Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1969
- College
- Arizona State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Debut
- 1969
- College
- Arizona State
Stats
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | LAD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1970 | LAD | 28 | 68 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .191 |
| 1971 | LAD | 108 | 358 | 37 | 99 | 5 | 41 | 4 | .277 |
| 1972 | LAD | 105 | 383 | 47 | 122 | 5 | 37 | 10 | .319 |
| 1973 | LAD | 140 | 575 | 68 | 158 | 8 | 46 | 12 | .275 |
| 1974 | LAD | 145 | 580 | 83 | 182 | 7 | 58 | 31 | .314 |
| 1975 | LAD | 92 | 288 | 30 | 70 | 6 | 31 | 8 | .243 |
| 1976 | LAD | 154 | 642 | 76 | 193 | 7 | 60 | 28 | .301 |
| 1977 | CHC | 122 | 426 | 40 | 121 | 11 | 60 | 7 | .284 |
| 1978 | CHC | 117 | 446 | 47 | 144 | 5 | 74 | 7 | .323 |
| 1979 | CHC | 149 | 591 | 72 | 168 | 14 | 66 | 9 | .284 |
| 1980 | CHC | 145 | 578 | 69 | 187 | 10 | 68 | 1 | .324 |
| 1981 | CHC | 106 | 421 | 45 | 131 | 10 | 75 | 5 | .311 |
| 1982 | CHC | 161 | 657 | 93 | 201 | 15 | 105 | 15 | .306 |
| 1983 | CHC | 153 | 626 | 79 | 175 | 16 | 66 | 12 | .280 |
| 1984 |  CHC/BOS | 135 | 482 | 54 | 131 | 11 | 69 | 2 | .272 |
| 1985 | BOS | 162 | 673 | 89 | 201 | 16 | 110 | 18 | .299 |
| 1986 | BOS | 153 | 629 | 73 | 168 | 18 | 102 | 6 | .267 |
| 1987 |  BOS/LAA | 132 | 469 | 39 | 134 | 5 | 74 | 2 | .286 |
| 1988 |  LAA/KC | 108 | 285 | 19 | 71 | 3 | 43 | 5 | .249 |
| 1989 | KC | 79 | 176 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 16 | 1 | .216 |
| 1990 | BOS | 22 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .186 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | LAD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | LAD | 71 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | LAD | 383 | 131 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | LAD | 405 | 157 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | LAD | 606 | 202 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | LAD | 620 | 239 | 40 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | LAD | 315 | 103 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | LAD | 680 | 250 | 39 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | CHC | 457 | 181 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | CHC | 470 | 187 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | CHC | 628 | 258 | 55 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | CHC | 614 | 264 | 54 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | CHC | 453 | 202 | 48 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | CHC | 709 | 290 | 54 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | CHC | 665 | 273 | 60 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | CHC/BOS | 517 | 189 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | BOS | 718 | 301 | 65 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | BOS | 681 | 265 | 59 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | BOS/LAA | 498 | 171 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | LAA/KC | 311 | 94 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | KC | 183 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | BOS | 48 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 11.8
- RC
- 1289.3
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | LAD | 0.0 | -0.1 | -2.7 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | LAD | -0.4 | 3.3 | 1.6 | .074 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | LAD | 0.8 | 42.2 | 4.2 | .089 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 71.6 | 0 |
| 1972 | LAD | 2.1 | 56.8 | 5.7 | .091 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 76.6 | 0 |
| 1973 | LAD | 0.4 | 63.7 | 4 | .077 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 71.9 | 0 |
| 1974 | LAD | 2.9 | 87.5 | 5.7 | .098 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 82.9 | 0 |
| 1975 | LAD | -0.1 | 31.9 | 3.8 | .115 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 48 | 0 |
| 1976 | LAD | 2.9 | 86.7 | 5 | .089 | 0.2 | 1 | 91.7 | 0 |
| 1977 | CHC | -0.8 | 58.9 | 5 | .141 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 38.7 | 0 |
| 1978 | CHC | 0.8 | 65.7 | 5.7 | .096 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 89.2 | 0 |
| 1979 | CHC | 0.7 | 85.1 | 5.3 | .152 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 42.2 | 0 |
| 1980 | CHC | 1.2 | 94.3 | 6.4 | .133 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 57.8 | 0 |
| 1981 | CHC | 1.0 | 72.1 | 6.6 | .169 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 42.1 | 0 |
| 1982 | CHC | 3.4 | 103.9 | 5.9 | .135 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 43.8 | 0 |
| 1983 | CHC | 1.3 | 88.3 | 5.1 | .157 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 39.1 | 0 |
| 1984 | CHC/BOS | -1.0 | 61.6 | 4.7 | .120 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 43.8 | 0 |
| 1985 | BOS | 1.3 | 103.2 | 5.7 | .149 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 42.1 | 0 |
| 1986 | BOS | -0.5 | 86.5 | 4.9 | .154 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 34.9 | 0 |
| 1987 | BOS/LAA | -0.8 | 55.6 | 4.4 | .079 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 93.8 | 0 |
| 1988 | LAA/KC | -1.4 | 29.4 | 3.5 | .081 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 95 | 0 |
| 1989 | KC | -1.3 | 10.9 | 2.1 | .051 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 176 | 0 |
| 1990 | BOS | -0.7 | 2.6 | 1.9 | .070 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 43 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
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 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1972 (7th), 1974 (6th), 1978 (4th), 1980 (9th)
- RBI: 1982 (10th), 1985 (8th)
- Hits: 1976 (6th), 1980 (9th), 1982 (4th), 1985 (4th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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