Bio
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Debut
- 1973
- World Series MVP
- 1978
Bio
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Debut
- 1973
- World Series MVP
- 1978
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,392
- AB
- 4,512
- R
- 451
- H
- 1,114
- HR
- 40
- RBI
- 423
- SB
- 17
- AVG
- .247
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CHW | 40 | 117 | 17 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 2 | .248 |
| 1974 | CHW | 154 | 496 | 55 | 136 | 5 | 45 | 3 | .274 |
| 1975 | CHW | 157 | 602 | 52 | 159 | 3 | 58 | 2 | .264 |
| 1976 | CHW | 158 | 562 | 44 | 138 | 2 | 52 | 3 | .246 |
| 1977 | NYY | 158 | 477 | 54 | 118 | 8 | 49 | 1 | .247 |
| 1978 | NYY | 123 | 379 | 40 | 92 | 5 | 40 | 3 | .243 |
| 1979 | NYY | 141 | 431 | 47 | 99 | 2 | 32 | 0 | .230 |
| 1980 | NYY | 141 | 489 | 57 | 128 | 5 | 52 | 0 | .262 |
| 1981 | NYY | 73 | 227 | 20 | 54 | 7 | 27 | 0 | .238 |
| 1982 |  NYY/TEX | 105 | 306 | 27 | 59 | 1 | 23 | 0 | .193 |
| 1983 | TEX | 131 | 417 | 36 | 99 | 2 | 34 | 3 | .237 |
| 1984 | KC | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 24
- AB
- 83
- R
- 4
- H
- 23
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 15
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .277
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,025
- TB
- 1,449
- XBH
- 232
- HBP
- 15
- IBB
- 9
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CHW | 132 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | CHW | 552 | 172 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | CHW | 662 | 205 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | CHW | 626 | 170 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NYY | 540 | 168 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | NYY | 415 | 120 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | NYY | 490 | 123 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | NYY | 553 | 173 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NYY | 258 | 86 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | NYY/TEX | 337 | 74 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | TEX | 450 | 124 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | KC | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 15.1
- RC
- 459.2
- RC/27
- 3.40
- ISOP
- .074
- SECA
- .144
- BB/K
- 0.94
- AB/HR
- 112.8
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | CHW | 0.1 | 10.1 | 2.9 | .017 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | CHW | 1.8 | 57.2 | 4 | .073 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 99.2 | 0 |
| 1975 | CHW | 1.3 | 65.3 | 3.7 | .076 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 200.7 | 0 |
| 1976 | CHW | 0.0 | 54.1 | 3.3 | .057 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 281 | 0 |
| 1977 | NYY | 2.4 | 55.3 | 3.9 | .105 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 59.6 | 0 |
| 1978 | NYY | 2.5 | 36.9 | 3.3 | .074 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 75.8 | 0 |
| 1979 | NYY | 2.2 | 39.3 | 3 | .056 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 215.5 | 0 |
| 1980 | NYY | 3.8 | 61.1 | 4.4 | .092 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 97.8 | 0 |
| 1981 | NYY | 1.6 | 27.6 | 4.1 | .141 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 32.4 | 0 |
| 1982 | NYY/TEX | -0.7 | 17.6 | 1.9 | .049 | 0.1 | 1 | 306 | 0 |
| 1983 | TEX | 0.1 | 33.8 | 2.7 | .060 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 208.5 | 0 |
| 1984 | KC | 0.0 | 1.3 | 6 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Bucky Dent's career stats?
Bucky Dent played 12 seasons for the White Sox, the Yankees, the Rangers and the Royals. He was a career .247 hitter with 1,114 hits, 40 home runs and 423 RBI. His best season was 1984: a .333 batting average, 0 home runs and 1 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1973 to 1984
Championships ×2
- 1977 World Series with the New York Yankees
- 1978 World Series with the New York Yankees
Awards
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