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Steve Buechele
Steven Bernard Buechele
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: September 26, 1961 in Lancaster, CA
Schools: Stanford University
Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 5th round of the 1982 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 19, 1985
Final Game: July 29, 1995
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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
1985 23 TEX AL 69 236 219 22 48 6 3 6 21 3 2 14 38 .219 .271 .356 .627 70 78 11 2 0 1 2 5/4
1986 24 TEX AL 153 513 461 54 112 19 2 18 54 5 8 35 98 .243 .302 .410 .712 90 189 10 5 9 3 1 *54/7
1987 25 TEX AL 136 400 363 45 86 20 0 13 50 2 2 28 66 .237 .290 .399 .690 81 145 7 1 4 4 3 *54/7
1988 26 TEX AL 155 579 503 68 126 21 4 16 58 2 4 65 79 .250 .342 .404 .746 107 203 8 5 6 0 6 *5/4
1989 27 TEX AL 155 530 486 60 114 22 2 16 59 1 3 36 107 .235 .294 .387 .680 89 188 21 5 2 1 0 *54/D6
1990 28 TEX AL 91 289 251 30 54 10 0 7 30 1 0 27 63 .215 .294 .339 .633 77 85 5 2 7 2 1 5/4
1991 29 TOT 152 600 530 74 139 22 3 22 85 0 5 49 97 .262 .331 .440 .771 114 233 14 7 11 3 4 *54/6
1991 29 TEX AL 121 472 416 58 111 17 2 18 66 0 4 39 69 .267 .335 .447 .783 117 186 11 5 10 2 4 *54/6
1991 29 PIT NL 31 128 114 16 28 5 1 4 19 0 1 10 28 .246 .315 .412 .727 104 47 3 2 1 1 0 5
1992 30 TOT NL 145 590 524 52 137 23 4 9 64 1 3 52 105 .261 .334 .372 .707 100 195 10 7 4 3 6 *5/4
1992 30 PIT NL 80 325 285 27 71 14 1 8 43 0 2 34 61 .249 .331 .389 .721 105 111 5 2 2 2 4 5
1992 30 CHC NL 65 265 239 25 66 9 3 1 21 1 1 18 44 .276 .338 .351 .690 95 84 5 5 2 1 2 5/4
1993 31 CHC NL 133 520 460 53 125 27 2 15 65 1 1 48 87 .272 .345 .437 .782 110 201 12 5 4 3 5 *5/3
1994 32 CHC NL 104 387 339 33 82 11 1 14 52 1 0 39 80 .242 .325 .404 .729 90 137 8 4 2 3 2 *5/34
1995 33 TOT 41 146 130 10 23 2 0 1 9 0 0 15 22 .177 .262 .215 .477 28 28 1 0 1 0 1 5
1995 33 CHC NL 32 118 106 10 20 2 0 1 9 0 0 11 19 .189 .265 .236 .501 35 25 1 0 1 0 0 5
1995 33 TEX AL 9 28 24 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 .125 .250 .125 .375 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 /5
11 Seasons 1334 4790 4266 501 1046 183 21 137 547 17 28 408 842 .245 .316 .394 .710 94 1682 107 43 50 23 31
162 Game Avg. 162 582 518 61 127 22 3 17 66 2 3 50 102 .245 .316 .394 .710 94 204 13 5 6 3 4
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
TEX (8 yrs) 889 3047 2723 337 654 115 13 94 338 14 23 248 523 .240 .308 .396 .704 92 1077 73 25 38 13 18
CHC (4 yrs) 334 1290 1144 121 293 49 6 31 147 3 2 116 230 .256 .330 .391 .721 94 447 26 14 9 7 9
PIT (2 yrs) 111 453 399 43 99 19 2 12 62 0 3 44 89 .248 .327 .396 .723 105 158 8 4 3 3 4
AL (8 yrs) 889 3047 2723 337 654 115 13 94 338 14 23 248 523 .240 .308 .396 .704 92 1077 73 25 38 13 18
NL (5 yrs) 445 1743 1543 164 392 68 8 43 209 3 5 160 319 .254 .329 .392 .721 97 605 34 18 12 10 13

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
1991 29 PIT NL NLCS ATL L 7 28 23 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 .304 .407 .391 .799 9 0 0 1 0 0
1 NLCS 7 28 23 2 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 .304 .407 .391 .799 9 0 0 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
1985 TEX AL 23 3B 69 68 581.0 195 52 137 6 17 .969 1.9 3.9 0.9 -0.8 1.8 1 2.93 2.74 .952 2.85 2.38
1985 TEX AL 23 2B 1 0 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.2 240.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 5.40 4.50
1986 TEX AL 24 3B 137 109 988.0 348 111 226 11 17 .968 6.6 8.0 6.6 3.3 3.2 0 3.07 2.46 .947 2.74 2.37
1986 TEX AL 24 2B 33 30 225.2 126 59 66 1 25 .992 -1.0 -5.3 -2.0 -1.5 -0.4 1 4.99 3.79 .981 5.10 4.34
1986 TEX AL 24 OF 2 1 8.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 150.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0 4.50 2.00 .975 2.36 2.05
1986 TEX AL 24 LF 1 1 8.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 1.0 150.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0 4.50 4.00 .975 2.25 1.80
1987 TEX AL 25 3B 123 94 850.1 252 68 175 9 13 .964 0.2 0.3 1.2 1.0 0.2 -1 2.57 1.98 .951 2.77 2.31
1987 TEX AL 25 2B 18 16 127.2 56 20 36 0 7 1.000 -1.0 -9.4 -1.0 -0.2 -0.8 0 3.95 3.11 .980 5.12 4.48
1987 TEX AL 25 LF 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 30.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 2.25 0.50 1.000 2.02 1.75
1987 TEX AL 25 OF 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 30.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 2.25 0.50 1.000 2.25 2.00
1988 TEX AL 26 3B 153 149 1305.1 423 110 297 16 25 .962 10.7 9.8 9.7 -3.3 12.9 1 2.81 2.66 .954 2.71 2.36
1988 TEX AL 26 2B 2 2 16.0 7 4 3 0 0 1.000 0.1 7.5 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 3.94 3.50 .986 5.12 4.40
1989 TEX AL 27 3B 145 131 1154.1 382 106 264 12 22 .969 -1.0 -1.0 0.0 2.4 -2.4 -1 2.88 2.55 .941 2.73 2.34
1989 TEX AL 27 2B 18 7 81.0 44 21 23 0 6 1.000 1.0 14.8 1.0 0.4 0.6 0 4.89 2.44 .980 5.24 4.51
1989 TEX AL 27 DH 1 0.0
1989 TEX AL 27 SS 1 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 0 9.00 2.00 .950 4.95 4.10
1990 TEX AL 28 3B 88 79 687.2 235 70 157 8 7 .966 0.9 1.6 1.9 1.5 0.4 -1 2.97 2.58 .943 2.75 2.32
1990 TEX AL 28 2B 4 1 12.2 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -47.4 -0.5 -0.5 0.0 0 3.55 1.25 .980 5.26 4.53
1991 TOT 29 3B 142 132 1195.0 419 109 303 7 25 .983 6.8 6.8 6.8 3.7 3.1 0 3.10 2.90 .953 2.78 2.33
1991 TEX AL 29 3B 111 101 926.0 329 87 239 3 20 .991 6.8 8.8 6.8 2.6 4.2 0 3.17 2.94 .953 2.79 2.33
1991 TEX AL 29 2B 13 12 93.0 47 12 35 0 3 1.000 0.2 2.6 0.2 -0.1 0.3 0 4.55 3.62 .981 5.19 4.44
1991 TEX AL 29 SS 4 0 4.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.1 30.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 2.25 0.25 1.000 4.73 3.95
1991 PIT NL 29 3B 31 31 269.0 90 22 64 4 5 .956 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 -1.1 0 2.88 2.77 .950 2.74 2.31
1992 TOT NL 30 3B 143 140 1240.1 407 102 288 17 16 .958 -1.5 -1.5 0.5 -2.9 3.4 -2 2.83 2.73 .952 2.67 2.29
1992 PIT NL 30 3B 80 79 693.0 231 52 169 10 10 .957 2.4 4.2 3.4 0.7 2.7 -1 2.87 2.76 .952 2.67 2.29
1992 CHC NL 30 3B 63 61 547.1 176 50 119 7 6 .960 -3.9 -8.6 -2.9 -3.6 0.7 -1 2.78 2.68 .952 2.67 2.29
1992 CHC NL 30 2B 2 0 4.1 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.6 166.2 0.6 0.6 0.0 0 4.15 1.00 1.000 5.19 4.25
1993 CHC NL 31 3B 129 126 1083.0 319 79 232 8 24 .975 12.1 13.4 11.1 5.8 5.3 1 2.58 2.41 .943 2.70 2.31
1993 CHC NL 31 1B 6 2 22.1 18 18 0 0 3 1.000 -0.8 -43.0 -0.8 -0.9 0.1 0 7.25 3.00 .994 9.67 8.02
1994 CHC NL 32 3B 99 95 787.1 196 55 136 5 13 .974 -11.9 -18.1 -11.9 -4.3 -7.6 0 2.18 1.93 .950 2.65 2.24
1994 CHC NL 32 1B 6 5 43.2 51 44 7 0 1 1.000 0.7 19.2 0.7 -0.2 0.9 0 10.51 8.50 .992 9.73 8.12
1994 CHC NL 32 2B 1 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.4 240.0 0.4 0.0 0.4 0 9.00 2.00 1.000 5.40 4.60
1995 TOT 33 3B 41 36 330.2 104 33 66 5 5 .952 2.5 9.1 2.5 2.9 -0.4 0 2.69 2.41 .947 2.74 2.30
1995 CHC NL 33 3B 32 30 268.2 86 26 55 5 3 .942 3.1 13.8 3.1 2.3 0.8 0 2.71 2.53 .947 2.77 2.33
1995 TEX AL 33 3B 9 6 62.0 18 7 11 0 2 1.000 -0.6 -11.6 -0.6 0.6 -1.2 0 2.61 2.00 .950 2.61 2.19
11 Seasons 3B 1269 1159 10203.0 3280 895 2281 104 184 .968 27.3 3.2 29.3 9.3 19.9 -2 2.80 2.50 .949 2.73 2.32
9 Seasons 2B 92 68 563.1 290 120 169 1 41 .997 0.0 0.0 -1.0 -1.0 0.1 1 4.62 3.14 .981 5.15 4.43
2 Seasons 1B 12 7 66.0 69 62 7 0 4 1.000 -0.1 -1.8 -0.1 -1.1 1.0 0 9.41 5.75 .993 9.71 8.07
2 Seasons SS 5 0 6.0 3 1 2 0 1 1.000 0.1 20.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0 4.50 0.60 .967 4.80 3.98
2 Seasons OF 4 1 12.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.1 110.0 1.1 0.1 1.0 0 3.75 1.25 .980 2.33 2.02
2 Seasons LF 3 1 12.0 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.1 110.0 1.1 0.1 1.0 0 3.75 1.67 .980 2.17 1.77
1 Season DH 1 0.0
11 Seasons TOT 1382 1235 10850.1 3647 1083 2459 105 230 .971 28.4 3.1 29.4 7.4 22.0 0 -1 2.94 2.56 .923 2.90 2.52
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

Strikeouts s c a p y
1992 NL--105--8th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1992 NL--7--8th

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1989 AL--21--4th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1324), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 5, 1979: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (9th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 7, 1982: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 5th round of the 1982 amateur draft.

August 30, 1991: Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Kurt Miller. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Hector Fajardo (September 6, 1991) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.

October 28, 1991: Granted Free Agency.

December 12, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

July 11, 1992: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Chicago Cubs for Danny Jackson.

July 6, 1995: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

July 12, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

July 31, 1995: Released by the Texas Rangers.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1986Texas Rangers$85,000
1987Texas Rangers$135,000
1988Texas Rangers$180,000
1989Texas Rangers$430,000
1990Texas Rangers$550,000
1991Texas Rangers$775,000
1992Pittsburgh Pirates$2,600,000
1993Chicago Cubs$2,900,000
1994Chicago Cubs$2,550,000
Career (may be incomplete)$10,205,000
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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Name and misspellings: Steven Bernard Steve buchelle Buechele

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