Buck Showalter Minor League Statistics & History

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Buck Showalter

William Nathaniel Showalter

Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 9", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: May 23, 1956 in DeFuniak Springs, Florida, US
School: Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS)

Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 5th round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from Mississippi State University (Mississippi State, MS).

Major League Managerial Record

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1977	21	Fort Lauderdale	FLOR	A	NYY	56	237	196	32	71	8	1	1	25	4	3	36	13	.362	.458	.429	.886	84	1	1	3
1978	22	West Haven	EL	AA	NYY	123	496	429	52	124	13	2	3	46	19	8	55	34	.289	.372	.350	.721	150	2	9	1
1979	23	West Haven	EL	AA	NYY	129	526	469	71	131	7	3	6	51	8	6	36	30	.279	.332	.345	.677	162	2	17	2
1980	24	Nashville	SOUL	AA	NYY	142	615	550	84	178	19	3	1	82	6	9	53	23	.324	.387	.375	.761	206	5	5	2
1981	25	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	NYY	104	405	344	52	88	18	6	1	41	3	3	49	16	.256	.352	.352	.704	121	3	7	2	3
1981	25	Nashville	SOUL	AA	NYY	90	364	307	46	81	17	6	0	38	3	3	46	16	.264	.363	.358	.721	110	3	6	2	3
1981	25	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	14	41	37	6	7	1	0	1	3	0	0	3	0	.189	.250	.297	.547	11	0	1	0	0
1982	26	Nashville	SOUL	AA	NYY	132	596	517	66	152	29	3	3	46	2	5	61	42	.294	.366	.379	.745	196	0	14	4	2
1983	27	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	NYY	107	417	360	44	97	16	4	2	45	2	3	46	25	.269	.352	.353	.705	127	2	5	4	3
1983	27	Nashville	SOUL	AA	NYY	89	345	297	35	82	13	4	1	37	1	3	39	22	.276	.358	.357	.715	106	1	4	4	3
1983	27	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	18	72	63	9	15	3	0	1	8	1	0	7	3	.238	.324	.333	.657	21	1	1	0	0
7 Seasons						793	3292	2865	401	841	110	22	17	336	44	37	336	183	.294	.369	.365	.734	1046	15	58	18	8
AA (6 seasons)				AA		705	2942	2569	354	748	98	21	14	300	39	34	290	167	.291	.364	.362	.726	930	13	55	15	8
AAA (2 seasons)				AAA		32	113	100	15	22	4	0	2	11	1	0	10	3	.220	.297	.320	.617	32	1	2	0	0
A (1 season)				A		56	237	196	32	71	8	1	1	25	4	3	36	13	.362	.458	.429	.886	84	1	1	3

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	ERA	G	GF	IP	H	R	ER	SO	WP	WHIP	H/9	SO/9
1983	27	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	NYY	3.00	2	2	3.0	2	1	1	3	1	0.667	6.0	9.0
1983	27	Nashville	SOUL	AA	NYY	9.00	1	1	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	2.000	18.0	9.0
1983	27	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	0.00	1	1	2.0	0	0	0	2	0	0.000	0.0	9.0
1 Season						3.00	2	2	3.0	2	1	1	3	1	0.667	6.0	9.0

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G
1977	21	Fort Lauderdale	FLOR	A	NYY	OF	55	100	96	2	2	1	.980	1.78
1977	21	Fort Lauderdale	FLOR	A	NYY	1B	2	12	10	1	1	0	.917	5.50
1978	22	West Haven	EL	AA	NYY	OF	115	214	192	15	7	0	.967	1.80
1979	23	West Haven	EL	AA	NYY	OF	32	55	51	3	1	1	.982	1.69
1979	23	West Haven	EL	AA	NYY	1B	62	579	524	49	6	48	.990	9.24
1980	24	Nashville	SOUL	AA	NYY	OF	31	62	59	2	1	0	.984	1.97
1980	24	Nashville	SOUL	AA	NYY	1B	3	12	12	0	0	1	1.000	4.00
1981	25	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	NYY	OF	45	68	61	4	3	1	.956	1.44
1981	25	Nashville	SOUL	AA	NYY	OF	33	56	50	4	2	1	.964	1.64
1981	25	Nashville	SOUL	AA	NYY	1B	19	166	151	10	5	6	.970	8.47
1981	25	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	OF	12	12	11	0	1	0	.917	0.92
1982	26	Nashville	SOUL	AA	NYY	OF	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0.50
1982	26	Nashville	SOUL	AA	NYY	1B	120	1345	1281	51	13	101	.990	11.10
1983	27	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	NYY	1B	31	270	248	20	2	18	.993	8.65
1983	27	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	NYY	P	2	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.50
1983	27	Nashville	SOUL	AA	NYY	OF	15	19	18	0	1	0	.947	1.20
1983	27	Nashville	SOUL	AA	NYY	1B	15	116	109	6	1	9	.991	7.67
1983	27	Nashville	SOUL	AA	NYY	P	1	0	0	0	0	0		0.00
1983	27	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	1B	16	154	139	14	1	9	.994	9.56
1983	27	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	P	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	1.00
7 Seasons							534	2904	2704	158	42	177	.986	5.36
OF (7 seasons)						OF	295	519	478	26	15	3	.971	1.71
1B (6 seasons)						1B	237	2384	2226	131	27	174	.989	9.95
P (1 season)						P	2	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.50

Managing

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	W	L	W-L%
1985	29	Oneonta	NYPL	A-	NYY	1 of 1	78	55	23	.705
1986	30	Oneonta	NYPL	A-	NYY	1 of 1	77	59	18	.766
1987	31	Fort Lauderdale	FLOR	A	NYY	1 of 1	138	85	53	.616
1988	32	Fort Lauderdale	FLOR	A	NYY	1 of 1	134	69	65	.515
1989	33	Albany-Colonie	EL	AA	NYY	1 of 1	140	92	48	.657

1992	36	New York	AL	MLB	NYY	1 of 1	162	76	86	.469
1993	37	New York	AL	MLB	NYY	1 of 1	162	88	74	.543
1994	38	New York	AL	MLB	NYY	1 of 1	113	70	43	.619
1995	39	New York	AL	MLB	NYY	1 of 1	145	79	65	.549

1998	42	Arizona	NL	MLB	ARI	1 of 1	162	65	97	.401
1999	43	Arizona	NL	MLB	ARI	1 of 1	162	100	62	.617
2000	44	Arizona	NL	MLB	ARI	1 of 1	162	85	77	.525

2003	47	Texas	AL	MLB	TEX	1 of 2	162	71	91	.438
2004	48	Texas	AL	MLB	TEX	1 of 1	162	89	73	.549
2005	49	Texas	AL	MLB	TEX	1 of 1	162	79	83	.488
2006	50	Texas	AL	MLB	TEX	1 of 1	162	80	82	.494

2011	55	Baltimore	AL	MLB	BAL	1 of 1	162	69	93	.426
2012	56	Baltimore	AL	MLB	BAL	1 of 1	162	93	69	.574
2013	57	Baltimore	AL	MLB	BAL	1 of 1	70	40	30	.571
19 Seasons							2677	1444	1232	.540
MLB (14 seasons)							2110	1084	1025	.514
A (2 seasons)							272	154	118	.566
A- (2 seasons)							155	114	41	.735
AA (1 season)							140	92	48	.657

W-L Totals are for the entire season even if they managed only part of the season.
Sequence may not be in order actually managed. Rank or Pennants Won may not be given for some seasons.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1977	21	Fort Lauderdale Yankees	Florida State League	A	NYY
1978	22	West Haven Yankees	Eastern League	AA	NYY
1979	23	West Haven Yankees	Eastern League	AA	NYY
1980	24	Nashville Sounds	Southern League	AA	NYY
1981	25	Columbus Clippers	International League	AAA	NYY
1981	25	Nashville Sounds	Southern League	AA	NYY
1982	26	Nashville Sounds	Southern League	AA	NYY
1983	27	Columbus Clippers	International League	AAA	NYY
1983	27	Nashville Sounds	Southern League	AA	NYY

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