Buford Billy Champion
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 188 lb.
Born: September 18, 1947 in Shelby, North Carolina, US
High School: Shelby HS (Shelby, NC)
Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 3rd round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Shelby HS (Shelby, NC).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 17 | Huron | NORL | A | PHI | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1.20 | 13 | 10 | 75.0 | 45 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 26 | 0.947 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 3.1 | ||||||||||||
| 1966 | 18 | Bakersfield | CALL | A | PHI | 9 | 5 | .643 | 4.75 | 24 | 20 | 127.0 | 131 | 74 | 67 | 14 | 78 | 1.646 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 5.5 | ||||||||||||
| 1967 | 19 | Tidewater | CARL | A | PHI | 6 | 9 | .400 | 3.03 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 110.0 | 98 | 51 | 37 | 9 | 58 | 2 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.418 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 7.4 | 1.55 | |||
| 1968 | 20 | Tidewater | CARL | A | PHI | 15 | 5 | .750 | 2.03 | 24 | 23 | 177.0 | 118 | 49 | 40 | 9 | 52 | 0.960 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 2.6 | ||||||||||||
| 1969 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-WRk | PHI | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2.45 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 92.0 | 63 | 33 | 25 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.076 | 6.2 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 1.83 | ||
| 1969 | 21 | Phillies | FLIN | WRk | PHI | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4.33 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.556 | 8.3 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 1.06 | |||
| 1969 | 21 | Eugene | PCL | AAA | PHI | 7 | 1 | .875 | 1.66 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 65.0 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.877 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 6.6 | 2.53 | ||
| 1970 | 22 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | PHI | 10 | 12 | .455 | 4.90 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 169.0 | 181 | 108 | 92 | 9 | 76 | 6 | 105 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1.521 | 9.6 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 1.38 | ||
| 1970 | 22 | Reading | EL | AA | PHI | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.294 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 1.50 | ||
| 1970 | 22 | Eugene | PCL | AAA | PHI | 8 | 11 | .421 | 4.97 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 152.0 | 165 | 99 | 84 | 9 | 70 | 6 | 96 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1.546 | 9.8 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 1.37 | ||
| 1976 | 28 | Richmond | IL | AAA | ATL | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.80 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 48 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 25 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.622 | 9.6 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 0.76 | ||
| 1977 | 29 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | PHI | 2 | 5 | .286 | 7.20 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 85.0 | 113 | 79 | 68 | 7 | 44 | 5 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.847 | 12.0 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 1.11 | ||
| 8 Seasons | 61 | 47 | .565 | 3.71 | 161 | 125 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 880.0 | 797 | 443 | 363 | 55 | 395 | 16 | 329 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 1.355 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 0.83 | |||||||
| A (4 seasons) | A | 37 | 22 | .627 | 2.83 | 79 | 71 | 5 | 1 | 489.0 | 392 | 194 | 154 | 32 | 214 | 2 | 90 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.239 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 1.7 | 0.42 | |||||||
| AAA (4 seasons) | AAA | 20 | 21 | .488 | 4.88 | 73 | 46 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 347.0 | 364 | 222 | 188 | 22 | 158 | 13 | 212 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 1.504 | 9.4 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 1.34 | ||||||
| AA (1 season) | AA | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.24 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.294 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 1.50 | ||||||
| WRk (1 season) | WRk | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4.33 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.556 | 8.3 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 1.06 | |||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 17 | Huron | NORL | A | PHI | 13 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .462 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| 1966 | 18 | Bakersfield | CALL | A | PHI | 25 | 50 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .240 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| 1967 | 19 | Tidewater | CARL | A | PHI | 18 | 43 | 42 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .143 | .163 | .190 | .353 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1968 | 20 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-WRk | PHI | 24 | 66 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .197 | .212 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 1968 | 20 | Phillies | FLIL | WRk | PHI | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968 | 20 | Tidewater | CARL | A | PHI | 24 | 66 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .197 | .212 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 1969 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-WRk | PHI | 15 | 34 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .250 | .250 | .313 | .563 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | 21 | Phillies | FLIN | WRk | PHI | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .222 | .222 | .444 | .667 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | 21 | Eugene | PCL | AAA | PHI | 9 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .261 | .261 | .261 | .522 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | 22 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | PHI | 27 | 65 | 61 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .230 | .242 | .328 | .570 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | 22 | Reading | EL | AA | PHI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1970 | 22 | Eugene | PCL | AAA | PHI | 24 | 65 | 61 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .230 | .242 | .328 | .570 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | 28 | Richmond | IL | AAA | ATL | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | 29 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | PHI | 29 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .227 | .320 | .318 | .638 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 8 Seasons | 163 | 315 | 303 | 12 | 65 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 35 | .215 | .227 | .274 | .501 | 83 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| A (4 seasons) | A | 80 | 185 | 184 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .207 | .211 | .250 | .461 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| AAA (4 seasons) | AAA | 74 | 121 | 110 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 24 | .227 | .254 | .300 | .554 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| WRk (2 seasons) | WRk | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .222 | .222 | .444 | .667 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| AA (1 season) | AA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 17 | Huron | NORL | A | PHI | P | 13 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 1966 | 18 | Bakersfield | CALL | A | PHI | P | 24 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 1967 | 19 | Tidewater | CARL | A | PHI | P | 18 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 0.89 | |||
| 1968 | 20 | Tidewater | CARL | A | PHI | P | 24 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 1969 | 21 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-WRk | PHI | P | 15 | 24 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .917 | 1.47 | |||
| 1969 | 21 | Phillies | FLIN | WRk | PHI | P | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.83 | |||
| 1969 | 21 | Eugene | PCL | AAA | PHI | P | 9 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | .895 | 1.89 | |||
| 1970 | 22 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | PHI | P | 26 | 37 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 3 | .973 | 1.38 | |||
| 1970 | 22 | Reading | EL | AA | PHI | P | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.00 | |||
| 1970 | 22 | Eugene | PCL | AAA | PHI | P | 23 | 33 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.43 | |||
| 1976 | 28 | Richmond | IL | AAA | ATL | P | 12 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 0.58 | |||
| 1977 | 29 | Oklahoma City | AA | AAA | PHI | P | 29 | 20 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | .850 | 0.59 | |||
| 8 Seasons | 161 | 105 | 27 | 71 | 7 | 7 | .933 | 0.61 | |||||||||
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