Bill Buckner made their MLB debut in 1969 and appeared in 2,517 games over 22 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.289, OPS of 0.729, hit 174 HRs, and recorded 15.2 WAR. They rank 474th all-time in HRs and 1,286th in WAR.
Bill Buckner Year-by-Year Stat Trends
This chart visualizes Bill Buckner's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.
📊 Career Summary
Bill Buckner made their MLB debut in 1969 and played in 2,517 games over 22 seasons.
Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.
| G | 2,517 (MLB Rank: 56) |
| AB | 9,397 (MLB Rank: 51) |
| H | 2,715 (MLB Rank: 66) |
| BA | 0.289 (MLB Rank: 1,894) |
| 2B | 498 (MLB Rank: 67) |
| 3B | 49 (MLB Rank: 745) |
| HR | 174 (MLB Rank: 474) |
| RBI | 1208 (MLB Rank: 152) |
| R | 1077 (MLB Rank: 286) |
| BB | 450 (MLB Rank: 928) |
| OBP | 0.321 (MLB Rank: 5,229) |
| SLG | 0.408 (MLB Rank: 2,797) |
| OPS | 0.729 (MLB Rank: 3,332) |
| SB | 183 (MLB Rank: 426) |
| SO | 453 (MLB Rank: 1,550) |
| GIDP | 247 (MLB Rank: 41) |
| CS | 73 (MLB Rank: 305) |
| Rbat+ | 96 (MLB Rank: 4,064) |
| WAR | 15.2 (MLB Rank: 1,286) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1990)
In 1990, Bill Buckner played in 22 games and posted the following stats:
| G | 22 |
| AB | 43 |
| H | 8 |
| BA | 0.186 |
| 2B | 0 |
| 3B | 0 |
| HR | 1 |
| RBI | 3 |
| R | 4 |
| BB | 3 |
| OBP | 0.234 |
| SLG | 0.256 |
| OPS | 0.490 |
| SB | 0 |
| SO | 2 |
| GIDP | 1 |
| Rbat+ | -2 |
| WAR | −0.7 |
📈 Peak Seasons
Here are Bill Buckner's best seasons by category:
- Most HR in a season: 1986, 18 HR
- Most H in a season: 1982, 201 H
- Most RBI in a season: 1985, 110 RBI
- Most SB in a season: 1974, 31 SB
- Best BA in a season: 1980, 0.324 BA
- Best OBP in a season: 1980, 0.353 OBP
- Best SLG in a season: 1981, 0.480 SLG
- Best OPS in a season: 1981, 0.829 OPS
- Best WAR in a season: 1982, 3.7 WAR
🎯 Postseason Stats
Bill Buckner appeared in 23 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.204, OBP of 0.210, SLG of 0.265, and OPS of 0.475. They also tallied 1 HR, 20 H, 5 RBI, and 0 SB.
Bill Buckner Career Stat Summary
| season | H | HR | RBI | BA | R | OPS | WAR | OBP | SLG | PA | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | TB | rOBA | Rbat+ | OPS+ | G | GIDP | HBP | IBB | SB | CS | SF | SH | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1969 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -150 | -100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1970 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0.191 | 6 | 0.49 | -0.4 | 0.225 | 0.265 | 71 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 0.222 | 22 | 34 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
1971 | 99 | 5 | 41 | 0.277 | 37 | 0.672 | 1 | 0.306 | 0.366 | 383 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 131 | 0.319 | 96 | 95 | 108 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 358 |
1972 | 122 | 5 | 37 | 0.319 | 47 | 0.758 | 2.2 | 0.348 | 0.41 | 405 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 157 | 0.36 | 122 | 117 | 105 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 383 |
1973 | 158 | 8 | 46 | 0.275 | 68 | 0.648 | 0.6 | 0.297 | 0.351 | 606 | 17 | 34 | 20 | 0 | 202 | 0.31 | 82 | 83 | 140 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 575 |
1974 | 182 | 7 | 58 | 0.314 | 83 | 0.763 | 3.1 | 0.351 | 0.412 | 620 | 30 | 24 | 30 | 3 | 239 | 0.359 | 116 | 117 | 145 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 580 |
1975 | 70 | 6 | 31 | 0.243 | 30 | 0.644 | 0 | 0.286 | 0.358 | 315 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 103 | 0.295 | 68 | 82 | 92 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 288 |
1976 | 193 | 7 | 60 | 0.301 | 76 | 0.716 | 3 | 0.326 | 0.389 | 680 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 4 | 250 | 0.339 | 101 | 105 | 154 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 642 |
1977 | 121 | 11 | 60 | 0.284 | 40 | 0.739 | -0.7 | 0.314 | 0.425 | 457 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 0 | 181 | 0.34 | 88 | 88 | 122 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 426 |
1978 | 144 | 5 | 74 | 0.323 | 47 | 0.765 | 0.9 | 0.345 | 0.419 | 470 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 187 | 0.35 | 102 | 104 | 117 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 446 |
1979 | 168 | 14 | 66 | 0.284 | 72 | 0.756 | 1 | 0.319 | 0.437 | 628 | 30 | 28 | 34 | 7 | 258 | 0.349 | 98 | 97 | 149 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 591 |
1980 | 187 | 10 | 68 | 0.324 | 69 | 0.81 | 1.5 | 0.353 | 0.457 | 615 | 30 | 18 | 41 | 3 | 264 | 0.363 | 116 | 119 | 145 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 578 |
1981 | 131 | 10 | 75 | 0.311 | 45 | 0.829 | 1.2 | 0.349 | 0.48 | 453 | 26 | 16 | 35 | 3 | 202 | 0.376 | 128 | 130 | 106 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 421 |
1982 | 201 | 15 | 105 | 0.306 | 93 | 0.783 | 3.7 | 0.342 | 0.441 | 709 | 36 | 26 | 34 | 5 | 290 | 0.368 | 122 | 117 | 161 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 657 |
1983 | 175 | 16 | 66 | 0.28 | 79 | 0.746 | 1.5 | 0.31 | 0.436 | 665 | 25 | 30 | 38 | 6 | 273 | 0.343 | 99 | 102 | 153 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 626 |
1984 | 131 | 11 | 69 | 0.272 | 54 | 0.705 | -0.9 | 0.313 | 0.392 | 518 | 25 | 39 | 21 | 2 | 189 | 0.316 | 82 | 91 | 135 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 482 |
1985 | 201 | 16 | 110 | 0.299 | 89 | 0.773 | 1.5 | 0.325 | 0.447 | 719 | 30 | 36 | 46 | 3 | 301 | 0.344 | 100 | 106 | 162 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 673 |
1986 | 168 | 18 | 102 | 0.267 | 73 | 0.733 | -0.3 | 0.311 | 0.421 | 681 | 40 | 25 | 39 | 2 | 265 | 0.327 | 93 | 98 | 153 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 629 |
1987 | 134 | 5 | 74 | 0.286 | 39 | 0.678 | -0.5 | 0.314 | 0.365 | 498 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 171 | 0.31 | 80 | 80 | 132 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 469 |
1988 | 71 | 3 | 43 | 0.249 | 19 | 0.616 | -1.3 | 0.287 | 0.33 | 311 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 94 | 0.277 | 59 | 73 | 108 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 285 |