Player

Bucky Dent

Player Info
Full Name
Russell Earl
Born
November 25, 1951
Savannah, GA, USA
Size
5'9" / 170 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
June 1, 1973
Final Game
September 11, 1984
Career
12 years
Teams
Honors
3 x All-Star
1981, 1980, 1975
1978 - World Series MVP (ML)
1978 - Babe Ruth Award (AL)
1975 - Player of the Week (AL)
Career Batting
1,392
G
.247
AVG
1,114
H
40
HR
423
RBI
.619
OPS
74
OPS vs Lg
86% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1984 Kansas City Royals 11 9 3 0 0 0 2 .333
1983 Texas Rangers 131 417 99 15 2 2 36 .237
1982 New York Yankees 59 160 27 1 1 0 11 .169
1982 Texas Rangers 46 146 32 9 0 1 16 .219
1981 New York Yankees 73 227 54 11 0 7 20 .238
1980 New York Yankees 141 489 128 26 2 5 57 .262
1979 New York Yankees 141 431 99 14 2 2 47 .230
1978 New York Yankees 123 379 92 11 1 5 40 .243
1977 New York Yankees 158 477 118 18 4 8 54 .247
1976 Chicago White Sox 158 562 138 18 4 2 44 .246
1975 Chicago White Sox 157 602 159 29 4 3 52 .264
1974 Chicago White Sox 154 496 136 15 3 5 55 .274
1973 Chicago White Sox 40 117 29 2 0 0 17 .248
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1984 AL 10 .000 .429 10.0 20.0 107 0.0
1983 AL 450 .060 .251 5.1 6.9 59 2.0
1982 AL 337 .049 .202 6.2 6.2 34 1.0
1981 AL 258 .141 .229 7.4 6.6 96 10.6
1980 AL 553 .092 .272 8.7 6.7 88 5.0 ✓
1979 AL 490 .056 .238 7.6 6.1 56 2.0
1978 AL 415 .074 .245 5.5 5.8 70 5.0
1977 AL 540 .105 .244 7.2 5.2 78 8.0 ✓
1976 AL 626 .057 .263 6.9 7.2 78 2.0 ✓
1975 AL 662 .076 .279 5.4 7.3 82 3.0 ✓
1974 AL 552 .073 .294 5.1 8.7 91 5.0 ✓
1973 AL 132 .017 .287 7.6 13.6 64 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
SS 1,382 2,116 4,332 156 839 .976
3B 3 2 1 0 0 1.000
2B 3 4 2 0 1 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1984 Kansas City Royals 3B 2 2 1 0 0 1.000
1984 Kansas City Royals SS 9 2 5 0 0 1.000
1983 Texas Rangers SS 129 150 369 11 71 .979
1982 New York Yankees SS 58 74 177 10 27 .962
1982 Texas Rangers SS 45 55 146 4 30 .980
1981 New York Yankees SS 73 104 217 10 49 .970
1980 New York Yankees SS 141 224 489 13 77 .982
1979 New York Yankees SS 141 219 512 17 107 .977
1978 New York Yankees SS 123 178 341 10 57 .981
1977 New York Yankees SS 158 250 434 18 90 .974
1976 Chicago White Sox SS 158 279 468 18 96 .976
1975 Chicago White Sox SS 157 279 543 16 105 .981
1974 Chicago White Sox SS 154 251 499 22 108 .972
1973 Chicago White Sox 2B 3 4 2 0 1 1.000
1973 Chicago White Sox 3B 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1973 Chicago White Sox SS 36 51 132 7 22 .963
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 24 83 23 0 15 .277
1980 AL Championship Series New York Yankees 3 11 2 0 0 .182
1978 AL Championship Series New York Yankees 4 15 3 0 4 .200
1978 World Series New York Yankees 6 24 10 0 7 .417
1977 AL Championship Series New York Yankees 5 14 3 0 2 .214
1977 World Series New York Yankees 6 19 5 0 2 .263
Managerial record: 36-53 (.404) Full Managerial Record
Year Team League G W L PCT Finish
1990 New York Yankees AL 49 18 31 .367 7
1989 New York Yankees AL 40 18 22 .450 5