Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1987
- AL Gold Glove
- 1996
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1987
- AL Gold Glove
- 1996
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,472
- AB
- 5,013
- R
- 798
- H
- 1,273
- HR
- 310
- RBI
- 965
- SB
- 6
- AVG
- .254
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NYY | 7 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 |
| 1988 |  NYY/SEA | 85 | 261 | 36 | 56 | 13 | 38 | 1 | .215 |
| 1989 | SEA | 58 | 204 | 27 | 56 | 9 | 33 | 1 | .275 |
| 1990 | SEA | 51 | 163 | 16 | 45 | 7 | 33 | 2 | .276 |
| 1991 | SEA | 137 | 406 | 64 | 99 | 27 | 77 | 0 | .244 |
| 1992 | SEA | 152 | 543 | 69 | 132 | 25 | 79 | 0 | .243 |
| 1993 | SEA | 158 | 563 | 91 | 153 | 27 | 98 | 2 | .272 |
| 1994 | SEA | 101 | 358 | 74 | 100 | 21 | 68 | 0 | .279 |
| 1995 | SEA | 126 | 470 | 86 | 123 | 40 | 121 | 0 | .262 |
| 1996 | SEA | 150 | 564 | 107 | 153 | 44 | 138 | 0 | .271 |
| 1997 | SEA | 157 | 540 | 104 | 131 | 40 | 109 | 0 | .243 |
| 1998 | SEA | 72 | 244 | 33 | 59 | 15 | 45 | 0 | .242 |
| 1999 | SEA | 87 | 266 | 37 | 59 | 14 | 38 | 0 | .222 |
| 2000 | SEA | 112 | 364 | 50 | 92 | 26 | 82 | 0 | .253 |
| 2001 | SEA | 19 | 45 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .222 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 26
- AB
- 85
- R
- 12
- H
- 26
- HR
- 8
- RBI
- 12
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .306
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,927
- TB
- 2,474
- XBH
- 562
- HBP
- 56
- IBB
- 41
- GIDP
- 123
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NYY | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | NYY/SEA | 299 | 110 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | SEA | 226 | 100 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | SEA | 185 | 78 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | SEA | 471 | 202 | 45 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | SEA | 629 | 229 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | SEA | 675 | 268 | 58 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | SEA | 436 | 194 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | SEA | 539 | 266 | 63 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | SEA | 667 | 314 | 73 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | SEA | 665 | 273 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| 1998 | SEA | 286 | 113 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | SEA | 343 | 112 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | SEA | 430 | 190 | 46 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | SEA | 53 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 20.0
- RC
- 882.5
- RC/27
- 6.00
- ISOP
- .240
- SECA
- .394
- BB/K
- 0.56
- AB/HR
- 16.2
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NYY | -0.1 | 1.4 | 2.1 | .091 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | NYY/SEA | 2.5 | 33.5 | 4.2 | .207 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 20.1 | 0 |
| 1989 | SEA | 1.5 | 33.5 | 5.9 | .216 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 22.7 | 0 |
| 1990 | SEA | 0.2 | 26.1 | 5.5 | .202 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 23.3 | 0 |
| 1991 | SEA | 0.4 | 67.3 | 5.6 | .254 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | SEA | -0.1 | 75.7 | 4.7 | .179 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 21.7 | 0 |
| 1993 | SEA | 2.1 | 102.6 | 6.3 | .204 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 20.9 | 0 |
| 1994 | SEA | 2.6 | 76.8 | 7.6 | .263 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | SEA | 2.1 | 87.2 | 6.3 | .304 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 11.8 | 0 |
| 1996 | SEA | 3.2 | 114.8 | 7.2 | .285 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 12.8 | 0 |
| 1997 | SEA | 2.9 | 102.6 | 6.4 | .263 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 13.5 | 0 |
| 1998 | SEA | 0.3 | 40.7 | 5.8 | .221 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 16.3 | 0 |
| 1999 | SEA | 0.6 | 48 | 6 | .199 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | SEA | 1.7 | 66.9 | 6.3 | .269 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | SEA | 0.1 | 5.6 | 4 | .178 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 22.5 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Jay Buhner's career stats?
Jay Buhner played 15 seasons for the Yankees and the Mariners. He was a career .254 hitter with 1,273 hits, 310 home runs and 965 RBI. His best season was 1994: a .279 batting average, 21 home runs and 68 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
15 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1987 to 2001
Jay Buhner finished top 10 in a stat 5 times.
Awards
All-time career rank
- 152nd in home runs (310)
- 298th in rbi (965)
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
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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