Jerry Buchek
Gerald Peter Buchek
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 9, 1942 in St. Louis, MO
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 30, 1961
Final Game: September 28, 1968
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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
1961 19 STL NL 31 93 90 6 12 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 28 .133 .151 .156 .306 -21 14 6 2 0 1 0 6
1963 21 STL NL 3 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 39 1 0 0 0 0 0 /6
1964 22 STL NL 35 33 30 7 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 11 .200 .273 .333 .606 64 10 0 0 0 0 0 6/45
1965 23 STL NL 55 181 166 17 41 8 3 3 21 1 0 13 46 .247 .300 .386 .686 85 64 4 0 1 1 2 46/5
1966 24 STL NL 100 313 284 23 67 10 4 4 25 0 5 23 71 .236 .288 .342 .630 75 97 9 0 1 5 4 46/5
1967 25 NYM NL 124 444 411 35 97 11 2 14 41 3 5 26 101 .236 .283 .375 .658 89 154 10 2 3 2 5 45/6
1968 26 NYM NL 73 207 192 8 35 4 0 1 11 1 1 10 53 .182 .234 .219 .453 37 42 8 3 2 0 5 54/7
7 Seasons 421 1275 1177 96 259 35 11 22 108 5 11 75 312 .220 .269 .325 .593 67 382 37 7 7 9 16
162 Game Avg. 162 491 453 37 100 13 4 8 42 2 4 29 120 .220 .269 .325 .593 67 147 14 3 3 3 6
STL (5 yrs) 224 624 574 53 127 20 9 7 56 1 5 39 158 .221 .270 .324 .594 61 186 19 2 2 7 6
NYM (2 yrs) 197 651 603 43 132 15 2 15 52 4 6 36 154 .219 .268 .325 .593 73 196 18 5 5 2 10

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
1961 19 STL NL 93 85 1 0.3 114 .190 .133 .282 .151 .349 .156 .438 .306 .788 -21 .007 -16.5 -1.7 .190 .022 .022
1963 21 STL NL 4 3 0 0.0 97 .500 .250 .265 .250 .328 .250 .396 .500 .724 39 .000 -0.3 0.0 .333 .000 .000
1964 22 STL NL 33 24 3 3.4 101 .316 .200 .273 .273 .332 .333 .406 .606 .738 64 .410 -1.7 -0.2 .542 .233 .133
1965 23 STL NL 181 131 19 3.9 101 .322 .247 .269 .300 .334 .386 .407 .686 .741 85 .475 -3.9 -0.4 .605 .223 .139 1.5
1966 24 STL NL 313 237 26 3.0 96 .294 .236 .265 .288 .323 .342 .399 .630 .722 75 .342 -9.6 -1.0 .498 .169 .106 .0
1967 25 NYM NL 444 334 41 3.3 89 .279 .236 .256 .283 .318 .375 .375 .658 .693 89 .418 -7.3 -0.8 .547 .197 .139 4.9
1968 26 NYM NL 207 168 9 1.4 81 .246 .182 .252 .234 .310 .219 .355 .453 .666 37 .161 -14.9 -1.7 .331 .089 .036 1.0
7 Seasons 1275 982 99 2.7 93 .278 .220 .262 .269 .323 .325 .388 .593 .711 67 .326 -54.3 -5.8 .474 .163 .105 8.1
162 Game Avg. 491 378 38 2.7 93 .278 .220 .262 .269 .323 .325 .388 .593 .711 67 .326 -54.3 -5.8 .474 .163 .105 3
STL (5 yrs) 624 480 49 2.7 101 .288 .221 .269 .270 .331 .324 .408 .594 .738 61 .310 -32.0 -3.3 .473 .164 .103 1.8
NYM (2 yrs) 651 502 50 2.7 86 .268 .219 .255 .268 .315 .325 .369 .593 .684 73 .342 -22.2 -2.5 .475 .163 .106 6.3

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1964 22 STL NL WS NYY W 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 1 0 0 0 0 0

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
1961 19 STL NL 93 0.0% 30.1% 0.0% 2.2% 17% 3.2 10.0 1.19 68%
1963 21 STL NL 4 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 50%
1964 22 STL NL 33 0.0% 33.3% 9.1% 6.1% 33% 3.67 2.7 30.0 0.63 58%
1965 23 STL NL 181 1.7% 25.4% 7.2% 7.7% 34% 3.54 3.6 55.3 7.9 2.46 65%
1966 24 STL NL 313 1.3% 22.7% 7.4% 5.8% 27% 3.09 4.0 71.0 11.4 1.11 68%
1967 25 NYM NL 444 3.2% 22.8% 5.9% 6.1% 28% 3.88 4.1 29.4 10.0 1.38 67%
1968 26 NYM NL 207 0.5% 25.6% 4.8% 2.4% 14% 5.30 3.6 192.0 17.5 1.17 67%
7 Seasons 1275 1.7% 24.5% 5.9% 5.3% 26% 4.16 3.8 53.5 10.9 1.32 67%
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
1961 19 STL NL 0 0 43% 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 60% 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 1 1
1963 21 STL NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 22 STL NL 0 0 78% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25% 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1965 23 STL NL 1 0 28% 70 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 67% 3 0 3 1 0 1 8 2 4
1966 24 STL NL 1 0 22% 102 0 5 0% 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 41% 12 8 4 4 3 1 6 2 4
1967 25 NYM NL 3 0 19% 138 3 5 38% 3 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 7 44% 25 15 10 1 1 0 10 2 6
1968 26 NYM NL 1 0 15% 53 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 44% 5 2 3 0 0 0 4 3 1
7 Seasons 6 0 23% 404 5 11 31% 5 10 0 1 0 0 1 1 9 17 47% 50 29 21 7 4 3 31 10 17
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
1961 19 STL NL 93 37% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 6 27% 13 3 23% 70 10 14% 8 5 63% 4 0 0% 0
1963 21 STL NL 4 50% 1 2 0 0 0 1.30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 22 STL NL 33 24% 6 2 0 0 0 1.22 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0% 3 0 0% 24 1 4% 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1965 23 STL NL 181 39% 41 6 0 0 0 0.63 3 0 9 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 100% 42 4 10% 21 6 29% 132 21 16% 15 8 53% 10 1 10% 0
1966 24 STL NL 313 32% 67 9 1 0 0 1.27 4 0 2 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 100% 58 9 16% 28 11 39% 180 21 12% 17 10 59% 13 3 23% 0
1967 25 NYM NL 444 36% 97 8 2 1 1 2.09 14 0 10 9 5 6 8 0 4 3 75% 91 10 11% 47 9 19% 293 28 10% 27 10 37% 28 8 29% 0
1968 26 NYM NL 207 30% 35 18 3 0 1 1.49 1 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 100% 38 8 21% 21 4 19% 141 10 7% 16 4 25% 18 7 39% 0
7 Seasons 1275 34% 259 45 6 1 2 1.42 22 0 34 13 9 10 12 0 8 7 88% 260 37 14% 133 33 25% 840 91 11% 86 37 43% 74 19 26% 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
1961 19 31 93 90 6 12 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 28 .133 .151 .156 .306 -21 14 6 2 0 1 0
1962 20 31 93 90 6 12 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 28 .133 .151 .156 .306 -21 14 6 2 0 1 0
1963 21 34 97 94 6 13 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 30 .138 .155 .160 .314 -19 15 6 2 0 1 0
1964 22 69 130 124 13 19 2 2 0 10 0 0 3 41 .153 .185 .202 .386 1 25 6 2 0 1 0
1965 23 124 311 290 30 60 10 5 3 31 1 0 16 87 .207 .252 .307 .559 48 89 10 2 1 2 2
1966 24 224 624 574 53 127 20 9 7 56 1 5 39 158 .221 .270 .324 .594 61 186 19 2 2 7 6
1967 25 348 1068 985 88 224 31 11 21 97 4 10 65 259 .227 .276 .345 .621 72 340 29 4 5 9 11
1968 26 421 1275 1177 96 259 35 11 22 108 5 11 75 312 .220 .269 .325 .593 67 382 37 7 7 9 16

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
1961 19 32 97 94 5 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 29 .000 .021 .000 .021 1 31
1963 21 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1964 22 35 33 30 7 6 0 2 0 1 0 3 11 .200 .273 .333 .606 3 35
1965 23 55 178 164 17 40 8 3 3 21 1 13 46 .244 .298 .384 .682 19 55
1966 24 100 311 283 25 66 10 4 4 27 0 23 71 .233 .286 .339 .625 28 100
1967 25 124 449 417 41 103 12 2 15 48 3 28 101 .247 .296 .393 .689 48 124
1968 26 73 208 194 10 38 4 0 1 14 1 11 53 .196 .250 .232 .482 11 73
7 Seasons 422 1280 1186 105 253 34 11 23 118 5 78 313 .213 .264 .319 .583 110 421
162 Game Avg. 162 491 455 40 97 13 4 9 45 2 30 120 .213 .264 .319 .583 42 421

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1961 NL--born 1942-05-09--2nd

                                         

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