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.

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	CHC		MON	L,0-3	CG	32	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
2	2	Apr 7	CHC		MON	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	7	4	0	11	1	1B
3	3	Apr 8	CHC	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	41	8.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
4	4	Apr 9	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
5	5	Apr 10	CHC	@	CIN	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
6	6	Apr 11	CHC	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
7	7	Apr 12	CHC	@	MON	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
8	8	Apr 14	CHC	@	MON	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
9	9	Apr 16	CHC	@	PIT	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
10	10	Apr 17	CHC	@	PIT	L,0-7	CG	40	8.0	10	2	1	13	0	1B
11	11	Apr 18	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
12	12	Apr 20	CHC	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	34	8.0	13	2	0	15	0	1B
13	13	Apr 22	CHC		SFG	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	8	3	0	11	2	1B
14	14	Apr 23	CHC		SFG	L,0-5	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
15	15	Apr 24	CHC		SFG	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
16	16	Apr 26	CHC		SDP	L,8-10	CG	47	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
17	17	Apr 27	CHC		SDP	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
18	18	Apr 28	CHC		SDP	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	22	0	0	22	1	1B
19	19	Apr 29	CHC		LAD	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	1B
20	20	Apr 30	CHC		LAD	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	21	May 1	CHC		LAD	L,2-3	CG	27	5.2	4	1	0	5	1	1B
22	22	May 3	CHC	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	11	3	1	15	1	1B
23	23	May 4	CHC	@	SFG	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	7	0	1	8	1	1B
24	24	May 6	CHC	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
25	25	May 7	CHC	@	SDP	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
26	26	May 8	CHC	@	SDP	L,3-5	CG	41	8.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
27	27	May 9	CHC	@	LAD	L,3-4	CG	38	8.2	9	1	0	10	2	1B
28	28	May 10	CHC	@	LAD	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
29	29	May 12	CHC		PHI	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	16	1	0	17	2	1B
30	30	May 13	CHC		PHI	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
31	31	May 15	CHC		PHI	L,3-5	CG	40	10.0	14	3	1	18	1	1B
32	32	May 17	CHC		ATL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
33	33	May 18	CHC		ATL	W,5-3	CG	44	9.0	7	2	1	10	1	1B
34	34	May 20	CHC		CIN	L,5-9	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
35	35	May 21	CHC		CIN	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
36	36	May 22	CHC		CIN	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
37	37	May 23	CHC	@	HOU	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
38	38	May 24	CHC	@	HOU	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
39	39	May 25	CHC	@	HOU	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	9	3	0	12	0	1B
40	40	May 26	CHC	@	ATL	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	8	3	0	11	3	1B
41	41	May 27	CHC	@	ATL	W,8-6	CG	45	9.0	7	3	0	10	0	1B
42	42	May 28	CHC	@	ATL	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
43	43	May 29	CHC	@	ATL	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	6	1	1	8	1	1B
44	44	May 30	CHC		HOU	L,7-9	CG	42	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
45	45	May 31	CHC		HOU	L,10-12	CG	48	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	46	Jun 1	CHC		HOU	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
47	47	Jun 2	CHC		PIT	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
48	48	Jun 3	CHC		PIT	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
49	49	Jun 4	CHC		PIT	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
50	50	Jun 5	CHC		PIT	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
51	51	Jun 7	CHC		NYM	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
52	52	Jun 8	CHC		NYM	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
53	53	Jun 9	CHC		NYM	L,4-6	CG	46	11.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
54	54	Jun 10	CHC		STL	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
55	55	Jun 11	CHC		STL	L,4-5	CG	44	10.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
56	56	Jun 12	CHC		STL	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	18	1	0	19	2	1B
57	57	Jun 13	CHC	@	NYM	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
58	58	Jun 14	CHC	@	NYM	L,3-4	CG	40	9.2	12	2	0	14	0	1B
59	59	Jun 15	CHC	@	NYM	W,7-4	CG	39	10.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
60	60	Jun 17	CHC	@	STL	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	10	3	0	13	1	1B
61	61	Jun 18	CHC	@	STL	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
62	62	Jun 19	CHC	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
63	63	Jun 20 (1)	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
64	64	Jun 20 (2)	CHC	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	56	12.1	12	0	1	13	2	1B
65	65	Jun 21	CHC	@	PIT	L,4-8	CG	36	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
66	66	Jun 22	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
67	67	Jun 23	CHC	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
68	68	Jun 24	CHC	@	MON	L,3-4	GF	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
69	69	Jun 25	CHC	@	MON	W,2-1	CG	49	12.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
70	70	Jun 26	CHC	@	MON	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
71	71	Jun 27	CHC	@	MON	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
72	72	Jun 28	CHC		PIT	W,8-7	CG	47	11.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
73	73	Jun 29	CHC		PIT	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
74	74	Jun 30	CHC		PIT	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
75	75	Jul 1	CHC		MON	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	11	3	0	14	3	1B
76	76	Jul 2	CHC		MON	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
77	77	Jul 3	CHC		MON	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
78	78	Jul 4 (1)	CHC		MON	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
79	79	Jul 4 (2)	CHC		MON	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
80	80	Jul 8	CHC	@	SFG	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
81	81	Jul 9	CHC	@	SFG	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	12	2	0	14	0	1B
82	82	Jul 10 (1)	CHC	@	SFG	L,8-10	CG	41	8.0	8	3	1	12	0	1B
83	83	Jul 10 (2)	CHC	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	42	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
84	84	Jul 11	CHC	@	SDP	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
85	85	Jul 12	CHC	@	SDP	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
86	86	Jul 13	CHC	@	SDP	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
87	87	Jul 14	CHC	@	LAD	L,4-8	CG	39	8.0	10	3	0	13	0	1B
88	88	Jul 15	CHC	@	LAD	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
89	89	Jul 16	CHC	@	LAD	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
90	90	Jul 17	CHC	@	LAD	W,10-0	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	1B
91	91	Jul 19	CHC		SFG	L,3-4	CG	43	10.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
92	92	Jul 20	CHC		SFG	L,3-4	CG	40	10.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
93	93	Jul 21	CHC		SFG	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
94	94	Jul 22	CHC		SDP	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
95	95	Jul 23	CHC		SDP	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
96	96	Jul 24	CHC		SDP	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
97	97	Jul 25	CHC		LAD	W,9-3	GS	29	7.0	12	0	1	13	1	1B
98	98	Jul 26	CHC		LAD	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
99	99	Jul 27	CHC		LAD	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
100	100	Jul 29	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	34	8.1	8	1	0	9	0	1B
101	101	Jul 30 (1)	CHC	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
102	102	Jul 30 (2)	CHC	@	PHI	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
103	103	Jul 31	CHC	@	PHI	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	104	Aug 1	CHC	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
105	105	Aug 2	CHC	@	STL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
106	106	Aug 3	CHC	@	STL	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	13	1	0	14	4	1B
107	107	Aug 4	CHC	@	STL	W,9-6	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
108	108	Aug 5	CHC		NYM	L,4-9	CG	41	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
109	109	Aug 6	CHC		NYM	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
110	110	Aug 7	CHC		NYM	L,4-6	CG	41	10.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
111	111	Aug 9	CHC		STL	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
112	112	Aug 10	CHC		STL	L,5-9	CG	62	13.0	13	3	0	16	1	1B
113	113	Aug 11	CHC		STL	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
114	114	Aug 12	CHC	@	NYM	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
115	115	Aug 13	CHC	@	NYM	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
116	116	Aug 14	CHC	@	NYM	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	13	2	0	15	3	1B
117	117	Aug 15	CHC		PHI	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	11	0	1	12	2	1B
118	118	Aug 16 (1)	CHC		PHI	W,10-1	CG	31	9.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
119	119	Aug 16 (2)	CHC		PHI	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
120	120	Aug 18	CHC		ATL	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
121	121	Aug 19	CHC		ATL	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	14	2	0	16	0	1B
122	122	Aug 20	CHC		ATL	L,2-9	CG	43	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
123	123	Aug 21	CHC		ATL	L,9-11	GS	35	6.0	4	1	1	6	0	1B
124	131 (7)	Aug 30	CHC	@	ATL	W,9-6	GF	12	2.2	3	0	0	3	1	1B
125	132	Aug 31	CHC	@	CIN	L,4-6	GF	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
126	133	Sep 1	CHC	@	CIN	W,3-1	GS	24	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
127	134	Sep 2	CHC		HOU	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
128	135	Sep 3	CHC		HOU	W,9-3	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
129	136	Sep 4	CHC		HOU	W,9-7	GS	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
130	137	Sep 5	CHC	@	MON	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
131	138	Sep 6	CHC	@	MON	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
132	139	Sep 7	CHC	@	MON	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
133	140	Sep 9	CHC		STL	L,5-6	GS	42	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	LF 1B
134	141	Sep 10	CHC		STL	W,8-5	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF 1B
135	142	Sep 11	CHC		STL	L,1-2	CG	41	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	1B
136	143	Sep 12	CHC		MON	W,8-0	GS	26	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
137	144	Sep 13	CHC		MON	L,2-5	GS	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF 1B
138	145	Sep 14	CHC	@	PIT	L,3-6	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 1B
139	147 (1)	Sep 16	CHC	@	NYM	W,7-4	GS	16	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
140	148	Sep 17	CHC	@	NYM	W,7-6	GS	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF 1B
141	149	Sep 18	CHC	@	NYM	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
142	150	Sep 19	CHC	@	PHI	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
143	151	Sep 20	CHC	@	PHI	L,5-8	GS	30	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B LF
144	152	Sep 21	CHC		PIT	W,7-6	GS	44	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF 1B
145	153	Sep 22	CHC		PIT	L,2-8	GS	42	8.0	11	1	1	13	0	1B
146	155 (1)	Sep 24	CHC		NYM	L,6-7	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
147	156	Sep 25	CHC		NYM	W,11-7	GS	23	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	1B
148	157	Sep 26	CHC		PHI	L,2-5	CG	33	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
149	158	Sep 27	CHC		PHI	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
150	159	Sep 28	CHC		PHI	L,6-13	CG	50	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
151	160	Sep 30	CHC	@	STL	L,2-9	CG	42	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
152	161	Oct 1	CHC	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
153	162	Oct 2	CHC	@	STL	L,6-9	CG	40	8.0	11	3	0	14	0	1B
							159gm		1305.0	1389	161	13	1563	132