Bill Mueller
1996–2006 · bats B / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants
1,216G
.291AVG
.373OBP
.425SLG
More career statistics
1,229H
85HR
493RBI
20SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,216 | 4,886 | 4,223 | 663 | 1,229 | 265 | 22 | 85 | 493 | 543 | 571 | 20 | 18 | 35 | 48 | 1,793 | .291 | .373 | .425 | .798 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1998-04-24 to 1998-05-13
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Two Grand Slams in a Game | 2003-07-29 | 1 in 16,025 games | box score ↗ |
| 68 | Eight-RBI Game | 2003-07-29 | 1 in 1,372 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 2003-07-29 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 617 | 2438 | 604 | 38 | 263 | 283 | 282 | .288 | .364 | .421 |
| Away | 599 | 2448 | 625 | 47 | 230 | 260 | 289 | .294 | .362 | .428 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| April | 174 | 708 | 176 | 15 | 65 | 82 | 77 | .292 | .364 | .442 |
| May | 200 | 790 | 199 | 14 | 96 | 84 | 77 | .292 | .358 | .427 |
| June | 173 | 724 | 176 | 8 | 72 | 71 | 86 | .278 | .341 | .388 |
| July | 185 | 740 | 173 | 19 | 75 | 81 | 96 | .268 | .343 | .418 |
| August | 243 | 988 | 277 | 18 | 102 | 135 | 106 | .331 | .417 | .489 |
| September | 226 | 891 | 213 | 10 | 79 | 81 | 123 | .271 | .330 | .365 |
| October | 13 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | .433 | .538 | .700 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 69 | 279 | 79 | 3 | 29 | 35 | 22 | .333 | .409 | .456 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 68 | 273 | 67 | 5 | 21 | 31 | 31 | .280 | .359 | .397 |
| houston-astros | 65 | 258 | 59 | 1 | 15 | 26 | 31 | .265 | .329 | .354 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 60 | 265 | 79 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 37 | .345 | .408 | .537 |
| san-diego-padres | 57 | 209 | 51 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 25 | .270 | .325 | .386 |
| colorado-rockies | 53 | 212 | 58 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 21 | .312 | .358 | .441 |
| new-york-yankees | 51 | 215 | 60 | 10 | 29 | 20 | 27 | .314 | .372 | .529 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 50 | 193 | 31 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 30 | .186 | .275 | .234 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 |  San Francisco Giants | 55 | 200 | 66 | – | 19 | – | .330 | – | – |
| 1997 | San Francisco Giants | 128 | 390 | 114 | 7 | 44 | 4 | .292 | – | – |
| 1998 | San Francisco Giants | 145 | 534 | 157 | 9 | 59 | 3 | .294 | – | – |
| 1999 | San Francisco Giants | 116 | 414 | 120 | 2 | 36 | 4 | .290 | – | – |
| 2000 | San Francisco Giants | 153 | 560 | 150 | 10 | 55 | 4 | .268 | – | – |
| 2001 |  Chicago Cubs | 70 | 210 | 62 | 6 | 23 | 1 | .295 | – | – |
| 2002 | Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants | 111 | 366 | 96 | 7 | 38 | – | .262 | – | – |
| 2003 |  Boston Red Sox | 146 | 524 | 171 | 19 | 85 | 1 | .326 | – | – |
| 2004 | Boston Red Sox | 110 | 399 | 113 | 12 | 57 | 2 | .283 | – | – |
| 2005 | Boston Red Sox | 150 | 519 | 153 | 10 | 62 | – | .295 | – | – |
| 2006 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 32 | 107 | 27 | 3 | 15 | 1 | .252 | – | – |