David Buchanan
David Andrew Buchanan
Born: May 11, 1989
Atlanta, GA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 200
Draft: Round 6 (2009 June Amateur Draft, New York Mets)
Draft: Round 7 (2010 June Amateur Draft, Philadelphia Phillies)
School: Chipola Junior College
Georgia State
Career: 2010-2025
Major League Statistics
David Buchanan compiled a career record of 82 wins and 72 losses and a 4.02 ERA in his 227-game pitching career with the Williamsport Crosscutters, Lakewood BlueClaws, Clearwater Threshers, Reading Phillies, Reading Fightin Phils, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Phillies, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Jersey Shore BlueClaws, Louisville Bats and Round Rock Express. He began playing during the 2010 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Short Season A | NYPL | Williamsport Crosscutters | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4.21 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.0 | 61 | 32 | 29 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 268 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | FLOR | Clearwater Threshers | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.90 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.3 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 141 |
| 2011 | A | SALL3 | Lakewood BlueClaws | 11 | 5 | .688 | 3.38 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 125.0 | 115 | 60 | 47 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 86 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 510 |
| 2012 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3.86 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 72.3 | 73 | 36 | 31 | 7 | 23 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 305 |
| 2013 | AA | EL | Reading Fightin Phils | 6 | 11 | .353 | 4.82 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130.7 | 142 | 78 | 70 | 15 | 41 | 0 | 86 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 567 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.00 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.0 | 36 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 164 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 6 | 2 | .750 | 3.95 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.0 | 67 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 254 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.80 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.7 | 58 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 240 |
| 2015 | R | GULF | Phillies | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 10 | 9 | .526 | 3.98 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.3 | 163 | 81 | 74 | 15 | 40 | 0 | 95 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 686 |
| 2017 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 6 | 13 | .316 | 3.66 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 159.7 | 158 | 75 | 65 | 19 | 56 | 1 | 112 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 678 |
| 2018 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 10 | 11 | .476 | 4.03 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 174.3 | 186 | 85 | 78 | 17 | 53 | 4 | 95 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 751 | ||
| 2019 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.79 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99.7 | 118 | 56 | 53 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 438 | ||
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 9 | 3 | .750 | 4.82 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102.7 | 119 | 57 | 55 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 446 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.53 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 2024 | Advanced A | SALL3 | Jersey Shore BlueClaws | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| 2025 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.28 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 134 |
| Totals | 82 | 72 | .532 | 4.02 | 227 | 173 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1307.0 | 1365 | 648 | 584 | 116 | 402 | 9 | 821 | 59 | 4 | 31 | 5572 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | 12 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .111 | .100 | .111 | .211 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AA | EL | Reading Fightin Phils | 22 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .143 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 11 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .300 | .300 | .300 | .600 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 28 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 25 | 47 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .098 | .140 | .122 | .261 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 28 | 59 | 49 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .122 | .140 | .204 | .344 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 18 | 32 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .074 | .138 | .074 | .212 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 162 | 201 | 172 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 77 | .105 | .129 | .134 | .263 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Short Season A | NYPL | Williamsport Crosscutters | P | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .833 | .769 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | FLOR | Clearwater Threshers | P | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.167 |
| 2011 | A | SALL3 | Lakewood BlueClaws | P | 20 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.200 |
| 2012 | AA | EL | Reading Phillies | P | 12 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 |
| 2013 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | P | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.833 |
| 2013 | AA | EL | Reading Fightin Phils | P | 22 | 7 | 20 | 2 | 0 | .931 | 1.227 |
| 2014 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | P | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .857 | 1.000 |
| 2015 | R | GULF | Phillies | P | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | P | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.300 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | P | 27 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 4 | .929 | 1.444 |
| 2017 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | P | 25 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 0 | .971 | 1.360 |
| 2018 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | P | 28 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 1 | .939 | 1.643 |
| 2019 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | P | 18 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .933 | .778 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | P | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | P | 22 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .955 |
| 2024 | Advanced A | SALL3 | Jersey Shore BlueClaws | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2025 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | P | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 227 | 104 | 183 | 14 | 10 | .953 | 1.264 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Williamsport Crosscutters | PHI | July 1, 2010 | September 5, 2010 |
| 2011 | A | South Atlantic League | Lakewood BlueClaws | PHI | April 10, 2011 | July 25, 2011 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Clearwater Threshers | PHI | August 2, 2011 | September 2, 2011 |
| 2012 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Phillies | PHI | April 7, 2012 | June 16, 2012 |
| 2013 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Fightin Phils | PHI | April 4, 2013 | July 29, 2013 |
| 2013 | AAA | International League | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | PHI | August 4, 2013 | September 1, 2013 |
| 2014 | AAA | International League | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | PHI | April 3, 2014 | July 31, 2014 |
| 2015 | AAA | International League | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | PHI | May 6, 2015 | September 3, 2015 |
| 2015 | R | Gulf Coast League | Phillies | PHI | June 22, 2015 | June 27, 2015 |
| 2016 | AAA | International League | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | PHI | April 13, 2016 | September 5, 2016 |
| 2017 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | April 4, 2017 | September 24, 2017 | |
| 2018 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |||
| 2019 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |||
| 2024 | AAA | International League | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | PHI | March 31, 2024 | August 17, 2024 |
| 2024 | Advanced A | South Atlantic League | Jersey Shore BlueClaws | PHI | August 25, 2024 | August 25, 2024 |
| 2024 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | September 8, 2024 | September 22, 2024 |
| 2025 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Round Rock Express |
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