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Bill Buckner

William Joseph Buckner (Billy Buck)

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: December 14, 1949 in Vallejo, CA
High School: Napa (Napa, CA)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 21, 1969
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Dodgers/RedSox/Royals/Angels 1969-1990

Final Game: May 30, 1990
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All-Time Rank (among Batters): #329. Joe Tinker… #330. Pete Browning… #331. Juan Gonzalez… #332. BILL BUCKNER… #333. Gary Matthews… #334. Bill Nicholson… #335. Darrell Porter… 

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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
1969 19 LAD NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 20 LAD NL 28 71 68 6 13 3 1 0 4 0 1 3 7 .191 .225 .265 .490 34 18 0 0 0 0 1 /3
1971 21 LAD NL 108 383 358 37 99 15 1 5 41 4 1 11 18 .277 .306 .366 .672 95 131 6 5 7 2 4 3
1972 22 LAD NL 105 405 383 47 122 14 3 5 37 10 3 17 13 .319 .348 .410 .758 117 157 13 1 3 1 2 3
1973 23 LAD NL 140 606 575 68 158 20 0 8 46 12 2 17 34 .275 .297 .351 .648 82 202 15 3 6 5 5 3
1974 24 LAD NL 145 620 580 83 182 30 3 7 58 31 13 30 24 .314 .351 .412 .763 117 239 13 4 4 2 10 */3 MVP-25
1975 25 LAD NL 92 315 288 30 70 11 2 6 31 8 3 17 15 .243 .286 .358 .644 81 103 11 2 4 4 7
1976 26 LAD NL 154 680 642 76 193 28 4 7 60 28 9 26 26 .301 .326 .389 .716 105 250 8 1 6 5 6 */3
1977 27 CHC NL 122 457 426 40 121 27 0 11 60 7 5 21 23 .284 .314 .425 .739 88 181 16 1 2 7 2 3
1978 28 CHC NL 117 470 446 47 144 26 1 5 74 7 5 18 17 .323 .345 .419 .765 104 187 16 0 1 5 5 3 MVP-17
1979 29 CHC NL 149 628 591 72 168 34 7 14 66 9 4 30 28 .284 .319 .437 .756 97 258 16 2 1 4 6 *3
1980 30 CHC NL 145 614 578 69 187 41 3 10 68 1 2 30 18 .324 .353 .457 .810 119 264 13 0 0 6 11 3 MVP-14
1981 31 CHC NL 106 453 421 45 131 35 3 10 75 5 2 26 16 .311 .349 .480 .829 130 202 17 1 0 5 9 *3 AS,MVP-10
1982 32 CHC NL 161 709 657 93 201 34 5 15 105 15 5 36 26 .306 .342 .441 .783 117 290 14 5 1 10 7 *3 MVP-10
1983 33 CHC NL 153 665 626 79 175 38 6 16 66 12 4 25 30 .280 .310 .436 .746 102 273 10 5 4 5 5 *3
1984 34 TOT MLB 135 517 482 54 131 21 2 11 69 2 2 25 39 .272 .313 .392 .705 91 189 12 6 0 4 6 *3/7
1984 34 BOS AL 114 471 439 51 122 21 2 11 67 2 2 24 38 .278 .321 .410 .731 97 180 11 5 0 3 5 *3/3
1984 34 CHC NL 21 46 43 3 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 .209 .239 .209 .448 23 9 1 1 0 1 1 *3/3
1985 35 BOS AL 162 718 673 89 201 46 3 16 110 18 4 30 36 .299 .325 .447 .773 106 301 16 2 2 11 5 *3
1986 36 BOS AL 153 681 629 73 168 39 2 18 102 6 4 40 25 .267 .311 .421 .733 97 265 25 4 0 8 9 *3
1987 37 TOT AL 132 498 469 39 134 18 2 5 74 2 3 22 26 .286 .314 .365 .678 79 171 13 0 1 6 2 3D
1987 37 BOS AL 75 304 286 23 78 6 1 2 42 1 3 13 19 .273 .299 .322 .621 63 92 10 0 0 5 1 3
1987 37 CAL AL 57 194 183 16 56 12 1 3 32 1 0 9 7 .306 .337 .432 .768 105 79 3 0 1 1 1 D/3
1988 38 TOT AL 108 311 285 19 71 14 0 3 43 5 1 17 19 .249 .287 .330 .616 73 94 8 0 4 5 5 D3
1988 38 CAL AL 19 48 43 1 9 0 0 0 9 2 0 4 0 .209 .271 .209 .480 39 9 2 0 0 1 0 D/3
1988 38 KCR AL 89 263 242 18 62 14 0 3 34 3 1 13 19 .256 .290 .351 .641 79 85 6 0 4 4 5 D3
1989 39 KCR AL 79 183 176 7 38 4 1 1 16 1 0 6 11 .216 .240 .267 .507 43 47 4 0 0 1 2 3
1990 40 BOS AL 22 48 43 4 8 0 0 1 3 0 0 3 2 .186 .234 .256 .490 35 11 1 0 1 1 2 3
22 Seasons 2517 10033 9397 1077 2715 498 49 174 1208 183 73 450 453 .289 .321 .408 .729 99 3833 247 42 47 97 111
162 Game Avg. 162 646 605 69 175 32 3 11 78 12 5 29 29 .289 .321 .408 .729 99 247 16 3 3 6 7
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
LAD (8 yrs) 773 3081 2895 347 837 121 14 38 277 93 32 121 137 .289 .319 .380 .699 99 1100 66 16 30 19 35
CHC (8 yrs) 974 4042 3788 448 1136 235 25 81 516 56 27 187 159 .300 .332 .439 .771 107 1664 103 15 9 43 46
BOS (5 yrs) 526 2222 2070 240 577 112 8 48 324 27 13 110 120 .279 .315 .410 .725 94 849 63 11 3 28 22
KCR (2 yrs) 168 446 418 25 100 18 1 4 50 4 1 19 30 .239 .269 .316 .585 64 132 10 0 4 5 7
CAL (2 yrs) 76 242 226 17 65 12 1 3 41 3 0 13 7 .288 .324 .389 .713 93 88 5 0 1 2 1
NL (16 yrs) 1747 7123 6683 795 1973 356 39 119 793 149 59 308 296 .295 .326 .414 .740 104 2764 169 31 39 62 81
AL (7 yrs) 770 2910 2714 282 742 142 10 55 415 34 14 142 157 .273 .308 .394 .702 89 1069 78 11 8 35 30

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1969 19 LAD NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $
1970 20 LAD NL 71 -7 0 0 1 1 -1 2 -4 -0.4 -5 -0.5 0.1 $ /3
1971 21 LAD NL 383 -1 3 0 2 -1 -4 11 10 1.1 11 1.2 -0.1 $ 3
1972 22 LAD NL 405 7 1 -1 -1 3 -5 12 16 1.7 13 1.4 0.3 $ 3
1973 23 LAD NL 606 -15 1 0 1 6 -8 17 3 0.2 -4 -0.4 0.6 $ 3
1974 24 LAD NL 620 16 3 -1 0 5 -7 18 35 3.7 29 3.1 0.6 $ */3 MVP-25
1975 25 LAD NL 315 -9 1 -2 -2 5 -3 9 -1 -0.2 -6 -0.6 0.4 $
1976 26 LAD NL 680 4 0 -3 1 14 -8 19 27 2.7 13 1.4 1.3 $ */3
1977 27 CHC NL 457 -7 0 1 -2 -6 -6 14 -7 -0.8 0 0.0 -0.8 $100,000 3
1978 28 CHC NL 470 4 1 -1 -1 0 -7 14 10 1.1 10 1.1 0.0 $ 3 MVP-17
1979 29 CHC NL 628 -4 -1 1 -1 2 -9 18 6 0.6 4 0.4 0.2 $ *3
1980 30 CHC NL 615 12 -2 -2 1 -5 -8 19 15 1.6 20 2.1 -0.5 $ 3 MVP-14
1981 31 CHC NL 453 14 0 -1 -3 -8 -7 14 9 1.0 17 2.0 -1.0 $ *3 AS,MVP-10
1982 32 CHC NL 709 15 0 3 -1 5 -11 21 32 3.4 27 2.8 0.6 $ *3 MVP-10
1983 33 CHC NL 665 -2 2 -1 0 3 -9 20 13 1.3 10 1.0 0.3 $ *3
1984 34 CHC NL 46 -4 0 -1 1 -1 0 1 -4 -0.4 -3 -0.3 -0.1 $ *3/3
1984 34 BOS AL 472 -4 -2 -2 -1 -4 -7 15 -6 -0.7 -1 -0.1 -0.6 $ *3/3
1985 35 BOS AL 719 0 -1 -2 0 2 -11 21 9 0.9 7 0.7 0.2 $747,500 *3
1986 36 BOS AL 681 -3 -6 -1 -1 -3 -10 20 -4 -0.5 -1 -0.1 -0.4 $785,000 *3
1987 37 BOS AL 304 -14 -3 -2 0 -1 -5 10 -15 -1.5 -14 -1.4 -0.1 $366,667 3
1987 37 CAL AL 194 1 1 3 0 1 -4 6 8 0.8 7 0.7 0.1 $62,500 D/3
1988 38 CAL AL 48 -3 0 -1 0 0 -1 2 -4 -0.4 -3 -0.3 -0.1 $400,000 D/3
1988 38 KCR AL 263 -8 -2 -1 0 -0 -5 8 -9 -1.0 -8 -0.8 -0.2 $ D3
1989 39 KCR AL 184 -14 0 0 0 -2 -3 6 -13 -1.4 -11 -1.1 -0.3 $400,000 3
1990 40 BOS AL 48 -4 -1 0 0 -2 -1 2 -6 -0.7 -4 -0.4 -0.3 $ 3
22 Seasons 10037 -26 -5 -14 -6 12 -140 299 120 12.1 108 11.9 0.2 $2,861,667
Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
LAD (8 yrs) 3081 -5 9 -7 2 34 -36 88 86 8.8 51 5.6 3.2 $
CHC (8 yrs) 4043 28 0 -1 -6 -11 -57 121 74 7.8 85 9.1 -1.3 $100,000
BOS (5 yrs) 2224 -25 -13 -7 -2 -9 -34 68 -22 -2.5 -13 -1.3 -1.2 $1,899,167
KCR (2 yrs) 447 -22 -2 -1 0 -2 -8 14 -22 -2.4 -19 -1.9 -0.5 $400,000
CAL (2 yrs) 242 -2 1 2 0 1 -5 8 4 0.4 4 0.4 0.0 $462,500

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1974 24 LAD NL NLCS PIT W 4 18 18 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .222 .389 4 0 0 0 0 0
1974 24 LAD NL WS OAK L 5 21 20 1 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .450 .700 9 0 0 1 0 0
1986 36 BOS AL ALCS CAL W 7 29 28 3 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .214 .207 .250 .457 7 1 0 0 1 0
1986 36 BOS AL WS NYM L 7 33 32 2 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .188 .212 .188 .400 6 1 1 0 0 0
2 Seasons (4 Series) 23 101 98 6 20 3 0 1 5 0 0 0 8 .204 .210 .265 .475 26 2 1 1 1 0
1 ALCS 7 29 28 3 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 .214 .207 .250 .457 7 1 0 0 1 0
1 NLCS 4 18 18 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .222 .389 4 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 12 54 52 3 11 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 .212 .226 .288 .515 15 1 1 1 0 0

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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 Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1970 LAD NL 20 OF 20 37 36 1 0 1 1.000 1 1.85 .976 2.06
1970 LAD NL 20 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1.00 .990 9.60
1970 LAD NL 20 LF 19 15 8 138.0 31 31 0 0 0 1.000 2 15 2.02 1.63 .971 1.75 1.75
1970 LAD NL 20 RF 1 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -165 1.12 1.00 .980 2.02 2.00
1971 LAD NL 21 OF 86 171 165 5 1 0 .994 -2 1.98 .979 2.19
1971 LAD NL 21 1B 11 76 70 6 0 4 1.000 1 6.91 .992 9.87
1971 LAD NL 21 RF 83 77 62 664.0 170 164 5 1 0 .994 -1 -2 2.29 2.04 .982 2.07 2.06
1971 LAD NL 21 LF 4 0 0 11.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -55 0.82 0.25 .970 1.88 1.88
1972 LAD NL 22 OF 61 125 123 1 1 0 .992 1 2.03 .978 2.19
1972 LAD NL 22 1B 35 335 311 21 3 28 .991 2 9.49 .992 9.76
1972 LAD NL 22 RF 52 48 45 433.1 104 102 1 1 0 .990 -1 -2 2.14 1.98 .979 2.02 2.03
1972 LAD NL 22 LF 9 9 7 76.0 22 22 0 0 0 1.000 2 32 2.61 2.44 .974 1.92 1.93
1973 LAD NL 23 1B 93 940 888 50 2 93 .998 2 10.09 .992 9.83
1973 LAD NL 23 OF 48 94 93 0 1 0 .989 4 1.94 .977 2.23
1973 LAD NL 23 LF 36 34 29 301.1 68 67 0 1 0 .985 3 10 2.00 1.86 .977 2.04 2.05
1973 LAD NL 23 RF 15 10 7 93.1 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 1 12 2.22 1.53 .973 2.01 2.01
1974 LAD NL 24 OF 137 245 235 4 6 0 .976 6 1.74 .979 2.27 MVP-25
1974 LAD NL 24 1B 6 51 49 1 1 2 .980 -1 8.33 .991 9.93 MVP-25
1974 LAD NL 24 LF 135 128 109 1131.0 240 230 4 6 0 .975 6 6 1.86 1.73 .976 1.99 1.99 MVP-25
1974 LAD NL 24 RF 3 1 1 19.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 1 44 2.84 2.00 .975 2.04 2.03 MVP-25
1975 LAD NL 25 OF 72 144 138 4 2 0 .986 5 1.97 .978 2.28
1975 LAD NL 25 LF 72 67 49 563.0 144 138 4 2 0 .986 5 11 2.27 1.97 .973 2.10 2.10
1976 LAD NL 26 OF 153 327 315 7 5 0 .985 14 2.10 .979 2.33
1976 LAD NL 26 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0 0.00 9.90
1976 LAD NL 26 LF 152 150 137 1343.2 321 309 7 5 0 .984 16 14 2.12 2.08 .976 2.02 2.01
1976 LAD NL 26 RF 6 3 1 25.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -2 -72 1.08 0.50 .973 2.16 2.15
1977 CHC NL 27 1B 99 1034 966 58 10 75 .990 -6 10.34 .991 9.89
1978 CHC NL 28 1B 105 1164 1075 83 6 85 .995 0 11.03 .992 9.90 MVP-17
1979 CHC NL 29 1B 140 1389 1258 124 7 118 .995 2 9.87 .992 9.86
1980 CHC NL 30 1B 94 905 826 73 6 67 .993 -2 9.56 .992 10.17 MVP-14
1980 CHC NL 30 OF 50 97 90 5 2 2 .979 -3 1.90 .980 2.31 MVP-14
1980 CHC NL 30 LF 42 38 33 362.1 78 74 4 0 1 1.000 -2 -6 1.94 1.86 .976 2.06 2.06 MVP-14
1980 CHC NL 30 RF 12 11 5 90.1 23 20 1 2 1 .913 -1 -17 2.09 1.75 .977 2.06 2.06 MVP-14
1981 CHC NL 31 1B 105 1094 996 81 17 92 .984 -8 10.26 .992 10.25 AS,MVP-10
1982 CHC NL 32 1B 161 1718 1547 159 12 89 .993 5 10.60 .992 10.26 MVP-10
1983 CHC NL 33 1B 144 1540 1366 161 13 132 .992 4 10.60 .992 9.92
1983 CHC NL 33 OF 15 25 25 0 0 0 1.000 -1 1.67 .980 2.26
1983 CHC NL 33 LF 15 13 3 94.0 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -14 2.20 1.53 .977 2.03 2.02
1984 TOT MLB 34 1B 120 1156 1040 101 15 80 .987 -5 9.51 .991 9.69
1984 BOS AL 34 1B 113 1085 974 96 15 75 .986 -4 9.47 .991 9.68
1984 CHC NL 34 1B 7 71 66 5 0 5 1.000 -0 10.14 .992 9.83
1984 CHC NL 34 OF 2 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 -0 3.00 .978 2.25
1984 CHC NL 34 LF 2 2 2 18.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 -0 -13 3.00 3.00 .972 2.05 2.00
1985 BOS AL 35 1B 162 1580 1384 184 12 140 .992 2 9.68 .991 9.67
1986 BOS AL 36 1B 138 1238 1067 157 14 104 .989 -3 8.87 .991 9.33
1986 BOS AL 36 DH 15 15
1987 TOT AL 37 1B 79 78 57 658.2 706 640 60 6 54 .992 -0 -1 9.56 8.86 .992 0.00 9.48
1987 BOS AL 37 1B 74 73 56 620.2 669 605 58 6 53 .991 -1 -2 9.61 8.96 .992 0.00 9.48
1987 CAL AL 37 DH 39 39
1987 CAL AL 37 1B 5 5 1 38.0 37 35 2 0 1 1.000 1 22 8.76 7.40 .992 0.00 9.48
1988 TOT AL 38 DH 51 51
1988 TOT AL 38 1B 22 18 14 165.0 175 161 13 1 12 .994 -0 -1 9.49 7.91 .992 0.00 9.49
1988 CAL AL 38 DH 10 10
1988 CAL AL 38 1B 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 0 360 18.00 2.00 .990 0.00 9.50
1988 KCR AL 38 DH 41 41
1988 KCR AL 38 1B 21 18 14 164.0 173 160 12 1 11 .994 -0 -4 9.44 8.19 .992 0.00 9.49
1989 KCR AL 39 1B 24 197 181 13 3 19 .985 -2 8.08 .993 9.69
1989 KCR AL 39 DH 16 16
1990 BOS AL 40 1B 15 81 75 6 0 6 1.000 -2 5.40 .992 9.53
20 Seasons 1B 1555 96 71 823.2 15380 13901 1351 128 1200 .992 -13 -19 9.55 9.81 .992 0.00 9.84
10 Seasons OF 644 1271 1225 28 18 3 .986 25 1.95 .979 2.26
10 Seasons LF 486 456 377 4038.1 934 900 20 14 1 .985 29 9 2.05 1.89 .975 2.02 2.01
7 Seasons RF 172 151 122 1333.0 330 319 7 4 1 .988 -4 -4 2.20 1.90 .980 2.05 2.05
22 Seasons TOT 2199 96 71 823.2 16651 15126 1379 146 1203 .991 12 17 9.55 7.51 .991 0.00 7.62
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/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-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 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 1950 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 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) 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 1950 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

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1996 BBWAA ( 2.1%)

All-Star Games
1981 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1974 NL (25, 0%)
1978 NL (17, 2%)
1980 NL (14, 3%)
1981 NL (10, 10%)
1982 NL (10, 11%)
0.26 Career Shares (652nd)

Defensive WAR† s c a p y
1976 NL  1.3 (3rd)

Batting Average s c a p y
1974 NL  .314 (4th)
1978 NL  .323 (9th)**
1980 NL  .324 (1st)
1981 NL  .311 (5th)
1982 NL  .306 (5th)
1985 AL  .299 (8th)

Slugging % s c a p y
1981 NL  .480 (6th)

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1981 NL  .829 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1981 NL  106 (8th)
1982 NL  161 (6th)
1985 AL  162 (2nd)
Career  2,517 (48th)

At Bats s c a p y
1976 NL  642 (5th)
1981 NL  421 (5th)
1982 NL  657 (1st)
1983 NL  626 (4th)
1985 AL  673 (2nd)
1986 AL  629 (7th)
Career  9,397 (45th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1976 NL  680 (7th)
1981 NL  453 (10th)
1982 NL  709 (3rd)
1983 NL  665 (9th)
1985 AL  718 (5th)
Career  10,033 (77th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1982 NL  93 (7th)

Hits s c a p y
1974 NL  182 (10th)
1976 NL  193 (4th)
1980 NL  187 (4th)
1981 NL  131 (2nd)
1982 NL  201 (2nd)
1983 NL  175 (9th)
1985 AL  201 (3rd)
Career  2,715 (60th)

Total Bases s c a p y
1980 NL  264 (10th)
1981 NL  202 (4th)
1982 NL  290 (5th)
1983 NL  273 (7th)
1985 AL  301 (6th)
Career  3,833 (101st)

Doubles s c a p y
1979 NL  34 (9th)
1980 NL  41 (2nd)
1981 NL  35 (1st)
1982 NL  34 (8th)
1983 NL  38 (1st)
1985 AL  46 (2nd)
1986 AL  39 (3rd)
Career  498 (56th)

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1981 NL  75 (3rd)
1982 NL  105 (3rd)
1985 AL  110 (6th)
1986 AL  102 (10th)
Career  1,208 (139th)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1974 NL  31 (10th)
1976 NL  28 (10th)

Singles s c a p y
1973 NL  130 (9th)
1974 NL  142 (9th)
1976 NL  154 (4th)
1980 NL  133 (8th)
1982 NL  147 (1st)
1985 AL  136 (7th)
Career  1,994 (48th)

Runs Created s c a p y
1981 NL  65 (8th)
Career  1,190 (193rd)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1981 NL  48 (2nd)
1983 NL  60 (5th)
1985 AL  65 (10th)
Career  721 (159th)

Times On Base s c a p y
1981 NL  158 (10th)
Career  3,207 (144th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1971 NL  5 (9th)
1982 NL  5 (8th)
1983 NL  5 (5th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1982 NL  10 (5th)
1985 AL  11 (3rd)
1986 AL  8 (6th)
Career  97 (34th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
1981 NL  9 (7th)
1986 AL  9 (10th)
Career  111 (96th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1978 NL  16 (9th)
1981 NL  17 (2nd)
1986 AL  25 (2nd)
Career  247 (30th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1974 NL  13 (7th)

Power-Speed # s c a p y
Career  178.4 (113th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1973 NL  16.9 (5th)
1974 NL  24.2 (2nd)
1976 NL  24.7 (3rd)
1979 NL  21.1 (2nd)
1980 NL  32.1 (1st)
1981 NL  26.3 (2nd)
1982 NL  25.3 (1st)
1983 NL  20.9 (2nd)
1985 AL  18.7 (1st)
1986 AL  25.2 (1st)
1987 AL  18.0 (2nd)**
Career  20.7 (104th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1976 NL  477 (5th)
1981 NL  314 (9th)
1982 NL  486 (8th)
1983 NL  474 (7th)
1985 AL  505 (2nd)
1986 AL  498 (2nd)
Career  7,146 (40th)

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)† s c a p y
1981 NL  31.84 (4th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1981 NL  2.7 (8th)

Base-Out Wins Added (REW)† s c a p y
1981 NL  3.2 (4th)

Putouts† s c a p y
1973 NL  981 (5th)
1979 NL  1,258 (5th)
1981 NL  996 (4th)
1982 NL  1,547 (2nd)
1983 NL  1,391 (2nd)
1985 AL  1,384 (4th)
Career  15,126 (44th)

Total Zone Runs† s c a p y
1976 NL  14 (3rd)

Def. Games as 1B s c a p y
1979 NL  140 (5th)
1981 NL  105 (4th)
1982 NL  161 (2nd)
1983 NL  144 (3rd)
1985 AL  162 (1st)
Career  1,555 (53rd)

Putouts as 1B s c a p y
1979 NL  1,258 (5th)
1981 NL  996 (4th)
1982 NL  1,547 (2nd)
1983 NL  1,366 (2nd)
1985 AL  1,384 (4th)
Career  13,901 (53rd)

Assists as 1B s c a p y
1979 NL  124 (2nd)
1981 NL  81 (4th)
1982 NL  159 (1st)
1983 NL  161 (1st)
1985 AL  184 (1st)
1986 AL  157 (1st)
Career  1,351 (16th)

Errors Committed as 1B s c a p y
1977 NL  10 (4th)
1981 NL  17 (1st)
1982 NL  12 (4th)
1983 NL  13 (1st)
1984 AL  15 (1st)
1986 AL  14 (3rd)
Career  128 (79th)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
1976 NL  153 (2nd)

Total Zone Runs as 1B s c a p y
1973 NL  3 (5th)
1979 NL  2 (5th)
1982 NL  5 (4th)
1983 NL  4 (3rd)

Range Factor/9Inn as 1B† s c a p y
1973 NL  10.27 (2nd)
1977 NL  10.86 (1st)
1978 NL  11.59 (1st)
1979 NL  10.22 (2nd)
1980 NL  10.44 (3rd)
1981 NL  10.39 (5th)
1982 NL  10.73 (4th)
1983 NL  11.35 (1st)
Career  9.55 (29th)

Range Factor/Game as 1B s c a p y
1973 NL  10.09 (1st)
1977 NL  10.34 (2nd)
1978 NL  11.03 (1st)
1979 NL  9.87 (2nd)
1981 NL  10.26 (3rd)
1982 NL  10.60 (2nd)
1983 NL  10.60 (2nd)
1984 AL  9.47 (5th)
1985 AL  9.68 (4th)
Career  9.81 (78th)

Fielding % as 1B s c a p y
1973 NL  .998 (1st)
1978 NL  .995 (2nd)
1979 NL  .995 (4th)

Total Zone Runs as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
Career  29 (30th)

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1976 NL  2.08 (3rd)

Fielding % as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
1976 NL  .984 (4th)

Range Factor/9Inn as RF (s.1954)† s c a p y
1971 NL  2.29 (3rd)

Range Factor/Game as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1971 NL  2.04 (4th)

Fielding % as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
1971 NL  .994 (3rd)

Total Zone Runs as OF s c a p y
1976 NL  14 (3rd)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
1971 NL  .994 (1st)

Oldest s c a p y
1989 AL  born 1949-12-14 (7th)
1990 AL  born 1949-12-14 (5th)

Youngest s c a p y
1969 NL  born 1949-12-14 (4th)

A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.
† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1950-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 9 (252), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 94 (243), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 68 (281), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 26 (429), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Mickey Vernon (876)
  2. Al Oliver (866)
  3. Steve Garvey (855)
  4. Mark Grace (853)
  5. Willie Davis (850)
  6. B.J. Surhoff (839)
  7. Buddy Bell (838)
  8. Vada Pinson (833)
  9. Jose Cruz (828)
  10. Julio Franco (826)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Jose Tabata (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Cliff Heathcote (950)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. George Case (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Mel Almada (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Warren Cromartie (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Warren Cromartie (939)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Warren Cromartie (930)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Chris Chambliss (922)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Chris Chambliss (919)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Garry Maddox (924)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Chris Chambliss (922)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Chris Chambliss (913)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Chris Chambliss (906)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Chris Chambliss (887)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Steve Garvey (880)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Steve Garvey (873)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Al Oliver (869)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  18. Mickey Vernon (859)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  19. Mickey Vernon (870)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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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 Notes
197727Chicago Cubs$100,0001977 TSN salary survey, 4/23/77
198535Boston Red Sox$747,5001985 USA Today survey
198636Boston Red Sox$785,0001986 USA Today survey
198737Boston Red Sox$366,6671987 USA Today survey
37California Angels$62,5001987 USA Today surveyReleased midseason by Boston
198838California Angels$400,000USA Today, 4/1/88
198939Kansas City Royals$400,0001989 USA Today survey
Career to date (may be incomplete)$2,861,667
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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