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Bill Pecota

Bill Pecota Notable

b. February 16, 1960 · Kansas City Royals 1986–1991, New York Mets 1992, Atlanta Braves 1993–1994

Bill Pecota played for three clubs across nine seasons as a third baseman, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 1986 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 1994.

Across 698 games he batted .249, with 380 hits and 223 runs. He finished with 22 home runs, 72 doubles and 52 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 6.00 earned run average, pitching 3 innings in 2 games.

He played 272 games at third base, with 390 assists and 17 errors. He turned 33 double plays. He also played 177 games at shortstop and 157 games at second base.

He was born in Redwood City, CA, USA on February 16, 1960. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1986 KCR 122936 200 2330 .207
1987 KCR 661562243 513 1415255 .276
1988 KCR 901782537 331 1518347 .208
1989 KCR 65832117 423 5795 .205
1990 KCR 872404358 1525 2033398 .242
1991 KCR 12539853114 2326 45414516 .286
1992 NYM 1172692861 1302 2625409 .227
1993 ATL 72621720 210 5251 .323
1994 ATL 641121124 502 1616161 .214
Career 6981527223380 721122 14816021652 .249

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1991 KCR 0010 02.04 1004.50
1992 NYM 0010 01.01 1009.00
Career 0020 03.05 200 6.00

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1960

Born February 16, 1960

Redwood City, CA, USA

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