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Bill Buckner
William Joseph Buckner (Billy Buck)
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: December 14, 1949 in Vallejo, CA
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 21, 1969
Final Game: May 30, 1990
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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 7/39
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 93/7
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 93/7
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 5 379
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 *7/39 MVP-25
1975 25 LAD NL 92 315 288 30 70 11 2 6 31 8 3 17 15 .243 .286 .358 .644 82 103 11 2 4 4 7 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 *7/93
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 11 379 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 *37
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 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 /37
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
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 *3D
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 78 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 3D
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

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
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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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1970 LAD NL 20 OF 20 16 146.0 37 36 1 0 1 1.000 0.6 4.9 1.6 0.7 0.9 -1 2.28 1.85 .976 2.07 1.78
1970 LAD NL 20 LF 19 15 138.0 31 31 0 0 0 1.000 1.7 14.8 1.7 0.8 0.9 0 2.02 1.63 .971 1.75 1.38
1970 LAD NL 20 1B 1 0 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.50 1.00 1.000 9.90 8.40
1970 LAD NL 20 RF 1 1 8.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -165.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 -1 1.12 1.00 1.000 2.02 1.70
1971 LAD NL 21 OF 86 77 675.0 171 165 5 1 0 .994 -1.7 -3.0 1.3 0.5 0.9 -3 2.27 1.98 .979 2.19 1.92
1971 LAD NL 21 RF 83 77 664.0 170 164 5 1 0 .994 -1.2 -2.2 1.8 1.0 0.9 -3 2.29 2.04 .982 2.07 1.80
1971 LAD NL 21 1B 11 7 66.2 76 70 6 0 4 1.000 0.7 12.6 0.7 0.8 -0.1 0 10.26 6.91 .992 9.88 8.58
1971 LAD NL 21 LF 4 0 11.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -54.5 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 0.82 0.25 1.000 1.88 1.52
1972 LAD NL 22 OF 61 57 509.1 125 123 1 1 0 .992 1.4 3.3 4.4 2.5 1.9 -3 2.19 2.03 .978 2.18 1.96
1972 LAD NL 22 RF 52 48 433.1 104 102 1 1 0 .990 -0.6 -1.7 2.4 2.7 -0.3 -3 2.14 1.98 .979 2.03 1.74
1972 LAD NL 22 1B 35 31 275.0 335 311 21 3 28 .991 2.0 8.7 2.0 0.9 1.1 0 10.87 9.49 .992 9.73 8.42
1972 LAD NL 22 LF 9 9 76.0 22 22 0 0 0 1.000 2.0 31.6 2.0 -0.2 2.2 0 2.61 2.44 .973 1.92 1.67
1973 LAD NL 23 1B 93 87 822.1 940 888 50 2 93 .998 2.5 3.6 2.5 1.7 0.8 0 10.27 10.09 .992 9.83 8.40
1973 LAD NL 23 OF 48 44 394.2 94 93 0 1 0 .989 3.5 10.6 4.5 5.9 -1.3 -1 2.12 1.94 .977 2.23 1.96
1973 LAD NL 23 LF 36 34 301.1 68 67 0 1 0 .985 2.6 10.4 3.6 4.4 -0.7 -1 2.00 1.86 .976 2.05 1.67
1973 LAD NL 23 RF 15 10 93.1 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 11.6 0.9 1.5 -0.6 0 2.22 1.53 .974 2.01 1.77
1974 LAD NL 24 OF 137 129 1150.0 245 235 4 6 0 .976 6.3 6.6 6.3 5.1 1.2 0 1.87 1.74 .979 2.27 1.96 MVP-25
1974 LAD NL 24 LF 135 128 1131.0 240 230 4 6 0 .975 5.6 5.9 5.6 4.4 1.2 0 1.86 1.73 .976 1.99 1.55 MVP-25
1974 LAD NL 24 1B 6 5 47.0 51 49 1 1 2 .980 -1.1 -28.1 -1.1 0.0 -1.1 0 9.57 8.33 .990 9.94 8.33 MVP-25
1974 LAD NL 24 RF 3 1 19.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 44.2 0.7 0.7 0.0 0 2.84 2.00 .967 2.04 1.67 MVP-25
1975 LAD NL 25 LF 72 67 563.0 144 138 4 2 0 .986 5.3 11.3 6.3 5.1 1.3 -1 2.27 1.97 .973 2.10 1.71
1975 LAD NL 25 OF 72 67 563.0 144 138 4 2 0 .986 5.3 11.3 6.3 5.1 1.3 -1 2.27 1.97 .978 2.29 2.01
1976 LAD NL 26 OF 153 153 1368.2 327 315 7 5 0 .985 14.2 12.5 10.2 4.7 5.5 4 2.12 2.10 .979 2.34 2.03
1976 LAD NL 26 LF 152 150 1343.2 321 309 7 5 0 .984 15.7 14.0 11.7 6.0 5.7 4 2.12 2.08 .976 2.02 1.59
1976 LAD NL 26 RF 6 3 25.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -1.5 -72.0 -1.5 -1.3 -0.2 0 1.08 0.50 .967 2.16 1.83
1976 LAD NL 26 1B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0.00 0.00 9.90 8.60
1977 CHC NL 27 1B 99 98 848.2 1034 966 58 10 75 .990 -6.5 -9.2 -6.5 -2.6 -3.9 0 10.86 10.34 .991 9.89 8.31
1978 CHC NL 28 1B 105 104 899.0 1164 1075 83 6 85 .995 0.2 0.3 1.2 0.6 0.6 -1 11.59 11.03 .992 9.98 8.32 MVP-17
1979 CHC NL 29 1B 140 140 1217.0 1389 1258 124 7 118 .995 1.9 1.9 2.9 -2.0 4.9 -1 10.22 9.87 .992 7.39 7.14
1980 CHC NL 30 1B 94 89 775.0 905 826 73 6 67 .993 -2.2 -3.4 -2.2 -0.6 -1.6 0 10.44 9.56 .992 10.16 8.97 MVP-14
1980 CHC NL 30 OF 50 49 452.2 97 90 5 2 2 .979 -3.2 -8.5 -3.2 -2.1 -1.1 0 1.89 1.90 .980 2.31 1.98 MVP-14
1980 CHC NL 30 LF 42 38 362.1 78 74 4 0 1 1.000 -1.9 -6.3 -2.9 -2.1 -0.8 1 1.94 1.86 .976 2.06 1.68 MVP-14
1980 CHC NL 30 RF 12 11 90.1 23 20 1 2 1 .913 -1.3 -17.3 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 -1 2.09 1.75 .978 2.06 1.71 MVP-14
1981 CHC NL 31 1B 105 105 932.2 1094 996 81 17 92 .984 -8.2 -10.6 -8.2 -5.9 -2.2 0 10.39 10.26 .992 9.65 8.68 AS,MVP-10
1982 CHC NL 32 1B 161 161 1430.1 1718 1547 159 12 89 .993 5.1 4.3 6.1 5.0 1.1 -1 10.73 10.60 .992 6.29 6.21 MVP-10
1983 CHC NL 33 1B 144 136 1211.0 1540 1366 161 13 132 .992 3.8 3.8 4.8 0.9 3.9 -1 11.35 10.60 .992 7.43 6.94
1983 CHC NL 33 LF 15 13 94.0 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -14.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 -1 2.20 1.53 .978 2.03 1.60
1983 CHC NL 33 OF 15 13 94.0 25 25 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -14.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 -1 2.39 1.67 .980 2.27 1.92
1984 TOT MLB 34 1B 120 118 1035.2 1156 1040 101 15 80 .987 -5.0 -5.8 -4.0 1.5 -5.5 -1 9.92 9.51 .991 9.16 8.24
1984 CHC NL 34 1B 7 5 49.0 71 66 5 0 5 1.000 -0.5 -12.2 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 13.04 10.14 .992 9.86 8.14
1984 CHC NL 34 LF 2 2 18.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -13.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 3.00 3.00 .967 2.05 1.55
1984 CHC NL 34 OF 2 2 18.0 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -13.3 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 3.00 3.00 .983 2.25 1.90
1984 BOS AL 34 1B 113 113 986.2 1085 974 96 15 75 .986 -4.5 -5.5 -3.5 2.0 -5.5 -1 9.76 9.47 .991 9.12 8.25
1985 BOS AL 35 1B 162 162 1440.1 1580 1384 184 12 140 .992 1.5 1.2 1.5 2.1 -0.6 0 9.80 9.68 .991 6.25 6.17
1986 BOS AL 36 1B 138 138 1191.2 1238 1067 157 14 104 .989 -2.9 -2.9 -1.9 3.7 -5.6 -1 9.24 8.87 .991 7.55 7.25
1986 BOS AL 36 DH 15
1987 TOT AL 37 1B 79 78 658.2 706 640 60 6 54 .992 -0.3 -0.5 -0.3 -3.5 3.1 0 9.56 8.86 .992 9.58 8.50
1987 BOS AL 37 1B 74 73 620.2 669 605 58 6 53 .991 -1.0 -1.9 -1.0 -3.5 2.5 0 9.61 8.96 .992 9.58 8.50
1987 CAL AL 37 DH 39
1987 CAL AL 37 1B 5 5 38.0 37 35 2 0 1 1.000 0.7 22.1 0.7 0.0 0.6 0 8.76 7.40 .992 9.57 8.50
1988 TOT AL 38 DH 53
1988 TOT AL 38 1B 22 18 165.0 175 161 13 1 12 .994 -0.2 -1.5 -0.2 0.6 -0.8 0 9.49 7.91 .992 9.57 8.41
1988 CAL AL 38 DH 11
1988 CAL AL 38 1B 1 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 0.3 360.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0 18.00 2.00 1.000 9.90 8.40
1988 KCR AL 38 DH 42
1988 KCR AL 38 1B 21 18 164.0 173 160 12 1 11 .994 -0.5 -3.7 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 0 9.44 8.19 .992 9.57 8.41
1989 KCR AL 39 1B 24 20 174.2 197 181 13 3 19 .985 -2.0 -13.7 -2.0 -1.4 -0.6 0 10.00 8.08 .993 9.79 8.35
1989 KCR AL 39 DH 19
1990 BOS AL 40 1B 15 8 81.1 81 75 6 0 6 1.000 -2.3 -33.9 -2.3 -0.7 -1.6 0 8.96 5.40 .991 9.63 8.36
20 Seasons 1B 1555 1505 13276.0 15380 13901 1351 128 1200 .992 -13.1 -1.2 -7.1 1.0 -8.1 -6 10.34 9.81 .992 8.36 7.63
10 Seasons OF 644 607 5371.1 1271 1225 28 18 3 .986 25.1 5.6 31.1 22.3 9.1 -6 2.10 1.95 .979 2.27 1.97
10 Seasons LF 486 456 4038.1 934 900 20 14 1 .985 29.2 8.7 27.2 17.8 9.6 2 2.05 1.89 .975 2.02 1.60
7 Seasons RF 172 151 1333.0 330 319 7 4 1 .988 -4.1 -3.7 3.9 4.5 -0.5 -8 2.20 1.90 .980 2.05 1.77
4 Seasons DH 126
22 Seasons TOT 2199 2112 18647.1 16651 15126 1379 146 1203 .991 12.0 0.8 24.0 23.3 1.0 -6 -6 7.97 7.51 .982 6.61 5.97
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

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 (636th)

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--2517--47th

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--9397--42nd

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--10033--71st

Runs Scored s c a p y
1982 NL--93--7th
Career--1077--249th

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--2715--56th

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--3833--97th

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--52nd

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--1208--129th

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--1994--48th

Runs Created s c a p y
1981 NL--65--8th
Career--1190--184th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1981 NL--1.7--10th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1981 NL--48--2nd
1983 NL--60--5th
1985 AL--65--10th
Career--721--149th

Times On Base s c a p y
1981 NL--158--10th
Career--3207--143rd

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--89th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1978 NL--16--9th
1981 NL--17--2nd
1986 AL--25--2nd
Career--247--28th

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

Power-Speed # s c a p y
Career--178.4--110th

AB per SO s c a p y
1973 NL--16.912--5th
1974 NL--24.167--2nd
1976 NL--24.692--3rd
1979 NL--21.107--2nd
1980 NL--32.111--1st
1981 NL--26.313--2nd
1982 NL--25.269--1st
1983 NL--20.867--2nd
1985 AL--18.694--1st
1986 AL--25.160--1st
1987 AL--18.038--2nd**
Career--20.740--94th

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--7146--37th

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.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 9 (250), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 94 (242), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 68 (273), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 26 (382), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1968 amateur draft.

January 11, 1977: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Jeff Albert (minors) and Ivan DeJesus to the Chicago Cubs for Mike Garman and Rick Monday.

May 25, 1984: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Brumley and Dennis Eckersley.

July 23, 1987: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

July 28, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

May 9, 1988: Released by the California Angels.

May 13, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

December 6, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.

November 13, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

February 15, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

June 5, 1990: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2008.

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985Boston Red Sox$747,500
1986Boston Red Sox$785,000
1987Boston Red Sox$366,667
California Angels$62,500
1988California Angels$400,000
1989Kansas City Royals$400,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,761,667
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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Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons (like '#1972', '#1970-1980-sum', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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