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William Joseph Buckner

First name: Bill

Last name: Buckner

Birthdate: 1949-12-14

Bats: L   Throws: L

RetroID: buckb001

Batting – Career

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1969LAN0.00.00.00.00.00.00
1970LAN0.90.11.0-0.30.01.00
1971LAN4.90.65.51.43.12.59
1972LAN5.10.65.82.84.51.313
1973LAN7.60.98.5-0.22.36.37
1974LAN7.71.08.63.25.72.917
1975LAN4.00.54.40.72.02.46
1976LAN8.71.19.83.46.33.519
1977CHN5.70.66.3-0.91.05.43
1978CHN5.90.76.60.92.93.79
1979CHN8.00.98.80.02.66.28
1980CHN7.71.08.70.93.55.310
1981CHN5.80.76.52.14.12.512
1982CHN9.01.110.13.16.04.018
1983CHN8.51.09.50.43.16.39
1984BOS5.90.76.60.22.14.56
1984CHN0.60.00.6-0.5-0.30.9-1
1985BOS8.81.19.91.74.65.214
1986BOS8.50.99.40.23.06.49
1987CAL2.40.02.40.71.41.04
1987BOS3.70.54.2-1.4-0.24.4-1
1988CAL0.60.00.6-0.10.10.50
1988KCA3.40.13.5-0.70.33.11
1989KCA2.30.12.5-1.0-0.32.7-1
1990BOS0.60.10.7-0.6-0.41.0-1
Career126.314.3140.516.057.483.0170

Detailed Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1969LAN1000000000008.40.00.00.00.00
1970LAN71-7-710002-100-49.6-0.4-0.10.0-0.53
1971LAN383-5-33-1106-40068.60.7-0.40.00.311
1972LAN40578-12007-400168.22.0-0.40.01.612
1973LAN606-16-13-8-1208-700-128.6-1.4-0.70.1-2.015
1974LAN620912-300-19-600179.21.9-0.60.11.416
1975LAN315-9-701-2-110-30018.30.1-0.30.0-0.213
1976LAN68024-110-214-700168.12.0-0.70.11.422
1977CHN457-1-7-1-1-10-6-500-169.5-1.7-0.50.0-2.2-2
1978CHN470832-20-10-60029.30.2-0.60.0-0.44
1979CHN6283-40-5-10-1-700-119.4-1.2-0.70.1-1.85
1980CHN6141914-4-40-2-5-700-19.1-0.1-0.7-0.1-0.92
1981CHN453181660-1-1-7-600138.91.5-0.6-0.10.8-2
1982CHN70916142-4025-900199.32.0-0.9-0.11.012
1983CHN66541-82-1-10-800-79.5-0.7-0.8-0.1-1.67
1984BOS4710-34-2-1-2-3-600-710.2-0.7-0.60.1-1.22
1984CHN46-4-4-1000-1000-69.5-0.60.00.0-0.6-1
1985BOS718962-1-1-21-90059.90.5-0.90.1-0.38
1986BOS681-2-2-3-5-1-12-7-10-109.8-1.0-0.80.1-1.78
1987CAL19412-110210-30510.20.5-0.30.00.21
1987BOS304-13-142-40-2-2-400-2010.6-1.9-0.40.0-2.31
1988CAL48-3-3110000-10-19.8-0.1-0.10.0-0.20
1988KCA263-7-73-40-10-1-30-99.2-1.0-0.40.0-1.41
1989KCA183-13-1301000-1-10-129.0-1.3-0.20.0-1.51
1990BOS48-4-4-1-1000000-69.2-0.70.00.0-0.70
Career10,03312-11-6-26-6-1340-108-90-22--1.4-11.70.3-12.8139

Defense

Infield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ GB+ DP Start DP Turn DP Runs Total Fielding Runs
1970 LAN 1B 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1971 LAN 1B 217 24 1.0 1 1 3 1 -0.1 0.0 0 1
1972 LAN 1B 852 82 3.0 3 2 6 5 0.1 0.0 0 2
1973 LAN 1B 2420 228 8.0 7 5 10 1 0.3 0.0 0 5
1974 LAN 1B 137 16 0.0 0 0 3 -2 0.0 0.0 0 0
1976 LAN 1B 7 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0
1977 CHN 1B 2666 254 -10.0 -8 -6 -19 -5 -0.1 0.0 0 -6
1978 CHN 1B 2875 294 0.0 2 1 4 15 -0.7 0.0 -1 0
1979 CHN 1B 3764 400 -2.0 1 1 9 28 -1.6 0.0 -2 -1
1980 CHN 1B 2396 239 -4.0 -3 -2 3 10 -0.5 0.0 0 -2
1981 CHN 1B 2962 303 -10.0 -10 -7 -22 -12 0.2 0.0 0 -7
1982 CHN 1B 4607 542 8.0 9 6 29 29 -1.1 0.0 -1 5
1983 CHN 1B 3872 451 1.0 2 1 33 44 -0.5 0.0 0 1
1984 BOS 1B 3113 325 -6.0 -3 -2 0 -10 -0.8 0.0 -1 -3
1984 CHN 1B 169 16 -1.0 -1 -1 -1 -1 0.1 0.0 0 -1
1985 BOS 1B 4516 479 -2.0 1 1 7 12 -0.3 0.0 0 1
1986 BOS 1B 3621 442 0.0 4 3 23 8 -0.8 0.0 -1 2
1987 BOS 1B 1911 201 -4.0 -3 -2 -7 -3 -0.4 0.0 0 -2
1987 CAL 1B 106 12 1.0 1 1 2 1 0.2 0.0 0 1
1988 CAL 1B 3 1 0.0 0 0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0
1988 KCA 1B 510 51 0.0 0 0 1 -3 -0.2 0.0 0 0
1989 KCA 1B 554 58 0.0 0 0 2 -2 -0.1 0.0 0 0
1990 BOS 1B 239 26 0.0 0 0 1 1 -0.2 0.0 0 0
1B 41526 4444 -17.0 3 2 88 118 -6.5 0.0 -6 -4

Outfield Defense

Year Team POS BIP Chances OAA OAA adj DER Runs Play+ OF Arm Opps OF Arm Runs Total Fielding Runs
1970 LAN LF 415 47 2.0 2 2 6 18 0 2
1970 LAN RF 15 3 0.0 0 0 0 4 0 0
1971 LAN LF 35 2 0.0 0 0 -2 1 0 0
1971 LAN RF 1347 232 8.0 9 8 5 102 -3 5
1972 LAN LF 235 31 2.0 2 2 6 5 0 2
1972 LAN RF 888 143 6.0 6 5 3 52 -2 3
1973 LAN LF 898 97 3.0 3 3 3 34 -1 2
1973 LAN RF 182 33 1.0 1 1 4 11 0 1
1974 LAN LF 3381 344 8.0 7 6 1 141 2 8
1974 LAN RF 42 8 1.0 1 1 2 1 0 1
1975 LAN LF 1712 195 11.0 11 10 16 79 0 10
1976 LAN LF 4222 455 15.0 13 11 19 164 4 15
1976 LAN RF 47 6 -1.0 -1 -1 -3 9 0 -1
1980 CHN LF 1123 120 -4.0 -4 -3 -7 66 1 -2
1980 CHN RF 174 32 -1.0 -1 -1 0 15 0 -1
1983 CHN LF 302 36 0.0 0 0 0 11 -1 -1
1984 CHN LF 57 8 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0
LF 12380 1335 37.0 34 31 42 520 5 36
RF 2695 457 14.0 15 13 11 194 -5 8

Batting – Postseason

Year Team Off GS Def GS Game Shares WAR W L Victory Shares
1974LAN0.50.10.6-0.2-0.10.70
1986BOS0.70.10.8-0.4-0.21.0-1
Career1.20.21.4-0.6-0.31.7-1

Postseason Batting Components

Year Team PA BatRuns Adj R RISP BSR DP ROE Fld Pos DH Pit RAA RPW WAA Pos Wins LgA WAM DVoDH
1974LAN39-1-1-1-1000000-37.5-0.40.00.0-0.40
1986BOS62-6-6-11010-100-59.9-0.5-0.10.0-0.61
Career101-7-7-20010-100-8--0.9-0.10.0-1.01

Glossary

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Stat description
GSGame Shares
WAMWins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name.
WARWins above Replacement
VSVictory Shares
WWins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense.
LLosses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score.
BatRunsBatting runs above average
Adj RPark adjusted batting runs
RISPRuns for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position
BSRBaserunning runs
DPDouble play avoidance runs
ROERuns from reaching on error
FldFielding runs
PosPosition adjustment
DHDesignated hitter adjustment
PitPitcher batting adjustment
RAARuns above average before position and league adjustment
RPWRuns per win
WAAWins above average before position and league adjustment
POS WinsPosition adjustment converted to wins
LGALeague quality adjustment
DVoDHDefensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter
GGames pitched
GSGame shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index
XRExpected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced
DRDefensive runs support
RoleStarter vs reliever role adjustment
LgAdjLeague adjustment
R+Runs above average
LILeverage index
R_lev+Leverage adjusted runs above average
ChancesEstimated opportunies to make a defensive play
BIPBalls in play while this player was on the field
OAAOuts above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level
OAA adjPark adjusted outs above average
DER runsRun value of outs above average
Frame RunsRuns from framing balls and strikes
SB RunsStolen base prevention runs
Block RunsWild pitch and passed ball prevention runs
Err RunsCatcher error prevention runs
Catcher RunsCatcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing.
Play+plays made above average per ball in play
GB+ground ball plays above average per ball in play
DP StartRuns from starting double plays
DP TurnRuns from turning double plays
DP runsTotal double play runs
OF Arm oppsOpportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play
OF Arm runsRuns from throwing from the outfield

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