Bill Buckner

Retired
High Level
MLB
Years
1969-1990 (1969-1990)
Proper Name
William Joseph Buckner
Positions
1B (1555) ... OF (646) ... LF (283) ... DH (126) ... RF (18)
Height / Weight
6-0 / 185
Bats / Throws
Left / Left
Death Date
May 27,2019   Age:  69.164
High School
Napa (Napa,CA)
MLBAM ID
Retrosheet#
buckb001
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Brother of Jim Buckner   [1971] Topps All-Star Rookie   [2021] Inducted into the Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame

Prospect Rankings

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2007Baseball AmericaTeamKansas City Royals9View Rankings
1 record(s)
Prospect rankings are available since 1990 and are based on pre-season rankings from various ranking sites.

Batting Statistics

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yearteam nameleaguelevelmlb#agepostbc+gabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1969Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN38191B-OF110000000000000000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1970Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN2220OF28686133104013700010187149.191.225.265.490.103.074.2134.239.862.330.00
1971Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN2221OF981083583799151541411118572461313832178.277.306.366.672.128.089.2792.874.701.6471.60
1972Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN2222OF-1B11410538347122143537103171313121315740522100.319.348.410.758.154.091.3204.203.210.7676.60
1973Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN22231B-OF9214057568158200846122173436551520260628130.275.297.351.648.123.076.2792.815.612.0071.88
1974Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN2224OF1091455808318230375831133024442101323962040142.314.351.412.763.181.098.3184.843.870.8082.86
1975Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN2225OF899228830701126318317152447111033151951.243.286.358.644.191.115.2365.404.760.8848.00
1976Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN2226OF1051546427619328476028926261656825068039154.301.326.389.715.159.088.3033.823.821.0091.71
1977Chicago CubsNLMLBCHN22271B1001224264012127011607521231272161814573883.284.314.425.739.195.141.2764.605.031.1038.73
1978Chicago CubsNLMLBCHN22281B1071174464714426157475181701551618747032112.323.345.419.764.141.096.3243.833.620.9489.20
1979Chicago CubsNLMLBCHN22291B10214959172168347146694302821461625862855113.284.319.437.756.212.153.2784.784.460.9342.21
1980Chicago CubsNLMLBCHN22301B-OF110145578691874131068123018006111326461454133.324.353.457.810.183.133.3184.892.930.6057.80
1981Chicago CubsNLMLBCHN22311B1161064214513135310755226161059172024534883.311.349.480.829.238.169.3035.743.530.6242.10
1982Chicago CubsNLMLBCHN22321B10916165793201345151051553626511071429070954147.306.342.441.783.205.135.2975.083.670.7243.80
1983Chicago CubsNLMLBCHN22331B103153626791753861666124253054551027366560115.280.310.436.746.209.156.2723.764.511.2039.13
1984Chicago CubsNLMLBCHN22341B98214339000200111011194609.209.239.209.448.023.000.2092.172.171.000.00
1984Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS16341B981144395112221211672224385035111804713488.278.321.410.731.187.132.2825.108.071.5839.91
1985Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS6351B10716267389201463161101843036221151630171865136.299.325.447.772.214.148.2934.185.011.2042.06
1986Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS6361B99153629731683921810264402540892526568159109.267.311.421.732.221.154.2535.873.670.6334.94
1987Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS6371B907528623786124213131900511092304969.273.299.322.621.087.049.2814.286.251.46143.00
1987California AngelsALMLBCAL637DH90571831656121332109701113791941640.306.337.432.769.180.126.3054.643.610.7861.00
1988California AngelsALMLB 6381B-OF88194319000920400010294809.209.271.209.480.140.000.2058.330.000.000.00
1988Kansas City RoyalsALMLBKCA1438DH-1B8889242186214033431131904456852631745.256.290.351.641.157.095.2634.947.221.4680.67
1989Kansas City RoyalsALMLBKCA14391B-DH73*7917673841116106110012447183632.216.240.267.507.091.051.2243.286.011.83176.00
1990Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS22401B2243480013003201121114817.186.234.256.490.140.070.1716.254.170.6743.00
Tot:MLB (22 yrs) MLB     2517939710772715498491741208183734504534247971112473833100337211994.289.321.408.729.179.119.2874.494.521.0154.01
Tot:AL (7 yrs) AL     77027142827421421055415341414215711835307810692910207535.273.308.394.702.180.120.2714.885.401.1149.35
Tot:NL (16 yrs) NL     174766837951973356391197931495930829631396281169276471235141459.295.326.414.740.178.118.2934.324.160.9656.16
Avg:MLB - 162 game avg MLB     162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
TBC+ Metric is based on wOBA with inclusion of stolen base value. TBC's version of wOBA excludes park factors and uses static coefficients across all levels and years for ease of implementation.
* indicates player had a low sample size of plate appearances.

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yearteam nameleaguecategoryagegabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1974Los Angeles DodgersChampionship SeriesPlayoffs2441803100000020000041812.167.167.222.389.056.055.1880.0011.110.000.00
1974Los Angeles DodgersWorld SeriesPlayoffs2452015101100010000092023.250.250.450.700.200.200.2220.005.000.005.00
1981National LeagueMajor League BaseballAllStar31110000000000000000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1986Boston Red SoxChampionship SeriesPlayoffs3672836100300020000072815.214.214.250.464.036.036.2310.007.140.000.00
1986Boston Red SoxWorld SeriesPlayoffs3673226000100030000063206.188.188.188.376.000.000.2070.009.380.000.00
Tot:AllStar (1 Yrs) AllStar 110000000000000000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.00
Tot:Playoffs (2 Yrs) Playoffs 239862030150008000002698416.204.204.265.469.061.061.2130.008.1698.00

Talent Ratings

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