Harry Buckner

Right Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .310
HR 6
RBI 64
H 126
OPS .846
PIV 421
Position
Right Fielder
Bats / Throws
R / R
Born
10/22/1872 in Hopkinsville, KY, USA
Died
3/26/1938 in USA

Full name: Harry Edward Buckner

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
119 407 63 126 29 10 6 64 22 26 0 .310 .371 .474 .846 421

Career AVG .310 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — +19.6% above league average.

Career OBP .371 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — +16.3% above league average.

Career SLG .474 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — +40.8% above league average.

Career OPS .846 vs. league average .656 across their career seasons — +28.8% above 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
1897 CU IND 5 18 7 8 0 0 3 6 0 1 0 .444 — — — — 0.0
1898 CU IND 4 18 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 .222 — — — — 0.0
1899 CCG IND 2 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
1900 CCG IND 2 8 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 — — — — 0.0
1901 CCG IND 1 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1902 CCG WES 1 4 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .750 — — — — 0.0
1903 PG EAS 7 24 3 4 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
1904 CXG IND 7 24 5 9 3 1 2 6 0 3 0 .375 — — — — 0.0
1905 CXG EAS 5 14 1 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .357 — — — — 0.0
1905 BRG EAS 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 — — — — 0.0
1906 QG EAS 11 45 8 12 2 2 0 4 4 3 0 .267 — — — — 0.0
1906 CXG EAS 9 32 4 10 1 0 0 5 4 2 0 .312 — — — — 0.0
1907 BRG NAC 21 74 6 21 6 1 0 11 1 3 0 .284 .245 (+16%) .304 (+2%) .308 (+27%) .613 (+15%) 118.8
1908 BRG NAC 15 48 4 14 2 1 0 7 2 0 0 .292 — — — — 85.0
1909 BRG INT 2 7 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 .429 — — — — 0.0
1910 BRG EAS 9 25 5 9 3 1 0 6 1 5 0 .360 — — — — 0.0
1911 NLG EAS 4 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 — — — — 0.0
1913 MOH EAS 13 45 10 13 5 1 0 12 7 3 0 .289 — — — — 217.1
Career · 18 seasons 119 407 63 126 29 10 6 64 22 26 0 .310 — — — — 421

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.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
28 15 53 47 41 5 0 415.3 407 131 3 101 159 2.84 1206.4

Career ERA 2.84 vs. league average 2.97 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1897 CU IND 3 1 4 4 3 0 0 29.0 34 17 19 8 5.28 4.30 (-23%) -634.2
1898 CU IND 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 21.0 12 2 5 6 0.86 3.59 (+76%) 364.6
1900 CCG IND 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 9.0 5 0 0 4 0.00 3.68 (+100%) 0.0
1902 CCG WES 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 7 2 1 6 2.00 3.17 (+37%) 0.0
1903 PG EAS 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 15 5 1 1 5.62 — 0.0
1904 CXG IND 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 5 1 2 4 1.00 2.66 (+62%) 0.0
1905 CXG EAS 2 1 3 3 3 0 0 26.0 21 5 2 6 1.73 2.82 (+39%) 343.5
1905 BRG EAS 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.0 12 5 0 3 5.00 2.82 (-77%) 0.0
1906 QG EAS 2 1 4 3 3 0 0 28.7 27 10 9 11 3.14 2.68 (-17%) 90.5
1906 CXG EAS 3 1 4 4 4 1 0 36.0 29 3 4 21 0.75 2.68 (+72%) 801.6
1907 BRG NAC 4 5 12 10 10 0 0 92.0 89 25 19 39 2.45 2.50 (+2%) 471.3
1908 BRG NAC 6 3 10 9 7 3 0 75.7 66 23 17 22 2.74 2.40 (-14%) 35.1
1909 BRG INT 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 18.0 19 5 7 4 2.50 2.55 (+2%) -487.7
1910 BRG EAS 3 0 4 2 2 0 0 29.3 41 17 8 13 5.22 2.79 (-87%) 221.7
1911 NLG EAS 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 7.7 14 8 4 8 9.39 — 0.0
1913 MOH EAS 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8.0 11 3 3 3 3.38 — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 28 15 53 47 41 5 0 415.1 407 131 101 159 2.84 — 1,206

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.

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
OF 65 44 83 12 11 3
P 53 40 34 124 11 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1897 CU OF 1 1 2 1 0 0
1897 CU P 4 4 2 2 0 0
1898 CU OF 2 2 3 2 0 0
1898 CU P 2 2 3 2 2 0
1899 CCG OF 2 2 4 0 1 0
1900 CCG OF 1 1 1 0 1 0
1900 CCG P 1 1 0 5 0 0
1901 CCG OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1902 CCG P 1 1 1 5 0 0
1903 PG OF 6 6 9 1 0 0
1903 PG P 1 1 1 2 1 0
1904 CXG OF 6 6 10 1 0 1
1904 CXG P 1 1 2 3 0 0
1905 CXG OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
1905 CXG P 3 3 2 8 1 0
1905 BRG P 1 1 1 5 1 0
1906 QG OF 8 8 15 0 1 0
1906 QG P 4 3 4 12 0 0
1906 CXG OF 5 4 1 0 1 0
1906 CXG P 4 4 3 12 0 0
1907 BRG OF 10 9 6 2 3 0
1907 BRG P 12 10 8 21 1 0
1908 BRG OF 5 3 8 1 0 0
1908 BRG P 10 9 3 22 2 0
1909 BRG P 2 0 0 5 0 0
1910 BRG OF 4 0 3 1 0 0
1910 BRG P 4 0 2 13 1 0
1911 NLG OF 2 0 1 1 0 0
1911 NLG P 2 0 2 3 1 0
1913 MOH 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1913 MOH OF 11 0 19 2 4 2
1913 MOH P 1 0 0 4 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 53
First Base 1
Center Field 10
Right Field 55

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Frequently Asked Questions about Harry Buckner

Was Harry Buckner a pitcher?
Both. Harry Buckner pitched in 53 games, going 28-15 with a 2.84 ERA, but spent most of his career as a Right Fielder.
How many home runs did Harry Buckner hit?
Harry Buckner hit 6 career home runs with 126 hits.