Brian Buchanan
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 230 lb.

Born: July 21, 1973 in Miami, FL
High School: Fairfax (Fairfax, VA)
School: University of Virginia
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1994 amateur draft.
Signed July 11, 1994. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 19, 2000
Final Game: August 29, 2004
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2000 26 MIN AL 30 93 82 10 19 3 0 1 8 0 2 8 22 .232 .301 .305 .606 52 25 3 1 0 2 0 9/D7
2001 27 MIN AL 69 219 197 28 54 12 0 10 32 1 1 19 58 .274 .342 .487 .830 114 96 2 2 0 1 0 9D/7
2002 28 TOT MLB 92 245 227 31 61 10 1 11 28 2 2 15 59 .269 .322 .467 .789 110 106 6 3 0 0 0 9D3
2002 28 MIN AL 44 143 135 19 34 5 1 5 15 2 1 6 33 .252 .294 .415 .709 86 56 4 2 0 0 0 9D
2002 28 SDP NL 48 102 92 12 27 5 0 6 13 0 1 9 26 .293 .363 .543 .906 146 50 2 1 0 0 0 39
2003 29 SDP NL 115 228 198 29 52 10 2 8 29 6 2 24 51 .263 .346 .455 .801 116 90 8 3 0 3 1 937/D
2004 30 TOT NL 40 72 63 7 12 2 0 2 6 0 0 7 20 .190 .278 .317 .595 61 20 2 1 0 1 2 7/39
2004 30 SDP NL 38 68 60 7 12 2 0 2 6 0 0 6 19 .200 .279 .333 .613 65 20 2 1 0 1 2 7/39
2004 30 NYM NL 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -26 0 0 0 0 0 0 /3
5 Seasons 346 857 767 105 198 37 3 32 103 9 7 73 210 .258 .328 .439 .767 102 337 21 10 0 7 3
162 Game Avg. 162 401 359 49 93 17 1 15 48 4 3 34 98 .258 .328 .439 .767 102 158 10 5 0 3 1
MIN (3 yrs) 143 455 414 57 107 20 1 16 55 3 4 33 113 .258 .319 .428 .746 93 177 9 5 0 3 0
SDP (3 yrs) 201 398 350 48 91 17 2 16 48 6 3 39 96 .260 .339 .457 .796 115 160 12 5 0 4 3
NYM (1 yr) 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -26 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 203 402 353 48 91 17 2 16 48 6 3 40 97 .258 .338 .453 .792 113 160 12 5 0 4 3
AL (3 yrs) 143 455 414 57 107 20 1 16 55 3 4 33 113 .258 .319 .428 .746 93 177 9 5 0 3 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2000 26 MIN AL 93 70 7 2.7 119 .295 .232 .281 .301 .355 .305 .452 .606 .807 52 .209 -6.0 -0.5 .471 .146 .073 .0
2001 27 MIN AL 219 147 34 6.2 109 .338 .274 .270 .342 .337 .487 .433 .830 .770 114 .591 3.9 0.4 .801 .310 .213 1.8
2002 28 TOT MLB 245 174 33 5.1 102 .318 .269 .260 .322 .329 .467 .416 .789 .746 110 .517 2.4 0.3 .713 .264 .198 3.4
2002 28 MIN AL 143 106 15 3.8 105 .299 .252 .264 .294 .332 .415 .425 .709 .757 86 .380 -3.4 -0.3 .613 .215 .163 2.9
2002 28 SDP NL 102 68 18 7.1 98 .350 .293 .254 .363 .326 .543 .404 .906 .729 146 .671 5.9 0.6 .868 .337 .250 .0
2003 29 SDP NL 228 159 31 5.2 101 .310 .263 .258 .346 .328 .455 .413 .801 .741 116 .526 5.3 0.5 .776 .333 .192 6.9
2004 30 TOT NL 72 54 5 2.5 102 .238 .190 .258 .278 .328 .317 .418 .595 .746 61 .215 -3.4 -0.4 .528 .238 .127 .0
2004 30 SDP NL 68 51 5 2.6 102 .250 .200 .257 .279 .327 .333 .417 .613 .744 65 .234 -2.8 -0.3 .540 .233 .133 .0
2004 30 NYM NL 4 3 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .268 .250 .340 .000 .435 .250 .775 -26 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .333 .333 .000
5 Seasons 857 604 110 4.9 105 .312 .258 .264 .328 .333 .439 .424 .767 .757 102 .486 2.2 0.3 .707 .279 .181 14.0
162 Game Avg. 401 283 52 4.9 105 .312 .258 .264 .328 .333 .439 .424 .767 .757 102 .486 1 0 .707 .279 .181 7
MIN (3 yrs) 455 323 56 4.6 110 .316 .258 .270 .319 .339 .428 .434 .746 .773 93 .455 -5.6 -0.4 .669 .246 .169 5.1
SDP (3 yrs) 398 278 54 5.2 101 .310 .260 .257 .339 .327 .457 .411 .796 .739 115 .526 8.3 0.8 .755 .317 .197 8.7
NYM (1 yr) 4 3 0 0.0 110 .000 .000 .268 .250 .340 .000 .435 .250 .775 -26 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .333 .333 .000
NL (3 yrs) 402 281 54 5.1 101 .307 .258 .257 .338 .327 .453 .412 .792 .739 113 .521 7.7 0.7 .751 .317 .195 8.7
AL (3 yrs) 455 323 56 4.6 110 .316 .258 .270 .319 .339 .428 .434 .746 .773 93 .455 -5.6 -0.4 .669 .246 .169 5.1

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2000 26 MIN AL 93 1.1% 23.7% 8.6% 4.3% 21% 2.75 3.7 82.0 10.3 0.97 1.44 66% 23% 4.0% 19%
2001 27 MIN AL 219 4.6% 26.5% 8.7% 10.1% 41% 3.05 3.4 19.7 6.2 0.76 0.87 59% 26% 16.4% 18%
2002 28 TOT MLB 245 4.5% 24.1% 6.1% 9.0% 36% 3.93 3.8 20.6 8.1 1.01 1.27 64% 23% 18.3% 23%
2002 28 MIN AL 143 3.5% 23.1% 4.2% 7.7% 32% 5.50 4.1 27.0 9.0 0.98 1.06 68% 22% 14.7% 31%
2002 28 SDP NL 102 5.9% 25.5% 8.8% 10.8% 41% 2.89 3.5 15.3 7.1 1.07 1.73 59% 24% 23.1% 10%
2003 29 SDP NL 228 3.5% 22.4% 10.5% 8.8% 39% 2.13 3.9 24.8 6.8 0.96 1.36 62% 13% 11.8% 12%
2004 30 TOT NL 72 2.8% 27.8% 9.7% 5.6% 33% 2.86 3.2 31.5 10.5 1.10 1.43 58% 14% 10.0% 5%
2004 30 SDP NL 68 2.9% 27.9% 8.8% 5.9% 33% 3.17 3.2 30.0 10.0 1.10 1.46 59% 14% 10.5% 5%
2004 30 NYM NL 4 0.0% 25.0% 25.0% 0.0% 1.00 3.0 1.00 1.00 50% 0% 0.0% 0%
5 Seasons 857 3.7% 24.5% 8.5% 8.4% 36% 2.88 3.7 24.0 7.4 0.93 1.21 62% 20% 13.7% 17%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2000 26 MIN AL 2 0 33% 29 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 62% 7 4 3 2 1 1 4 0 4
2001 27 MIN AL 0 0 28% 76 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 57% 13 8 4 4 0 4 4 0 4
2002 28 TOT MLB 5 0 29% 87 2 2 50% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 27% 13 10 2 4 3 1 5 2 3
2002 28 MIN AL 4 0 38% 55 2 1 67% 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 25% 9 6 2 3 3 0 4 2 2
2002 28 SDP NL 1 0 19% 32 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 33% 4 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
2003 29 SDP NL 0 1 30% 83 6 2 75% 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 24% 10 9 1 5 4 1 6 2 3
2004 30 TOT NL 1 0 28% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 30 SDP NL 1 0 29% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 30 NYM NL 0 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 8 1 29% 299 9 7 56% 8 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 7 16 38% 48 36 10 15 8 7 19 4 14
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2000 26 MIN AL 93 42% 19 2 0 2 0 0 0 1.35 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 23 3 13% 7 2 29% 76 7 9% 2 2 100% 6 1 17% 0
2001 27 MIN AL 219 41% 54 3 0 9 3 1 2 1.58 10 0 11 4 6 7 3 0 0 0 37 2 5% 20 6 30% 144 22 15% 15 7 47% 10 4 40% 0
2002 28 TOT MLB 245 45% 61 10 0 28 7 2 2 0.83 11 0 5 5 6 7 4 0 0 0 49 6 12% 21 4 19% 151 18 12% 8 3 38% 16 6 38% 0
2002 28 MIN AL 143 45% 34 6 0 4 1 0 0 0.90 5 0 5 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 28 4 14% 11 3 27% 96 11 11% 5 3 60% 9 4 44% 0
2002 28 SDP NL 102 44% 27 4 0 24 6 2 2 0.82 6 0 0 3 3 4 2 0 0 0 21 2 10% 10 1 10% 55 7 13% 3 0 0% 7 2 29% 0
2003 29 SDP NL 229 57% 52 6 0 44 10 1 3 1.27 8 0 7 2 6 3 5 0 0 0 60 8 13% 26 6 23% 188 25 13% 11 8 73% 12 4 33% 0
2004 30 TOT NL 72 71% 12 2 0 16 2 1 1 1.08 2 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 15 2 13% 7 2 29% 56 4 7% 6 2 33% 4 2 50% 0
2004 30 SDP NL 68 72% 12 2 0 15 2 1 1 1.15 2 0 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 14 2 14% 7 2 29% 55 4 7% 6 2 33% 4 2 50% 0
2004 30 NYM NL 4 50% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.02 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 858 49% 198 23 0 99 22 5 8 1.15 32 0 29 13 19 20 12 0 0 0 184 21 11% 81 20 25% 615 76 12% 42 22 52% 48 17 35% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2000 26 MIN AL 93 330 3.55 202 61% 21% 21% 27% 31% 79% 0% 48% 74% 40% 4% 4 0 12% 11 4 12% 11 7 27% 0 0 0
2001 27 MIN AL 219 802 3.66 501 62% 19% 25% 28% 28% 81% 0% 51% 69% 41% 6% 13 3 15% 33 14 7% 16 9 26% 0 0 0
2002 28 TOT MLB 245 873 3.56 586 67% 19% 28% 24% 29% 81% 0% 54% 65% 44% 3% 7 1 11% 26 14 5% 12 5 20% 0 0 0
2002 28 MIN AL 143 509 3.56 344 68% 19% 26% 26% 30% 81% 0% 55% 68% 42% 3% 5 0 9% 13 6 5% 7 3 18% 0 0 0
2002 28 SDP NL 102 364 3.57 242 66% 19% 31% 22% 27% 81% 0% 54% 61% 47% 2% 2 1 13% 13 8 5% 5 2 23% 0 0 0
2003 29 SDP NL 229 836 3.65 507 61% 20% 25% 25% 30% 80% 1% 49% 68% 41% 4% 10 1 16% 36 19 8% 18 6 22% 0 0 0
2004 30 TOT NL 72 246 3.42 151 61% 15% 29% 26% 29% 85% 8% 52% 66% 42% 7% 5 1 18% 13 4 15% 11 5 10% 0 0 0
2004 30 SDP NL 68 235 3.46 145 62% 14% 30% 27% 29% 86% 9% 53% 65% 41% 7% 5 1 18% 12 4 15% 10 5 11% 0 0 0
2004 30 NYM NL 4 11 2.75 6 55% 33% 17% 17% 33% 67% 0% 36% 75% 50% 0% 0 0 25% 1 0 25% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
5 Seasons 858 3087 3.60 1947 63% 19% 26% 26% 29% 81% 1% 51% 68% 42% 5% 39 6 14% 119 55 8% 68 32 22% 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2000 26 30 93 82 10 19 3 0 1 8 0 2 8 22 .232 .301 .305 .606 52 25 3 1 0 2 0
2001 27 99 312 279 38 73 15 0 11 40 1 3 27 80 .262 .330 .434 .764 95 121 5 3 0 3 0
2002 28 191 557 506 69 134 25 1 22 68 3 5 42 139 .265 .327 .449 .775 102 227 11 6 0 3 0
2003 29 306 785 704 98 186 35 3 30 97 9 7 66 190 .264 .332 .450 .783 106 317 19 9 0 6 1
2004 30 346 857 767 105 198 37 3 32 103 9 7 73 210 .258 .328 .439 .767 102 337 21 10 0 7 3

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2000 26 30 90 80 9 17 3 0 1 7 0 7 22 .213 .278 .288 .565 6 30
2001 27 69 219 197 27 54 12 0 10 30 1 19 58 .274 .342 .487 .830 32 69
2002 28 92 246 228 32 62 10 1 11 29 2 15 59 .272 .325 .469 .795 34 92
2003 29 115 229 199 30 53 10 2 8 30 6 24 51 .266 .349 .457 .807 32 115
2004 30 40 74 64 8 13 2 0 2 7 0 8 20 .203 .297 .328 .625 6 40
5 Seasons 346 858 768 106 199 37 3 32 103 9 73 210 .259 .329 .440 .769 110 346
162 Game Avg. 162 402 360 50 93 17 1 15 48 4 34 98 .259 .329 .440 .769 52 346

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 8 (1980), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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