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.

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	36	8.0	14	0	1	15	0	1B
2	2	Apr 7	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
3	3	Apr 9	CHC		NYM	W,5-0	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
4	4	Apr 10	CHC		NYM	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	12	1	1	14	0	1B
5	5	Apr 11	CHC		NYM	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
6	6	Apr 12	CHC		NYM	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
7	7	Apr 13	CHC		STL	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
8	8	Apr 14	CHC		STL	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
9	9	Apr 15	CHC		STL	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
10	10	Apr 16	CHC	@	PIT	L,6-7	CG	55	11.1	8	5	0	13	0	1B
11	11	Apr 17	CHC	@	PIT	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
12	12	Apr 18	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
13	13	Apr 20	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
14	14	Apr 21	CHC	@	NYM	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
15	15	Apr 23	CHC		PIT	L,10-12	CG	49	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
16	16	Apr 24	CHC		PIT	L,5-8	CG	46	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
17	17	Apr 25	CHC		PIT	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
18	18	Apr 27	CHC		CIN	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
19	19	Apr 28	CHC		CIN	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
20	20	Apr 29	CHC	@	ATL	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
21	21	Apr 30	CHC	@	ATL	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	22	May 1	CHC	@	ATL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
23	23	May 2	CHC	@	ATL	L,3-10	CG	45	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
24	24	May 3	CHC	@	STL	L,4-9	CG	41	8.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
25	25	May 4	CHC	@	STL	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
26	26	May 5	CHC	@	STL	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
27	27	May 7	CHC		HOU	W,12-6	GS	31	8.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
28	28	May 8	CHC		HOU	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
29	29	May 9	CHC		HOU	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
30	30	May 11	CHC		ATL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
31	31	May 12	CHC		ATL	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
32	32	May 13	CHC	@	HOU	W,5-0	GS	26	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
33	33	May 14	CHC	@	HOU	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
34	34	May 15	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
35	35	May 16	CHC	@	HOU	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	13	3	0	16	0	1B
36	36	May 18	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
37	37	May 19	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
38	38	May 20	CHC	@	LAD	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
39	39	May 21	CHC	@	SFG	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
40	40	May 22	CHC	@	SFG	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	8	2	0	10	3	1B
41	41	May 23 (1)	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	42	9.1	10	1	0	11	2	1B
42	42	May 23 (2)	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
43	43	May 24	CHC	@	SDP	L,2-8	GS	28	5.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
44	45 (1)	May 26	CHC	@	SDP	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
45	46	May 28	CHC		LAD	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
46	47	May 29	CHC		LAD	W,3-2	CG	48	13.0	20	0	0	20	0	1B
47	48	May 30	CHC		LAD	L,0-7	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
48	49	May 31	CHC		SDP	L,7-9	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	50	Jun 1	CHC		SDP	L,1-9	CG	41	9.0	16	2	0	18	0	1B
50	51	Jun 2	CHC		SDP	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
51	52	Jun 4	CHC		SFG	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	12	5	0	17	1	1B
52	53	Jun 5	CHC		SFG	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
53	54	Jun 6	CHC		SFG	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
54	55	Jun 7	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-7	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
55	56	Jun 8	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
56	57	Jun 9	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
57	58	Jun 11	CHC	@	MON	L,8-9	CG	39	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
58	59	Jun 12	CHC	@	MON	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
59	60	Jun 13	CHC	@	MON	L,3-5	CG	42	9.2	7	0	0	7	0	1B
60	61	Jun 14	CHC		PHI	W,12-11	CG	44	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
61	62	Jun 15	CHC		PHI	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
62	63	Jun 16	CHC		PHI	W,7-6	CG	48	11.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
63	64	Jun 17	CHC		MON	W,12-8	CG	43	9.0	14	2	0	16	1	1B
64	65	Jun 18	CHC		MON	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	9	3	1	13	0	1B
65	66	Jun 19	CHC		MON	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
66	67	Jun 20	CHC		MON	L,5-11	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
67	68	Jun 21	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
68	69	Jun 22	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
69	70	Jun 23	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	46	10.0	7	4	0	11	0	1B
70	71	Jun 25	CHC		STL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
71	72	Jun 26 (1)	CHC		STL	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
72	73	Jun 26 (2)	CHC		STL	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	12	3	0	15	0	1B
73	74	Jun 27	CHC		STL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	13	3	0	16	1	1B
74	75	Jun 28	CHC		PIT	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
75	76	Jun 29	CHC		PIT	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
76	77	Jun 30	CHC		PIT	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	12	3	0	15	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
77	78	Jul 1	CHC		PIT	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
78	79	Jul 2	CHC	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	13	4	0	17	1	1B
79	80	Jul 3	CHC	@	STL	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	11	3	0	14	1	1B
80	81	Jul 4	CHC	@	STL	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	7	5	0	12	1	1B
81	82	Jul 5	CHC	@	ATL	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	13	0	1	14	1	1B
82	83	Jul 6	CHC	@	ATL	W,7-2	CG	31	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
83	84	Jul 7	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
84	85	Jul 8	CHC	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
85	86	Jul 9	CHC		CIN	W,12-0	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
86	87	Jul 10 (1)	CHC		CIN	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
87	88	Jul 10 susp	CHC		CIN	L,5-6	CG	56	13.0	16	0	0	16	0	1B
88	89	Jul 11	CHC		CIN	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
89	90	Jul 15	CHC		ATL	L,4-11	CG	45	9.0	7	0	1	8	1	1B
90	91	Jul 16	CHC		ATL	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
91	92	Jul 17	CHC		ATL	L,4-9	CG	44	9.0	10	2	1	13	0	1B
92	93	Jul 18	CHC		ATL	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
93	94	Jul 19	CHC		HOU	W,6-5	CG	45	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
94	95	Jul 20	CHC		HOU	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
95	96	Jul 21	CHC		HOU	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
96	97	Jul 23	CHC	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
97	98	Jul 24	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
98	99	Jul 25	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
99	100	Jul 26	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
100	101	Jul 27	CHC		MON	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
101	102	Jul 28	CHC		MON	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
102	103	Jul 29	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
103	104	Jul 30	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
104	105	Jul 31	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
105	106	Aug 1	CHC	@	PHI	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
106	107	Aug 3	CHC		NYM	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
107	108	Aug 4	CHC		NYM	L,4-7	CG	42	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
108	109	Aug 5	CHC		NYM	W,5-1	CG	29	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
109	110	Aug 6	CHC		PHI	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
110	111	Aug 7	CHC		PHI	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
111	112	Aug 8	CHC		PHI	W,8-5	CG	42	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
112	113	Aug 9	CHC	@	MON	W,9-2	CG	38	9.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
113	114	Aug 10	CHC	@	MON	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
114	115	Aug 11	CHC	@	MON	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
115	116	Aug 12	CHC	@	NYM	W,13-6	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
116	117	Aug 13	CHC	@	NYM	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
117	118	Aug 14	CHC	@	NYM	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
118	119	Aug 15 (1)	CHC	@	NYM	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
119	120	Aug 15 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
120	121	Aug 17 susp	CHC		LAD	L,1-2	CG	86	21.0	24	1	2	27	1	1B
121	122	Aug 18	CHC		LAD	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
122	123	Aug 19	CHC		LAD	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
123	124	Aug 20	CHC		SDP	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
124	125	Aug 21	CHC		SDP	L,0-2	CG	32	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
125	126	Aug 22	CHC		SDP	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	14	2	0	16	0	1B
126	127	Aug 23	CHC		SFG	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
127	128	Aug 24	CHC		SFG	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
128	129	Aug 25	CHC		SFG	W,4-2	CG	30	9.0	11	3	0	14	3	1B
129	130	Aug 27	CHC	@	LAD	L,4-9	CG	36	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
130	131	Aug 28	CHC	@	LAD	L,1-7	GS	36	7.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
131	132	Aug 29	CHC	@	LAD	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
132	133	Aug 31	CHC	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	11	3	0	14	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
133	134	Sep 1	CHC	@	SFG	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
134	135	Sep 3	CHC	@	SDP	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
135	136	Sep 4	CHC	@	SDP	L,1-4	CG	39	8.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
136	137	Sep 5	CHC	@	SDP	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
137	138	Sep 6	CHC		PHI	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
138	139	Sep 7	CHC		PHI	L,5-7	CG	43	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
139	140	Sep 8	CHC		PHI	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
140	141	Sep 10	CHC		MON	L,2-7	CG	43	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
141	142	Sep 11	CHC		MON	L,6-10	CG	45	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
142	143	Sep 12	CHC		MON	L,3-11	GS	40	8.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
143	144	Sep 13	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	32	9.0	11	3	0	14	1	1B
144	145	Sep 14	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-15	GS	41	7.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
145	146	Sep 15	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
146	147	Sep 17	CHC	@	MON	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
147	148	Sep 18	CHC	@	MON	W,10-7	CG	40	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
148	149	Sep 19	CHC	@	MON	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
149	150	Sep 20	CHC		PIT	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
150	151	Sep 21	CHC		PIT	W,1-0	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
151	152	Sep 22	CHC		NYM	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
152	153	Sep 23	CHC		NYM	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
153	154	Sep 24	CHC	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
154	155	Sep 25	CHC	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	38	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
155	156	Sep 26	CHC	@	STL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
156	157	Sep 27	CHC	@	PHI	W,8-1	GS	31	8.0	11	0	1	12	1	1B
157	158	Sep 28	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
158	159	Sep 29	CHC	@	NYM	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
159	160	Sep 30	CHC	@	NYM	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
160	161	Oct 2	CHC		STL	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
161	162	Oct 3	CHC		STL	L,4-5	CG	59	14.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
							161gm		1430.1	1547	159	12	1718	89