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Brian Buchanan

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 230 lb.
School University of Virginia

Debut May 19, 2000
  vs. OAK 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game August 29, 2004
Born July 21, 1973 in Miami, FL

Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed July 11, 1994. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2000 26 MIN AL  30   82   10   19   3  0   1    8   0  2   8  22  .232  .301  .305   52   25   0   2   0   1   3
 2001 27 MIN AL  69  197   28   54  12  0  10   32   1  1  19  58  .274  .342  .487  114   96   0   1   0   2   2
 2002 28 TOT     92  227   31   61  10  1  11   28   2  2  15  59  .269  .322  .467  110  106   0   0   0   3   6
         MIN AL  44  135   19   34   5  1   5   15   2  1   6  33  .252  .294  .415   86   56   0   0   0   2   4
         SDP NL  48   92   12   27   5  0   6   13   0  1   9  26  .293  .363  .543  146   50   0   0   0   1   2
 2003 29 SDP NL 115  198   29   52  10  2   8   29   6  2  24  51  .263  .346  .455  116   90   0   3   1   3   8
 2004 30 TOT NL  40   63    7   12   2  0   2    6   0  0   7  20  .190  .278  .317   61   20   0   1   2   1   2
         SDP NL  38   60    7   12   2  0   2    6   0  0   6  19  .200  .279  .333   65   20   0   1   2   1   2
         NYM NL   2    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   1  .000  .250  .000  -26    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      346  767  105  198  37  3  32  103   9  7  73 210  .258  .328  .439  102  337   0   7   3  10  21
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        359   49   93  17  1  15   48   4  3  34  98  .258  .328  .439  102  158   0   3   1   5  10
 Career High    115  227   31   61  12  2  11   32   6  2  24  59                         106   0   3   2   3   8
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2000 26 MIN AL   93   70    7   2.7   119| .232  .281| .301  .355| .305  .452| .606  .807|  52  .209  -6.0  -0.5   0%
 2001 27 MIN AL  219  147   34   6.2   109| .274  .270| .342  .337| .487  .433| .829  .770| 114  .591   3.9   0.4  50%
 2002 28 TOT     245  174   33   5.1   102| .269  .260| .322  .329| .467  .416| .789  .746| 110  .517   2.4   0.3  50%
         MIN AL  143  106   15   3.8   105| .252  .264| .294  .332| .415  .425| .709  .757|  86  .380  -3.4  -0.3  66%
         SDP NL  102   68   18   7.1    98| .293  .254| .363  .326| .543  .404| .906  .729| 146  .671   5.9   0.6   0%
 2003 29 SDP NL  228  159   31   5.2   101| .263  .258| .346  .328| .455  .413| .801  .741| 116  .526   5.3   0.5  75%
 2004 30 TOT NL   72   54    5   2.5   102| .190  .258| .278  .328| .317  .418| .595  .746|  61  .215  -3.4  -0.4   0%
         SDP NL   68   51    5   2.6   102| .200  .257| .279  .327| .333  .417| .612  .744|  65  .234  -2.8  -0.3   0%
         NYM NL    4    3    0   0.0   110| .000  .268| .250  .340| .000  .435| .250  .775| -26  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons       857  604  110   4.9   105| .258  .264| .328  .333| .439  .424| .767  .757| 102  .486   2.2   0.3  56%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2000 26 MIN AL OF 25 34 1 0 0 1.000 .986 1.40 2.02 1.63 2.36 23 193.3 RF 24 32 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.38 1.76 1.61 2.16 21 184.3 LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.75 2.00 2.20 2 9.0 DH 2 2001 27 MIN AL OF 46 70 1 2 0 .973 .983 1.54 2.01 2.20 2.30 36 290.0 RF 39 59 1 2 0 .968 .982 1.54 1.82 2.16 2.09 32 250.0 DH 19 LF 7 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.57 1.71 2.48 2.14 4 40.0 2002 28 TOT OF 38 66 1 1 0 .985 .985 1.76 1.97 2.31 2.29 33 261.6 TOT RF 38 66 1 1 0 .985 .982 1.76 1.77 2.31 2.10 33 261.6 MIN AL RF 24 48 0 0 0 1.000 .982 2.00 1.82 2.60 2.12 20 166.3 DH 17 SDP NL 1B 15 74 6 0 6 1.000 .993 5.33 7.97 9.77 9.39 7 73.7 RF 14 18 1 1 0 .950 .984 1.36 1.67 1.79 2.07 13 95.3 2003 29 SDP NL OF 43 47 2 0 1 1.000 .984 1.14 1.85 2.28 2.17 17 193.3 RF 29 33 2 0 1 1.000 .983 1.21 1.72 2.44 2.09 12 129.3 1B 24 137 9 2 19 .986 .993 6.08 7.98 8.64 9.60 19 152.0 LF 15 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 0.93 1.54 1.97 1.91 5 64.0 DH 4 2004 30 TOT NL 1B 4 17 1 0 2 1.000 .989 4.50 8.22 10.12 9.51 1 16.0 SDP NL OF 18 12 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.67 1.85 1.10 2.16 13 98.3 LF 15 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.67 1.48 1.04 1.85 12 86.7 1B 3 9 0 0 1 1.000 .989 3.00 8.23 11.57 9.51 0 7.0 RF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.70 1.54 2.08 1 11.7 NYM NL 1B 1 8 1 0 1 1.000 .989 9.00 8.20 9.00 9.50 1 9.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2002 28 SDP NL 1B 15 74 6 0 6 1.000 .993 5.33 7.97 9.77 9.39 7 73.7 2003 29 SDP NL 1B 24 137 9 2 19 .986 .993 6.08 7.98 8.64 9.60 19 152.0 2004 30 TOT NL 1B 4 17 1 0 2 1.000 .989 4.50 8.22 10.12 9.51 1 16.0 SDP NL 1B 3 9 0 0 1 1.000 .989 3.00 8.23 11.57 9.51 0 7.0 NYM NL 1B 1 8 1 0 1 1.000 .989 9.00 8.20 9.00 9.50 1 9.0 2000 26 MIN AL DH 2 2001 27 MIN AL DH 19 2002 28 MIN AL DH 17 2003 29 SDP NL DH 4 2000 26 MIN AL LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.75 2.00 2.20 2 9.0 2001 27 MIN AL LF 7 11 0 0 0 1.000 .982 1.57 1.71 2.48 2.14 4 40.0 2003 29 SDP NL LF 15 14 0 0 0 1.000 .979 0.93 1.54 1.97 1.91 5 64.0 2004 30 SDP NL LF 15 10 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.67 1.48 1.04 1.85 12 86.7 2000 26 MIN AL OF 25 34 1 0 0 1.000 .986 1.40 2.02 1.63 2.36 23 193.3 2001 27 MIN AL OF 46 70 1 2 0 .973 .983 1.54 2.01 2.20 2.30 36 290.0 2002 28 TOT OF 38 66 1 1 0 .985 .985 1.76 1.97 2.31 2.29 33 261.6 MIN AL OF 24 48 0 0 0 1.000 .986 2.00 2.05 2.60 2.35 20 166.3 SDP NL OF 14 18 1 1 0 .950 .984 1.36 1.84 1.79 2.19 13 95.3 2003 29 SDP NL OF 43 47 2 0 1 1.000 .984 1.14 1.85 2.28 2.17 17 193.3 2004 30 SDP NL OF 18 12 0 0 0 1.000 .984 0.67 1.85 1.10 2.16 13 98.3 2000 26 MIN AL RF 24 32 1 0 0 1.000 .982 1.38 1.76 1.61 2.16 21 184.3 2001 27 MIN AL RF 39 59 1 2 0 .968 .982 1.54 1.82 2.16 2.09 32 250.0 2002 28 TOT RF 38 66 1 1 0 .985 .982 1.76 1.77 2.31 2.10 33 261.6 MIN AL RF 24 48 0 0 0 1.000 .982 2.00 1.82 2.60 2.12 20 166.3 SDP NL RF 14 18 1 1 0 .950 .984 1.36 1.67 1.79 2.07 13 95.3 2003 29 SDP NL RF 29 33 2 0 1 1.000 .983 1.21 1.72 2.44 2.09 12 129.3 2004 30 SDP NL RF 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.67 1.70 1.54 2.08 1 11.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 170 229 5 3 1 .987 .984 1.38 1.95 2.03 2.27 122 1036.7 39 0 133# RF* 133 192 5 3 1 .985 .983 1.48 1.77 2.12 2.11 99 837.0 1B* 43 228 16 2 27 .992 .993 5.67 8.00 9.09 9.53 27 241.7 DH 42 Games not counted in Overall Total below LF* 39 37 0 0 0 1.000 .981 0.95 1.56 1.67 1.94 23 199.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 213 457 21 5 28 .990 .989 2.24 3.17 3.37 3.64 149 1278
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
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Transactions 

June 2, 1994: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed July 11, 1994.

February 6, 1998: Traded by the New York Yankees with Cristian Guzman, Eric Milton, Danny Mota, and cash to the Minnesota Twins for Chuck Knoblauch.

July 12, 2002: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the San Diego Padres for Jason Bartlett.

August 24, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

August 25, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

October 6, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

December 17, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

March 29, 2005: Released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

April 7, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

July 21, 2005: Released by the Colorado Rockies.

August 1, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

October 15, 2005: Granted Free Agency.

February 20, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

May 19, 2006: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2001Minnesota Twins$205,000
2002Minnesota Twins$225,000
2003San Diego Padres$325,000
2004San Diego Padres$650,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,405,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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