Player
Bill Buckner
Player Info
- Full Name
- William Joseph
- Born
-
December 14, 1949
Vallejo, CA, USA - Died
- May 27, 2019
- Size
- 6'0" / 185 lbs
- B/T
- L / L
- Debut
- September 21, 1969
- Final Game
- May 30, 1990
- Career
- 22 years
Teams
- Los Angeles Dodgers 1969-1976
- Chicago Cubs 1977-1984
- Boston Red Sox 1984-1990
- California Angels 1987-1988
- Kansas City Royals 1988-1989
Honors
1 x All-Star
1986 - Player of the Week
(AL)
1982 - Player of the Week
(NL)
1982 - Player of the Month
(NL)
1981 - Player of the Week
(NL)
1981 - Player of the Week
(NL)
1977 - Player of the Week
(NL)
Career Batting
2,517
G
.289
AVG
2,715
H
174
HR
1,208
RBI
.729
OPS
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Boston Red Sox | 22 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .186 |
| 1989 | Kansas City Royals | 79 | 176 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .216 |
| 1988 | California Angels | 19 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .209 |
| 1988 | Kansas City Royals | 89 | 242 | 62 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 18 | .256 |
| 1987 | Boston Red Sox | 75 | 286 | 78 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 23 | .273 |
| 1987 | California Angels | 57 | 183 | 56 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 16 | .306 |
| 1986 | Boston Red Sox | 153 | 629 | 168 | 39 | 2 | 18 | 73 | .267 |
| 1985 | Boston Red Sox | 162 | 673 | 201 | 46 | 3 | 16 | 89 | .299 |
| 1984 | Chicago Cubs | 21 | 43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .209 |
| 1984 | Boston Red Sox | 114 | 439 | 122 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 51 | .278 |
| 1983 | Chicago Cubs | 153 | 626 | 175 | 38 | 6 | 16 | 79 | .280 |
| 1982 | Chicago Cubs | 161 | 657 | 201 | 34 | 5 | 15 | 93 | .306 |
| 1981 | Chicago Cubs | 106 | 421 | 131 | 35 | 3 | 10 | 45 | .311 |
| 1980 | Chicago Cubs | 145 | 578 | 187 | 41 | 3 | 10 | 69 | .324 |
| 1979 | Chicago Cubs | 149 | 591 | 168 | 34 | 7 | 14 | 72 | .284 |
| 1978 | Chicago Cubs | 117 | 446 | 144 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 47 | .323 |
| 1977 | Chicago Cubs | 122 | 426 | 121 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 40 | .284 |
| 1976 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 154 | 642 | 193 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 76 | .301 |
| 1975 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 288 | 70 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 30 | .243 |
| 1974 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 145 | 580 | 182 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 83 | .314 |
| 1973 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 140 | 575 | 158 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 68 | .275 |
| 1972 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 105 | 383 | 122 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 47 | .319 |
| 1971 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 108 | 358 | 99 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 37 | .277 |
| 1970 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 28 | 68 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .191 |
| 1969 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |