Jay Buhner

Position: Rightfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 220lb (190cm, 99kg)

Born: August 13, 1964 in Louisville, KY us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 9th round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft from McLennan Community College (Waco, TX) and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2nd round of the 1984 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from McLennan Community College (Waco, TX).

High School: Clear Creek HS (League City, TX)

School: McLennan Community College (Waco, TX)

Last Game: October 7, 2001 (Age 37-055d)
vs. TEX 3 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1988 season

Agents: Randy Hendricks, Alan Hendricks

Full Name: Jay Campbell Buhner

Nicknames: Bone

Pronunciation: \BYOU-ner\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.0

5013

1273

310

.254

797

RBI

965

OBP

.359

SLG

.494

OPS

.852

OPS+

124

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1984	19	-1.8	Watertown	NYPL	A-	PIT	65	274	229	43	74	16	3	9	58	3	1	42	58	.323	.427	.537	.964	123		1	0	2	4
1985	20	-2.1	Fort Lauderdale	FLOR	A	NYY	117	481	409	65	121	18	10	11	76	6	4	65	76	.296	.392	.469	.861	192		2	1	4	4
1986	21	-1.2	Fort Lauderdale	FLOR	A	NYY	36	155	139	24	42	9	1	7	31	1	0	15	30	.302	.368	.532	.900	74		0	0	1	1
1987	22	-3.6	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	134	563	502	83	140	23	1	31	85	4	2	55	124	.279	.351	.514	.865	258		2	2	2	6
1987	22	-6.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	7	23	22	0	5	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	6	.227	.261	.318	.579	7	1	0	0	0	0
1988	23		2 Teams	AL	Maj	NYY-SEA	85	299	261	36	56	13	1	13	38	1	1	28	93	.215	.302	.422	.724	110	5	6	1	3	1
1988	23	-2.7	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	38	152	129	26	33	5	0	8	18	1	1	19	33	.256	.362	.481	.842	62		3	0	1	3
1988	23	-5.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	25	76	69	8	13	0	0	3	13	0	0	3	25	.188	.250	.319	.569	22	1	3	0	1	0
1988	23	-5.5	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	60	223	192	28	43	13	1	10	25	1	1	25	68	.224	.320	.458	.778	88	4	3	1	2	1
1989	24	-2.3	Calgary	PCL	AAA	SEA	56	243	196	43	61	12	1	11	45	4	4	44	56	.311	.432	.551	.983	108		0	0	3	1
1989	24	-4.6	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	58	226	204	27	56	15	1	9	33	1	4	19	55	.275	.341	.490	.831	100	0	2	0	1	0
1990	25	-0.9	Calgary	PCL	AAA	SEA	13	42	34	6	7	1	0	2	5	0	0	7	11	.206	.333	.412	.745	14		0	0	1	0
1990	25	-3.6	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	51	185	163	16	45	12	0	7	33	2	2	17	50	.276	.357	.479	.835	78	6	4	0	1	1
1991	26	-2.5	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	137	471	406	64	99	14	4	27	77	0	1	53	117	.244	.337	.498	.834	202	10	6	2	4	5
1992	27	-1.6	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	152	629	543	69	132	16	3	25	79	0	6	71	146	.243	.333	.422	.755	229	12	6	1	8	2
1993	28	-0.9	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	158	675	563	90	153	28	3	27	98	2	5	100	144	.272	.379	.476	.855	268	12	2	2	8	11
1994	29	-0.1	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	101	436	358	74	100	23	4	21	68	0	1	66	63	.279	.394	.542	.936	194	7	5	2	5	3
1995	30	1.0	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	126	539	470	86	123	23	0	40	121	0	1	60	120	.262	.343	.566	.909	266	15	1	2	6	7
1996	31	2.1	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	150	667	564	107	153	29	0	44	138	0	1	84	159	.271	.369	.557	.926	314	11	9	0	10	5
1997	32	2.9	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	157	665	540	104	131	18	2	40	109	0	0	119	175	.243	.384	.506	.889	273	23	5	0	1	3
1998	33	6.3	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	2	7	4	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	2	.500	.571	1.000	1.571	4	0	0	0	1	0
1998	33	3.7	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	72	286	244	33	59	7	1	15	45	0	0	38	71	.242	.344	.463	.807	113	2	1	1	2	0
1999	34	5.1	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	87	343	266	37	59	11	0	14	38	0	0	69	100	.222	.388	.421	.809	112	6	5	0	3	0
2000	35	5.9	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	112	430	364	50	92	20	0	26	82	0	2	59	98	.253	.361	.522	.883	190	10	4	1	2	3
2001	36		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A-	SEA	14	51	44	8	14	1	0	5	12	0	0	6	15	.318	.412	.682	1.094	30	1	1	0	0	0
2001	36	8.9	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	SEA	11	40	34	5	8	0	0	3	9	0	0	5	13	.235	.350	.500	.850	17	1	1	0	0	0
2001	36	14.8	Everett	NORW	A-	SEA	3	11	10	3	6	1	0	2	3	0	0	1	2	.600	.636	1.300	1.936	13	0	0	0	0	0
2001	36	7.0	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	19	53	45	4	10	2	0	2	5	0	0	8	9	.222	.340	.400	.740	18	3	0	0	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (15 seasons)					Majors		1472	5927	5013	797	1273	233	19	310	965	6	24	792	1406	.254	.359	.494	.852	2474	123	56	12	54	41
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		475	1968	1686	300	494	87	16	84	332	19	12	255	405	.293	.386	.513	.899	865		9	3	15	19
All Levels (18 Seasons)							1947	7895	6699	1097	1767	320	35	394	1297	25	36	1047	1811	.264	.365	.498	.864	3339	124	65	15	69	60

AAA (6 seasons)					Minors		254	1047	899	165	251	43	2	55	164	9	7	132	239	.279	.372	.515	.887	463		6	2	8	10
A (2 seasons)					Minors		153	636	548	89	163	27	11	18	107	7	4	80	106	.297	.386	.485	.871	266		2	1	5	5
A- (2 seasons)					Minors		68	285	239	46	80	17	3	11	61	3	1	43	60	.335	.435	.569	1.004	136		1	0	2	4