Billy Buckner
William Jennings Buckner
Born: August 27, 1983
Decatur, GA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 205
Draft: Round 9 (2003 June Amateur Draft, Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
Draft: Round 2 (2004 June Amateur Draft, Kansas City Royals)
School: Young Harris College
South Carolina
Career: 2004-2016
Major League Statistics
Billy Buckner compiled a career record of 93 wins and 85 losses and a 4.54 ERA in his 274-game pitching career with the Idaho Falls Chukars, Burlington Bees, High Desert Mavericks, Wichita Wranglers, Omaha Royals, Tucson Sidewinders, Reno Aces, Toledo Mud Hens, Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Portland Sea Dogs, Pawtucket Red Sox, Salt Lake Bees, Nashville Sounds, El Paso Chihuahuas, Long Island Ducks and Mobile BayBears. He began playing during the 2004 season and last took the field during the 2016 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | R | PION | Idaho Falls Chukars | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.30 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 36 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 128 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | CALL | High Desert Mavericks | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5.36 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94.0 | 105 | 65 | 56 | 10 | 46 | 0 | 92 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 421 |
| 2005 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 3 | 7 | .300 | 3.88 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.3 | 66 | 36 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 269 |
| 2006 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 5 | 3 | .625 | 4.64 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.7 | 78 | 40 | 39 | 7 | 39 | 0 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 344 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | CALL | High Desert Mavericks | 7 | 1 | .875 | 3.90 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90.0 | 92 | 44 | 39 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 85 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 397 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.78 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104.7 | 108 | 49 | 44 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 83 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 439 |
| 2007 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | 1 | 3 | .250 | 4.66 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.3 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 85 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Sidewinders | 5 | 10 | .333 | 4.95 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116.3 | 136 | 74 | 64 | 9 | 43 | 1 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 517 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 9 | 3 | .750 | 3.32 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 103.0 | 91 | 41 | 38 | 5 | 45 | 1 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 436 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 3 | 5 | .375 | 9.40 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37.3 | 60 | 44 | 39 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 189 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3.53 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.3 | 40 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 183 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.03 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109.0 | 136 | 91 | 73 | 12 | 52 | 0 | 80 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 508 |
| 2012 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3.20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 | 51 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 235 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.91 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 96.7 | 87 | 48 | 42 | 12 | 36 | 1 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 410 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | 7 | 4 | .636 | 4.87 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94.3 | 101 | 61 | 51 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 77 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 426 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | 4 | 5 | .444 | 5.80 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63.7 | 85 | 52 | 41 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 304 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6.00 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 |
| 2015 | Ind | ATLL | Long Island Ducks | 8 | 3 | .727 | 4.00 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 69.7 | 73 | 32 | 31 | 9 | 36 | 1 | 73 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 317 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 1 | 2 | .333 | 6.38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 105 |
| 2016 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3.22 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72.7 | 66 | 32 | 26 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 70 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 305 |
| Totals | 93 | 85 | .522 | 4.54 | 274 | 239 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1372.3 | 1471 | 797 | 692 | 139 | 567 | 5 | 1132 | 65 | 5 | 127 | 6065 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Sidewinders | 21 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .111 | .172 | .148 | .321 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 18 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .278 | .278 | .333 | .611 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 25 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .120 | .120 | .160 | .280 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | 15 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .545 | .600 | 1.145 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 16 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .111 | .000 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 106 | 112 | 99 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 41 | .182 | .214 | .222 | .436 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | R | PION | Idaho Falls Chukars | P | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .714 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | CALL | High Desert Mavericks | P | 17 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .960 | 1.412 |
| 2005 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | P | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .889 | .727 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | CALL | High Desert Mavericks | P | 16 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 3 | .938 | 1.875 |
| 2006 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | P | 13 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.231 |
| 2007 | AA | TL | Wichita Wranglers | P | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Royals | P | 27 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | .963 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Sidewinders | P | 21 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .962 | 1.190 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | P | 18 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .963 | 1.444 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | P | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | P | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .900 | 1.286 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | P | 23 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | .889 | 1.043 |
| 2012 | AAA | IL | Pawtucket Red Sox | P | 17 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .947 | 1.059 |
| 2012 | AA | EL | Portland Sea Dogs | P | 10 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.600 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | P | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .722 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | El Paso Chihuahuas | P | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .909 | .667 |
| 2015 | Ind | ATLL | Long Island Ducks | P | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .611 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | P | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2016 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | P | 16 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .909 | .625 |
| Totals | 274 | 133 | 157 | 14 | 19 | .954 | 1.058 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | R | Pioneer League | Idaho Falls Chukars | KCA | July 26, 2004 | September 5, 2004 |
| 2005 | A | Midwest League | Burlington Bees | KCA | April 8, 2005 | June 2, 2005 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | California League | High Desert Mavericks | KCA | June 7, 2005 | September 1, 2005 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | California League | High Desert Mavericks | KCA | April 6, 2006 | June 22, 2006 |
| 2006 | AA | Texas League | Wichita Wranglers | KCA | July 1, 2006 | September 2, 2006 |
| 2007 | AA | Texas League | Wichita Wranglers | KCA | April 8, 2007 | April 25, 2007 |
| 2007 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Omaha Royals | KCA | April 29, 2007 | August 21, 2007 |
| 2008 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Sidewinders | ARI | April 4, 2008 | August 20, 2008 |
| 2009 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Reno Aces | ARI | April 18, 2009 | August 26, 2009 |
| 2010 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Reno Aces | ARI | April 11, 2010 | May 12, 2010 |
| 2010 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | June 5, 2010 | July 15, 2010 |
| 2011 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | COL | April 10, 2011 | August 17, 2011 |
| 2012 | AA | Eastern League | Portland Sea Dogs | BOS | April 9, 2012 | May 30, 2012 |
| 2012 | AAA | International League | Pawtucket Red Sox | BOS | June 6, 2012 | August 30, 2012 |
| 2013 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake Bees | LAA | April 5, 2013 | September 1, 2013 |
| 2014 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | El Paso Chihuahuas | SDN | April 27, 2014 | July 28, 2014 |
| 2014 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | MIL | August 17, 2014 | August 30, 2014 |
| 2015 | Ind | Atlantic League | Long Island Ducks | May 21, 2015 | August 26, 2015 | |
| 2016 | AA | Southern League | Mobile BayBears | ARI | May 17, 2016 | August 12, 2016 |
| 2016 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Reno Aces | ARI | August 21, 2016 | September 5, 2016 |
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