Bill Buckner stats

Last played for the Boston Red Sox, 1990

First Baseman

Age 76 · 6' 1"

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Bill Buckner played 22 MLB seasons, 1969 to 1990.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,517
AB
9,397
R
1,077
H
2,715
HR
174
RBI
1,208
SB
183
AVG
.289

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1969LAD1100000.000
1970LAD2868613040.191
1971LAD10835837995414.277
1972LAD1053834712253710.319
1973LAD1405756815884612.275
1974LAD1455808318275831.314
1975LAD9228830706318.243
1976LAD1546427619376028.301
1977CHC1224264012111607.284
1978CHC117446471445747.323
1979CHC1495917216814669.284
1980CHC1455786918710681.324
1981CHC1064214513110755.311
1982CHC161657932011510515.306
1983CHC15362679175166612.280
1984CHC/BOS1354825413111692.272
1985BOS162673892011611018.299
1986BOS15362973168181026.267
1987BOS/LAA132469391345742.286
1988LAA/KC10828519713435.249
1989KC791767381161.216
1990BOS224348130.186

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
23
AB
98
R
6
H
20
HR
1
RBI
5
SB
0
AVG
.204

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
10,033
TB
3,833
XBH
721
HBP
42
IBB
111
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1969LAD1000000
1970LAD711840100
1971LAD383131215400
1972LAD405157221200
1973LAD606202283500
1974LAD6202394041000
1975LAD315103192700
1976LAD680250391600
1977CHC457181381200
1978CHC470187320500
1979CHC628258552600
1980CHC6142645401100
1981CHC453202481900
1982CHC709290545700
1983CHC665273605500
1984CHC/BOS517189346600
1985BOS718301652500
1986BOS681265594900
1987BOS/LAA498171250200
1988LAA/KC31194170500
1989KC1834760200
1990BOS481110200

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
11.8
RC
1,289.3
RC/27
5.00
ISOP
.119
SECA
.179
BB/K
0.99
AB/HR
54.0
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1969LAD0.0-0.1-2.7.0000000
1970LAD-0.43.31.6.0740.10.400
1971LAD0.842.24.2.0890.10.671.60
1972LAD2.156.85.7.0910.21.376.60
1973LAD0.463.74.0770.10.571.90
1974LAD2.987.55.7.0980.21.382.90
1975LAD-0.131.93.8.1150.21.1480
1976LAD2.986.75.0890.2191.70
1977CHC-0.858.95.1410.20.938.70
1978CHC0.865.75.7.0960.11.189.20
1979CHC0.785.15.3.1520.21.142.20
1980CHC1.294.36.4.1330.21.757.80
1981CHC1.072.16.6.1690.21.642.10
1982CHC3.4103.95.9.1350.21.443.80
1983CHC1.388.35.1.1570.20.839.10
1984CHC/BOS-1.061.64.7.1200.20.643.80
1985BOS1.3103.25.7.1490.20.842.10
1986BOS-0.586.54.9.1540.21.634.90
1987BOS/LAA-0.855.64.4.0790.10.993.80
1988LAA/KC-1.429.43.5.0810.20.9950
1989KC-1.310.92.1.0510.10.61760
1990BOS-0.72.61.9.0700.11.5430

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
76 yearsDec 14, 1949
Height
6' 1"
Debut
1969
Birthplace
Vallejo, United States
College
Arizona State

What were Bill Buckner's career stats?

Bill Buckner played 22 seasons for the Dodgers, the Cubs, the Red Sox and the Royals. He was a career .289 hitter with 2,715 hits, 174 home runs and 1,208 RBI. His best season was 1980: a .324 batting average, 10 home runs and 68 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

22 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1969 to 1990

Bill Buckner finished top 10 in a stat 10 times.

All-time career rank

  • 65th in hits (2,715)
  • 137th in rbi (1,208)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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