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.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	CHC		NYM	L,6-10	CG	44	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
2	2	Apr 7	CHC		NYM	L,4-9	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
3	3	Apr 10	CHC	@	STL	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
4	4	Apr 14	CHC	@	MON	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
5	5	Apr 15	CHC	@	MON	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
6	6	Apr 16	CHC	@	MON	L,0-2	CG	29	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
7	7	Apr 17	CHC		STL	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
8	8	Apr 18	CHC		STL	L,2-3	CG	52	14.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
9	9	Apr 19	CHC		STL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
10	10	Apr 20	CHC		MON	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
11	11	Apr 21	CHC		MON	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
12	12	Apr 22	CHC		MON	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
13	13	Apr 25	CHC		HOU	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
14	14	Apr 26	CHC		HOU	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
15	15	Apr 27	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-3	CG	41	8.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
16	16	Apr 28	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
17	17	Apr 29	CHC	@	ATL	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	18	May 1	CHC	@	CIN	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
19	19	May 2	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
20	20	May 4	CHC		ATL	W,6-2	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
21	21	May 5	CHC		ATL	W,9-3	CG	33	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
22	22	May 6	CHC		ATL	W,14-13	CG	47	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
23	23	May 8	CHC		CIN	L,7-8	CG	44	9.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
24	24	May 9	CHC		CIN	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
25	25	May 10 susp	CHC		CIN	W,9-8	GS	49	11.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
26	26	May 11	CHC	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
27	27	May 12 (1)	CHC	@	HOU	L,3-11	CG	45	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	1B
28	28	May 12 (2)	CHC	@	HOU	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
29	29	May 13	CHC	@	HOU	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
30	30	May 15	CHC		PHI	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	10	3	0	13	3	1B
31	31	May 16	CHC		PHI	L,0-13	CG	46	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
32	32	May 17	CHC		PHI	L,22-23	CG	68	10.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
33	33	May 18	CHC		PIT	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
34	34	May 19	CHC		PIT	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
35	35	May 20	CHC		PIT	L,5-6	CG	35	9.0	9	2	0	11	0	1B
36	36	May 22	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
37	37	May 24 (1)	CHC	@	NYM	W,9-7	CG	45	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
38	38	May 24 (2)	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
39	39	May 25	CHC	@	PHI	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
40	40	May 26	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
41	41	May 27	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	44	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
42	42	May 28	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
43	43	May 29	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
44	44	May 30	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-9	CG	42	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
45	45	May 31	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG	47	9.2	11	1	0	12	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	46	Jun 1	CHC		SFG	W,8-2	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
47	47	Jun 2	CHC		SFG	L,6-8	CG	44	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
48	48	Jun 3	CHC		SFG	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
49	49	Jun 5	CHC		SDP	L,3-11	CG	45	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
50	50	Jun 6	CHC		SDP	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
51	51	Jun 7	CHC		SDP	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
52	52	Jun 8	CHC		LAD	L,4-11	CG	36	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
53	53	Jun 9	CHC		LAD	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
54	54	Jun 10	CHC		LAD	W,10-3	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
55	55	Jun 12	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-7	CG	40	8.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
56	56	Jun 13	CHC	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
57	57	Jun 14	CHC	@	SFG	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
58	58	Jun 15	CHC	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
59	59	Jun 16	CHC	@	SDP	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
60	60	Jun 17	CHC	@	SDP	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
61	61	Jun 18	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
62	62	Jun 19	CHC	@	LAD	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
63	63	Jun 22	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-7	CG	41	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
64	64	Jun 23	CHC	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
65	65	Jun 24	CHC	@	PIT	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
66	66	Jun 25	CHC		PHI	W,8-2	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
67	67	Jun 26	CHC		PHI	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
68	68	Jun 27	CHC		PHI	W,11-4	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
69	69	Jun 30	CHC		NYM	L,8-9	CG	53	11.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
70	70	Jul 1 (1)	CHC		NYM	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
71	71	Jul 1 (2)	CHC		NYM	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
72	72	Jul 2	CHC		MON	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
73	73	Jul 3	CHC		MON	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
74	74	Jul 4	CHC		MON	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
75	75	Jul 5	CHC		MON	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
76	76	Jul 6	CHC		HOU	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	8	4	0	12	0	1B
77	77	Jul 7 (1)	CHC		HOU	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	15	0	0	15	2	1B
78	78	Jul 7 (2)	CHC		HOU	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	17	1	0	18	0	1B
79	79	Jul 8	CHC		HOU	W,10-0	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
80	80	Jul 9	CHC	@	ATL	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
81	81	Jul 10	CHC	@	ATL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
82	82	Jul 11	CHC	@	ATL	L,5-6	CG	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
83	83	Jul 12	CHC	@	CIN	W,10-8	GS	9	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
84	87 (3)	Jul 19	CHC		ATL	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
85	88	Jul 20	CHC		ATL	W,10-2	GS	26	7.0	8	3	0	11	0	1B
86	89	Jul 21	CHC		ATL	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
87	90	Jul 22 (1)	CHC		CIN	L,1-12	CG	51	9.0	14	1	0	15	3	1B
88	92 (1)	Jul 23	CHC		CIN	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	3	1B
89	93	Jul 24	CHC	@	HOU	L,1-6	CG	41	8.0	11	4	1	16	2	1B
90	94	Jul 25	CHC	@	HOU	L,4-6	GS	35	7.0	8	5	0	13	0	1B
91	95	Jul 26	CHC	@	NYM	W,9-2	GS	31	7.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
92	96	Jul 27	CHC	@	NYM	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
93	97	Jul 28	CHC	@	NYM	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
94	98	Jul 29	CHC	@	NYM	L,0-4	CG	30	6.1	13	1	0	14	2	1B
95	99	Jul 30	CHC	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS	31	7.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
96	100	Jul 31	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	101	Aug 1	CHC	@	MON	L,5-7	CG	47	11.2	9	1	0	10	1	1B
98	102	Aug 2	CHC	@	MON	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
99	103	Aug 3	CHC		STL	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	8	3	0	11	0	1B
100	104	Aug 4	CHC		STL	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
101	105	Aug 5 (1)	CHC		STL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	15	2	0	17	0	1B
102	106	Aug 5 (2)	CHC		STL	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	7	3	0	10	2	1B
103	107	Aug 7	CHC		PIT	W,15-2	GS	28	7.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
104	108	Aug 8	CHC		PIT	L,2-5	CG	39	10.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
105	109	Aug 9	CHC		PIT	W,11-3	CG	34	9.0	11	4	0	15	1	1B
106	110	Aug 10 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,8-13	CG	44	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
107	111	Aug 10 (2)	CHC	@	STL	L,3-5	GS	33	7.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
108	112	Aug 11	CHC	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	42	9.0	9	1	1	11	0	1B
109	113	Aug 12	CHC	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
110	114	Aug 13	CHC	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	37	8.2	9	3	1	13	2	1B
111	115	Aug 14	CHC		SFG	L,2-8	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
112	116	Aug 15	CHC		SFG	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	8	3	0	11	2	1B
113	117	Aug 16	CHC		SFG	W,14-4	GS	31	7.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
114	118	Aug 17	CHC		SDP	W,9-6	CG	38	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
115	119	Aug 18	CHC		SDP	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
116	120	Aug 19	CHC		SDP	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
117	121	Aug 20	CHC		LAD	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	3	1B
118	122	Aug 21	CHC		LAD	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
119	123	Aug 22	CHC		LAD	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
120	124	Aug 24	CHC	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
121	125	Aug 25	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	1B
122	126	Aug 26	CHC	@	SFG	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
123	127	Aug 27	CHC	@	SDP	L,4-5	CG	45	9.2	10	0	0	10	2	1B
124	128	Aug 28	CHC	@	SDP	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
125	129	Aug 29	CHC	@	SDP	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
126	130	Aug 30	CHC	@	LAD	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
127	131	Aug 31	CHC	@	LAD	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	132	Sep 1	CHC	@	LAD	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
129	133	Sep 2	CHC	@	LAD	L,2-6	GS	26	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
130	150 (16)	Sep 19 (1)	CHC	@	STL	L,3-6	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 1B
131	153 (2)	Sep 21	CHC		PIT	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
132	154	Sep 22	CHC		PIT	L,1-4	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
133	155	Sep 23	CHC		PIT	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
134	156	Sep 24	CHC		NYM	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
135	157	Sep 25 (1)	CHC		NYM	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
136	158	Sep 25 (2)	CHC		NYM	L,3-4	CG	46	10.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
137	159	Sep 26	CHC		NYM	L,3-8	CG	44	9.0	9	4	0	13	0	1B
138	160	Sep 28	CHC	@	PIT	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
139	161	Sep 29	CHC	@	PIT	W,7-6	CG	58	13.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
140	162	Sep 30	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
							140gm		1217.0	1258	124	7	1389	118