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Jay Buhner   |   Major Leaguer   1987-2001

Full Name:  Jay Campbell Buhner
Born:  August 13,1964  in  Louisville, Kentucky
Height:  6-3  Weight:  215  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Clear Creek (League City,TX)
College:  McLennan Community College

Baseball Lists:  Hitting for the Cycle ... AL Gold Glove Award Winners ... Home Run Leaders by State, Province or Country ... Home Run Derby Participants

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Drafted:  Selected by Atlanta Braves in 9th Round (230th overall) of 1983 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1984  ... Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in 2nd Round (36th overall) of 1984 amateur entry draft (Jan-Sec)  

Transactions:   [Dec 20,1984] - Traded by Pirates with Alfonso Pulido and Dale Berra to Yankees for Tim Foli, Steve Kemp and Cash.  [Jul 21,1988] - Traded by Yankees with Troy Evers and Rich Balabon to Mariners for Ken Phelps.  [Oct 28,1994] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 21,1994] - Signed as Free Agent by Mariners.  [Nov 11,1999] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 6,1999] - Signed as Free Agent by Mariners.  [Nov 10,2000] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 7,2000] - Signed as Free Agent by Mariners.  [Nov 5,2001] - Granted Free Agency.  

Disabled List:  [Sep 1,2001] - Activated  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1984WatertownNYPL19PitA- of 6522943741639583142581402  .323.427.537964--
1985Ft. LauderFSL20NyyA+ of 11740965121181011766465762414  .296.392.469861--
1986Ft. LauderFSL21NyyA+ of 361392442917311015300101  .302.368.532900--
1987ColumbusIL22NyyAAA of 13450283140231318542551242622  .279.351.514865--
 NY YankeesAL22NyyMLB of6722052001001600001 .227.261.31857957%
1988ColumbusIL23NyyAAA of 38129263350851119333301  .256.362.481843--
 NY YankeesAL23NyyMLB of6,7,32569813003130032530011 .188.250.31956941%
 SeattleAL23SeaMLB of7601922843131102511256831124 .224.320.45877851%
1989CalgaryPCL24SeaAAA of 56196436112111454444560103  .311.432.551983--
 SeattleAL24SeaMLB of658204275615193314195520010 .275.341.49083147%
1990CalgaryPCL25SeaAAA of 1334671025007110001  .206.333.412745--
 SeattleAL25SeaMLB of-dh6,5,751163164512073322175041016 .276.357.47983649%
1991SeattleAL26SeaMLB of6,4,7137406649914427770153117652410 .244.337.49883538%
1992SeattleAL27SeaMLB of6,51525436913216325790671146621812 .243.333.42275539%
1993SeattleAL28SeaMLB of4158563911532832798251001442112812 .272.379.47685546%
1994SeattleAL29SeaMLB of410135874100234216801666353257 .279.394.54293642%
1995SeattleAL30SeaMLB of4,5,612647086123230401210160120172615 .262.343.56690941%
1996SeattleAL31SeaMLB rf51505641071532904413801841599501011 .271.369.55792640%
1997SeattleAL32SeaMLB rf51575401041311824010900119175530123 .243.383.506889--
1998TacomaPCL33SeaAAA   24222002002200010 .500.5711.0001571--
 SeattleAL33SeaMLB rf672244335971154500387110122 .242.344.46380737%
1999SeattleAL34SeaMLB rf 8726637591101438006910050036 .222.388.421809--
2000SeattleAL35SeaMLB rf611236450922002682025998431210 .253.361.52288348%
2001EverettNwest36SeaA- of 310361023001200000 .600.6361.3001936--
 TacomaPCL36SeaAAA of 11345800390051310001 .235.350.500850--
 SeattleAL36SeaMLB lf-dh7,619454102025008900003 .222.340.40074046%
 
Major League Totals - 15 Season(s)14725013798127323319310965624792140656411254123 .254.359.49485343%
Minor League Totals - 9 Season(s)47516863004948716843191912255405919315 .293.386.513899--


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1995SeattleAL30SeaDiv5242111013002400000 .458.500.6251125--
 SeattleAL30SeaCh623572035002800000 .304.360.7831143--
1997SeattleAL32SeaDiv413230022003600000 .231.375.6921067--
2000SeattleAL35SeaDiv25110011002000000 .200.429.8001229--
 SeattleAL35SeaCh411020000001600000 .182.250.182432--
2001SeattleAL36SeaDiv23000000002100000 .000.400.000400--
 SeattleAL36SeaCh36220011001300000 .333.429.8331262--
 
Major League Totals - 4 Season(s)268512263081200132800000 .306.398.6241022--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1984WatertownNYPL19PitA-OF64106811153---.991--
 
1985Ft. LauderFSL20NyyA+OF1132351272544---.972--
 
1986Ft. LauderFSL21NyyA+OF368473940---.968--
 
1987ColumbusIL22NyyAAAOF1332752063016---.980--
1987NY YankeesAL22NyyMLBOF71110121---1.000--
 
1988ColumbusIL23NyyAAAOF388331871---.989--
1988NY YankeesAL23NyyMLBOF225222560---.964--
1988SeattleAL23SeaMLBOF59134711423---.993--
 
1989CalgaryPCL24SeaAAAOF5697821072---.981--
1989SeattleAL24SeaMLBOF57106641163---.966--
 
1990CalgaryPCL25SeaAAAOF61410151---1.000--
1990SeattleAL25SeaMLBOF405512580---.966--
1990SeattleAL25SeaMLBDH10--------
 
1991SeattleAL26SeaMLBOF1312441552644---.981--
 
1992SeattleAL27SeaMLBOF1503141423304---.994--
 
1993SeattleAL28SeaMLBOF148263862772---.978--
1993SeattleAL28SeaMLBDH10--------
 
1994SeattleAL29SeaMLBOF961781121912---.990--
1994SeattleAL29SeaMLBDH4--------
 
1995SeattleAL30SeaMLBOF120180521870---.989--
1995SeattleAL30SeaMLBDH4--------
 
1996SeattleAL31SeaMLBRF1422511032641---.989--
1996SeattleAL31SeaMLBDH8--------
 
1997SeattleAL32SeaMLBRF154294513004---.997--
1997SeattleAL32SeaMLBDH2--------
 
1998SeattleAL33SeaMLBRF70127521342---.985--
1998SeattleAL33SeaMLBDH1--------
 
1999SeattleAL34SeaMLB1B190091---1.000--
1999SeattleAL34SeaMLBRF85127711352---.993--
 
2000SeattleAL35SeaMLBRF104803176401800---1.0002.02
2000SeattleAL35SeaMLBDH1--------
 
2001EverettNwest36SeaA-OF300000--------
2001TacomaPCL36SeaAAAOF61000100---1.000--
2001SeattleAL36SeaMLBLF10621300130---1.0001.89
2001SeattleAL36SeaMLBRF21120020---1.0001.64
2001SeattleAL36SeaMLBDH4--------
 


 Awards
[1995] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #5)  [1996] - AL Gold Glove Award (OF), AL MVP (Voting Rank: #17), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1997] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #19)  [2007] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (1 votes - 0.2%)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1987*60,000  292,85380
198867,000  325,30568
198980,000  375,25758
1990180,000  426,35850
1991247,500  617,62745
19921,445,000  798,18522
19932,772,500  815,72311
19944,350,00031  914,1574
19954,066,66676  831,5047
19965,641,66725  835,2623
19974,827,96255  996,9905
19985,367,70248  1,054,0374
19994,816,80495  1,222,5378
20001,450,000  1,369,50527
20011,850,000  1,609,51227
 
Career:  $37,222,801   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Buhner finished in 4th place in the Home Run Derby at the 1996 All-Star game.

Notes: Played in 1 all-star game during his career (1996)
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