Bill Buckner
William Joseph Buckner
Born: December 14, 1949
Vallejo, CA USA
Deceased: 2019
Boise, ID USA
Primary Position: 1B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Career: 1969-1990
Draft: Round 2 (1968 June Amateur Draft, Los Angeles Dodgers)
School: Napa HS (Vallejo, CA)
Minor League Statistics
Bill Buckner compiled a career batting average of .289 with 174 home runs and 1208 RBI in his 2517-game career with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, California Angels and Kansas City Royals. He began playing during the 1969 season and last took the field during the 1990 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 28 | 71 | 68 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .191 | .225 | .265 | .490 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1971 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 108 | 383 | 358 | 37 | 99 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 18 | .277 | .306 | .366 | .672 | 131 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 1972 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 105 | 405 | 383 | 47 | 122 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 13 | .319 | .348 | .410 | .758 | 157 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 1973 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 140 | 606 | 575 | 68 | 158 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 17 | 34 | .275 | .297 | .351 | .648 | 202 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| 1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 145 | 620 | 580 | 83 | 182 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 31 | 13 | 30 | 24 | .314 | .351 | .412 | .763 | 239 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 1975 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 315 | 288 | 30 | 70 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 15 | .243 | .286 | .358 | .644 | 103 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 1976 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 154 | 680 | 642 | 76 | 193 | 28 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 28 | 9 | 26 | 26 | .301 | .326 | .389 | .716 | 250 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 1977 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 122 | 457 | 426 | 40 | 121 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 60 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 23 | .284 | .314 | .425 | .739 | 181 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| 1978 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 117 | 470 | 446 | 47 | 144 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 74 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 17 | .323 | .345 | .419 | .765 | 187 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 1979 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 149 | 628 | 591 | 72 | 168 | 34 | 7 | 14 | 66 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 28 | .284 | .319 | .437 | .756 | 258 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1980 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 145 | 614 | 578 | 69 | 187 | 41 | 3 | 10 | 68 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 18 | .324 | .353 | .457 | .810 | 264 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 1981 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 106 | 453 | 421 | 45 | 131 | 35 | 3 | 10 | 75 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 16 | .311 | .349 | .480 | .829 | 202 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 1982 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 161 | 709 | 657 | 93 | 201 | 34 | 5 | 15 | 105 | 15 | 5 | 36 | 26 | .306 | .342 | .441 | .783 | 290 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 7 |
| 1983 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 153 | 665 | 626 | 79 | 175 | 38 | 6 | 16 | 66 | 12 | 4 | 25 | 30 | .280 | .310 | .436 | .746 | 273 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 1984 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 21 | 46 | 43 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .209 | .239 | .209 | .448 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 114 | 471 | 439 | 51 | 122 | 21 | 2 | 11 | 67 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 38 | .278 | .321 | .410 | .731 | 180 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1985 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 162 | 718 | 673 | 89 | 201 | 46 | 3 | 16 | 110 | 18 | 4 | 30 | 36 | .299 | .325 | .447 | .773 | 301 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 153 | 681 | 629 | 73 | 168 | 39 | 2 | 18 | 102 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 25 | .267 | .311 | .421 | .733 | 265 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 1987 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 75 | 304 | 286 | 23 | 78 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 19 | .273 | .299 | .322 | .621 | 92 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1987 | AL | California Angels | 57 | 194 | 183 | 16 | 56 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | .306 | .337 | .432 | .768 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1988 | AL | California Angels | 19 | 48 | 43 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .209 | .271 | .209 | .480 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 89 | 263 | 242 | 18 | 62 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 19 | .256 | .290 | .351 | .641 | 85 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 1989 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 79 | 183 | 176 | 7 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | .216 | .240 | .267 | .507 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1990 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 22 | 48 | 43 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .186 | .234 | .256 | .490 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 2517 | 10033 | 9397 | 1077 | 2715 | 498 | 49 | 174 | 1208 | 183 | 73 | 450 | 453 | .289 | .321 | .408 | .729 | 3833 | 247 | 42 | 47 | 97 | 111 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 20 | 16 | 146.0 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.281 | 1.850 |
| 1970 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 1971 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 86 | 77 | 675.0 | 165 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .994 | 2.267 | 1.977 |
| 1971 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | 11 | 7 | 67.0 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 1.209 | 6.909 |
| 1972 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 61 | 57 | 509.0 | 123 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .992 | 2.193 | 2.033 |
| 1972 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | 35 | 31 | 275.0 | 311 | 21 | 3 | 28 | .991 | 1.865 | 9.486 |
| 1973 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | 93 | 87 | 822.3 | 888 | 50 | 2 | 93 | .998 | 1.266 | 1.086 |
| 1973 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 48 | 44 | 394.7 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .989 | 2.121 | 1.938 |
| 1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 137 | 129 | 1150.0 | 235 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .976 | 1.870 | 1.745 |
| 1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | 6 | 5 | 47.0 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .980 | 9.574 | 8.333 |
| 1975 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 72 | 67 | 563.0 | 138 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .986 | 2.270 | 1.972 |
| 1976 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 153 | 153 | 1368.7 | 315 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .985 | 2.117 | 2.105 |
| 1976 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1977 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 99 | 98 | 848.7 | 966 | 58 | 10 | 75 | .990 | 1.859 | 1.343 |
| 1978 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 105 | 104 | 899.0 | 1075 | 83 | 6 | 85 | .995 | 11.593 | 11.029 |
| 1979 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 140 | 140 | 1217.0 | 1258 | 124 | 7 | 118 | .995 | 1.220 | 9.871 |
| 1980 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 94 | 89 | 776.0 | 826 | 73 | 6 | 67 | .993 | 1.427 | 9.564 |
| 1980 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 50 | 49 | 451.7 | 90 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .979 | 1.893 | 1.900 |
| 1981 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 105 | 105 | 932.7 | 996 | 81 | 17 | 92 | .984 | 1.393 | 1.257 |
| 1982 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 161 | 161 | 1430.3 | 1547 | 159 | 12 | 89 | .993 | 1.735 | 1.596 |
| 1983 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 144 | 136 | 1211.0 | 1366 | 161 | 13 | 132 | .992 | 11.348 | 1.604 |
| 1983 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 15 | 13 | 94.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.394 | 1.667 |
| 1984 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 113 | 113 | 986.7 | 974 | 96 | 15 | 75 | .986 | 9.760 | 9.469 |
| 1984 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 7 | 5 | 49.0 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 13.041 | 1.143 |
| 1984 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| 1985 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 162 | 162 | 1440.3 | 1384 | 184 | 12 | 140 | .992 | 9.798 | 9.679 |
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 138 | 138 | 1191.7 | 1067 | 157 | 14 | 104 | .989 | 9.244 | 8.870 |
| 1987 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 74 | 73 | 620.7 | 605 | 58 | 6 | 53 | .991 | 9.614 | 8.959 |
| 1987 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 5 | 5 | 38.0 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.763 | 7.400 |
| 1988 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 21 | 18 | 164.0 | 160 | 12 | 1 | 11 | .994 | 9.439 | 8.190 |
| 1988 | AL | California Angels | 1B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 18.000 | 2.000 |
| 1989 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1B | 24 | 20 | 174.7 | 181 | 13 | 3 | 19 | .985 | 9.996 | 8.083 |
| 1990 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 15 | 8 | 81.3 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 8.963 | 5.400 |
| Totals | 2199 | 2112 | 18647.3 | 15126 | 1379 | 146 | 1203 | .991 | 7.966 | 7.506 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .222 | .389 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 5 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .450 | .700 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 7 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .214 | .207 | .250 | .457 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | 7 | 33 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .188 | .212 | .188 | .400 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 101 | 98 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .204 | .210 | .265 | .475 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | NLCS | LF | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.588 | 1.500 |
| 1974 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | LF | 5 | 5 | 42.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.143 | 2.000 |
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 1B | 7 | 7 | 52.3 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.287 | 7.714 |
| 1986 | AL | Boston Red Sox | WS | 1B | 7 | 7 | 57.7 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 5 | .984 | 9.364 | 8.571 |
| Totals | 23 | 23 | 186.0 | 118 | 12 | 1 | 9 | .992 | 6.290 | 5.652 |
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