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Billy Beane was born in Orlando, Florida and was drafted first overall by the New York Mets in the 1980 MLB Draft. He flourished in the Mets system, culminating in his posting an .842 OPS in AA Jackson in 1984, followed by an .821 OPS in AAA Tidewater in 1985.
After brief appearances with the Mets in 1984 and 1985, in January of 1986 he was traded to the Twins (along with Bill Latham and Joe Klink), with Pat Crosby and Tim Teufel heading to New York in return.
Across 1986 and 1987, Beane received the bulk of his career MLB plate appearances with the Twins, accumulating 209 total PAs. He posted an underwhelming .561 OPS (52 OPS+).
Before the 1988 season, Beane was offloaded to the Detroit Tigers for Balvino Galvez.
Beane was a free agent following the 1988 season and signed a one-year contract with the Oakland Athletics, where he ended his MLB career after the 1989 season.
Beane has been quite open in discussing his status as a first-overall draft pick, ensuing struggles, and how it opened him up to the idea of evaluating baseball differently on his path to a wildly successful career in the Oakland Athletics front office.
Notable Events & Trivia
- Had a pretty famous book and movie made about his time as the Oakland Athletics General Manager
Billy Beane Statistics
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | OPS+ | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 22 | NYM | NL | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .100 | .100 | .100 | .200 | -43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /7H98 | |
| 1985 | 23 | NYM | NL | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | .250 | .375 | .625 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /H79 | |
| 1986 | 24 | MIN | AL | 80 | 194 | 183 | 20 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 54 | .213 | .258 | .295 | .553 | 50 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7H/8D9 | |
| 1987 | 25 | MIN | AL | 12 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .267 | .267 | .400 | .667 | 72 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /9H | |
| 1988 | 26 | DET | AL | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /78H9 | |
| 1989 | 27 | OAK | AL | 37 | 82 | 79 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .241 | .238 | .304 | .541 | 54 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9H/3D752 | |
| 6 Yrs | 148 | 315 | 301 | 30 | 66 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 80 | .219 | .246 | .296 | .542 | 49 | 89 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 345 | 329 | 33 | 72 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 88 | .219 | .246 | .296 | .542 | 49 | 97 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| MIN (2 yrs) | 92 | 209 | 198 | 21 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 60 | .217 | .258 | .303 | .561 | 52 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| NYM (2 yrs) | 13 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .167 | .167 | .222 | .389 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| DET (1 yr) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| OAK (1 yr) | 37 | 82 | 79 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .241 | .238 | .304 | .541 | 54 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| AL (4 yrs) | 135 | 297 | 283 | 30 | 63 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 75 | .223 | .251 | .300 | .551 | 51 | 85 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| NL (2 yrs) | 13 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .167 | .167 | .222 | .389 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
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The Twins Almanac for April 22–29
This week in Twins history includes great games by Geoff Zahn, Kevin Tapani, Jack Kralick, Ken Landreaux, Tim Laudner, Paul Molitor, Greg Myers, Jim Kaat, Camilo Pascual, Harmon Killebrew, Scott Erickson, Mickey Hatcher, Luke Hughes, and Billy Beane. This week's Almanac also includes Minnesotan major leaguers Charley Bender, Lou Galvin, Russ Ford, Fred Bruckbauer, and Hack Spencer.
The Best 25 GMs in History: #11 Billy Beane
This post is part of a series in which Mark Armour and I count down the 25 best GMs in history, cross-posting from our blog. For an explanation, please see this post.
Michael Lewis’ 2003 book Moneyball depicted Billy Beane as the leading figure in the spread of analytics (more broadly: the use of data and evidence) in baseball management. Twelve years later all front offices combine analytics and scouting, and the dwindling number of people who decry this revolution have tended to blame Beane and other like-minded GMs,
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