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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1969 19 LAD NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -150 0 0 0 0 0 0 /H
1970 20 LAD NL -0.4 28 71 68 6 13 3 1 0 4 0 1 3 7 .191 .225 .265 .490 34 .222 22 18 0 0 0 0 1 7/H39
1971 21 LAD NL 1.0 108 383 358 37 99 15 1 5 41 4 1 11 18 .277 .306 .366 .672 95 .319 96 131 6 5 7 2 4 9H3/7
1972 22 LAD NL 2.2 105 405 383 47 122 14 3 5 37 10 3 17 13 .319 .348 .410 .758 117 .360 122 157 13 1 3 1 2 93H/7
1973 23 LAD NL 0.6 140 606 575 68 158 20 0 8 46 12 2 17 34 .275 .297 .351 .648 83 .310 82 202 15 3 6 5 5 379/H
1974 24 LAD NL 3.1 145 620 580 83 182 30 3 7 58 31 13 30 24 .314 .351 .412 .763 117 .359 116 239 13 4 4 2 10 *7/H39 MVP-25
1975 25 LAD NL 0.0 92 315 288 30 70 11 2 6 31 8 3 17 15 .243 .286 .358 .644 82 .295 68 103 11 2 4 4 7 7H
1976 26 LAD NL 3.0 154 680 642 76 193 28 4 7 60 28 9 26 26 .301 .326 .389 .716 105 .339 101 250 8 1 6 5 6 *7/93H
1977 27 CHC NL -0.7 122 457 426 40 121 27 0 11 60 7 5 21 23 .284 .314 .425 .739 88 .340 88 181 16 1 2 7 2 3H
1978 28 CHC NL 0.9 117 470 446 47 144 26 1 5 74 7 5 18 17 .323 .345 .419 .765 104 .350 102 187 16 0 1 5 5 3H MVP-17
1979 29 CHC NL 1.0 149 628 591 72 168 34 7 14 66 9 4 30 28 .284 .319 .437 .756 97 .349 98 258 16 2 1 4 6 *3/H
1980 30 CHC NL 1.5 145 615 578 69 187 41 3 10 68 1 2 30 18 .324 .353 .457 .810 119 .363 116 264 13 0 0 6 11 379/H MVP-14
1981 31 CHC NL 1.2 106 453 421 45 131 35 3 10 75 5 2 26 16 .311 .349 .480 .829 130 .376 128 202 17 1 0 5 9 *3/H AS,MVP-10
1982 32 CHC NL 3.7 161 709 657 93 201 34 5 15 105 15 5 36 26 .306 .342 .441 .783 117 .368 122 290 14 5 1 10 7 *3 MVP-10
1983 33 CHC NL 1.5 153 665 626 79 175 38 6 16 66 12 4 25 30 .280 .310 .436 .746 102 .343 99 273 10 5 4 5 5 *37/H
1984 34 2TM 2LG -0.9 135 518 482 54 131 21 2 11 69 2 2 25 39 .272 .313 .392 .705 91 .316 82 189 12 6 0 4 6 *3H/7
1984 34 CHC NL -0.5 21 46 43 3 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .209 .239 .209 .448 23 .200 -8 9 1 1 0 1 1 H/37
1984 34 BOS AL -0.3 114 472 439 51 122 21 2 11 67 2 2 24 38 .278 .321 .410 .731 97 .328 90 180 11 5 0 3 5 *3/H
1985 35 BOS AL 1.5 162 719 673 89 201 46 3 16 110 18 4 30 36 .299 .325 .447 .773 106 .344 100 301 16 2 2 11 5 *3
1986 36 BOS AL -0.3 153 681 629 73 168 39 2 18 102 6 4 40 25 .267 .311 .421 .733 98 .327 93 265 25 4 0 8 9 *3D
1987 37 2TM AL -0.5 132 498 469 39 134 18 2 5 74 2 3 22 26 .286 .314 .365 .678 80 .310 80 171 13 0 1 6 2 3DH
1987 37 BOS AL -1.4 75 304 286 23 78 6 1 2 42 1 3 13 19 .273 .299 .322 .621 64 .274 54 92 10 0 0 5 1 3/H
1987 37 CAL AL 0.9 57 194 183 16 56 12 1 3 32 1 0 9 7 .306 .337 .432 .768 105 .368 121 79 3 0 1 1 1 DH/3
1988 38 2TM AL -1.3 108 311 285 19 71 14 0 3 43 5 1 17 19 .249 .287 .330 .616 73 .277 59 94 8 0 4 5 5 DH3
1988 38 CAL AL -0.3 19 48 43 1 9 0 0 0 9 2 0 4 0 .209 .271 .209 .480 39 .240 31 9 2 0 0 1 0 D/H3
1988 38 KCR AL -1.0 89 263 242 18 62 14 0 3 34 3 1 13 19 .256 .290 .351 .641 78 .284 64 85 6 0 4 4 5 DH3
1989 39 KCR AL -1.2 79 184 176 7 38 4 1 1 16 1 0 6 11 .216 .240 .267 .507 43 .244 35 47 4 0 0 1 2 H3D
1990 40 BOS AL -0.7 22 48 43 4 8 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 2 .186 .234 .256 .490 35 .206 -2 11 1 0 1 1 2 3H
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
22 Yrs 15.0 2517 10037 9397 1077 2715 498 49 174 1208 183 73 450 453 .289 .321 .408 .729 100 .336 96 3833 247 42 47 97 111 379HD
162 Game Avg 162 646 605 69 175 32 3 11 78 12 5 29 29 .289 .321 .408 .729 100 .336 96 247 16 3 3 6 7
CHC (8 Yrs) 8.5 974 4043 3788 448 1136 235 25 81 516 56 27 187 159 .300 .332 .439 .771 107 .354 106 1664 103 15 9 43 46 *3H79
LAD (8 Yrs) 9.3 773 3081 2895 347 837 121 14 38 277 93 32 121 137 .289 .319 .380 .699 99 .330 97 1100 66 16 30 19 35 793H
BOS (5 Yrs) -1.3 526 2224 2070 240 577 112 8 48 324 27 13 110 120 .279 .315 .410 .725 94 .323 87 849 63 11 3 28 22 3HD
KCR (2 Yrs) -2.2 168 447 418 25 100 18 1 4 50 4 1 19 30 .239 .269 .316 .585 64 .267 52 132 10 0 4 5 7 HD3
CAL (2 Yrs) 0.6 76 242 226 17 65 12 1 3 41 3 0 13 7 .288 .324 .389 .713 93 .342 105 88 5 0 1 2 1 DH/3
NL (16 Yrs) 17.9 1747 7124 6683 795 1973 356 39 119 793 149 59 308 296 .295 .326 .414 .740 104 .344 102 2764 169 31 39 62 81 379H
AL (7 Yrs) -2.8 770 2913 2714 282 742 142 10 55 415 34 14 142 157 .273 .308 .394 .702 90 .316 84 1069 78 11 8 35 30 3DH
Standard Batting Table
Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1974 24 LAD NL,WS 9 39 38 1 8 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 .211 .211 .342 .553 13 0 0 1 0 0 */7
1986 36 BOS AL,WS 14 62 60 5 12 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 .200 .210 .217 .426 13 2 1 0 1 0 *3
2 Yrs 23 101 98 6 20 3 0 1 5 0 0 0 8 .204 .210 .265 .475 26 2 1 1 1 0 3/7
162 Game Avg 162 711 690 42 141 21 0 7 35 0 0 0 56 .204 .210 .265 .475 183 14 7 7 7 0
BOS (1 Yr) 14 62 60 5 12 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 .200 .210 .217 .426 13 2 1 0 1 0 *3
LAD (1 Yr) 9 39 38 1 8 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 .211 .211 .342 .553 13 0 0 1 0 0 */7
WS (2 Yrs) 12 54 52 3 11 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 .212 .226 .288 .515 15 1 1 1 0 0 /37
AL (1 Yr) 7 29 28 3 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .214 .207 .250 .457 7 1 0 0 1 0 /*3
NL (1 Yr) 4 18 18 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .222 .389 4 0 0 0 0 0 */7
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1970 20 LAD NL OF 20 16 9 146.0 37 36 1 0 1 1.000 .976 1 5 2.28 2.07 1.85 2.06
1970 20 LAD NL LF 19 15 8 138.0 31 31 0 0 0 1.000 .971 2 15 2.02 1.76 1.63 1.75
1970 20 LAD NL 1B 1 0 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .990 0 0 4.50 9.90 1.00 9.60
1970 20 LAD NL RF 1 1 1 8.0 3 2 1 0 1 1.000 .977 -1 -165 3.38 2.03 3.00 2.00
1971 21 LAD NL OF 86 77 62 675.0 171 165 5 1 0 .994 .979 -2 -3 2.27 2.19 1.98 2.19
1971 21 LAD NL RF 82 76 62 664.0 170 164 5 1 0 .994 .982 -1 -2 2.29 2.07 2.06 2.06
1971 21 LAD NL 1B 11 7 1 66.2 76 70 6 0 4 1.000 .992 1 13 10.26 9.88 6.91 9.87
1971 21 LAD NL LF 4 1 0 11.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 .970 -1 -55 0.82 1.88 0.25 1.88
1972 22 LAD NL OF 61 57 52 509.1 125 123 1 1 0 .992 .978 1 3 2.19 2.18 2.03 2.19
1972 22 LAD NL RF 52 48 45 433.1 104 102 1 1 0 .990 .979 -1 -2 2.14 2.02 1.98 2.03
1972 22 LAD NL 1B 35 31 25 275.0 335 311 21 3 28 .991 .992 2 9 10.87 9.73 9.49 9.76
1972 22 LAD NL LF 9 9 7 76.0 22 22 0 0 0 1.000 .974 2 32 2.61 1.92 2.44 1.93
1973 23 LAD NL 1B 93 87 84 822.1 940 888 50 2 93 .998 .992 3 4 10.27 9.83 10.09 9.83
1973 23 LAD NL OF 48 44 36 394.2 94 93 0 1 0 .989 .977 4 11 2.12 2.23 1.94 2.23
1973 23 LAD NL LF 36 34 29 301.1 68 67 0 1 0 .985 .977 3 10 2.00 2.05 1.86 2.05
1973 23 LAD NL RF 15 10 7 93.1 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 .973 1 12 2.22 2.01 1.53 2.01
1974 24 LAD NL OF 137 128 110 1150.0 245 235 4 6 0 .976 .979 6 7 1.87 2.27 1.74 2.27 MVP-25
1974 24 LAD NL LF 134 127 109 1131.0 240 230 4 6 0 .975 .976 6 6 1.86 1.99 1.75 1.99 MVP-25
1974 24 LAD NL 1B 6 5 5 47.0 51 49 1 1 2 .980 .991 -1 -28 9.57 9.94 8.33 9.93 MVP-25
1974 24 LAD NL RF 3 1 1 19.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 .975 1 44 2.84 2.04 2.00 2.03 MVP-25
1975 25 LAD NL LF 72 67 49 563.0 144 138 4 2 0 .986 .973 5 11 2.27 2.10 1.97 2.10
1975 25 LAD NL OF 72 67 49 563.0 144 138 4 2 0 .986 .978 5 11 2.27 2.29 1.97 2.28
1976 26 LAD NL OF 153 153 138 1368.2 327 315 7 5 0 .985 .979 14 12 2.12 2.34 2.10 2.33
1976 26 LAD NL LF 152 150 137 1343.2 321 309 7 5 0 .984 .976 16 14 2.12 2.02 2.08 2.01
1976 26 LAD NL RF 6 3 1 25.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 .973 -2 -72 1.08 2.16 0.50 2.15
1976 26 LAD NL 1B 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -60 0.00 9.90 0.00 9.90
1977 27 CHC NL 1B 99 98 81 848.2 1034 966 58 10 75 .990 .991 -7 -9 10.86 9.89 10.34 9.89
1978 28 CHC NL 1B 105 104 90 899.0 1164 1075 83 6 85 .995 .992 0 0 11.59 9.98 11.03 9.90 MVP-17
1979 29 CHC NL 1B 140 139 129 1217.0 1389 1258 124 7 118 .995 .992 2 2 10.22 9.89 9.87 9.86
1980 30 CHC NL 1B 94 89 75 776.0 905 826 73 6 67 .993 .992 -2 -3 10.43 10.16 9.56 10.17 MVP-14
1980 30 CHC NL OF 50 49 38 451.2 97 90 5 2 2 .979 .980 -3 -9 1.89 2.31 1.90 2.31 MVP-14
1980 30 CHC NL LF 42 38 33 361.1 78 74 4 0 1 1.000 .976 -2 -6 1.94 2.06 1.86 2.06 MVP-14
1980 30 CHC NL RF 12 11 5 90.1 23 20 1 2 1 .913 .977 -1 -17 2.09 2.06 1.75 2.06 MVP-14
1981 31 CHC NL 1B 105 105 99 932.2 1094 996 81 17 92 .984 .992 -8 -11 10.39 10.21 10.26 10.25 AS,MVP-10
1982 32 CHC NL 1B 161 161 154 1430.1 1718 1547 159 12 89 .993 .992 5 4 10.73 10.23 10.60 10.26 MVP-10
1983 33 CHC NL 1B 144 136 131 1211.0 1540 1366 161 13 132 .992 .992 4 4 11.35 9.96 10.60 9.92
1983 33 CHC NL OF 15 13 3 94.0 25 25 0 0 0 1.000 .980 -1 -14 2.39 2.27 1.67 2.26
1983 33 CHC NL LF 15 13 3 94.0 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 .977 -1 -14 2.20 2.03 1.53 2.02
1984 34 2TM 2LG 1B 120 118 102 1035.2 1156 1040 101 15 80 .987 .991 -5 -6 9.92 9.76 9.51 9.69
1984 34 CHC NL 1B 7 5 5 49.0 71 66 5 0 5 1.000 .992 -1 -12 13.04 9.86 10.14 9.83
1984 34 BOS AL 1B 113 113 97 986.2 1085 974 96 15 75 .986 .991 -5 -5 9.76 9.75 9.47 9.68
1984 34 CHC NL LF 2 2 2 18.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 .972 0 -13 3.00 2.05 3.00 2.00
1984 34 CHC NL OF 2 2 2 18.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 .978 0 -13 3.00 2.25 3.00 2.25
1985 35 BOS AL 1B 162 162 154 1440.1 1580 1384 184 12 140 .992 .991 2 1 9.80 9.76 9.68 9.67
1986 36 BOS AL 1B 138 138 117 1191.2 1238 1067 157 14 104 .989 .991 -3 -3 9.24 9.42 8.87 9.33
1987 37 2TM AL 1B 79 78 57 658.2 706 640 60 6 54 .992 .992 0 -1 9.56 9.58 8.86 9.48
1987 37 BOS AL 1B 74 73 56 620.2 669 605 58 6 53 .991 .992 -1 -2 9.61 9.58 8.96 9.48
1987 37 CAL AL 1B 5 5 1 38.0 37 35 2 0 1 1.000 .992 1 22 8.76 9.57 7.40 9.48
1988 38 2TM AL 1B 22 18 14 165.0 175 161 13 1 12 .994 .992 0 -1 9.49 9.57 7.91 9.49
1988 38 CAL AL 1B 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 .990 0 360 18.00 9.90 2.00 9.50
1988 38 KCR AL 1B 21 18 14 164.0 173 160 12 1 11 .994 .992 -1 -4 9.44 9.57 8.19 9.49
1989 39 KCR AL 1B 24 20 13 174.2 197 181 13 3 19 .985 .993 -2 -14 10.00 9.79 8.08 9.69
1990 40 BOS AL 1B 15 8 4 81.1 81 75 6 0 6 1.000 .992 -2 -34 8.96 9.63 5.40 9.53
Standard Total Zone Range Factor
Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
21 Yrs 2199 2110 1834 18647.1 16651 15126 1379 146 1203 .991 .991 12 1 7.97 7.69 7.51 7.62
1B (20 Yrs) 1B 1555 1504 1335 13277.0 15380 13901 1351 128 1200 .992 .992 -13 -1 10.34 9.88 9.81 9.84
OF (10 Yrs) OF 644 606 499 5370.1 1271 1225 28 18 3 .986 .979 25 6 2.10 2.27 1.95 2.26
LF (10 Yrs) LF 485 456 377 4037.1 934 900 20 14 1 .985 .975 29 9 2.05 2.02 1.90 2.01
RF (7 Yrs) RF 171 150 122 1333.0 332 320 8 4 2 .988 .980 -4 -4 2.21 2.05 1.92 2.05
Standard Fielding Table
Standard Range Factor
Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G Awards
1974 24 LAD NL,WS LF 8 8 68.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 1.59 1.50
1986 36 BOS AL,WS 1B 14 14 104.2 108 98 10 0 8 1.000 9.29 7.71
2 Yrs 22 22 172.2 120 110 10 0 8 1.000 6.25 5.45
1B (1 Yr) 1B 14 14 104.2 108 98 10 0 8 1.000 9.29 7.71
LF (1 Yr) LF 8 8 68.0 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 1.59 1.50

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Bill Buckner born?

Bill Buckner was born on December 14, 1949.

Where was Bill Buckner born?

Bill Buckner was born in Vallejo, CA.

How tall was Bill Buckner?

Bill Buckner was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Bill Buckner weigh when playing?

Bill Buckner weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Bill Buckner play?

Bill Buckner played 22 seasons.

Is Bill Buckner in the Hall of Fame?

Bill Buckner has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Bill Buckner drafted?

Bill Buckner was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Napa HS (Napa, CA).

What position did Bill Buckner play?

Bill Buckner was a First Baseman and Leftfielder.

How many hits did Bill Buckner have?

Bill Buckner had 2,715 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Bill Buckner have?

Bill Buckner had 174 home runs over his career.

What was Bill Buckner's average?

Bill Buckner had a .289 average over his career.

How many teams has Bill Buckner played for?

Bill Buckner played for 5 teams; the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, California Angels and Kansas City Royals.

How many World Series has Bill Buckner won?

Bill Buckner never won a World Series.

When did Bill Buckner retire?

Bill Buckner last played in 1990.

What are Bill Buckner's nicknames?

Billy Buck is a nickname for Bill Buckner.

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