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.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	LAD	@	SDP	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
2	2	Apr 7	LAD	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	29	8.1	9	0	0	9	0	1B
3	3	Apr 8	LAD	@	SDP	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
4	4	Apr 9	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-4	CG	29	8.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
5	5	Apr 10	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-4	CG	45	11.2	12	0	0	12	1	1B
6	6	Apr 11	LAD		CIN	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
7	7	Apr 12	LAD		CIN	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
8	8	Apr 13	LAD		ATL	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
9	9	Apr 14	LAD		ATL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
10	10	Apr 15	LAD		ATL	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
11	11	Apr 16	LAD		HOU	W,2-1	CG	50	13.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
12	12	Apr 17	LAD		HOU	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
13	13	Apr 18	LAD		HOU	L,2-7	CG	46	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
14	14	Apr 19	LAD		SFG	L,6-8	CG	38	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
15	15	Apr 20	LAD		SFG	L,3-7	CG	47	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
16	16	Apr 21	LAD		SFG	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
17	17	Apr 22	LAD		SFG	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
18	18	Apr 24	LAD	@	STL	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
19	19	Apr 25	LAD	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	39	11.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
20	20	Apr 28	LAD	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
21	21	Apr 29 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	W,9-8	CG	53	13.0	15	1	0	16	3	1B
22	22	Apr 29 (2)	LAD	@	PIT	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	8	1	1	10	2	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	23	May 1	LAD		CHC	L,5-9	CG	48	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
24	24	May 2	LAD		CHC	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
25	25	May 3	LAD		CHC	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
26	26	May 4	LAD		STL	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
27	27	May 5	LAD		STL	W,11-3	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
28	28	May 6	LAD		STL	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
29	30 (1)	May 8	LAD		PIT	W,7-4	CG	32	9.0	15	0	0	15	2	1B
30	31	May 9	LAD		PIT	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	14	2	0	16	3	1B
31	32	May 11	LAD	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
32	33	May 12	LAD	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	41	8.1	10	0	0	10	1	1B
33	34	May 13	LAD	@	SFG	W,15-3	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
34	35	May 15	LAD	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	30	8.0	12	2	0	14	1	1B
35	36	May 16	LAD	@	CIN	W,8-6	CG	49	11.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
36	37	May 17	LAD	@	CIN	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
37	38	May 18	LAD	@	ATL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
38	39	May 19	LAD	@	ATL	T,7-7	CG	54	12.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
39	40	May 20 (1)	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	40	9.1	12	1	0	13	1	1B
40	41	May 20 (2)	LAD	@	ATL	W,8-3	CG	31	9.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
41	42	May 22	LAD		SDP	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
42	43	May 23	LAD		SDP	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
43	44	May 24	LAD		NYM	L,3-7	CG	82	19.0	20	0	0	20	4	1B
44	45	May 25	LAD		NYM	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
45	46	May 26	LAD		NYM	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
46	47	May 27	LAD		NYM	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	12	2	0	14	2	1B
47	48	May 28	LAD		PHI	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
48	49	May 29	LAD		PHI	W,9-3	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
49	50	May 30	LAD		PHI	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	18	1	0	19	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	51	Jun 1	LAD		MON	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
51	52	Jun 2	LAD		MON	L,3-6	CG	45	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
52	53	Jun 3	LAD		MON	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
53	54	Jun 5	LAD	@	CHC	W,10-1	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
54	55	Jun 6	LAD	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
55	56	Jun 7	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
56	57	Jun 8	LAD	@	NYM	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
57	58	Jun 9	LAD	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
58	59	Jun 10	LAD	@	NYM	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
59	60	Jun 11	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
60	63 (2)	Jun 15	LAD	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
61	64	Jun 16	LAD	@	MON	W,6-3	CG	27	6.0	7	0	0	7	3	1B
62	65	Jun 17	LAD	@	MON	W,3-2	CG	52	12.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
63	66	Jun 18	LAD		ATL	W,13-3	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
64	67	Jun 19	LAD		ATL	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
65	68	Jun 20	LAD		ATL	W,6-5	CG	47	11.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
66	69	Jun 21	LAD		ATL	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
67	70	Jun 22	LAD		CIN	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
68	71	Jun 23 (1)	LAD		CIN	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
69	73 (1)	Jun 24	LAD		CIN	W,5-2	GF	9	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
70	74	Jun 25	LAD	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
71	76 (1)	Jun 28 (1)	LAD	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
72	77	Jun 28 (2)	LAD	@	ATL	W,8-3	GS	36	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B RF
73	78	Jun 29	LAD	@	ATL	W,12-9	GS	52	12.0	8	0	0	8	0	LF 1B
74	79	Jun 30	LAD	@	CIN	W,8-7	GF	34	7.0	4	0	1	5	0	PH RF 1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	80	Jul 1 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	35	8.2	6	1	0	7	1	1B
76	81	Jul 1 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-3	GF	12	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
77	82	Jul 2	LAD	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
78	83	Jul 3	LAD		SDP	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
79	84	Jul 4	LAD		SDP	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
80	85	Jul 5	LAD		SDP	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	16	0	0	16	2	1B
81	86	Jul 6	LAD		PIT	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
82	87	Jul 7	LAD		PIT	W,8-6	GS	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF 1B
83	88	Jul 8	LAD		PIT	W,3-2	CG	44	12.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
84	89	Jul 10	LAD		STL	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
85	90	Jul 11	LAD		STL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
86	91	Jul 12	LAD		STL	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
87	92	Jul 13	LAD		CHC	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
88	93	Jul 14	LAD		CHC	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
89	94	Jul 15	LAD		CHC	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
90	95	Jul 16	LAD	@	PIT	W,1-0	GS	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF LF
91	96	Jul 17	LAD	@	PIT	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
92	97	Jul 18	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
93	98	Jul 19	LAD	@	STL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
94	99	Jul 20	LAD	@	STL	W,4-3	CG	58	15.0	11	0	0	11	0	LF
95	100	Jul 21	LAD	@	STL	L,1-8	GS	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF 1B
96	101	Jul 22	LAD	@	STL	L,4-5	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
97	103 (1)	Jul 27	LAD		HOU	L,2-5	GS	41	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B LF
98	104	Jul 28	LAD		SFG	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
99	105	Jul 29	LAD		SFG	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	108 (2)	Aug 1	LAD	@	HOU	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
101	110 (1)	Aug 3	LAD	@	SFG	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
102	112 (1)	Aug 5	LAD	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
103	113	Aug 6	LAD	@	SDP	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
104	117 (3)	Aug 10	LAD		PHI	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	120 (2)	Aug 13	LAD		MON	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
106	122 (1)	Aug 15	LAD		MON	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
107	123	Aug 17	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
108	124	Aug 18	LAD	@	CHC	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
109	125	Aug 19	LAD	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS	30	9.0	5	2	0	7	2	LF 1B
110	128 (2)	Aug 23	LAD	@	NYM	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
111	129	Aug 24	LAD	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
112	130	Aug 25	LAD	@	PHI	W,6-4	CG	51	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
113	131	Aug 26	LAD	@	PHI	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
114	132	Aug 27	LAD	@	MON	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
115	133	Aug 28	LAD	@	MON	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
116	134	Aug 29	LAD	@	MON	L,5-6	CG	36	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
117	135	Aug 30	LAD		HOU	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
118	136	Aug 31	LAD		HOU	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
119	139 (2)	Sep 3	LAD	@	SFG	L,8-11	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
120	140	Sep 4	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
121	141	Sep 5	LAD	@	SFG	L,0-7	CG	40	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
122	142	Sep 6	LAD		SDP	L,2-3	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
123	143	Sep 7	LAD		SDP	L,3-4	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
124	144	Sep 8	LAD		SDP	L,6-9	CG	50	11.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
125	146 (1)	Sep 11	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-6	GF	12	2.0	3	0	0	3	1	PH 1B
126	147	Sep 12	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
127	150 (2)	Sep 15	LAD	@	HOU	L,1-5	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
128	151	Sep 16	LAD	@	HOU	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
129	152	Sep 17	LAD		SFG	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
130	153	Sep 18	LAD		SFG	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
131	154	Sep 19	LAD		ATL	W,4-1	GS	33	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
132	155	Sep 20	LAD		ATL	W,5-3	CG	50	12.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
133	156	Sep 21	LAD		CIN	L,1-4	CG	41	10.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
134	160 (3)	Sep 26	LAD	@	ATL	W,9-8	GS	40	6.2	2	0	0	2	0	RF
135	161	Sep 28	LAD	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
136	162	Sep 29	LAD	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
							144gm		1217.0	978	50	3	1031	93