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John Buck
Johnathan Richard Buck

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 210 lb.

Debut June 25, 2004

Born July 7, 1980 in Kemmerer, WY

Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 7th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1998. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2004 23 KCR AL  71  238   36   56   9  0  12   30   1  1  15  79  .235  .280  .424   79  101   4   1   0   0   6 RoY-8
 2005 24 KCR AL 118  401   40   97  21  1  12   47   2  2  23  94  .242  .287  .389   79  156   1   2   2   3   9
 2006 25 KCR AL 114  371   37   91  21  1  11   50   0  2  26  84  .245  .306  .396   80  147   4   1   2   7   8
 2007 26 KCR AL 113  347   41   77  18  0  18   48   0  1  36  92  .222  .308  .429   90  149   0   6   0  10  11
 2008 27 KCR AL  72  249   35   63  17  0   7   34   0  3  24  57  .253  .323  .406   92  101   0   3   0   3   8
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      488 1606  189  384  86  2  60  209   3  9 124 406  .239  .301  .407   84  654   9  13   4  23  42
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        533   63  127  29  1  20   69   1  3  41 135  .239  .301  .407   84  217   3   4   1   8  14
 Career High    118  401   41   97  21  1  18   50   2  3  36  94  .253  .323  .429   92  156   4   6   2  10  11
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2004 23 KCR AL  258  194   27   3.7   111| .235  .273| .280  .341| .424  .438| .704  .779|  79  .353  -8.9  -0.8  50%
 2005 24 KCR AL  430  318   43   3.6   104| .242  .267| .287  .330| .389  .423| .676  .753|  79  .364 -13.0  -1.2  50%
 2006 25 KCR AL  409  295   44   4.0   112| .245  .277| .306  .341| .396  .440| .702  .781|  80  .378 -12.0  -1.1   0%
 2007 26 KCR AL  399  288   46   4.3   110| .222  .275| .308  .343| .429  .429| .737  .772|  90  .423  -5.6  -0.5   0%
 2008 27 KCR AL  279  200   31   4.2   105| .253  .269| .323  .338| .406  .418| .729  .756|  92  .431  -2.6  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons      1775 1295  191   3.9   108| .239  .272| .301  .338| .407  .430| .708  .768|  84  .389 -41.9  -3.8  25%

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

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Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2004 23 KCR AL C 68 376 14 3 4 .992 .992 5.74 6.19 6.10 7.12 66 575.0 6 26 30 14 DH 3 2005 24 KCR AL C 117 638 57 3 4 .996 .992 5.94 5.96 6.40 6.80 112 976.7 3 51 60 31 2006 25 KCR AL C 112 616 36 6 6 .991 .992 5.82 6.32 6.31 7.09 107 930.3 5 56 33 17 2007 26 KCR AL C 112 697 29 8 6 .989 .991 6.48 6.41 7.07 7.28 104 924.3 3 31 44 12 2008 27 KCR AL C 71 492 14 5 3 .990 .991 7.13 6.60 7.18 7.21 71 634.7 3 28 36 6
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2004 23 KCR AL C 68 376 14 3 4 .992 .992 5.74 6.19 6.10 7.12 66 575.0 6 26 30 14 2005 24 KCR AL C 117 638 57 3 4 .996 .992 5.94 5.96 6.40 6.80 112 976.7 3 51 60 31 2006 25 KCR AL C 112 616 36 6 6 .991 .992 5.82 6.32 6.31 7.09 107 930.3 5 56 33 17 2007 26 KCR AL C 112 697 29 8 6 .989 .991 6.48 6.41 7.07 7.28 104 924.3 3 31 44 12 2008 27 KCR AL C 71 492 14 5 3 .990 .991 7.13 6.60 7.18 7.21 71 634.7 3 28 36 6 2004 23 KCR AL DH 3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 480 2819 150 25 23 .992 .992 6.19 6.28 6.61 7.09 460 4041.0 20 192 203 80 DH 3 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 480 2819 150 25 23 .992 .992 6.19 6.28 6.61 7.09 460 4041
An Important note about our fielding stats


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 2, 1998: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 7th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1998.

June 24, 2004: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Houston Astros with cash to the Kansas City Royals. The Oakland Athletics sent Mike Wood and Mark Teahen to the Kansas City Royals. The Houston Astros sent Octavio Dotel to the Oakland Athletics. The Kansas City Royals sent Carlos Beltran to the Houston Astros.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2005Kansas City Royals$318,500
2006Kansas City Royals$349,500
2007Kansas City Royals$440,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,108,000

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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