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Brian Buchanan

Brian James Buchanan

Positions: Rightfielder, Pinch Hitter and First Baseman
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 230 lb.

Born: July 21, 1973 in Miami, FL
High School: Fairfax HS (Fairfax, VA)
School: University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
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 (Age 26)
Teams (by GP): Padres/Twins/Mets 2000-2004

Final Game: August 29, 2004 (Age 31)
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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
1994	20	NYY-min	A-	50	209	177	28	40	9	2	4	26	5	3	24	53	.226	.335	.367	.702		65	2	6	0	2	2		ONE · NYPL
1995	21	NYY-min	A	23	106	96	19	29	3	0	3	12	7	1	9	17	.302	.368	.427	.795		41	1	1	0	0	1		GBO · SALL
1996	22	NYY-min	A+	131	575	526	65	137	22	4	10	58	23	8	37	108	.260	.321	.375	.695		197	14	10	1	1	6		TAM · FLOR
1997	23	NYY-min	AA,AAA	134	589	531	83	162	26	2	14	76	13	10	36	96	.305	.361	.441	.801		234	14	14	1	7	0		NCH,CLB · EL,IL
1998	24	MIN-min	AAA	133	547	500	74	139	29	3	17	82	14	2	36	90	.278	.337	.450	.787		225	7	9	1	1	1		SLK · PCL
1999	25	MIN-min	AAA	107	431	391	67	116	24	1	10	60	11	2	28	85	.297	.355	.440	.795		172	14	9	0	3	0		SLK · PCL
2000	26	MIN-min	AAA	95	419	364	82	108	20	1	27	103	5	1	41	75	.297	.363	.580	.942		211	16	3	0	11	1		SLK · PCL
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	115	96	2	2	0	1	0	9D/7
2002	28	MIN-min	AAA	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0		EDM · PCL
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	229	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	SDP-min	AAA,A+	16	64	52	10	18	10	0	2	13	0	0	10	10	.346	.469	.654	1.123		34	1	2	0	0	0		POR,LEL · PCL,CALL
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
2005	31	COL-MIN-min	AAA	100	411	369	66	112	24	2	14	57	4	2	34	83	.304	.372	.493	.865		182	12	7	0	1	0		CSP,ROC · PCL,IL
2006	32	CIN-min	AAA	24	85	78	9	14	2	0	3	10	4	0	5	19	.179	.235	.321	.556		25	4	1	0	1	0		LOU · IL
2007	33	FKA	Fgn	99	307	288	25	82	19	0	11	48	1	1	13	82	.285	.326	.465	.791		134	8	5	0	1	0		FKA · JPPL
2008	34	KCR-min	AAA	66	254	232	36	53	11	1	8	34	1	1	15	54	.228	.283	.388	.671		90	7	4	0	3	0		OMA · PCL
2009	35	KCR-min	AAA	37	129	122	10	29	7	0	7	26	1	0	7	19	.238	.279	.467	.746		57	7	0	0	0	0		OMA · PCL
5 Yrs				346	858	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	402	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	399	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	403	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

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
2000	26	MIN	AL	30	93	-5	-0	-0	-4	-1	-11	-1.0	3	-8	-0.7	.466	.494	-0.3	-0.5	-4		9/D7
2001	27	MIN	AL	69	219	3	0	1	-2	-4	-2	-0.1	8	6	0.7	.498	.499	0.8	-0.5	9	$205,000	9D/7
2002	28	MIN	AL	44	143	-1	-1	-0	3	-3	-2	-0.2	5	4	0.3	.496	.499	0.1	0.0	1	$225,000	9D
2002	28	SDP	NL	48	102	6	-1	-0	-3	-1	1	0.1	3	4	0.4	.502	.501	0.7	-0.5	7		39
2003	29	SDP	NL	115	229	3	-1	-1	1	-4	-1	-0.2	7	6	0.6	.499	.499	0.4	-0.3	5	$325,000	937/D
2004	30	SDP	NL	38	68	-3	-0	-0	-4	-1	-8	-0.9	2	-6	-0.6	.478	.495	-0.2	-0.5	-2	$650,000	7/39
2004	30	NYM	NL	2	4	-1	-0	0	-1	-0	-2	-0.2	0	-2	-0.2	.417	.499	-0.1	-0.1	-1		/3
5 Seasons				346	858	2	-3	-0	-10	-13	-25	-2.4	30	5	0.5	.493	.498	1.4	-2.3	15	$1,405,000

MIN (3 yrs)				143	455	-3	-1	1	-3	-8	-14	-1.3	17	2	0.3	.490	.497	0.6	-1.0	6	$430,000
SDP (3 yrs)				201	399	6	-2	-1	-6	-6	-8	-0.9	12	4	0.3	.496	.498	0.9	-1.3	10	$975,000
NYM (1 yr)				2	4	-1	-0	0	-1	-0	-2	-0.2	0	-2	-0.2	.417	.499	-0.1	-0.1	-1

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rdrs	Rtot/yr	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards
2000	MIN	AL	26	OF	25	23	15	193.1	35	34	1	0	0	1.000	-4		-25		1.63	1.40	.985	2.36	2.33
2000	MIN	AL	26	RF	24	21	15	184.1	33	32	1	0	0	1.000	-4		-24		1.61	1.38	.983	2.17	2.14
2000	MIN	AL	26	DH	2	0
2000	MIN	AL	26	LF	2	2	0	9.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	-0		-40		2.00	1.00	.985	2.20	2.15
2001	MIN	AL	27	OF	46	36	18	290.0	73	70	1	2	0	.973	-2		-8		2.20	1.54	.984	2.30	2.28
2001	MIN	AL	27	RF	39	32	15	250.0	62	59	1	2	0	.968	-2		-11		2.16	1.54	.982	2.09	2.07
2001	MIN	AL	27	DH	19	18
2001	MIN	AL	27	LF	7	4	3	40.0	11	11	0	0	0	1.000	0		6		2.48	1.57	.981	2.14	2.11
2002	TOT	MLB	28	OF	38	33	12	261.2	68	66	1	1	0	.985	-0		-2		2.30	1.76	.984	2.29	2.27
2002	TOT	MLB	28	RF	38	33	12	261.2	68	66	1	1	0	.985	-0		-2		2.30	1.76	.982	2.10	2.08
2002	MIN	AL	28	OF	24	20	9	166.1	48	48	0	0	0	1.000	3		20		2.60	2.00	.985	2.35	2.32
2002	MIN	AL	28	RF	24	20	9	166.1	48	48	0	0	0	1.000	3		20		2.60	2.00	.982	2.12	2.09
2002	MIN	AL	28	DH	17	15
2002	SDP	NL	28	1B	15	7	6	73.2	80	74	6	0	6	1.000	0		7		9.77	5.33	.992	9.40	9.31
2002	SDP	NL	28	OF	14	13	3	95.1	20	18	1	1	0	.950	-3		-42		1.79	1.36	.983	2.19	2.17
2002	SDP	NL	28	RF	14	13	3	95.1	20	18	1	1	0	.950	-3		-42		1.79	1.36	.983	2.07	2.05
2003	SDP	NL	29	OF	43	17	11	193.1	49	47	2	0	1	1.000	2	4	10	24	2.28	1.14	.984	2.17	2.15
2003	SDP	NL	29	RF	29	12	7	129.1	35	33	2	0	1	1.000	2	5	23	46	2.44	1.21	.982	2.09	2.07
2003	SDP	NL	29	1B	24	19	8	152.0	148	137	9	2	19	.986	-6	-3	-44	-23	8.64	6.08	.993	9.60	9.51
2003	SDP	NL	29	LF	15	5	4	64.0	14	14	0	0	0	1.000	-1	-1	-17	-21	1.97	0.93	.979	1.91	1.89
2003	SDP	NL	29	DH	5	2
2004	TOT	NL	30	1B	4	1	1	16.0	18	17	1	0	2	1.000	-1	-1	-60	-75	10.12	4.50	.993	9.51	9.43
2004	SDP	NL	30	OF	18	13	2	98.1	12	12	0	0	0	1.000	-4	-4	-46	-48	1.10	0.67	.982	2.16	2.14
2004	SDP	NL	30	LF	15	12	2	86.2	10	10	0	0	0	1.000	-4	-3	-48	-42	1.04	0.67	.980	1.85	1.84
2004	SDP	NL	30	1B	3	0	0	7.0	9	9	0	0	1	1.000	-0	0	-17	0	11.57	3.00	.993	9.51	9.43
2004	SDP	NL	30	RF	3	1	0	11.2	2	2	0	0	0	1.000	-0	-1	-31	-103	1.54	0.67	.980	2.08	2.07
2004	NYM	NL	30	1B	1	1	1	9.0	9	8	1	0	1	1.000	-1	-1	-93	-147	9.00	9.00	.993	9.50	9.40
	5 Seasons			OF	170	122	58	1036.2	237	229	5	3	1	.987	-9	-0	-10	0	2.03	1.38	.984	2.27	2.24
	5 Seasons			RF	133	99	49	837.0	200	192	5	3	1	.985	-4	4	-6	34	2.12	1.48	.982	2.11	2.08
	3 Seasons			1B	43	27	15	241.2	246	228	16	2	27	.992	-6	-4	-30	-28	9.09	5.67	.993	9.53	9.43
	4 Seasons			LF	39	23	9	199.2	37	37	0	0	0	1.000	-4	-4	-27	-31	1.67	0.95	.980	1.94	1.93
	5 Seasons			TOT	213	149	73	1278.1	483	457	21	5	28	.990	-15	-4	-14	-10	3.37	2.24	.989	3.64	3.69
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rdrs	Rtot/yr	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	Awards

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

View Complete Notes on Fielding Data

Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.

Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

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Transactions

June 2, 1994: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1994 amateur draft. Player signed July 11, 1994.
February 6, 1998: Traded by the New York Yankees with Cristian Guzman, Eric Milton, Danny Mota and cash to the Minnesota Twins for Chuck Knoblauch.
July 12, 2002: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the San Diego Padres for Jason Bartlett.
August 24, 2004: Granted Free Agency.
August 25, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.
October 6, 2004: Granted Free Agency.
December 17, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
March 29, 2005: Released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
April 7, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.
July 21, 2005: Released by the Colorado Rockies.
August 1, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.
October 15, 2005: Granted Free Agency.
February 20, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.
May 19, 2006: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.
February 1, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.
November 3, 2008: Granted Free Agency.
January 7, 2009: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
2001	27	Minnesota Twins	$205,000	4/6/01 USA Today
2002	28	Minnesota Twins	$225,000	4/3/02 AP
2003	29	San Diego Padres	$325,000	4/3/03 AP
2004	30	San Diego Padres	$650,000	4/7/04 AP

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$1,405,000

Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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