Buster Posey stats

Last played for the San Francisco Giants, 2021

Catcher · #28

Age 39 · 6' 1"

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Buster Posey played 12 MLB seasons, 2009 to 2021.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,371
AB
4,970
R
663
H
1,500
HR
158
RBI
729
SB
23
AVG
.302

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.
2009SF71712000.118
2010SF1084065812418670.305
2011SF4516217464213.284
2012SF14853078178241031.336
2013SF1485206115315722.294
2014SF1475477217022890.311
2015SF1505577417719952.318
2016SF1465398215514806.288
2017SF1404946215812676.320
2018SF105398471135413.284
2019SF114405431047380.257
2021SF1153956812018560.304

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

Career Postseason

GP
58
AB
226
R
18
H
57
HR
5
RBI
25
SB
1
AVG
.252

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
5,607
TB
2,285
XBH
460
HBP
43
IBB
67
GIDP
163
P/PA
3.85

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.
2009SF17200003.9
2010SF4432054345123.9
2011SF1856394344.0
2012SF6102916427194.3
2013SF5952345088154.0
2014SF6052685235163.8
2015SF62326247310173.5
2016SF6142344937183.7
2017SF56822846813173.7
2018SF4481522833123.8
2019SF4451493141184.0
2021SF4541974115153.9

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

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
43.7
RC
824.9
RC/27
6.00
ISOP
.158
SECA
.269
BB/K
0.75
AB/HR
31.5
GO/FO
0.90

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.
2009SF-0.1-0.5-0.9.0000001.6
2010SF3.768.46.2.2000.30.622.61
2011SF1.324.35.4.1050.20.640.51.2
2012SF7.2111.57.9.2130.30.722.10.9
2013SF5.286.56.1560.30.934.70.9
2014SF5.293.26.3.1790.30.724.90.8
2015SF6.196.56.5.1530.31.129.30.8
2016SF4.784.45.5.1470.30.938.51
2017SF4.089.96.8.1420.30.941.20.8
2018SF2.954.54.9.0980.20.979.60.9
2019SF0.043.83.7.1110.20.557.91
2021SF3.5736.8.1950.30.621.90.9

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

Bio

Age
39 yearsMar 27, 1987
Height
6' 1"
Debut
2009
Birthplace
Leesburg, GA
Draft
2008Rd 1, Pk 5
College
Florida State
NL MVP
2012
NL Rookie of the Year
2010
NL Silver Slugger
5x
All awards (5)
  • 1x NL MVP
  • 1x NL Rookie of the Year
  • 5x NL Silver Slugger
  • 1x Hank Aaron Award
  • 1x NL Gold Glove

Latest performance

Buster Posey

Oct 14 · vs LAD · L 2-1

AB
4
R
0
H
1
HR
0
RBI
0
BB
0
SO
2
AVG
.300

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentABRHHRRBI
Thu, Oct 14vsLADL 2-140100
Tue, Oct 12atLADL 7-240000
Mon, Oct 11atLADW 1-040100
Sat, Oct 09vsLADL 9-240300
Fri, Oct 08vsLADW 4-041112
Sun, Oct 03vsSDW 11-440203

What were Buster Posey's career stats?

Buster Posey played 12 seasons for the Giants. He was a career .302 hitter with 1,500 hits, 158 home runs and 729 RBI. His best season was 2012: a .336 batting average, 24 home runs and 103 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

12 seasons, 5 postseasons, 2009 to 2021

Buster Posey finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.

Championships ×3

Awards

Season top 10 finishes

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

More on Buster Posey

Playoff series

Buster Posey played 58 games across 5 MLB postseasons in 13 series — 11 won, 2 lost.

Buster Posey's line in each playoff series
AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.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.
2021LADLost 2-3520612
2016NYMWon 1-013000
2016CHCLost 1-3415502
2014PITWon 1-015201
2014WSHWon 3-1418701
2014STLWon 4-1520403
2014KCWon 4-3726402
2012CINWon 3-2519425
2012STLWon 4-3726401
2012DETWon 4-0415413
2010ATLWon 3-1416600
2010PHIWon 4-2623503
2010TEXWon 4-1520612

What the columns mean: AB · H · HR · RBI

Buster Posey’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.