Bill Buckner

Positions: First Baseman, Leftfielder and Rightfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: December 14, 1949 in Vallejo, CA us

Died: May 27, 2019 in Boise, ID

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Napa HS (Napa, CA).

High School: Napa HS (Napa, CA)

Schools: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Last Game: May 30, 1990 (Age 40-167d)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: William Joseph Buckner

Nicknames: Billy Buck

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.0

9397

2715

174

.289

1077

RBI

1208

183

OBP

.321

SLG

.408

OPS

.729

OPS+

100

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1968	18	-1.7	Ogden	PION	Rk	LAD	64	275	256	54	88	10	8	4	41	15	1	12	16	.344	.373	.492	.865	126		1	4	2
1969	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	LAD	106	422	400	65	124	8	4	9	77	24	11	13	25	.310	.330	.418	.748	167		2	1	6
1969	19	-6.6	Spokane	PCL	AAA	LAD	36	148	143	21	45	1	1	2	27	10	6	3	9	.315	.324	.378	.702	54		0	0	2
1969	19	-4.0	Albuquerque	TL	AA	LAD	70	274	257	44	79	7	3	7	50	14	5	10	16	.307	.333	.440	.773	113		2	1	4
1969	19	-8.5	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
1969	19	-1.6	Dodgers	AZIL	WRk	LAD	46	194	177	28	62	6	5	6	38	10	4	8	2	.350	.371	.542	.914	96		2	0	7
1970	20	-5.0	Spokane	PCL	AAA	LAD	111	495	465	78	156	33	2	3	74	10	1	21	25	.336	.358	.434	.793	202		0	1	8
1970	20	-7.6	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	28	71	68	6	13	3	1	0	4	0	1	3	7	.191	.225	.265	.490	18	0	0	0	0	1
1971	21	-6.5	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	108	383	358	37	99	15	1	5	41	4	1	11	18	.277	.306	.366	.672	131	6	5	7	2	4
1972	22	-5.2	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	105	405	383	47	122	14	3	5	37	10	3	17	13	.319	.348	.410	.758	157	13	1	3	1	2
1973	23	-4.3	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	140	606	575	68	158	20	0	8	46	12	2	17	34	.275	.297	.351	.648	202	15	3	6	5	5
1974	24	-3.1	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	145	620	580	83	182	30	3	7	58	31	13	30	24	.314	.351	.412	.763	239	13	4	4	2	10
1975	25	-2.2	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	92	315	288	30	70	11	2	6	31	8	3	17	15	.243	.286	.358	.644	103	11	2	4	4	7
1976	26	-1.6	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	154	680	642	76	193	28	4	7	60	28	9	26	26	.301	.326	.389	.716	250	8	1	6	5	6
1977	27	-0.4	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	122	457	426	40	121	27	0	11	60	7	5	21	23	.284	.314	.425	.739	181	16	1	2	7	2
1978	28	0.2	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	117	470	446	47	144	26	1	5	74	7	5	18	17	.323	.345	.419	.765	187	16	0	1	5	5
1979	29	0.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	149	628	591	72	168	34	7	14	66	9	4	30	28	.284	.319	.437	.756	258	16	2	1	4	6
1980	30	1.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	145	614	578	69	187	41	3	10	68	1	2	30	18	.324	.353	.457	.810	264	13	0	0	6	11
1981	31	2.6	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	106	453	421	45	131	35	3	10	75	5	2	26	16	.311	.349	.480	.829	202	17	1	0	5	9
1982	32	3.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	161	709	657	93	201	34	5	15	105	15	5	36	26	.306	.342	.441	.783	290	14	5	1	10	7
1983	33	4.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	153	665	626	79	175	38	6	16	66	12	4	25	30	.280	.310	.436	.746	273	10	5	4	5	5
1984	34		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	CHC	135	517	482	54	131	21	2	11	69	2	2	25	39	.272	.313	.392	.705	189	12	6	0	4	6
1984	34	5.3	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	114	471	439	51	122	21	2	11	67	2	2	24	38	.278	.321	.410	.731	180	11	5	0	3	5
1984	34	5.5	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	21	46	43	3	9	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	.209	.239	.209	.448	9	1	1	0	1	1
1985	35	6.1	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	162	718	673	89	201	46	3	16	110	18	4	30	36	.299	.325	.447	.773	301	16	2	2	11	5
1986	36	7.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	153	681	629	73	168	39	2	18	102	6	4	40	25	.267	.311	.421	.733	265	25	4	0	8	9
1987	37		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CAL-BOS	132	498	469	39	134	18	2	5	74	2	3	22	26	.286	.314	.365	.679	171	13	0	1	6	2
1987	37	8.6	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	75	304	286	23	78	6	1	2	42	1	3	13	19	.273	.299	.322	.621	92	10	0	0	5	1
1987	37	8.6	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	57	194	183	16	56	12	1	3	32	1	0	9	7	.306	.337	.432	.769	79	3	0	1	1	1
1988	38		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CAL-KCR	108	311	285	19	71	14	0	3	43	5	1	17	19	.249	.287	.330	.616	94	8	0	4	5	5
1988	38	9.5	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	19	48	43	1	9	0	0	0	9	2	0	4	0	.209	.271	.209	.480	9	2	0	0	1	0
1988	38	9.5	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	89	263	242	18	62	14	0	3	34	3	1	13	19	.256	.290	.351	.641	85	6	0	4	4	5
1989	39	10.5	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	79	183	176	7	38	4	1	1	16	1	0	6	11	.216	.240	.267	.507	47	4	0	0	1	2
1990	40	11.4	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	22	48	43	4	8	0	0	1	3	0	0	3	2	.186	.234	.256	.490	11	1	0	1	1	2
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (22 seasons)					Majors		2517	10033	9397	1077	2715	498	49	174	1208	183	73	450	453	.289	.321	.408	.729	3833	247	42	47	97	111
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		281	1192	1121	197	368	51	14	16	192	49	13	46	66	.328	.352	.442	.793	495		3	6	16
Other (1 season)					Other		46	194	177	28	62	6	5	6	38	10	4	8	2	.350	.371	.542	.914	96		2	0	7
All Levels (23 Seasons)							2844	11419	10695	1302	3145	555	68	196	1438	242	90	504	521	.294	.325	.414	.739	4424	247	47	53	120	111

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		147	643	608	99	201	34	3	5	101	20	7	24	34	.331	.351	.421	.772	256		0	1	10
AA (1 season)					Minors		70	274	257	44	79	7	3	7	50	14	5	10	16	.307	.333	.440	.773	113		2	1	4
Rk (1 season)					Minors		64	275	256	54	88	10	8	4	41	15	1	12	16	.344	.373	.492	.865	126		1	4	2