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Buddy Black

Manager

Harry Ralston Black

2594 Games
1192-1402 Record
0.460 Win%
18 Seasons

👤 Personal Information

Bats L
Throws L
Born 6/30/1957
San Mateo, CA, USA
MLB Debut 1981-09-05
Final Game 1995-07-09

📊 Career Record

2594 Games Managed
1192 Wins
1402 Losses
0.460 Win Percentage

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📅 Season-by-Season Record

18 seasons
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Buddy Black — 📅 Season-by-Season Record
Year Team Lg G W L Win% Rank P-M
2007 SDN NL 163 89 74 0.546 3 N
2008 SDN NL 162 63 99 0.389 5 N
2009 SDN NL 162 75 87 0.463 4 N
2010 SDN NL 161 89 72 0.553 2 N
2011 SDN NL 162 71 91 0.438 5 N
2012 SDN NL 162 76 86 0.469 4 N
2013 SDN NL 162 76 86 0.469 4 N
2014 SDN NL 162 77 85 0.475 3 N
2015 SDN NL 65 32 33 0.492 4 N
2017 COL NL 161 87 74 0.540 3 N
2018 COL NL 163 91 72 0.558 2 N
2019 COL NL 162 71 91 0.438 4 N
2020 COL NL 60 26 34 0.433 4 N
2021 COL NL 161 74 87 0.460 4 N
2022 COL NL 162 68 94 0.420 5 N
2023 COL NL 162 59 103 0.364 5 N
2024 COL NL 162 61 101 0.377 5 N
2025 COL NL 40 7 33 0.175 5 N

Buddy Black as a manager

Buddy Black's clubs went 1192-1402 in the 2594 games Black managed between 2007 and 2025. Black ran the San Diego Padres (2007-2015) and the Colorado Rockies (2017-2025). The best full season was 2018, 91-72 with the Colorado Rockies. At the other end, 2023 finished 59-103.

The first season in the table, 2007, ended 89-74; the last, 2025, ended 7-33. The highest finish was 2nd, in 2010 and 2018. League play for Black's teams: the National League. The personal information panel gives a birth date of June 30, 1957 in San Mateo, CA, USA. The player profile covers Black's playing days, 1981 to 1995.

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