Billy Buckner

William Jennings Buckner

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: August 27, 1983 in Decatur, GA
High School: Salem HS (Conyers, GA)
School: University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 2nd round of the 2004 amateur draft.
Signed July 20, 2004. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 25, 2007
Teams (by GP): Diamondbacks/Royals 2007-2010
2012 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 1.026, Arb Eligible: 2014, Free Agent: 2017 [*],
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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
2004	20	KCR-min	Rk	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		IDF · PION
2005	21	KCR-min	A,A+	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		BUR,HDS · MIDW,CALL
2006	22	KCR-min	AA,A+	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		WCH,HDS · TL,CALL
2007	23	KCR-min	AA,AAA	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		WCH,OMA · TL,PCL
2007	23	KCR	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2008	24	ARI-min	AAA	21	30	27	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	17	.111	.172	.148	.321		4	0	0	1	0	0		TUC · PCL
2008	24	ARI	NL	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2009	25	ARI-min	AAA	18	22	18	2	5	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	6	.278	.278	.333	.611		6	0	0	4	0	0		REN · PCL
2009	25	ARI	NL	16	23	21	0	5	2	0	0	6	0	0	0	8	.238	.238	.333	.571	46	7	1	0	2	0	0	1
2010	26	ARI-DET-min	AAA	15	9	9	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.222	.222	.222	.444		2	0	0	0	0	0		REN,TOL · PCL,IL
2010	26	ARI	NL	3	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	77	1	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2011	27	COL-min	AAA	25	25	25	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	.120	.120	.160	.280		4	0	0	0	0	0		CSP · PCL
4 Yrs				36	29	26	0	6	2	0	0	6	0	0	1	8	.231	.259	.308	.567	47	8	1	0	2	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	131	117	0	27	9	0	0	27	0	0	5	36	.231	.259	.308	.567	47	36	5	0	9	0	0

ARI (3 yrs)				29	29	26	0	6	2	0	0	6	0	0	1	8	.231	.259	.308	.567	47	8	1	0	2	0	0
KCR (1 yr)				7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (3 yrs)				29	29	26	0	6	2	0	0	6	0	0	1	8	.231	.259	.308	.567	47	8	1	0	2	0	0
AL (1 yr)				7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

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
2007	23	KCR	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
2008	24	ARI	NL	10	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.498	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$	1
2009	25	ARI	NL	16	23	-2	0	-0	0	3	1	0.1	1	2	0.1	.507	.501	0.1	0.0	2	$403,000	1
2010	26	ARI	NL	3	5	-0	0	0	0	1	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.521	.500	0.1	0.0	1	$	/1
4 Seasons				36	29	-2	0	-0	0	4	2	0.1	1	2	0.2	.504	.500	0.2	0.0	2	$403,000

ARI (3 yrs)				29	29	-2	0	-0	0	4	2	0.1	1	2	0.2	.505	.500	0.2	0.0	2	$403,000
KCR (1 yr)				7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$

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
2008	24	ARI	NL	1	1	0	0.0	114	.000	.000	.275	.000	.348	.000	.439	.000	.787	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
2009	25	ARI	NL	23	19	1	1.4	111	.385	.238	.272	.238	.346	.333	.431	.571	.777	46	.096	-1.7	-0.2	.412	.095	.095
2010	26	ARI	NL	5	3	1	8.9	107	.250	.250	.268	.400	.339	.250	.422	.650	.760	77	.772	-0.1	-0.0	.667	.250	.000
4 Yrs				29	23	2	2.3	110	.333	.231	.271	.259	.344	.308	.430	.567	.774	47	.212	-2.1	-0.2	.429	.115	.077
162 Game Avg.				131	104	9	2.3	110	.333	.231	.271	.259	.344	.308	.430	.567	.774	47	.212	-2.1	-0.2	.429	.115	.077

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
2008	24	ARI	NL	1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%								100%	0%
2009	25	ARI	NL	23	0.0%	34.8%	0.0%	8.7%	40%		2.6		3.5	1.60	5.00	57%	27%	0.0%	0%
2010	26	ARI	NL	5	0.0%	0.0%	20.0%	0.0%	0%	0.00				1.00	0.50	80%	0%	0.0%	0%
4 Yrs				29	0.0%	27.6%	3.5%	6.9%	33%	8.00	3.3		4.3	1.57	3.00	62%	20%	0.0%	0%
MLB Averages					2.6%	17.8%	8.7%	7.8%	34%	2.05	5.0	34.2	7.8	0.79	1.07	69%	19%	7.5%	13%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
2007	23	KCR	AL	0.0	0.0
2008	24	ARI	NL	-0.3	-0.0	1	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.90	-0.0	-0.0	-0.2	-0.0	0.86	-0.3	0
2009	25	ARI	NL	-1.7	-0.2	23	0.1	0.4	-0.3	.93	-0.2	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.94	-2.1	0
2010	26	ARI	NL	-0.1	-0.0	5	0.0	0.1	-0.1	.88	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.74	0.0	0
4 Yrs				-2.1	-0.2	29	0.1	0.5	-0.4	.92	-0.2	0.3	-0.1	-0.0	0.90	-2.4	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	RS%	SBO
2008	24	ARI	NL		0
2009	25	ARI	NL	0%	5
2010	26	ARI	NL	0%	4
4 Yrs				0%	9

Situational Hitting*

						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
2008	24	ARI	NL	1	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0
2009	25	ARI	NL	23	9%	5	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	3	1	33%	4	2	50%	15	6	40%	2	2	100%	1	1	100%	0
2010	26	ARI	NL	5	40%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
4 Yrs				29	14%	6	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	3	1	33%	4	2	50%	16	6	38%	2	2	100%	1	1	100%	0
MLB Averages					54%																			68%			11%			32%			15%			51%			56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
2008	24	ARI	NL	1	5	5.00	3	60%	67%	0%	0%	33%	33%	0%	20%	100%	0%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0	0	0
2009	25	ARI	NL	23	67	2.91	54	81%	30%	30%	13%	28%	70%	0%	57%	58%	30%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
2010	26	ARI	NL	5	27	5.40	15	56%	27%	7%	40%	27%	73%	0%	41%	91%	0%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0	0	0
3 Yrs				29	99	3.41	72	73%	31%	24%	18%	28%	69%	0%	51%	66%	24%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.80		63%	28%	15%	27%	30%	72%	2%	45%	80%	27%	5%			15%			9%			25%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	SH
2008	24	17	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0
2009	25	33	24	22	5	2	6	0	8	.227	.227	.318	.545	39	7	1	2
2010	26	36	29	26	6	2	6	1	8	.231	.259	.308	.567	47	8	1	2

Neutralized Batting

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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	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
2008	24	10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	10
2009	25	16	24	22	6	2	7	0	8	.273	.273	.364	.636	2	16
2010	26	3	5	4	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	0	3
3 Yrs		29	30	27	6	2	7	1	8	.222	.250	.296	.546	2	29
162 Game Avg.		162	168	151	34	11	39	6	45	.222	.250	.296	.546	11	29

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