Bill Spiers
[edit] Biography
Bill Spiers (William James Spiers) was born on June 5, 1966 in Orangeburg, South Carolina. He made his Major League debut on April 7, 1989 for the Milwaukee Brewers. In 1989, his rookie year, he hit .255 with 4 home runs and 33 RBI. Spiers played for the Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets and Houston Astros over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Bill Spiers's best season was 1991, when he hit for a .283 average and knocked in 54 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1989
| MIL
| A
| 114
| 345
| 44
| 88
| 4
| 33
| .255
| .298
| .333
| 9
| 3
| 21
| 63
| 1
| 4
| 10
| 1
| 2
|
| 1990
| MIL
| A
| 112
| 363
| 44
| 88
| 2
| 36
| .242
| .274
| .317
| 15
| 3
| 16
| 45
| 1
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 12
|
| 1991
| MIL
| A
| 133
| 414
| 71
| 117
| 8
| 54
| .283
| .337
| .401
| 13
| 6
| 34
| 55
| 2
| 10
| 14
| 0
| 9
|
| 1992
| MIL
| A
| 12
| 16
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .313
| .353
| .438
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| MIL
| A
| 113
| 340
| 43
| 81
| 2
| 36
| .238
| .302
| .303
| 8
| 4
| 29
| 51
| 4
| 9
| 9
| 2
| 11
|
| 1994
| MIL
| A
| 73
| 214
| 27
| 54
| 0
| 17
| .252
| .316
| .308
| 10
| 1
| 19
| 42
| 1
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 5
|
| 1995
| NY
| N
| 63
| 72
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 11
| .208
| .314
| .264
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1996
| HOU
| N
| 122
| 218
| 27
| 55
| 6
| 26
| .252
| .320
| .390
| 10
| 1
| 20
| 34
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 4
| 3
|
| 1997
| HOU
| N
| 132
| 291
| 51
| 93
| 4
| 48
| .320
| .438
| .481
| 27
| 4
| 61
| 42
| 1
| 1
| 10
| 6
| 4
|
| 1998
| HOU
| N
| 123
| 384
| 66
| 105
| 4
| 43
| .273
| .356
| .396
| 27
| 4
| 45
| 62
| 5
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 9
|
| 1999
| HOU
| N
| 127
| 393
| 56
| 113
| 4
| 39
| .288
| .363
| .389
| 18
| 5
| 47
| 45
| 0
| 3
| 10
| 2
| 10
|
| 2000
| HOU
| N
| 124
| 355
| 41
| 107
| 3
| 43
| .301
| .386
| .392
| 17
| 3
| 49
| 38
| 1
| 2
| 7
| 3
| 8
|
| 2001
| HOU
| N
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .500
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 695
| 1716
| 246
| 489
| 21
| 210
| .285
| .372
| .402
| 101
| 18
| 235
| 236
| 9
| 9
| 45
| 17
| 34
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 557
| 1692
| 231
| 433
| 16
| 178
| .256
| .306
| .338
| 57
| 17
| 120
| 260
| 9
| 33
| 52
| 4
| 39
|
| Total
|
|
| 1252
| 3408
| 477
| 922
| 37
| 388
| .271
| .341
| .370
| 158
| 35
| 355
| 496
| 18
| 42
| 97
| 21
| 73
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1989
| MIL
| A
| SS
| 89
| 78
| 705.2
| 138
| 264
| 16
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1989
| MIL
| A
| 2B
| 3
| 1
| 15
| 6
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| MIL
| A
| 3B
| 12
| 10
| 87.1
| 10
| 20
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1989
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .909
|
| 1989
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| MIL
| A
| SS
| 111
| 104
| 929.2
| 159
| 326
| 12
| 72
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1991
| MIL
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| MIL
| A
| SS
| 128
| 125
| 1104
| 201
| 345
| 17
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1991
| MIL
| A
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| MIL
| A
| 2B
| 4
| 1
| 21
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| MIL
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| MIL
| A
| SS
| 5
| 1
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1993
| MIL
| A
| 2B
| 104
| 92
| 804
| 209
| 226
| 13
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .971
|
| 1993
| MIL
| A
| RF
| 4
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| MIL
| A
| OF
| 7
| 1
| 17
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| MIL
| A
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| MIL
| A
| SS
| 4
| 1
| 13
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| MIL
| A
| CF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| MIL
| A
| 3B
| 35
| 24
| 230.2
| 22
| 50
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1994
| MIL
| A
| RF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| MIL
| A
| SS
| 35
| 22
| 213.2
| 48
| 79
| 4
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1994
| MIL
| A
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| NY
| N
| 3B
| 11
| 6
| 61.2
| 9
| 18
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .794
|
| 1995
| NY
| N
| 2B
| 6
| 1
| 20.1
| 4
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| HOU
| N
| 2B
| 7
| 2
| 22.2
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| HOU
| N
| SS
| 5
| 4
| 41
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 5.2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 76
| 38
| 386
| 22
| 94
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 1996
| HOU
| N
| 1B
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| HOU
| N
| CF
| 1
| 0
| 2.1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 84
| 48
| 496
| 44
| 129
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1997
| HOU
| N
| 2B
| 4
| 2
| 16.2
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| HOU
| N
| SS
| 28
| 13
| 122.1
| 25
| 57
| 6
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .932
|
| 1997
| HOU
| N
| 1B
| 8
| 4
| 41
| 32
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| HOU
| N
| 2B
| 9
| 5
| 49
| 10
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1998
| HOU
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 3
| 30.2
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 99
| 81
| 742.1
| 57
| 170
| 8
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .966
|
| 1998
| HOU
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 71
| 55
| 517
| 40
| 143
| 8
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .958
|
| 1999
| HOU
| N
| SS
| 13
| 9
| 87.1
| 22
| 23
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| HOU
| N
| 2B
| 4
| 2
| 19
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 31
| 25
| 209
| 40
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1999
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 9
| 7
| 51
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| HOU
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 25
| 14
| 124.1
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1999
| HOU
| N
| CF
| 7
| 4
| 33.2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| HOU
| N
| SS
| 27
| 23
| 184.1
| 40
| 57
| 1
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 2000
| HOU
| N
| LF
| 6
| 1
| 14.1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| HOU
| N
| 2B
| 26
| 19
| 175.1
| 40
| 53
| 2
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 2000
| HOU
| N
| RF
| 4
| 0
| 9.2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| HOU
| N
| 3B
| 51
| 36
| 340
| 33
| 85
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| 2000
| HOU
| N
| OF
| 10
| 1
| 24
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 167
| 125
| 1143
| 289
| 347
| 16
| 75
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 10
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 20
| 7
| 77.1
| 18
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 440
| 298
| 2863
| 237
| 709
| 53
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 33
| 16
| 144.2
| 24
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 447
| 380
| 3420
| 638
| 1165
| 56
| 285
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 23
| 8
| 91.2
| 88
| 3
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 11
| 4
| 41
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 53
| 27
| 263
| 51
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (13th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1987 - signed June 10, 1987).
- Granted free agency (December 20, 1993).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (December 21, 1993).
- Claimed on waivers by New York Mets from Milwaukee Brewers (October 25, 1994).
- Granted free agency (November 3, 1995).
- Signed by Houston Astros (January 10, 1996).
- Granted free agency (November 14, 1996).
- Signed by Houston Astros (December 2, 1996).
- Granted free agency (November 3, 1997).
- Signed by Houston Astros (November 25, 1997).
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