Bill Buckner

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: December 14, 1949 in Vallejo, CA us

Died: May 27, 2019 in Boise, ID

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Napa HS (Napa, CA).

High School: Napa HS (Napa, CA)

Schools: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 21, 1969 (Age 19-281d, 12,940th in major league history)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 30, 1990 (Age 40-167d)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: William Joseph Buckner

Nicknames: Billy Buck

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.0

9397

2715

174

.289

1077

RBI

1208

183

OBP

.321

SLG

.408

OPS

.729

OPS+

100

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1981 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	CHC		NYM	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
2	2	Apr 11	CHC		NYM	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
3	3	Apr 12	CHC		NYM	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
4	4	Apr 15	CHC	@	MON	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
5	5	Apr 16	CHC	@	MON	L,0-7	CG	42	8.0	9	1	0	10	4	1B
6	6	Apr 17	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-6	CG	40	8.0	9	1	1	11	2	1B
7	7	Apr 18	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	47	9.2	9	2	0	11	1	1B
8	8	Apr 19	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	13	0	1	14	0	1B
9	9	Apr 20	CHC	@	STL	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
10	10	Apr 21	CHC	@	STL	L,0-8	CG	42	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
11	11	Apr 22	CHC	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
12	12	Apr 24	CHC		PHI	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
13	13	Apr 25	CHC		PHI	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
14	14	Apr 26	CHC		PHI	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
15	15	Apr 29 (1)	CHC		STL	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	12	1	0	13	3	1B
16	16	Apr 29 (2)	CHC		STL	T,2-2	CG	50	11.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	17	May 1	CHC		ATL	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	12	1	1	14	1	1B
18	18	May 2	CHC		ATL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
19	19	May 3	CHC		ATL	L,7-9	CG	45	9.0	5	2	1	8	0	1B
20	20	May 4	CHC		HOU	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
21	21	May 5	CHC		HOU	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
22	22	May 6	CHC		HOU	W,2-1	CG	48	11.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
23	23	May 7	CHC		HOU	L,0-6	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
24	24	May 8	CHC	@	ATL	L,3-4	CG	42	10.1	11	0	0	11	0	1B
25	25	May 9	CHC	@	ATL	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
26	26	May 10	CHC	@	ATL	T,5-5	CG	53	14.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
27	27	May 12	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	35	8.1	13	0	0	13	2	1B
28	28	May 13	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
29	29	May 14	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
30	30	May 15	CHC	@	HOU	L,0-5	CG	39	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
31	31	May 16	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
32	32	May 17	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-6	CG	42	8.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
33	33	May 19	CHC		CIN	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
34	34	May 20	CHC		CIN	L,7-10	CG	44	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
35	35	May 21	CHC		CIN	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	16	1	0	17	1	1B
36	36	May 22	CHC		MON	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
37	37	May 23	CHC		MON	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
38	38	May 24	CHC		MON	W,6-2	GS	13	3.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
39	40 (1)	May 26	CHC		PIT	L,4-6	GS	31	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
40	41	May 27	CHC		PIT	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
41	42	May 28	CHC		PIT	L,4-9	CG	45	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
42	43	May 29	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-6	CG	42	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
43	44	May 30	CHC	@	NYM	W,10-3	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
44	45	May 31	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	13	0	1	14	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	46	Jun 2	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-16	CG	51	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
46	47	Jun 3	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	29	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
47	48	Jun 4	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	43	9.1	5	3	0	8	1	1B
48	49	Jun 5	CHC		LAD	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
49	50	Jun 6	CHC		LAD	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
50	51	Jun 7	CHC		LAD	L,0-7	CG	45	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
51	52	Jun 9 susp	CHC		SFG	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
52	53	Jun 10	CHC		SFG	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	10	1	1	12	1	1B
53	54	Jun 11	CHC		SFG	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	16	1	1	18	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
54	55	Aug 10	CHC		NYM	L,5-7	CG	52	13.0	10	1	1	12	0	1B
55	56	Aug 11	CHC		NYM	L,2-4	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
56	57	Aug 12	CHC		NYM	L,4-7	CG	47	10.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
57	58	Aug 13	CHC		NYM	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
58	59	Aug 15	CHC		PIT	W,4-3	CG	61	15.0	21	0	0	21	0	1B
59	60	Aug 16 (1)	CHC		PIT	L,3-4	CG	45	11.0	18	0	0	18	1	1B
60	61	Aug 16 (2)	CHC		PIT	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	10	1	1	12	0	1B
61	62	Aug 17	CHC		LAD	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
62	63	Aug 18	CHC		LAD	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
63	64	Aug 19	CHC		LAD	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
64	65	Aug 21	CHC		SFG	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
65	66	Aug 22	CHC		SFG	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	11	3	0	14	0	1B
66	67	Aug 23	CHC		SFG	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
67	68	Aug 24	CHC		SDP	W,9-8	CG	47	11.0	9	2	0	11	3	1B
68	69	Aug 25	CHC		SDP	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
69	70	Aug 26	CHC		SDP	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
70	71	Aug 27	CHC	@	LAD	L,0-6	CG	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
71	72	Aug 28	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	1B
72	73	Aug 29	CHC	@	LAD	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
73	74	Aug 30	CHC	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
74	75	Aug 31	CHC	@	SDP	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	76	Sep 1	CHC	@	SDP	L,2-3	GS	30	7.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
76	77	Sep 2	CHC	@	SDP	L,4-5	CG	48	9.1	8	2	0	10	0	1B
77	78	Sep 3	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-12	CG	43	8.0	7	1	1	9	1	1B
78	79	Sep 4	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-3	CG	39	9.2	5	1	0	6	0	1B
79	80	Sep 5	CHC	@	SFG	W,8-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
80	81	Sep 6	CHC	@	SFG	L,0-3	CG	37	8.0	14	1	1	16	0	1B
81	82	Sep 7	CHC	@	STL	W,10-0	GS	26	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
82	83	Sep 8	CHC	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	47	12.0	16	1	0	17	1	1B
83	84	Sep 9	CHC	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	7	2	1	10	2	1B
84	85	Sep 11	CHC		MON	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
85	86	Sep 12	CHC		MON	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
86	87	Sep 13	CHC		MON	L,6-10	CG	44	9.0	7	1	1	9	2	1B
87	88	Sep 15	CHC		PIT	L,2-8	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
88	89	Sep 18	CHC	@	MON	L,0-11	CG	44	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
89	90	Sep 19	CHC	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
90	91	Sep 20	CHC	@	MON	L,0-4	CG	38	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
91	92	Sep 21	CHC		STL	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	12	1	1	14	2	1B
92	93	Sep 22	CHC		STL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	15	2	0	17	1	1B
93	94	Sep 23	CHC		NYM	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
94	95	Sep 24	CHC		NYM	W,10-9	CG	46	9.0	9	1	1	11	0	1B
95	96	Sep 25	CHC		PHI	L,2-9	CG	41	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
96	97	Sep 27 (1)	CHC		PHI	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
97	98	Sep 27 (2)	CHC		PHI	W,14-0	GS	27	7.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
98	99	Sep 28 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
99	100	Sep 28 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
100	101	Sep 29	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-10	CG	44	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
101	102	Sep 30	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-2	CG	32	8.1	12	0	0	12	0	1B
102	103	Oct 1	CHC	@	NYM	T,2-2	CG	31	8.0	10	3	0	13	0	1B
103	104	Oct 2	CHC	@	PHI	L,7-9	CG	43	8.2	6	2	0	8	0	1B
104	105	Oct 3	CHC	@	PHI	W,8-4	GS	32	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
105	106	Oct 4	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
							105gm		932.2	996	81	17	1094	92