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
Honors
1 x All-Star
1981
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
106
OPS vs Lg
92% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
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
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1990 AL 48 .070 .171 6.3 4.2 37 1.0
1989 AL 183 .051 .224 3.3 6.0 44 1.0
1988 AL 311 .081 .254 5.5 6.1 73 3.0
1987 AL 498 .079 .291 4.4 5.2 80 5.0
1986 AL 681 .154 .253 5.9 3.7 98 18.1 ✓
1985 AL 718 .149 .293 4.2 5.0 110 15.9 ✓
1984 AL 517 .120 .275 4.8 7.5 95 11.0 ✓
1983 NL 665 .157 .272 3.8 4.5 112 16.0 ✓
1982 NL 709 .136 .297 5.1 3.7 125 15.0 ✓
1981 NL 453 .169 .303 5.7 3.5 141 15.3 ✓
1980 NL 614 .133 .318 4.9 2.9 132 10.0 ✓
1979 NL 628 .152 .279 4.8 4.5 111 14.0 ✓
1978 NL 470 .096 .324 3.8 3.6 121 5.0
1977 NL 457 .141 .276 4.6 5.0 103 11.0
1976 NL 680 .089 .303 3.8 3.8 109 7.0 ✓
1975 NL 315 .115 .236 5.4 4.8 84 6.0
1974 NL 620 .098 .318 4.8 3.9 120 7.0 ✓
1973 NL 606 .077 .279 2.8 5.6 85 8.0 ✓
1972 NL 405 .091 .320 4.2 3.2 123 5.2
1971 NL 383 .089 .279 2.9 4.7 97 5.0
1970 NL 71 .074 .213 4.2 9.9 36 0.0
1969 NL 1 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -100 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1B 1,555 13,901 1,351 128 1,200 .992
OF 644 1,225 28 18 3 .986
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1990 Boston Red Sox 1B 15 75 6 0 6 1.000
1989 Kansas City Royals 1B 24 181 13 3 19 .985
1988 Kansas City Royals 1B 21 160 12 1 11 .994
1988 California Angels 1B 1 1 1 0 1 1.000
1987 California Angels 1B 5 35 2 0 1 1.000
1987 Boston Red Sox 1B 74 605 58 6 53 .991
1986 Boston Red Sox 1B 138 1067 157 14 104 .989
1985 Boston Red Sox 1B 162 1384 184 12 140 .992
1984 Chicago Cubs 1B 7 66 5 0 5 1.000
1984 Boston Red Sox 1B 113 974 96 15 75 .986
1984 Chicago Cubs OF 2 5 1 0 0 1.000
1983 Chicago Cubs 1B 144 1366 161 13 132 .992
1983 Chicago Cubs OF 15 25 0 0 0 1.000
1982 Chicago Cubs 1B 161 1547 159 12 89 .993
1981 Chicago Cubs 1B 105 996 81 17 92 .984
1980 Chicago Cubs 1B 94 826 73 6 67 .993
1980 Chicago Cubs OF 50 90 5 2 2 .979
1979 Chicago Cubs 1B 140 1258 124 7 118 .995
1978 Chicago Cubs 1B 105 1075 83 6 85 .995
1977 Chicago Cubs 1B 99 966 58 10 75 .990
1976 Los Angeles Dodgers 1B 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1976 Los Angeles Dodgers OF 153 315 7 5 0 .985
1975 Los Angeles Dodgers OF 72 138 4 2 0 .986
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers 1B 6 49 1 1 2 .980
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers OF 137 235 4 6 0 .976
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers 1B 93 888 50 2 93 .998
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers OF 48 93 0 1 0 .989
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers 1B 35 311 21 3 28 .991
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers OF 61 123 1 1 0 .992
1971 Los Angeles Dodgers 1B 11 70 6 0 4 1.000
1971 Los Angeles Dodgers OF 86 165 5 1 0 .994
1970 Los Angeles Dodgers 1B 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1970 Los Angeles Dodgers OF 20 36 1 0 1 1.000
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 23 98 20 1 5 .204
1986 AL Championship Series Boston Red Sox 7 28 6 0 3 .214
1986 World Series Boston Red Sox 7 32 6 0 1 .188
1974 NL Championship Series Los Angeles Dodgers 4 18 3 0 0 .167
1974 World Series Los Angeles Dodgers 5 20 5 1 1 .250