	136	14	4	1	51	1	30	49	.246	—	—	—	—	-1,228

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

Bruce Miller — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	100	282	23	61	0	26	.216
Away	96	271	20	75	1	25	.277

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bruce Miller — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1976-08-28	SFG	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	1
1976-08-21	SFG	WSN	W	1	0	0	0	0
1976-08-19	SFG	PIT	L	0	0	0	0	0
1976-08-14	SFG	PHI	L	1	0	0	0	1
1976-08-04	SFG	CIN	W	1	0	0	1	1
1976-08-03	SFG	CIN	L	2	0	0	0	0
1976-07-28	SFG	CIN	W	5	1	1	1	1
1976-07-26	SFG	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	0
1976-07-25	SFG	HOU	L	3	0	0	0	0
1976-07-24	SFG	HOU	W	3	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bruce Miller — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	41	29	63	103	8	23
3B	115	91	94	225	19	14
SS	20	14	28	49	4	8

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bruce Miller — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1973	SFN	2B	3	1	4	6	1	0
1973	SFN	3B	4	3	1	8	1	0
1973	SFN	SS	1	0	2	0	0	0
1974	SFN	2B	9	5	7	23	1	3
1974	SFN	3B	41	31	26	96	8	3
1974	SFN	SS	13	12	22	42	3	5
1975	SFN	2B	21	18	44	59	4	17
1975	SFN	3B	68	56	66	120	10	11
1975	SFN	SS	6	2	4	7	1	3
1976	SFN	2B	8	5	8	15	2	3
1976	SFN	3B	2	1	1	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bruce Miller — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Second Base	41
Third Base	116
Shortstop	20

College History

Bruce Miller — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Indiana University-Bloomington	Bloomington	IN	1968, 1969, 1970

Bruce Miller: the record in brief

Between the debut on August 4, 1973 and the final game on August 28, 1976, Bruce Miller built the record summarized on this page. All of the seasons listed were played for the San Francisco Giants. Miller, a third baseman by primary position, batted and threw right-handed. Miller is listed at 6'1" and 185 pounds. The birth record reads March 4, 1947, in Fort Wayne, IN, USA. On the record, Bruce Miller was born Charles Bruce Miller.

Across 196 games at the plate, Miller's career line reads 136 hits in 553 at bats for a .246 average, adding 1 home run and 51 RBI. The on-base percentage is .285 and the slugging percentage .291, for an OPS of .576. Against a .257 league average for those years, Miller's .246 average was near the norm. The highest hit total in a season was 74, in 1975. In 1974, a season of regular play, Miller hit .278 while the league hit .256.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bruce Miller

What years did Bruce Miller play?: Bruce Miller played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1976.
Was Bruce Miller a pitcher?: No. Bruce Miller was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Bruce Miller hit?: Bruce Miller hit 1 career home runs with 136 hits.
What was Bruce Miller's career batting average?: Bruce Miller batted .246 over his career, with 136 hits in 553 at bats.
How many RBI did Bruce Miller have?: Bruce Miller drove in 51 runs in his career.
Is Bruce Miller in the Hall of Fame?: No. Bruce Miller has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.