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Bill Buckner
William Joseph Buckner (Billy Buck)

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 185 lb.

Debut September 21, 1969
  vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 30, 1990
Born December 14, 1949 in Vallejo, CA

Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1969 19 LAD NL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1970 20 LAD NL  28   68    6   13   3  1   0    4   0  1   3   7  .191  .225  .265   34   18   0   0   1   0   0
 1971 21 LAD NL 108  358   37   99  15  1   5   41   4  1  11  18  .277  .306  .366   95  131   7   2   4   5   6
 1972 22 LAD NL 105  383   47  122  14  3   5   37  10  3  17  13  .319  .348  .410  117  157   3   1   2   1  13
 1973 23 LAD NL 140  575   68  158  20  0   8   46  12  2  17  34  .275  .297  .351   82  202   6   5   5   3  15
 1974 24 LAD NL 145  580   83  182  30  3   7   58  31 13  30  24  .314  .351  .412  117  239   4   2  10   4  13 MVP-25
 1975 25 LAD NL  92  288   30   70  11  2   6   31   8  3  17  15  .243  .286  .358   82  103   4   4   7   2  11
 1976 26 LAD NL 154  642   76  193  28  4   7   60  28  9  26  26  .301  .326  .389  105  250   6   5   6   1   8
 1977 27 CHC NL 122  426   40  121  27  0  11   60   7  5  21  23  .284  .314  .425   88  181   2   7   2   1  16
 1978 28 CHC NL 117  446   47  144  26  1   5   74   7  5  18  17  .323  .345  .419  104  187   1   5   5   0  16 MVP-17
 1979 29 CHC NL 149  591   72  168  34  7  14   66   9  4  30  28  .284  .319  .437   97  258   1   4   6   2  16
 1980 30 CHC NL 145  578   69  187  41  3  10   68   1  2  30  18  .324  .353  .457  119  264   0   6  11   0  13 MVP-14
 1981 31 CHC NL 106  421   45  131  35  3  10   75   5  2  26  16  .311  .349  .480  130  202   0   5   9   1  17 MVP-10,AS
 1982 32 CHC NL 161  657   93  201  34  5  15  105  15  5  36  26  .306  .342  .441  117  290   1  10   7   5  14 MVP-10
 1983 33 CHC NL 153  626   79  175  38  6  16   66  12  4  25  30  .280  .310  .436  102  273   4   5   5   5  10
 1984 34 TOT    135  482   54  131  21  2  11   69   2  2  25  39  .272  .313  .392   91  189   0   4   6   6  12
         CHC NL  21   43    3    9   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   1  .209  .239  .209   23    9   0   1   1   1   1
         BOS AL 114  439   51  122  21  2  11   67   2  2  24  38  .278  .321  .410   97  180   0   3   5   5  11
 1985 35 BOS AL 162  673   89  201  46  3  16  110  18  4  30  36  .299  .325  .447  106  301   2  11   5   2  16
 1986 36 BOS AL 153  629   73  168  39  2  18  102   6  4  40  25  .267  .311  .421   97  265   0   8   9   4  25
 1987 37 TOT AL 132  469   39  134  18  2   5   74   2  3  22  26  .286  .314  .365   79  171   1   6   2   0  13
         BOS AL  75  286   23   78   6  1   2   42   1  3  13  19  .273  .299  .322   63   92   0   5   1   0  10
         CAL AL  57  183   16   56  12  1   3   32   1  0   9   7  .306  .337  .432  105   79   1   1   1   0   3
 1988 38 TOT AL 108  285   19   71  14  0   3   43   5  1  17  19  .249  .287  .330   73   94   4   5   5   0   8
         CAL AL  19   43    1    9   0  0   0    9   2  0   4   0  .209  .271  .209   39    9   0   1   0   0   2
         KCR AL  89  242   18   62  14  0   3   34   3  1  13  19  .256  .290  .351   78   85   4   4   5   0   6
 1989 39 KCR AL  79  176    7   38   4  1   1   16   1  0   6  11  .216  .240  .267   43   47   0   1   2   0   4
 1990 40 BOS AL  22   43    4    8   0  0   1    3   0  0   3   2  .186  .234  .256   35   11   1   1   2   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 22 Seasons         9397      2715     49     1208     73     453  .289  .321  .408   99       47  97 111  42 247
               2517      1077      498    174      183    450                            3833
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        605   69  175  32  3  11   78  12  5  29  29  .289  .321  .408   99  247   3   6   7   3  16
 Career High    162  673   93  201  46  7  18  110  31 13  40  39  .324  .353  .480  130  301   7  11  11   6  25
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1969 19 LAD NL    1    1    0   0.0    89| .000  .251| .000  .320| .000  .372| .000  .692|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1970 20 LAD NL   71   56    4   1.9    99| .191  .261| .225  .333| .265  .399| .490  .732|  34  .165  -6.4  -0.6   0%
 1971 21 LAD NL  383  275   40   3.9    87| .277  .253| .306  .318| .366  .370| .672  .688|  95  .482  -2.9  -0.3  80%
 1972 22 LAD NL  405  281   52   5.0    90| .319  .254| .348  .322| .410  .376| .758  .698| 117  .594   7.2   0.8  76%
 1973 23 LAD NL  606  445   58   3.5    94| .275  .259| .297  .328| .351  .385| .648  .713|  82  .410 -15.5  -1.6  85%
 1974 24 LAD NL  620  430   81   5.1    91| .314  .258| .351  .329| .412  .372| .763  .701| 117  .580  11.9   1.2  70%
 1975 25 LAD NL  315  240   27   3.0    93| .243  .261| .286  .331| .358  .376| .644  .707|  82  .343  -8.0  -0.8  72%
 1976 26 LAD NL  680  477   82   4.6    90| .301  .260| .326  .326| .389  .371| .715  .697| 105  .556   2.0   0.2  75%
 1977 27 CHC NL  457  335   52   4.2   112| .284  .282| .314  .351| .425  .430| .739  .781|  88  .454  -7.8  -0.8  58%
 1978 28 CHC NL  470  329   59   4.8   104| .323  .275| .345  .345| .419  .405| .764  .750| 104  .563   1.6   0.2  58%
 1979 29 CHC NL  628  448   78   4.7   108| .284  .280| .319  .347| .437  .416| .756  .763|  97  .528  -5.0  -0.5  69%
 1980 30 CHC NL  614  412   90   5.9   101| .324  .275| .353  .338| .457  .399| .810  .737| 119  .647  14.5   1.5  33%
 1981 31 CHC NL  453  314   65   5.6    95| .311  .267| .349  .333| .480  .383| .829  .716| 130  .638  16.3   1.7  71%
 1982 32 CHC NL  709  486   98   5.5    96| .306  .268| .342  .331| .441  .389| .783  .720| 117  .615  13.6   1.4  75%
 1983 33 CHC NL  665  474   83   4.7   100| .280  .268| .310  .337| .436  .397| .746  .734| 102  .548  -1.0  -0.1  75%
 1984 34 TOT     517  369   57   4.1   101| .272  .270| .313  .333| .392  .405| .705  .739|  91  .463  -7.3  -0.8  50%
         CHC NL   46   36    2   1.5   100| .209  .272| .239  .338| .209  .396| .448  .734|  23  .133  -4.6  -0.5   0%
         BOS AL  471  333   55   4.4   101| .278  .269| .321  .333| .410  .406| .731  .739|  97  .491  -2.7  -0.3  50%
 1985 35 BOS AL  718  505   96   5.1   102| .299  .266| .325  .332| .447  .413| .772  .745| 106  .546   5.3   0.5  81%
 1986 36 BOS AL  681  498   76   4.1   101| .267  .263| .311  .331| .421  .410| .732  .740|  97  .439  -3.2  -0.3  60%
 1987 37 TOT AL  498  358   51   3.8   106| .286  .266| .314  .334| .365  .427| .679  .761|  79  .380 -14.4  -1.4  40%
         BOS AL  304  226   25   3.0   108| .273  .268| .299  .337| .322  .431| .621  .769|  63  .277 -15.6  -1.5  25%
         CAL AL  194  132   26   5.3   103| .306  .261| .337  .329| .432  .420| .769  .749| 105  .525   1.3   0.1 100%
 1988 38 TOT AL  311  232   27   3.1    95| .249  .260| .287  .325| .330  .391| .617  .716|  73  .347 -10.4  -1.0  83%
         CAL AL   48   37    3   2.2    92| .209  .256| .271  .320| .209  .385| .480  .706|  39  .215  -3.4  -0.3 100%
         KCR AL  263  195   24   3.3    95| .256  .260| .290  .326| .351  .392| .641  .718|  78  .369  -7.0  -0.7  75%
 1989 39 KCR AL  183  143   11   2.0    93| .216  .261| .240  .326| .267  .384| .507  .710|  43  .203 -13.9  -1.4 100%
 1990 40 BOS AL   48   38    3   2.1    99| .186  .265| .234  .334| .256  .396| .490  .730|  35  .208  -4.0  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 22 Seasons   10033  7146 1190   4.5    98| .289  .266| .321  .333| .408  .396| .729  .729|  99  .512 -27.7  -2.5  71%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1970 20 LAD NL OF 20 36 1 0 1 1.000 .976 1.85 1.78 2.28 2.07 16 146.0 LF 19 31 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.63 1.38 2.02 1.75 15 138.0 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.40 4.50 9.90 0 2.0 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 1.12 2.02 1 8.0 1971 21 LAD NL OF 86 165 5 1 0 .994 .979 1.98 1.92 2.27 2.19 77 675.0 RF 83 164 5 1 0 .994 .982 2.04 1.80 2.29 2.07 77 664.0 1B 11 70 6 0 4 1.000 .992 6.91 8.58 10.25 9.88 7 66.7 LF 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.52 0.82 1.88 0 11.0 1972 22 LAD NL OF 61 123 1 1 0 .992 .978 2.03 1.96 2.19 2.18 57 509.3 RF 52 102 1 1 0 .990 .979 1.98 1.74 2.14 2.03 48 433.3 1B 35 311 21 3 28 .991 .992 9.49 8.42 10.87 9.73 31 275.0 LF 9 22 0 0 0 1.000 .973 2.44 1.67 2.61 1.92 9 76.0 1973 23 LAD NL 1B 93 888 50 2 93 .998 .992 10.09 8.40 10.27 9.83 87 822.3 OF 48 93 0 1 0 .989 .977 1.94 1.96 2.12 2.23 44 394.7 LF 36 67 0 1 0 .985 .977 1.86 1.67 2.00 2.05 34 301.3 RF 15 23 0 0 0 1.000 .975 1.53 1.77 2.22 2.01 10 93.3 1974 24 LAD NL OF 137 235 4 6 0 .976 .979 1.74 1.96 1.87 2.27 129 1150.0 LF 135 230 4 6 0 .975 .976 1.73 1.55 1.86 1.99 128 1131.0 1B 6 49 1 1 2 .980 .990 8.33 8.33 9.57 9.94 5 47.0 RF 3 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 2.00 1.67 2.84 2.04 1 19.0 1975 25 LAD NL LF 72 138 4 2 0 .986 .973 1.97 1.71 2.27 2.10 67 563.0 1976 26 LAD NL OF 153 315 7 5 0 .985 .979 2.10 2.03 2.12 2.34 153 1368.7 LF 152 309 7 5 0 .984 .976 2.08 1.59 2.12 2.02 150 1343.7 RF 6 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.50 1.83 1.08 2.16 3 25.0 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.60 0.00 9.90 0 2.0 1977 27 CHC NL 1B 99 966 58 10 75 .990 .991 10.34 8.31 10.86 9.89 98 848.7 1978 28 CHC NL 1B 105 1075 83 6 85 .995 .992 11.03 8.32 11.59 9.98 104 899.0 1979 29 CHC NL 1B 140 1258 124 7 118 .995 .992 9.87 7.14 10.22 7.39 140 1217.0 1980 30 CHC NL 1B 94 826 73 6 67 .993 .992 9.56 8.97 10.44 10.16 89 775.0 OF 50 90 5 2 2 .979 .980 1.90 1.98 1.89 2.31 49 452.7 LF 42 74 4 0 1 1.000 .976 1.86 1.68 1.94 2.06 38 362.3 RF 12 20 1 2 1 .913 .977 1.75 1.71 2.09 2.06 11 90.3 1981 31 CHC NL 1B 105 996 81 17 92 .984 .992 10.26 8.68 10.39 9.65 105 932.7 AS 1982 32 CHC NL 1B 161 1547 159 12 89 .993 .992 10.60 6.21 10.73 6.29 161 1430.3 1983 33 CHC NL 1B 144 1366 161 13 132 .992 .992 10.60 6.94 11.35 7.43 136 1211.0 LF 15 23 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.53 1.60 2.20 2.03 13 94.0 1984 34 TOT 1B 120 1040 101 15 80 .987 .991 9.51 8.24 9.92 9.16 118 1035.7 CHC NL 1B 7 66 5 0 5 1.000 .992 10.14 8.14 13.04 9.86 5 49.0 LF 2 5 1 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.55 3.00 2.05 2 18.0 BOS AL 1B 113 974 96 15 75 .986 .991 9.47 8.25 9.76 9.12 113 986.7 1985 35 BOS AL 1B 162 1384 184 12 140 .992 .991 9.68 6.17 9.80 6.25 162 1440.3 1986 36 BOS AL 1B 138 1067 157 14 104 .989 .991 8.87 7.25 9.24 7.55 138 1191.7 DH 15 1987 37 TOT AL 1B 79 640 60 6 54 .992 .992 8.86 8.50 9.56 9.58 78 658.7 BOS AL 1B 74 605 58 6 53 .991 .992 8.96 8.50 9.61 9.58 73 620.7 CAL AL DH 39 1B 5 35 2 0 1 1.000 .992 7.40 8.50 8.76 9.57 5 38.0 1988 38 TOT AL DH 53 TOT AL 1B 22 161 13 1 12 .994 .992 7.91 8.41 9.49 9.57 18 165.0 CAL AL DH 11 1B 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.40 18.00 9.90 0 1.0 KCR AL DH 42 1B 21 160 12 1 11 .994 .992 8.19 8.41 9.44 9.57 18 164.0 1989 39 KCR AL 1B 24 181 13 3 19 .985 .993 8.08 8.35 9.99 9.79 20 174.7 DH 19 1990 40 BOS AL 1B 15 75 6 0 6 1.000 .991 5.40 8.36 8.97 9.63 8 81.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1970 20 LAD NL 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 8.40 4.50 9.90 0 2.0 1971 21 LAD NL 1B 11 70 6 0 4 1.000 .992 6.91 8.58 10.25 9.88 7 66.7 1972 22 LAD NL 1B 35 311 21 3 28 .991 .992 9.49 8.42 10.87 9.73 31 275.0 1973 23 LAD NL 1B 93 888 50 2 93 .998 .992 10.09 8.40 10.27 9.83 87 822.3 1974 24 LAD NL 1B 6 49 1 1 2 .980 .990 8.33 8.33 9.57 9.94 5 47.0 1976 26 LAD NL 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.60 0.00 9.90 0 2.0 1977 27 CHC NL 1B 99 966 58 10 75 .990 .991 10.34 8.31 10.86 9.89 98 848.7 1978 28 CHC NL 1B 105 1075 83 6 85 .995 .992 11.03 8.32 11.59 9.98 104 899.0 1979 29 CHC NL 1B 140 1258 124 7 118 .995 .992 9.87 7.14 10.22 7.39 140 1217.0 1980 30 CHC NL 1B 94 826 73 6 67 .993 .992 9.56 8.97 10.44 10.16 89 775.0 1981 31 CHC NL 1B 105 996 81 17 92 .984 .992 10.26 8.68 10.39 9.65 105 932.7 1982 32 CHC NL 1B 161 1547 159 12 89 .993 .992 10.60 6.21 10.73 6.29 161 1430.3 1983 33 CHC NL 1B 144 1366 161 13 132 .992 .992 10.60 6.94 11.35 7.43 136 1211.0 1984 34 TOT 1B 120 1040 101 15 80 .987 .991 9.51 8.24 9.92 9.16 118 1035.7 CHC NL 1B 7 66 5 0 5 1.000 .992 10.14 8.14 13.04 9.86 5 49.0 BOS AL 1B 113 974 96 15 75 .986 .991 9.47 8.25 9.76 9.12 113 986.7 1985 35 BOS AL 1B 162 1384 184 12 140 .992 .991 9.68 6.17 9.80 6.25 162 1440.3 1986 36 BOS AL 1B 138 1067 157 14 104 .989 .991 8.87 7.25 9.24 7.55 138 1191.7 1987 37 TOT AL 1B 79 640 60 6 54 .992 .992 8.86 8.50 9.56 9.58 78 658.7 BOS AL 1B 74 605 58 6 53 .991 .992 8.96 8.50 9.61 9.58 73 620.7 CAL AL 1B 5 35 2 0 1 1.000 .992 7.40 8.50 8.76 9.57 5 38.0 1988 38 TOT AL 1B 22 161 13 1 12 .994 .992 7.91 8.41 9.49 9.57 18 165.0 CAL AL 1B 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.40 18.00 9.90 0 1.0 KCR AL 1B 21 160 12 1 11 .994 .992 8.19 8.41 9.44 9.57 18 164.0 1989 39 KCR AL 1B 24 181 13 3 19 .985 .993 8.08 8.35 9.99 9.79 20 174.7 1990 40 BOS AL 1B 15 75 6 0 6 1.000 .991 5.40 8.36 8.97 9.63 8 81.3 1986 36 BOS AL DH 15 1987 37 CAL AL DH 39 1988 38 TOT AL DH 53 CAL AL DH 11 KCR AL DH 42 1989 39 KCR AL DH 19 1970 20 LAD NL LF 19 31 0 0 0 1.000 .972 1.63 1.38 2.02 1.75 15 138.0 1971 21 LAD NL LF 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.52 0.82 1.88 0 11.0 1972 22 LAD NL LF 9 22 0 0 0 1.000 .973 2.44 1.67 2.61 1.92 9 76.0 1973 23 LAD NL LF 36 67 0 1 0 .985 .977 1.86 1.67 2.00 2.05 34 301.3 1974 24 LAD NL LF 135 230 4 6 0 .975 .976 1.73 1.55 1.86 1.99 128 1131.0 1975 25 LAD NL LF 72 138 4 2 0 .986 .973 1.97 1.71 2.27 2.10 67 563.0 1976 26 LAD NL LF 152 309 7 5 0 .984 .976 2.08 1.59 2.12 2.02 150 1343.7 1980 30 CHC NL LF 42 74 4 0 1 1.000 .976 1.86 1.68 1.94 2.06 38 362.3 1983 33 CHC NL LF 15 23 0 0 0 1.000 .979 1.53 1.60 2.20 2.03 13 94.0 1984 34 CHC NL LF 2 5 1 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 1.55 3.00 2.05 2 18.0 1970 20 LAD NL OF 20 36 1 0 1 1.000 .976 1.85 1.78 2.28 2.07 16 146.0 1971 21 LAD NL OF 86 165 5 1 0 .994 .979 1.98 1.92 2.27 2.19 77 675.0 1972 22 LAD NL OF 61 123 1 1 0 .992 .978 2.03 1.96 2.19 2.18 57 509.3 1973 23 LAD NL OF 48 93 0 1 0 .989 .977 1.94 1.96 2.12 2.23 44 394.7 1974 24 LAD NL OF 137 235 4 6 0 .976 .979 1.74 1.96 1.87 2.27 129 1150.0 1975 25 LAD NL OF 72 138 4 2 0 .986 .978 1.97 2.01 2.27 2.29 67 563.0 1976 26 LAD NL OF 153 315 7 5 0 .985 .979 2.10 2.03 2.12 2.34 153 1368.7 1980 30 CHC NL OF 50 90 5 2 2 .979 .980 1.90 1.98 1.89 2.31 49 452.7 1983 33 CHC NL OF 15 25 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.67 1.92 2.39 2.27 13 94.0 1984 34 CHC NL OF 2 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 3.00 1.90 3.00 2.25 2 18.0 1970 20 LAD NL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 1.12 2.02 1 8.0 1971 21 LAD NL RF 83 164 5 1 0 .994 .982 2.04 1.80 2.29 2.07 77 664.0 1972 22 LAD NL RF 52 102 1 1 0 .990 .979 1.98 1.74 2.14 2.03 48 433.3 1973 23 LAD NL RF 15 23 0 0 0 1.000 .975 1.53 1.77 2.22 2.01 10 93.3 1974 24 LAD NL RF 3 6 0 0 0 1.000 .968 2.00 1.67 2.84 2.04 1 19.0 1976 26 LAD NL RF 6 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 0.50 1.83 1.08 2.16 3 25.0 1980 30 CHC NL RF 12 20 1 2 1 .913 .977 1.75 1.71 2.09 2.06 11 90.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 1B*1555 13901 1351 128 1200 .992 .992 9.81 7.63 10.34 8.36 1505 13276.0 OF* 644 1225 28 18 3 .986 .979 1.95 1.97 2.10 2.27 607 5371.3 486 0 172# LF* 486 900 20 14 1 .985 .975 1.89 1.60 2.05 2.02 456 4038.3 RF* 172 319 7 4 1 .988 .980 1.90 1.77 2.20 2.05 151 1333.0 DH 126 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 2199 15126 1379 146 1203 .991 .991 7.51 5.97 7.97 6.61 2112 18647
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1974   NLCS  LAD PIT     W   4  18   0   3  1  0  0   0   0   2  .167  .167  .222   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    LAD OAK     L   5  20   1   5  1  0  1   1   0   1  .250  .250  .450   0  0   1   0   0 
 1986   ALCS  BOS CAL     W   7  28   3   6  1  0  0   3   0   2  .214  .207  .250   0  0   0   1   0 
        WS    BOS NYM     L   7  32   2   6  0  0  0   1   0   3  .188  .212  .188   0  0   0   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Champ Series     2-0  11  46   3   9  2  0  0   3   0   4  .196  .191  .239   0  0   0   1   0 
  2 World Series        0-2  12  52   3  11  1  0  1   2   0   4  .212  .226  .288   0  0   1   0   1 
  4 Postseason Series   2-2  23  98   6  20  3  0  1   5   0   8  .204  .210  .265   0  0   1   1   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1981   CHC NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1981 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1974-NL-25-0.00
1978-NL-17-0.02
1980-NL-14-0.03
1981-NL-10-0.10
1982-NL-10-0.11
Car-626-0.26 shares

Batting Average
1974 NL-.314-4
1978 NL-**.323-9
1980 NL-.324-1
1981 NL-.311-5
1982 NL-.306-5
1985 AL-.299-8

Slugging %
1981 NL-.480-6

OPS
1981 NL-.829-10

Games
1981 NL-106-8
1982 NL-161-6
1985 AL-162-2
Car-2517-46

At Bats
1976 NL-642-5
1981 NL-421-5
1982 NL-657-1
1983 NL-626-4
1985 AL-673-2
1986 AL-629-7
Car-9397-41

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1976 NL-680-7
1981 NL-453-10
1982 NL-709-3
1983 NL-665-9
1985 AL-718-5
Car-10033-71

Runs
1982 NL-93-7

Hits
1974 NL-182-10
1976 NL-193-4
1980 NL-187-4
1981 NL-131-2
1982 NL-201-2
1983 NL-175-9
1985 AL-201-3
Car-2715-54

Total Bases
1980 NL-264-10
1981 NL-202-4
1982 NL-290-5
1983 NL-273-7
1985 AL-301-6
Car-3833-94

Doubles
1979 NL-34-9
1980 NL-41-2
1981 NL-35-1
1982 NL-34-8
1983 NL-38-1
1985 AL-46-2
1986 AL-39-3
Car-498-50

RBI
1981 NL-75-3
1982 NL-105-3
1985 AL-110-6
1986 AL-102-10

Stolen Bases
1974 NL-31-10
1976 NL-28-10

Singles
1973 NL-130-9
1974 NL-142-9
1976 NL-154-4
1980 NL-133-8
1982 NL-147-1
1985 AL-136-7
Car-1994-47

Runs Created
1981 NL-65-8

Batting Wins
1981 NL-1.7-10

Extra-Base Hits
1981 NL-48-2
1983 NL-60-5
1985 AL-65-10

Times on Base
1981 NL-158-10

Hit By Pitch
1971 NL-5-9
1982 NL-5-8
1983 NL-5-5

Sac. Flies
1982 NL-10-5
1985 AL-11-3
1986 AL-8-6
Car-97-34

Intentional Walks
1981 NL-9-7
1986 AL-9-10
Car-111-89

Grounded into Double Plays
1978 NL-16-9
1981 NL-17-2
1986 AL-25-2
Car-247-28

Caught Stealing
1974 NL-13-7

At Bats per Strikeout
1973 NL-16.9-5
1974 NL-24.2-2
1976 NL-24.7-3
1979 NL-21.1-2
1980 NL-32.1-1
1981 NL-26.3-2
1982 NL-25.3-1
1983 NL-20.9-2
1985 AL-18.7-1
1986 AL-25.2-1
1987 AL-**18.0-2
Car-20.7-94

Outs
1976 NL-477-5
1981 NL-314-9
1982 NL-486-8
1983 NL-474-7
1985 AL-505-2
1986 AL-498-2
Car-7146-36

Oldest Player
1989 AL-39-7
1990 AL-40-5

Youngest Player
1969 NL-19-4

   
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Black Ink: Batting - 9 (243) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 94 (241) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 26.1 (375) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 68.5 (267) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1968 amateur draft.

January 11, 1977: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Jeff Albert (minors) and Ivan DeJesus to the Chicago Cubs for Rick Monday and Mike Garman.

May 25, 1984: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Boston Red Sox for Dennis Eckersley and Mike Brumley.

July 23, 1987: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

July 28, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

May 9, 1988: Released by the California Angels.

May 13, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

December 6, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

November 13, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

February 15, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

June 5, 1990: Released by the Boston Red Sox.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Boston Red Sox$747,500
1986Boston Red Sox$785,000
1987Boston Red Sox$366,667
California Angels$62,500
1988California Angels$400,000
1989Kansas City Royals$400,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,761,667

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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