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Jim Bucher

James Quinter Bucher

Positions: Third Baseman, Second Baseman and Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: March 24, 1911 in Manassas, VA(All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1934
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/RedSox/Cardinals 1934-1945

Final Game: September 29, 1945
Died: October 21, 2004 in Elizabethtown, PA
Buried: Gravel Hill Church Cemetery, Palmyra, PA
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Standard Batting

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
1934 23 BRO NL 47 89 84 12 19 5 2 0 8 1 4 7 .226 .261 .333 .595 61 28 1 0 1 4/5
1935 24 BRO NL 123 487 473 72 143 22 1 7 58 4 10 33 .302 .317 .397 .714 92 188 9 0 4 45O79
1936 25 BRO NL 110 403 370 49 93 12 8 2 41 5 29 27 .251 .306 .343 .649 74 127 6 0 4 54O9/7
1937 26 BRO NL 125 411 380 44 96 11 2 4 37 5 20 18 .253 .295 .324 .619 67 123 6 3 8 45/O789
1938 27 STL NL 17 61 57 7 13 3 1 0 7 0 2 2 .228 .254 .316 .570 53 18 2 0 2 4/5
1944 33 BOS AL 80 302 277 39 76 9 2 4 31 3 3 19 13 .274 .326 .365 .690 98 101 6 2 4 54
1945 34 BOS AL 52 161 151 19 34 4 3 0 11 1 3 7 13 .225 .264 .291 .556 60 44 2 1 2 5/4
7 Yrs 554 1914 1792 242 474 66 19 17 193 19 6 91 113 .265 .302 .351 .653 78 629 32 6 25
162 Game Avg. 162 560 524 71 139 19 6 5 56 6 27 33 .265 .302 .351 .653 78 184 9 2 7
BRO (4 yrs) 405 1390 1307 177 351 50 13 13 144 15 63 85 .269 .304 .357 .660 78 466 22 3 17
BOS (2 yrs) 132 463 428 58 110 13 5 4 42 4 6 26 26 .257 .304 .339 .643 84 145 8 3 6
STL (1 yr) 17 61 57 7 13 3 1 0 7 0 2 2 .228 .254 .316 .570 53 18 2 0 2
NL (5 yrs) 422 1451 1364 184 364 53 14 13 151 15 65 87 .267 .302 .355 .657 77 484 24 3 19
AL (2 yrs) 132 463 428 58 110 13 5 4 42 4 6 26 26 .257 .304 .339 .643 84 145 8 3 6

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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 Awards
1934 23 BRO NL 47 89 -4 0 0 -2 1 -6 -0.6 3 -3 -0.3 .488 .496 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ 4/5
1935 24 BRO NL 123 487 -5 -0 0 -3 0 -8 -0.8 14 6 0.6 .494 .495 0.9 -0.2 9 $ 45O79
1936 25 BRO NL 110 403 -13 -0 0 -1 0 -14 -1.5 11 -3 -0.3 .487 .491 -0.3 -0.1 -2 $ 54O9/7
1937 26 BRO NL 125 411 -16 -0 0 -9 2 -23 -2.4 12 -11 -1.2 .481 .485 -0.3 -0.7 -2 $ 45/O789
1938 27 STL NL 17 61 -4 0 0 -1 0 -4 -0.5 2 -2 -0.3 .474 .497 -0.2 -0.1 -1 $ 4/5
1944 33 BOS AL 80 302 -0 -0 0 -1 1 -1 -0.1 6 5 0.5 .499 .499 0.6 0.0 6 $ 54
1945 34 BOS AL 52 161 -8 -1 0 2 0 -6 -0.8 3 -3 -0.4 .486 .495 -0.6 0.2 -5 $ 5/4
7 Seasons 554 1914 -51 -2 0 -15 5 -62 -6.6 51 -11 -1.4 .488 .494 -0.0 -0.9 4 $
BRO (4 yrs) 405 1390 -39 -1 0 -15 4 -51 -5.2 40 -11 -1.2 .487 .492 0.2 -1.1 4 $
BOS (2 yrs) 132 463 -8 -1 0 1 1 -7 -0.9 10 2 0.1 .494 .497 0.0 0.2 1 $
STL (1 yr) 17 61 -4 0 0 -1 0 -4 -0.5 2 -2 -0.3 .474 .497 -0.2 -0.1 -1 $

Advanced Batting

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
1934 23 BRO NL 89 67 7 2.8 100 .247 .226 .281 .261 .335 .333 .399 .595 .735 61 .275 -4.7 -0.5 .500 .167 .107 .0
1935 24 BRO NL 487 343 60 4.7 102 .314 .302 .283 .317 .338 .397 .403 .714 .741 92 .499 -6.2 -0.6 .596 .125 .095 5.1
1936 25 BRO NL 403 287 39 3.6 104 .267 .251 .287 .306 .346 .343 .402 .649 .748 74 .387 -14.9 -1.5 .569 .184 .092 2.9
1937 26 BRO NL 411 298 36 3.2 102 .257 .253 .281 .295 .343 .324 .399 .619 .742 67 .352 -18.2 -1.8 .521 .137 .071 4.4
1938 27 STL NL 61 48 5 2.8 103 .236 .228 .281 .254 .345 .316 .399 .570 .745 53 .304 -4.0 -0.4 .435 .123 .088
1944 33 BOS AL 302 214 32 4.0 91 .277 .274 .267 .326 .334 .365 .364 .690 .698 98 .501 -1.5 -0.2 .581 .159 .090 3.4
1945 34 BOS AL 161 124 11 2.4 90 .246 .225 .264 .264 .336 .291 .359 .556 .695 60 .291 -8.6 -0.9 .410 .099 .066 .0
7 Yrs 1914 1381 190 3.7 100 .275 .265 .279 .302 .340 .351 .392 .653 .732 78 .412 -58.0 -5.8 .545 .145 .086 17.9
162 Game Avg. 560 404 56 3.7 100 .275 .265 .279 .302 .340 .351 .392 .653 .732 78 .412 -58.0 -5.8 .545 .145 .086 5
BRO (4 yrs) 1390 995 142 3.8 102 .280 .269 .284 .304 .342 .357 .401 .660 .743 78 .412 -44.0 -4.4 .559 .148 .088 13.9
BOS (2 yrs) 463 338 43 3.4 90 .266 .257 .266 .304 .334 .339 .362 .643 .697 84 .433 -10.1 -1.1 .518 .138 .082 4.0
STL (1 yr) 61 48 5 2.8 103 .236 .228 .281 .254 .345 .316 .399 .570 .745 53 .304 -4.0 -0.4 .435 .123 .088
NL (5 yrs) 1451 1043 147 3.8 102 .278 .267 .283 .302 .342 .355 .401 .657 .743 77 .408 -47.9 -4.8 .554 .147 .088 13.9
AL (2 yrs) 463 338 43 3.4 90 .266 .257 .266 .304 .334 .339 .362 .643 .697 84 .433 -10.1 -1.1 .518 .138 .082 4.0

Ratio Batting*

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
1934 23 BRO NL 89 0.0% 7.9% 4.5% 7.9% 37% 1.75 12.0 10.5 87%
1935 24 BRO NL 487 1.4% 6.8% 2.1% 6.2% 21% 3.30 14.3 67.6 8.2 89%
1936 25 BRO NL 403 0.5% 6.7% 7.2% 5.5% 24% 0.93 13.7 185.0 9.0 85%
1937 26 BRO NL 411 1.0% 4.4% 4.9% 4.1% 18% 0.90 21.1 95.0 10.3 87%
1938 27 STL NL 61 0.0% 3.3% 3.3% 6.6% 31% 1.00 28.5 8.1 90%
1944 33 BOS AL 302 1.3% 4.3% 6.3% 5.0% 20% 0.68 21.3 69.3 8.9 86%
1945 34 BOS AL 161 0.0% 8.1% 4.4% 4.4% 21% 1.86 11.6 13.7 86%
7 Yrs 1914 0.9% 5.9% 4.8% 5.3% 22% 1.24 15.9 105.4 9.3 87%
MLB Averages 1.3% 8.8% 8.7% 6.4% 27% 1.02 10.1 67.1 8.1 79%

Cumulative Batting

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
1934 23 47 89 84 12 19 5 2 0 8 1 4 7 .226 .261 .333 .595 61 28 1 0 1
1935 24 170 576 557 84 162 27 3 7 66 5 14 40 .291 .308 .388 .696 88 216 10 0 5
1936 25 280 979 927 133 255 39 11 9 107 10 43 67 .275 .307 .370 .677 82 343 16 0 9
1937 26 405 1390 1307 177 351 50 13 13 144 15 63 85 .269 .304 .357 .660 78 466 22 3 17
1938 27 422 1451 1364 184 364 53 14 13 151 15 65 87 .267 .302 .355 .657 77 484 24 3 19
1939 28 422 1451 1364 184 364 53 14 13 151 15 65 87 .267 .302 .355 .657 77 484 24 3 19
1940 29 422 1451 1364 184 364 53 14 13 151 15 65 87 .267 .302 .355 .657 77 484 24 3 19
1941 30 422 1451 1364 184 364 53 14 13 151 15 65 87 .267 .302 .355 .657 77 484 24 3 19
1942 31 422 1451 1364 184 364 53 14 13 151 15 65 87 .267 .302 .355 .657 77 484 24 3 19
1943 32 422 1451 1364 184 364 53 14 13 151 15 65 87 .267 .302 .355 .657 77 484 24 3 19
1944 33 502 1753 1641 223 440 62 16 17 182 18 3 84 100 .268 .306 .356 .662 80 585 30 5 23
1945 34 554 1914 1792 242 474 66 19 17 193 19 6 91 113 .265 .302 .351 .653 78 629 32 6 25

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1934 23 50 94 89 12 20 5 2 0 8 1 4 7 .225 .258 .326 .584 7 47
1935 24 129 508 494 72 147 23 1 7 58 4 10 35 .298 .312 .391 .702 60 123
1936 25 115 416 383 47 93 12 8 2 40 5 29 28 .243 .296 .332 .628 38 110
1937 26 131 431 399 45 100 11 2 4 38 5 21 19 .251 .293 .318 .611 37 125
1938 27 18 64 60 6 13 3 1 0 6 0 2 2 .217 .242 .300 .542 4 17
1944 33 84 320 293 44 83 10 2 4 35 3 21 14 .283 .335 .372 .707 37 80
1945 34 55 174 163 23 39 5 3 0 13 1 8 14 .239 .279 .307 .586 14 52
7 Yrs 582 2007 1881 249 495 69 19 17 198 19 95 119 .263 .301 .347 .648 197 554
162 Game Avg. 162 559 524 69 138 19 5 5 55 5 26 33 .263 .301 .347 .648 55 554

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1919), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (2725), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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