What years did Buddy Biancalana play?

Buddy Biancalana played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1987.

Was Buddy Biancalana a pitcher?

No. Buddy Biancalana was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Buddy Biancalana hit?

Buddy Biancalana hit 6 career home runs with 113 hits.

Buddy Biancalana

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1982-1987)

AVG .205

HR 6

RBI 30

H 113

OPS .553

PIV -1,442

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: B / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 160 lb
Born: 2/2/1960 in Greenbrae, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1982-09-12
Last Game: 1987-10-04

Full name: Roland Americo Biancalana

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
311	550	70	113	16	7	6	30	8	41	157	.205	.261	.293	.553	-1,442

Career AVG .205 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 21.0% below league average.

Career OBP .261 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 19.9% below league average.

Career SLG .293 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — 25.7% below league average.

Career OPS .553 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 23.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1982	KCA	AL	3	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	KCA	AL	6	15	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	KCA	AL	66	134	18	26	6	1	2	9	1	6	44	.194	.259 (-25%)	.322 (-29%)	.384 (-22%)	.707 (-26%)	-559.7
1985	KCA	AL	81	138	21	26	5	1	1	6	1	17	34	.188	.257 (-27%)	.323 (-14%)	.390 (-33%)	.714 (-25%)	-512.0
1986	KCA	AL	100	190	24	46	4	4	2	8	5	15	50	.242	.257 (-6%)	.325 (-9%)	.395 (-15%)	.720 (-12%)	-370.2
1987	KCA	AL	37	47	4	10	1	0	1	7	0	1	10	.213	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	HOU	NL	18	24	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	.042	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			311	550	70	113	16	7	6	30	8	41	157	.205	—	—	—	—	-1,442

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
16	37	4	9	1	0	0	3	6	11	.243

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1985	ALCS	KCA	7	18	2	4	1	1	1	6	.222
1985	WS	KCA	7	18	2	5	0	2	5	4	.278
1984	ALCS	KCA	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	169	291	44	63	2	21	.216
Away	142	259	26	50	4	9	.193

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1987-10-04	HOU	CIN	L	0	0
1987-10-02	HOU	CIN	L	0	0
1987-09-27	HOU	CIN	L	4	3
1987-09-22	HOU	ATL	L	0	0
1987-09-20	HOU	SDP	W	0	0
1987-09-17	HOU	SFG	L	0	0
1987-09-14	HOU	LAD	W	1	0
1987-09-11	HOU	SDP	L	2	1
1987-08-13	HOU	SFG	L	1	0
1987-08-12	HOU	SFG	L	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	60	24	53	84	1	24
SS	243	157	243	511	44	94

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1982	KCA	SS	3	1	2	8	0	1
1983	KCA	SS	6	5	11	21	3	3
1984	KCA	2B	29	16	34	50	1	15
1984	KCA	SS	33	26	28	94	7	13
1985	KCA	2B	4	0	3	1	0	1
1985	KCA	SS	74	48	80	168	10	31
1986	KCA	2B	12	3	6	13	0	1
1986	KCA	SS	89	64	102	177	16	40
1987	KCA	2B	12	5	9	18	0	6
1987	KCA	SS	22	7	12	27	5	4
1987	HOU	2B	3	0	1	2	0	1
1987	HOU	SS	16	6	8	16	3	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	60
Shortstop	243
Designated Hitter	6

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1986	KCA	AL	$165,000
Total Career Earnings			$165,000

Frequently Asked Questions about Buddy Biancalana

What years did Buddy Biancalana play?: Buddy Biancalana played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1987.
Was Buddy Biancalana a pitcher?: No. Buddy Biancalana was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Buddy Biancalana hit?: Buddy Biancalana hit 6 career home runs with 113 hits.