What years did Bill Mueller play?

Bill Mueller played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2006.

Was Bill Mueller a pitcher?

No. Bill Mueller was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Bill Mueller hit?

Bill Mueller hit 85 career home runs with 1229 hits.

What was Bill Mueller's career batting average?

Bill Mueller batted .291 over his career, with 1,229 hits in 4,223 at bats.

How many RBI did Bill Mueller have?

Bill Mueller drove in 493 runs in his career.

Is Bill Mueller in the Hall of Fame?

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

Bill Mueller

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1996-2006)

Bill Mueller was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2006 for 4 teams, including the San Francisco Giants, a span of 11 seasons. In 1,216 career games, he hit .291 with 1,229 hits, 85 home runs, and 493 RBI. Bill Mueller was a Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 5,527.

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 .291

HR 85

RBI 493

H 1,229

OPS .797

PIV 5,527

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 175 lb
Born: 3/17/1971 in Maryland Heights, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1996-04-18
Last Game: 2006-05-11
Awards: Silver Slugger

Full name: William Richard Mueller

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Career Batting Statistics

Bill Mueller — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,216	4,223	663	1,229	265	22	85	493	20	543	571	.291	.373	.425	.797	5,527

Career AVG .291 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — +9.1% above league average.

Career OBP .373 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — +10.8% above league average.

Career SLG .425 vs. league average .426 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .797 vs. league average .762 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Bill Mueller (b. 1971) 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
1996	SFN	NL	55	200	31	66	15	1	0	19	0	24	26	.330	.269 (+22%)	.340 (+18%)	.426 (-3%)	.767 (+6%)	303.7
1997	SFN	NL	128	390	51	114	26	3	7	44	4	48	71	.292	.266 (+10%)	.336 (+10%)	.419 (+2%)	.756 (+5%)	488.3
1998	SFN	NL	145	534	93	157	27	0	9	59	3	79	83	.294	.266 (+10%)	.335 (+14%)	.420 (-6%)	.755 (+3%)	629.5
1999	SFN	NL	116	414	61	120	24	0	2	36	4	65	52	.290	.271 (+7%)	.344 (+13%)	.433 (-16%)	.778 (-4%)	-24.7
2000	SFN	NL	153	560	97	150	29	4	10	55	4	52	62	.268	.270 (-1%)	.344 (-3%)	.437 (-11%)	.782 (-8%)	-754.4
2001	CHN	NL	70	210	38	62	12	1	6	23	1	37	19	.295	.263 (+12%)	.332 (+21%)	.426 (+5%)	.758 (+12%)	613.9
2002	CHN	NL	103	353	51	94	19	4	7	37	0	51	41	.266	.261 (+2%)	.331 (+7%)	.416 (-3%)	.747 (+1%)	141.2
2002	SFN	NL	8	13	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	.154	—	—	—	—	141.2
2003	BOS	AL	146	524	85	171	45	5	19	85	1	59	77	.326	.264 (+24%)	.332 (+20%)	.422 (+28%)	.754 (+24%)	2703.6
2004	BOS	AL	110	399	75	113	27	1	12	57	2	51	56	.283	.266 (+6%)	.335 (+9%)	.427 (+4%)	.762 (+6%)	569.2
2005	BOS	AL	150	519	69	153	34	3	10	62	0	59	74	.295	.264 (+11%)	.330 (+12%)	.418 (+3%)	.749 (+7%)	845.8
2006	LAN	NL	32	107	12	27	7	0	3	15	1	17	9	.252	.269 (-6%)	.336 (+6%)	.431 (-7%)	.768 (-1%)	11.3
Career · 12 seasons			1,216	4,223	663	1,229	265	22	85	493	20	543	571	.291	—	—	—	—	5,669

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

Bill Mueller — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
36	145	14	34	8	0	1	4	13	19	.234

Playoff Batting by Year

Bill Mueller — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2005	ALDS1	BOS	3	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000
2004	ALCS	BOS	7	30	4	8	1	0	1	2	1	.267
2004	ALDS1	BOS	3	12	3	4	0	0	0	1	1	.333
2004	WS	BOS	4	14	3	6	2	0	2	4	0	.429
2003	ALCS	BOS	7	27	1	6	2	0	0	2	7	.222
2003	ALDS2	BOS	5	19	0	2	1	0	0	3	4	.105
2000	NLDS2	SFN	4	20	2	5	2	0	0	0	4	.250
1997	NLDS1	SFN	3	12	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	.250

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Bill Mueller — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	617	2099	330	604	38	263	.288
Away	598	2123	332	624	47	230	.294

Last 10 Games — Batting

Bill Mueller — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
2006-05-11	LAD	HOU	L	3	1	0	0	0	1	0
2006-05-10	LAD	HOU	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006-05-09	LAD	HOU	W	5	1	1	0	0	0	0
2006-05-04	LAD	SDP	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006-05-03	LAD	SDP	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006-05-02	LAD	AZ	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2006-05-01	LAD	AZ	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
2006-04-30	LAD	SDP	L	4	1	1	1	2	0	1
2006-04-29	LAD	SDP	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006-04-28	LAD	SDP	W	4	0	1	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Bill Mueller — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	53	43	90	99	7	26
3B	1128	1030	726	1987	119	190
SS	1	0	1	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bill Mueller — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1996	SFN	2B	8	8	17	20	2	8
1996	SFN	3B	45	40	34	79	4	10
1997	SFN	3B	122	98	85	218	14	18
1998	SFN	2B	10	6	16	14	1	4
1998	SFN	3B	137	126	83	273	18	32
1999	SFN	2B	3	0	2	0	0	0
1999	SFN	3B	108	103	81	195	12	17
2000	SFN	2B	2	0	1	0	0	0
2000	SFN	3B	145	129	99	244	9	24
2001	CHN	2B	1	0	0	1	0	0
2001	CHN	3B	64	56	33	96	8	6
2002	CHN	3B	101	88	60	156	6	19
2002	SFN	3B	3	2	2	3	0	0
2003	BOS	2B	10	10	22	17	0	7
2003	BOS	3B	135	124	76	235	16	22
2003	BOS	SS	1	0	1	0	0	0
2004	BOS	2B	14	14	22	34	3	6
2004	BOS	3B	96	94	71	162	14	15
2005	BOS	2B	5	5	10	13	1	1
2005	BOS	3B	142	140	87	265	10	20
2006	LAN	3B	30	30	15	61	8	7

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Bill Mueller (b. 1971) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Second Base	53
Third Base	1128
Shortstop	1
Designated Hitter	3

Awards & Honors

Bill Mueller — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2003	Silver Slugger	3B
2003	TSN All-Star	3B
2003	This Year in Baseball Performance of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY

Salary History

Bill Mueller — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2006	LAN	NL	$4,569,443
2005	BOS	AL	$2,500,000
2004	BOS	AL	$2,100,000
2003	BOS	AL	$2,100,000
2002	CHN	NL	$3,450,000
2001	CHN	NL	$2,750,000
2000	SFN	NL	$1,325,000
1999	SFN	NL	$525,000
1998	SFN	NL	$300,000
1997	SFN	NL	$160,000
Total Career Earnings			$19,779,443

College History

Bill Mueller — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Missouri State University	Springfield	MO	1990, 1991, 1992, 1993

Award Voting History

Bill Mueller — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2003	Most Valuable Player	AL	12th	45.0	392	0

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Career Spans

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Bill Mueller: the record in brief

According to the bio, Bill Mueller debuted on April 18, 1996 and played a final game on May 11, 2006. Mueller played for the San Francisco Giants (1996 to 2002), the Chicago Cubs (2001 to 2002), the Boston Red Sox (2003 to 2005), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2006). At 5-foot-11 and 175 pounds, Mueller is listed as a third baseman. The bio says Mueller switch-hit and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is March 17, 1971, in Maryland Heights, MO, USA. The bio lists the given name William Richard.

Mueller's career batting table shows 1,216 games, 4,223 at bats and 1,229 hits, a .291 average, along with 85 home runs, 493 runs batted in, and 20 stolen bases. Mueller's career OPS of .797 combines a .373 on-base mark with .425 slugging. Measured against the leagues Mueller played in, the .291 career average compares with a .267 league average over the same seasons, 9.1% above the league. No season beat the 19 home runs Mueller hit in 2003.

Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Mueller

What years did Bill Mueller play?: Bill Mueller played in Major League Baseball from 1996 to 2006.
Was Bill Mueller a pitcher?: No. Bill Mueller was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Bill Mueller hit?: Bill Mueller hit 85 career home runs with 1229 hits.
What was Bill Mueller's career batting average?: Bill Mueller batted .291 over his career, with 1,229 hits in 4,223 at bats.
How many RBI did Bill Mueller have?: Bill Mueller drove in 493 runs in his career.
Is Bill Mueller in the Hall of Fame?: No. Bill Mueller has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.