Bill Buckner

Former Prospect 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#ageposlnptbc+gabrh2b3bhrrbisbcsbbsohbpshsfibbgdptbpaxbh1bavgobpslgopssecaisobabipbb%so%so/bbab/hr
1969Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN3819H/9110000000000000000100.000.000.000.000.000.000.0000.000.000.000.00
1970Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN22207H/7/921628686133104013700010187149.191.225.265.490.103.074.2134.239.862.330.00
1971Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN22219/372/897615981083583799151541411118572461313832178.277.306.366.672.128.089.2792.874.701.6471.60
1972Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN222293/72/59463811410538347122143537103171313121315740522100.319.348.410.758.154.091.3204.203.210.7676.60
1973Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN22233/792/3579169214057568158200846122173436551520260628130.275.297.351.648.123.076.2792.815.612.0071.88
1974Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN22247/392/3911091455808318230375831133024442101323962040142.314.351.412.763.181.098.3184.843.870.8082.86
1975Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN22257/2/987899228830701126318317152447111033151951.243.286.358.644.191.115.2365.404.760.8848.00
1976Los Angeles DodgersNLMLBLAN22267/92/135671051546427619328476028926261656825068039154.301.326.389.715.159.088.3033.823.821.0091.71
1977Chicago CubsNLMLBCHN22273/3/982471001224264012127011607521231272161814573883.284.314.425.739.195.141.2764.605.031.1038.73
1978Chicago CubsNLMLBCHN22283/3/9141071174464714426157475181701551618747032112.323.345.419.764.141.096.3243.833.620.9489.20
1979Chicago CubsNLMLBCHN22293/3/925810214959172168347146694302821461625862855113.284.319.437.756.212.153.2784.784.460.9342.21
1980Chicago CubsNLMLBCHN22303/793/9110145578691874131068123018006111326461454133.324.353.457.810.183.133.3184.892.930.6057.80
1981Chicago CubsNLMLBCHN22313/31161064214513135310755226161059172024534883.311.349.480.829.238.169.3035.743.530.6242.10
1982Chicago CubsNLMLBCHN22323/310916165793201345151051553626511071429070954147.306.342.441.783.205.135.2975.083.670.7243.80
1983Chicago CubsNLMLBCHN22333/73/2569103153626791753861666124253054551027366560115.280.310.436.746.209.156.2723.764.511.2039.13
1984Chicago CubsNLMLBCHN2234H3/7/84931798214339000200111011194609.209.239.209.448.023.000.2092.172.171.000.00
1984Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS16343/6/57981144395112221211672224385035111804713488.278.321.410.731.187.132.2825.108.071.5839.91
1985Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS6353/34/61510716267389201463161101843036221151630171865136.299.325.447.772.214.148.2934.185.011.2042.06
1986Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS6363/D3/699153629731683921810264402540892526568159109.267.311.421.732.221.154.2535.873.670.6334.94
1987Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS6373/73/6907528623786124213131900511092304969.273.299.322.621.087.049.2814.286.251.46143.00
1987California AngelsALMLBCAL637D/35/468790571831656121332109701113791941640.306.337.432.769.180.126.3054.643.610.7861.00
1988California AngelsALMLB 638DH//2589688194319000920400010294809.209.271.209.480.140.000.2058.330.000.000.00
1988Kansas City RoyalsALMLBKCA1438DH/36/897518889242186214033431131904456852631745.256.290.351.641.157.095.2634.947.221.4680.67
1989Kansas City RoyalsALMLBKCA1439H3/D/975683173*7917673841116106110012447183632.216.240.267.507.091.051.2243.286.011.83176.00
1990Boston Red SoxALMLBBOS22403H/7/892562243480013003201121114817.186.234.256.490.140.070.1716.254.170.6743.00
Tot:MLB (22 yrs) MLB      2517939710772715498491741208183734504534247971112473833100337211994.289.321.408.729.179.119.2874.494.521.0154.01
Tot:NL (16 yrs) NL      174766837951973356391197931495930829631396281169276471235141459.295.326.414.740.178.118.2934.324.160.9656.16
Tot:AL (7 yrs) AL      77027142827421421055415341414215711835307810692910207535.273.308.394.702.180.120.2714.885.401.1149.35
Avg:MLB - 162 game avg MLB      162🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒🔒
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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

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