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John Buck
Johnathan Richard Buck
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: July 7, 1980 in Kemmerer, WY
High School: Taylorsville (Taylorsville, UT)
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 7th round of the 1998 amateur draft.
Signed June 11, 1998. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 25, 2004
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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
2004 23 KCR AL 71 258 238 36 56 9 0 12 30 1 1 15 79 .235 .280 .424 .704 79 101 6 0 4 1 0 2/D RoY-8
2005 24 KCR AL 118 430 401 40 97 21 1 12 47 2 2 23 94 .242 .287 .389 .676 79 156 9 3 1 2 2 *2
2006 25 KCR AL 114 409 371 37 91 21 1 11 50 0 2 26 84 .245 .306 .396 .702 80 147 8 7 4 1 2 *2
2007 26 KCR AL 113 399 347 41 77 18 0 18 48 0 1 36 92 .222 .308 .429 .738 92 149 11 10 0 6 0 *2
2008 27 KCR AL 109 418 370 48 83 23 1 9 48 0 3 38 96 .224 .304 .365 .669 79 135 12 6 0 4 2 2
2009 28 KCR AL 59 202 186 16 46 12 4 8 36 1 1 13 55 .247 .299 .484 .782 103 90 2 1 1 1 0 2/D
6 Seasons 584 2116 1913 218 450 104 7 70 259 4 10 151 500 .235 .298 .407 .705 84 778 48 27 10 15 6
162 Game Avg. 162 587 531 60 125 29 2 19 72 1 3 42 139 .235 .298 .407 .705 84 216 13 7 3 4 2

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rctch RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG PB WP SB CS CS% Awards
2004 KCR AL 23 C 68 66 575.0 393 376 14 3 4 .992 -3.0 -6.3 -3 6.10 5.74 .992 7.12 6.19 6 26 30 14 32% RoY-8
2004 KCR AL 23 DH 3 RoY-8
2005 KCR AL 24 C 117 112 976.2 698 638 57 3 4 .996 3.0 3.7 3 6.40 5.94 .992 6.80 5.96 3 51 60 31 34%
2006 KCR AL 25 C 112 107 930.1 658 616 36 6 6 .991 -5.0 -6.4 -5 6.31 5.82 .992 7.09 6.32 5 56 33 17 34%
2007 KCR AL 26 C 112 104 924.1 734 697 29 8 6 .989 -1.0 -1.3 -1 7.07 6.48 .991 7.28 6.41 3 31 44 12 21%
2008 KCR AL 27 C 107 106 950.1 783 751 24 8 6 .990 -6.0 -7.6 -6 7.34 7.24 .991 7.26 6.47 4 42 59 12 17%
2009 KCR AL 28 C 46 41 366.2 331 309 14 8 4 .976 7.93 7.02 .992 7.48 6.63 2 41 8 16%
2009 KCR AL 28 DH 8 0 0 0
6 Seasons C 562 536 4723.1 3597 3387 174 36 30 .990 -12.0 -3.0 -12 6.79 6.34 .992 7.14 6.30 23 206 267 94 26%
2 Seasons DH 11 0 0 0
6 Seasons TOT 562 536 4723.1 3597 3387 174 36 30 .990 -12.0 -3.0 -12 6.79 6.34 .982 7.14 6.30 23 206 267 94 26%

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2537), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  6. Doug Mirabelli (956)
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  8. Tom Lampkin (954)
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  3. Charles Johnson (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Transactions

June 2, 1998: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 7th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1998.

June 24, 2004: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Houston Astros with cash to the Kansas City Royals. The Oakland Athletics sent Mark Teahen and Mike Wood to the Kansas City Royals. The Houston Astros sent Octavio Dotel to the Oakland Athletics. The Kansas City Royals sent Carlos Beltran to the Houston Astros.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2009.

Salaries

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2005Kansas City Royals$318,500
2006Kansas City Royals$349,500
2007Kansas City Royals$440,000
2008Kansas City Royals$2,200,000
2009Kansas City Royals$2,900,000
Career (may be incomplete)$6,208,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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