Buck Jordan
Baxter Byerly Jordan
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: January 16, 1907 in Cooleemee, NC (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1927
Final Game: October 2, 1938
Died: March 18, 1993 in Salisbury, NC
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Standard Batting

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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
1927 20 NYG NL 5 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 7 1 0 0
1929 22 NYG NL 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 261 2 0 0 /3
1931 24 WSH AL 9 19 18 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .222 .263 .333 .596 55 6 0 0 /3
1932 25 BSN NL 49 219 212 27 68 12 3 2 29 1 4 5 .321 .333 .434 .767 108 92 0 3 3
1933 26 BSN NL 152 643 588 77 168 29 9 4 46 4 34 22 .286 .327 .386 .713 110 227 14 2 19 *3
1934 27 BSN NL 124 535 489 68 152 26 9 2 58 3 35 19 .311 .358 .413 .771 112 202 10 1 10 *3
1935 28 BSN NL 130 491 470 62 131 24 5 5 35 3 19 17 .279 .307 .383 .690 91 180 10 0 2 3/5O
1936 29 BSN NL 138 610 555 81 179 27 5 3 66 2 45 22 .323 .375 .405 .781 116 225 20 2 8 *3
1937 30 TOT NL 106 353 324 46 91 14 3 1 28 6 25 14 .281 .332 .352 .684 90 114 7 0 4 3
1937 30 BSN NL 8 8 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 42 2 1 0 0
1937 30 CIN NL 98 345 316 45 89 14 3 1 28 6 25 14 .282 .334 .354 .689 91 112 6 0 4 3
1938 31 TOT NL 96 339 317 31 95 18 1 0 18 1 19 4 .300 .339 .363 .702 93 115 7 0 3 53
1938 31 CIN NL 9 9 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .286 .444 .286 .730 107 2 0 0 0
1938 31 PHI NL 87 330 310 31 93 18 1 0 18 1 17 4 .300 .336 .365 .701 93 113 7 0 3 53
10 Seasons 811 3216 2980 396 890 153 35 17 281 20 0 182 109 .299 .340 .391 .731 104 1164 68 5 49
162 Game Avg. 162 642 595 79 178 31 7 3 56 4 36 22 .299 .340 .391 .731 104 233 1 10
BSN (6 yrs) 601 2506 2322 316 700 118 31 16 234 13 137 85 .301 .342 .400 .741 108 928 55 5 42
NYG (2 yrs) 7 7 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 .286 .429 .714 85 3 0 0
CIN (2 yrs) 107 354 323 45 91 14 3 1 28 6 27 14 .282 .337 .353 .690 92 114 6 0 4
WSH (1 yr) 9 19 18 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .222 .263 .333 .596 55 6 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 87 330 310 31 93 18 1 0 18 1 17 4 .300 .336 .365 .701 93 113 7 0 3
NL (9 yrs) 802 3197 2962 393 886 151 35 17 280 20 181 106 .299 .341 .391 .731 104 1158 68 5 49
AL (1 yr) 9 19 18 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .222 .263 .333 .596 55 6 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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 PwrSpd
1927 20 NYG NL 5 4 0 0.0 104 .500 .200 .290 .200 .349 .200 .400 .400 .749 7 .000 -0.7 -0.1 .250 .000 .000
1929 22 NYG NL 2 1 1 26.6 121 .500 .500 .304 .500 .368 1.000 .443 1.500 .812 261 .948 0.5 0.0 2.000 .500 .500
1931 24 WSH AL 19 14 2 3.8 109 .267 .222 .288 .263 .355 .333 .411 .596 .766 55 .386 -1.2 -0.1 .500 .167 .111
1932 25 BSN NL 219 147 31 5.7 100 .322 .321 .279 .333 .332 .434 .404 .767 .736 108 .586 1.8 0.2 .674 .137 .113 1.3
1933 26 BSN NL 643 453 74 4.4 85 .292 .286 .264 .327 .316 .386 .362 .713 .678 110 .533 7.6 0.8 .615 .165 .100 4.0
1934 27 BSN NL 535 357 72 5.4 98 .321 .311 .278 .358 .333 .413 .396 .771 .728 112 .558 9.0 0.9 .695 .180 .102 2.4
1935 28 BSN NL 491 351 55 4.2 97 .281 .279 .275 .307 .330 .383 .393 .690 .722 91 .450 -6.3 -0.6 .579 .151 .104 3.8
1936 29 BSN NL 610 404 84 5.6 98 .332 .323 .278 .375 .337 .405 .390 .781 .726 116 .580 13.7 1.3 .692 .168 .083 2.4
1937 30 TOT NL 353 244 38 4.2 97 .291 .281 .274 .332 .335 .352 .388 .684 .723 90 .463 -3.9 -0.4 .604 .167 .071 1.7
1937 30 BSN NL 8 7 1 3.8 93 .250 .250 .269 .250 .329 .250 .381 .500 .710 42 .423 -0.6 -0.1 .286 .000 .000
1937 30 CIN NL 345 237 37 4.2 97 .292 .282 .274 .334 .335 .354 .388 .689 .723 91 .464 -3.3 -0.3 .614 .171 .073 1.7
1938 31 TOT NL 339 232 39 4.5 99 .304 .300 .275 .339 .338 .363 .391 .702 .729 93 .511 -2.7 -0.3 .590 .126 .063 .0
1938 31 CIN NL 9 5 1 5.4 96 .286 .286 .271 .444 .335 .286 .386 .730 .720 107 .590 0.2 0.0 .800 .286 .000
1938 31 PHI NL 330 227 38 4.5 99 .304 .300 .275 .336 .339 .365 .391 .701 .730 93 .509 -3.0 -0.3 .585 .123 .065 .0
10 Seasons 3216 2207 396 4.8 95 .306 .299 .274 .340 .331 .391 .387 .731 .717 104 .528 17.8 1.8 .635 .160 .092 18.4
162 Game Avg. 642 441 79 4.8 95 .306 .299 .274 .340 .331 .391 .387 .731 .717 104 .528 4 0 .635 .160 .092 4
BSN (6 yrs) 2506 1719 317 4.9 95 .308 .301 .274 .342 .329 .400 .386 .741 .714 108 .538 25.2 2.5 .646 .163 .098 14.3
NYG (2 yrs) 7 5 1 5.3 109 .500 .286 .294 .286 .354 .429 .412 .714 .767 85 .546 -0.1 -0.0 .600 .143 .143
CIN (2 yrs) 354 242 38 4.2 97 .292 .282 .274 .337 .335 .353 .388 .690 .723 92 .467 -3.0 -0.3 .618 .173 .071 1.7
WSH (1 yr) 19 14 2 3.8 109 .267 .222 .288 .263 .355 .333 .411 .596 .766 55 .387 -1.2 -0.1 .500 .167 .111
PHI (1 yr) 330 227 38 4.5 99 .304 .300 .275 .336 .339 .365 .391 .701 .730 93 .509 -3.0 -0.3 .585 .123 .065 .0
NL (9 yrs) 3197 2193 394 4.8 95 .306 .299 .274 .341 .330 .391 .387 .731 .717 104 .528 19.0 1.9 .636 .160 .092 18.4
AL (1 yr) 19 14 2 3.8 109 .267 .222 .288 .263 .355 .333 .411 .596 .766 55 .387 -1.2 -0.1 .500 .167 .111

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1927 20 5 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 7 1 0 0
1928 21 5 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 .200 .200 .400 7 1 0 0
1929 22 7 7 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 .286 .429 .714 85 3 0 0
1930 23 7 7 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 .286 .429 .714 85 3 0 0
1931 24 16 26 25 4 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 .240 .269 .360 .629 63 9 0 0
1932 25 65 245 237 31 74 15 3 2 30 1 0 5 11 .312 .326 .426 .753 103 101 0 3
1933 26 217 888 825 108 242 44 12 6 76 5 0 39 33 .293 .327 .398 .724 108 328 14 2 22
1934 27 341 1423 1314 176 394 70 21 8 134 8 0 74 52 .300 .339 .403 .742 110 530 24 3 32
1935 28 471 1914 1784 238 525 94 26 13 169 11 0 93 69 .294 .330 .398 .728 105 710 34 3 34
1936 29 609 2524 2339 319 704 121 31 16 235 13 0 138 91 .301 .341 .400 .741 107 935 54 5 42
1937 30 715 2877 2663 365 795 135 34 17 263 19 0 163 105 .299 .340 .394 .734 105 1049 61 5 46
1938 31 811 3216 2980 396 890 153 35 17 281 20 0 182 109 .299 .340 .391 .731 104 1164 68 5 49

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1927 20 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 5
1929 22 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 2
1931 24 9 19 18 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 .167 .211 .278 .488 1 9
1932 25 51 227 223 29 72 13 3 2 31 1 4 5 .323 .335 .435 .770 32 49
1933 26 159 678 636 97 197 34 11 5 58 5 40 23 .310 .353 .421 .774 93 152
1934 27 132 561 522 73 163 28 10 2 63 3 38 20 .312 .360 .416 .776 78 124
1935 28 137 516 496 66 139 25 5 5 37 3 20 18 .280 .308 .381 .689 59 130
1936 29 144 629 580 85 187 28 5 3 69 2 47 23 .322 .375 .403 .779 88 138
1937 30 112 369 342 50 97 15 3 1 30 6 27 15 .284 .336 .354 .690 41 106
1938 31 102 356 336 33 101 19 1 0 19 1 20 4 .301 .340 .363 .703 41 96
10 Seasons 853 3362 3160 436 959 164 38 18 308 21 197 114 .303 .345 .397 .742 434 811
162 Game Avg. 162 639 600 83 182 31 7 3 58 4 37 22 .303 .345 .397 .742 82 811

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
Career  .299 (225th)

Games Played s c a p y
1933 NL  152 (5th)

At Bats s c a p y
1933 NL  588 (8th)

Triples s c a p y
1933 NL  9 (9th)

Singles s c a p y
1936 NL  144 (5th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1933 NL  19 (4th)

Double Plays Grounded Into s c a p y
1936 NL  20 (2nd)

AB per SO s c a p y
1933 NL  26.7 (7th)
1934 NL  25.7 (5th)
1935 NL  27.6 (7th)
1936 NL  25.2 (8th)
1937 NL  23.1 (6th)
Career  27.3 (32nd)

Outs Made s c a p y
1933 NL  453 (5th)

Youngest s c a p y
1927 NL  born 1907-01-16 (5th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 3 (2006), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 5 (1493), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 10 (1679), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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