Dayton Buller
Dayton Ryo Buller
Born: June 22, 1981
Fresno, CA US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 203
Draft: Round 18 (2001 June Amateur Draft, San Francisco Giants)
School: Fresno City College
Career: 2002-2014
Dayton Buller compiled a career batting average of .242 with 30 home runs and 199 RBI in his 532-game career with the Giants, Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, Hagerstown Suns, Augusta GreenJackets, Connecticut Defenders, San Jose Giants, Fresno Grizzlies, Tulsa Drillers, Camden Riversharks, Huntsville Stars, Nashville Sounds and Lancaster Barnstormers. He began playing during the 2002 season and last took the field during the 2014 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Short Season A | NORW | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | 19 | 56 | 45 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | .200 | .345 | .267 | .612 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | R | ARIZ | Giants | 33 | 132 | 112 | 23 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 38 | .250 | .356 | .348 | .704 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | A | SALL3 | Hagerstown Suns | 11 | 37 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | .200 | .351 | .333 | .685 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | R | ARIZ | Giants | 36 | 134 | 125 | 14 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40 | .256 | .295 | .392 | .687 | 49 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | A | SALL3 | Hagerstown Suns | 35 | 130 | 114 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 35 | .202 | .295 | .342 | .637 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | R | ARIZ | Giants | 7 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .364 | .517 | .591 | 1.108 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | A | SALL3 | Augusta GreenJackets | 20 | 73 | 65 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 26 | .231 | .315 | .277 | .592 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | R | ARIZ | Giants | 14 | 48 | 37 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | .351 | .458 | .486 | .945 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | A | SALL3 | Augusta GreenJackets | 42 | 167 | 143 | 19 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 42 | .287 | .389 | .441 | .830 | 63 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | Connecticut Defenders | 23 | 84 | 77 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 23 | .195 | .250 | .338 | .588 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | A | SALL3 | Augusta GreenJackets | 26 | 110 | 96 | 20 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 23 | .281 | .373 | .521 | .894 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 20 | 57 | 51 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .235 | .286 | .412 | .697 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | AA | EL | Connecticut Defenders | 11 | 30 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .207 | .233 | .379 | .613 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | 9 | 39 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | .265 | .342 | .441 | .783 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 26 | 105 | 92 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 30 | .261 | .333 | .348 | .681 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 50 | 188 | 167 | 17 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 57 | .222 | .303 | .323 | .627 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | 13 | 52 | 44 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | .227 | .346 | .318 | .664 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Ind | ATLL | Camden Riversharks | 6 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .105 | .190 | .211 | .401 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 4 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .300 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | 27 | 93 | 85 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 32 | .165 | .237 | .224 | .460 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 37 | 113 | 101 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 32 | .248 | .315 | .416 | .731 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 21 | 62 | 53 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | .245 | .355 | .302 | .657 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | 27 | 98 | 84 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 18 | .310 | .385 | .405 | .790 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | 15 | 44 | 42 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .167 | .205 | .190 | .395 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 532 | 1916 | 1677 | 214 | 405 | 81 | 18 | 30 | 199 | 14 | 9 | 190 | 512 | .242 | .328 | .365 | .693 | 612 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | R | ARIZ | Giants | C | 9 | 78 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .967 | 9.667 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 22.2 |
| 2002 | Short Season A | NORW | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | C | 19 | 138 | 18 | 3 | 0 | .981 | 8.211 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 27.3 |
| 2003 | R | ARIZ | Giants | C | 30 | 222 | 30 | 2 | 1 | .992 | 8.400 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 43.6 |
| 2003 | A | SALL3 | Hagerstown Suns | C | 11 | 76 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .977 | 7.727 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 23.1 |
| 2004 | R | ARIZ | Giants | C | 7 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.286 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 35.7 |
| 2004 | A | SALL3 | Hagerstown Suns | C | 34 | 262 | 29 | 5 | 2 | .983 | 8.559 | 6 | |||
| 2005 | R | ARIZ | Giants | C | 9 | 70 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 31.2 |
| 2005 | A | SALL3 | Augusta GreenJackets | C | 20 | 151 | 10 | 3 | 3 | .982 | 8.050 | 4 | 30 | 8 | 21.1 |
| 2007 | A | SALL3 | Augusta GreenJackets | C | 32 | 237 | 24 | 2 | 1 | .992 | 8.156 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 44.7 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | Connecticut Defenders | C | 23 | 126 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .985 | 5.826 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 30.8 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | CALL | San Jose Giants | C | 6 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.333 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 55.6 |
| 2008 | A | SALL3 | Augusta GreenJackets | C | 26 | 233 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.808 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 58.8 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | C | 14 | 118 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .992 | 9.286 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 27.3 |
| 2008 | AA | EL | Connecticut Defenders | C | 11 | 64 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .971 | 6.091 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | C | 26 | 197 | 17 | 3 | 1 | .986 | 8.231 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 20.7 |
| 2010 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | C | 49 | 348 | 38 | 3 | 2 | .992 | 7.878 | 8 | 45 | 12 | 21.1 |
| 2010 | Ind | ATLL | Camden Riversharks | C | 4 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .967 | 7.250 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16.7 |
| 2010 | AA | TL | Tulsa Drillers | C | 12 | 71 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .988 | 6.750 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 37.5 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | C | 4 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .968 | 7.500 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 66.7 |
| 2011 | AA | SOUL | Huntsville Stars | C | 24 | 198 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.167 | 3 | 31 | 11 | 26.2 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | C | 31 | 225 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .992 | 7.742 | 4 | 28 | 7 | 20.0 |
| 2013 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | C | 26 | 165 | 14 | 4 | 0 | .978 | 6.885 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 17.9 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | C | 16 | 125 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .985 | 8.375 | 8 | 22 | 3 | 12.0 |
| 2014 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | C | 15 | 84 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.067 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 25.0 |
| 2014 | Ind | ATLL | Lancaster Barnstormers | 1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 2.000 | ||||
| Totals | 459 | 3348 | 332 | 43 | 20 | .988 | 8.017 | 63 | 370 | 145 | 28.2 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | R | Arizona League | Giants | SFN | ||
| 2002 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | SFN | ||
| 2003 | R | Arizona League | Giants | SFN | ||
| 2003 | A | South Atlantic League | Hagerstown Suns | SFN | ||
| 2004 | A | South Atlantic League | Hagerstown Suns | SFN | April 8, 2004 | August 20, 2004 |
| 2004 | R | Arizona League | Giants | SFN | July 17, 2004 | July 24, 2004 |
| 2005 | A | South Atlantic League | Augusta GreenJackets | SFN | April 7, 2005 | May 28, 2005 |
| 2005 | R | Arizona League | Giants | SFN | August 7, 2005 | August 28, 2005 |
| 2007 | A | South Atlantic League | Augusta GreenJackets | SFN | April 8, 2007 | June 28, 2007 |
| 2007 | AA | Eastern League | Connecticut Defenders | SFN | July 3, 2007 | September 3, 2007 |
| 2008 | AA | Eastern League | Connecticut Defenders | SFN | April 6, 2008 | April 26, 2008 |
| 2008 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Fresno Grizzlies | SFN | May 2, 2008 | June 18, 2008 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | California League | San Jose Giants | SFN | June 26, 2008 | July 24, 2008 |
| 2008 | A | South Atlantic League | Augusta GreenJackets | SFN | July 28, 2008 | September 1, 2008 |
| 2009 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Drillers | COL | April 11, 2009 | September 6, 2009 |
| 2010 | AA | Texas League | Tulsa Drillers | COL | April 10, 2010 | May 18, 2010 |
| 2010 | Ind | Atlantic League | Camden Riversharks | May 28, 2010 | June 2, 2010 | |
| 2010 | AA | Southern League | Huntsville Stars | MIL | June 5, 2010 | September 6, 2010 |
| 2011 | AA | Southern League | Huntsville Stars | MIL | April 8, 2011 | September 3, 2011 |
| 2011 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | MIL | May 20, 2011 | May 27, 2011 |
| 2012 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | MIL | April 6, 2012 | September 3, 2012 |
| 2013 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | MIL | April 4, 2013 | June 20, 2013 |
| 2013 | Ind | Atlantic League | Lancaster Barnstormers | July 13, 2013 | September 14, 2013 | |
| 2014 | Ind | Atlantic League | Lancaster Barnstormers | June 27, 2014 | August 1, 2014 |
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