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 Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2000 MIN AL 26 OF 25 23 193.1 35 34 1 0 0 1.000 -4.0 -24.8 -4.0 -0.5 -3.6 0 1.63 1.40 .986 2.36 2.02
2000 MIN AL 26 RF 24 21 184.1 33 32 1 0 0 1.000 -3.7 -24.1 -3.7 -0.2 -3.5 0 1.61 1.38 .982 2.16 1.76
2000 MIN AL 26 DH 2
2000 MIN AL 26 LF 2 2 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -40.0 -0.3 -0.3 -0.1 0 2.00 1.00 1.000 2.20 1.75
2001 MIN AL 27 OF 46 36 290.0 73 70 1 2 0 .973 -2.0 -8.3 -3.0 -1.3 -1.7 1 2.20 1.54 .984 2.30 2.01
2001 MIN AL 27 RF 39 32 250.0 62 59 1 2 0 .968 -2.2 -10.6 -3.2 -1.8 -1.4 1 2.16 1.54 .982 2.09 1.82
2001 MIN AL 27 DH 19
2001 MIN AL 27 LF 7 4 40.0 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 6.0 0.2 0.5 -0.3 0 2.48 1.57 .982 2.14 1.71
2002 TOT MLB 28 OF 38 33 261.2 68 66 1 1 0 .985 -0.5 -2.3 -1.5 1.8 -3.4 1 2.30 1.76 .985 2.29 1.97
2002 TOT MLB 28 RF 38 33 261.2 68 66 1 1 0 .985 -0.5 -2.3 -1.5 1.8 -3.4 1 2.30 1.76 .982 2.10 1.77
2002 MIN AL 28 OF 24 20 166.1 48 48 0 0 0 1.000 2.8 20.2 0.8 2.3 -1.6 2 2.60 2.00 .985 2.35 2.05
2002 MIN AL 28 RF 24 20 166.1 48 48 0 0 0 1.000 2.8 20.2 0.8 2.3 -1.6 2 2.60 2.00 .981 2.12 1.82
2002 MIN AL 28 DH 17
2002 SDP NL 28 1B 15 7 73.2 80 74 6 0 6 1.000 0.4 6.5 0.4 0.4 -0.1 0 9.77 5.33 .992 9.40 7.97
2002 SDP NL 28 OF 14 13 95.1 20 18 1 1 0 .950 -3.3 -41.5 -2.3 -0.5 -1.8 -1 1.79 1.36 .985 2.19 1.84
2002 SDP NL 28 RF 14 13 95.1 20 18 1 1 0 .950 -3.3 -41.5 -2.3 -0.5 -1.8 -1 1.79 1.36 .985 2.07 1.67
2003 SDP NL 29 OF 43 17 193.1 49 47 2 0 1 1.000 1.6 9.9 2.6 1.9 0.7 -1 2.28 1.14 .984 2.17 1.85
2003 SDP NL 29 RF 29 12 129.1 35 33 2 0 1 1.000 2.5 23.2 3.5 2.5 1.0 -1 2.44 1.21 .983 2.09 1.72
2003 SDP NL 29 1B 24 19 152.0 148 137 9 2 19 .986 -5.6 -44.2 -5.6 -1.2 -4.4 0 8.64 6.08 .993 9.60 7.98
2003 SDP NL 29 LF 15 5 64.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -16.9 -0.9 -0.6 -0.3 0 1.97 0.93 .979 1.91 1.54
2003 SDP NL 29 DH 4
2004 TOT NL 30 1B 4 1 16.0 18 17 1 0 2 1.000 -0.8 -60.0 -0.8 -0.1 -0.7 0 10.12 4.50 .989 9.51 8.22
2004 SDP NL 30 OF 18 13 98.1 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -3.8 -46.4 -3.8 -0.3 -3.5 0 1.10 0.67 .983 2.16 1.85
2004 SDP NL 30 LF 15 12 86.2 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -3.5 -48.5 -3.5 -0.5 -3.0 0 1.04 0.67 .980 1.85 1.48
2004 SDP NL 30 1B 3 0 7.0 9 9 0 0 1 1.000 -0.1 -17.1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 11.57 3.00 .989 9.51 8.23
2004 SDP NL 30 RF 3 1 11.2 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -30.9 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 0 1.54 0.67 1.000 2.08 1.70
2004 NYM NL 30 1B 1 1 9.0 9 8 1 0 1 1.000 -0.7 -93.3 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 9.00 9.00 .989 9.50 8.20
5 Seasons OF 170 122 1036.2 237 229 5 3 1 .987 -8.7 -10.1 -9.7 1.6 -11.5 1 2.03 1.38 .984 2.27 1.95
5 Seasons RF 133 99 837.0 200 192 5 3 1 .985 -4.2 -6.0 -5.2 2.5 -7.8 1 2.12 1.48 .982 2.11 1.77
3 Seasons 1B 43 27 241.2 246 228 16 2 27 .992 -6.0 -29.8 -6.0 -0.9 -5.2 0 9.09 5.67 .993 9.53 8.00
4 Seasons DH 42
4 Seasons LF 39 23 199.2 37 37 0 0 0 1.000 -4.5 -27.0 -4.5 -0.9 -3.7 0 1.67 0.95 .981 1.94 1.56
5 Seasons TOT 215 149 1278.1 483 457 21 5 28 .990 -14.7 -13.8 -15.7 0.7 -16.7 1 0 3.37 2.22 .977 3.49 2.98
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
2000 MIN AL 26 30 23 30 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 25 0 4 3
2001 MIN AL 27 69 54 69 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 39 46 18 11 1
2002 SDP NL 28 48 20 48 27 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 14 14 0 25 0
2002 MIN AL 28 44 35 44 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 24 15 6 1
2003 SDP NL 29 115 38 115 61 0 0 24 0 0 0 15 0 29 43 2 54 2
2004 SDP NL 30 38 13 38 21 0 0 3 0 0 0 15 0 3 18 0 18 1
2004 NYM NL 30 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 Seasons 346 184 346 205 0 0 43 0 0 0 39 0 133 170 35 119 8
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2000 MIN AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 2 0 7 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 18 7 38.9% 11 0 0.0% 1 832 56% 73% 39% 74 45%
2001 MIN AL 27 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 5 4 0 9 5 1 4 2 0 4 2 0 5 4 0 27 17 63.0% 9 1 3.7% 0 1137 55% 77% 42% 116 52%
2002 MIN AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 6 4 0 2 2 0 4 2 0 7 6 0 24 17 70.8% 7 0 0.0% 0 747 51% 75% 41% 84 57%
2002 SDP NL 28 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 10 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 5 3 0 21 10 47.6% 10 1 4.8% 0 452 65% 73% 37% 44 43%
2003 SDP NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 6 3 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 5 2 0 21 9 42.9% 12 0 0.0% 2 583 64% 72% 38% 59 58%
2004 SDP NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 55 53% 73% 47% 7 29%
5 Seasons 3 0 2 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 32 18 1 31 16 1 12 8 0 14 4 0 24 16 0 113 62 54.9% 49 2 1.8% 3 3806 57% 74% 40% 384 51%
MLB Averages 47.1% 2.4% 56% 74% 38% 50%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
2002 SDP NL 28 310 46% 72% 28% 19 100% 0 80 7 72 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
2003 SDP NL 29 710 51% 72% 30% 26 85% 0 137 6 129 3 9 9 6 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 19 0 1 0 16 1 3 3 0 4 50%
2004 SDP NL 30 28 71% 61% 36% 1 100% 0 9 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2004 NYM NL 30 45 22% 82% 29% 4 100% 0 8 1 7 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 1093 49% 72% 30% 50 92% 0 234 14 217 4 24 10 7 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 27 0 1 0 24 1 3 3 0 4 50%
MLB Averages 56% 74% 30% 95% 81%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
2000 MIN AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 58 71% 69% 41% 8 25%
2001 MIN AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 3 75.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 184 53% 77% 40% 23 48%
2003 SDP NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 6 85.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 277 56% 73% 36% 32 44%
2004 SDP NL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 57.1% 3 0 0.0% 0 378 55% 74% 37% 31 32%
4 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 0 3 2 0 6 4 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 21 15 71.4% 6 0 0.0% 0 897 56% 74% 37% 94 39%
MLB Averages 62.2% 2.4% 56% 74% 38% 47%

* 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.

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