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Bill Buckner

Q: When was Bill Buckner born?

Bill Buckner was born on December 14, 1949.

Q: Where was Bill Buckner born?

Bill Buckner was born in Vallejo, CA .

Q: How tall was Bill Buckner?

Bill Buckner was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Bill Buckner weigh when playing?

Bill Buckner weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Bill Buckner play?

Bill Buckner played 22 seasons.

Q: Is Bill Buckner in the Hall of Fame?

Bill Buckner has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Bill Buckner drafted?

Bill Buckner was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Napa HS (Napa, CA) .

Q: What position did Bill Buckner play?

Bill Buckner was a First Baseman and Leftfielder.

Q: How many hits did Bill Buckner have?

Bill Buckner had 2,715 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did Bill Buckner have?

Bill Buckner had 174 home runs over his career.

Positions: First Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: December 14, 1949 in Vallejo, CA us

Died: May 27, 2019 in Boise, ID

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Napa HS (Napa, CA).

High School: Napa HS (Napa, CA)

Schools: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ), University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: September 21, 1969 (Age 19-281d, 12,941st in major league history)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 30, 1990 (Age 40-167d)
vs. TEX 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1971 season

Full Name: William Joseph Buckner

Nicknames: Billy Buck

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.0

9397

2715

174

.289

1077

RBI

1208

183

OBP

.321

SLG

.408

OPS

.729

OPS+

100

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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
1968	18	LAD-min	Rk	64	275	256	54	88	10	8	4	41	15	1	12	16	.344	.373	.492	.865		126		1	4	2			OGD · PION
1969	19	LAD-min	AA,WRk,AAA	152	616	577	93	186	14	9	15	115	34	15	21	27	.322	.343	.456	.799		263		4	1	13			ABQ,DGR,SPO · TL,AZIL,PCL
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	/H
1970	20	LAD-min	AAA	111	495	465	78	156	33	2	3	74	10	1	21	25	.335	.358	.434	.793		202		0	1	8			SPO · PCL
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/H39
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	9H3/7
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	93H/7
1973	23	LAD	NL	140	606	575	68	158	20	0	8	46	12	2	17	34	.275	.297	.351	.648	83	202	15	3	6	5	5	379/H
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/H39	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	7H
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	*7/93H
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	3H
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	3H	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/H
1980	30	CHC	NL	145	615	578	69	187	41	3	10	68	1	2	30	18	.324	.353	.457	.810	119	264	13	0	0	6	11	379/H	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/H	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/H
1984	34	TOT	MLB	135	518	482	54	131	21	2	11	69	2	2	25	39	.272	.313	.392	.705	91	189	12	6	0	4	6	*3H/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	H/37
1984	34	BOS	AL	114	472	439	51	122	21	2	11	67	2	2	24	38	.278	.321	.410	.731	97	180	11	5	0	3	5	*3/H
1985	35	BOS	AL	162	719	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	98	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	80	171	13	0	1	6	2	3DH
1987	37	BOS	AL	75	304	286	23	78	6	1	2	42	1	3	13	19	.273	.299	.322	.621	64	92	10	0	0	5	1	3/H
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	DH/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	DH3
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/H3
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	DH3
1989	39	KCR	AL	79	184	176	7	38	4	1	1	16	1	0	6	11	.216	.240	.267	.507	43	47	4	0	0	1	2	H3D
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	3H
22 Yrs				2517	10037	9397	1077	2715	498	49	174	1208	183	73	450	453	.289	.321	.408	.729	100	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	100	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	4043	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	2224	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	447	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	7124	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	2913	2714	282	742	142	10	55	415	34	14	142	157	.273	.308	.394	.702	90	1069	78	11	8	35	30

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Bill Buckner born?

Bill Buckner was born on December 14, 1949.

Where was Bill Buckner born?

Bill Buckner was born in Vallejo, CA.

How tall was Bill Buckner?

Bill Buckner was 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Bill Buckner weigh when playing?

Bill Buckner weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Bill Buckner play?

Bill Buckner played 22 seasons.

Is Bill Buckner in the Hall of Fame?

Bill Buckner has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Bill Buckner drafted?

Bill Buckner was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2nd round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Napa HS (Napa, CA).

What position did Bill Buckner play?

Bill Buckner was a First Baseman and Leftfielder.

How many hits did Bill Buckner have?

Bill Buckner had 2,715 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Bill Buckner have?

Bill Buckner had 174 home runs over his career.

What was Bill Buckner's average?

Bill Buckner had a .289 average over his career.

How many teams has Bill Buckner played for?

Bill Buckner played for 5 teams; the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, California Angels and Kansas City Royals.

How many World Series has Bill Buckner won?

Bill Buckner never won a World Series.

When did Bill Buckner retire?

Bill Buckner last played in 1990.

What are Bill Buckner's nicknames?

Billy Buck is a nickname for Bill Buckner.

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