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| Player Report for #2 John Buck | | Sunday, July 13th, 2008 |  | | Name: | John Buck | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $3,840,000 | | Birthday: | 07-07-1980 | Signed Through: | 2008 Season | | Age: | 28 | Years of Major League Service: | 3 Years, 111 Days | | Born in: | Unknown | Major League Service Days this Year: | 80 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 3" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 3 Years, 111 Days | | Weight: | 220 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 5 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Arbitration eligible in offseason | | Position: | C | Minor League Option Years: | 3 option years left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | | |
|  | | Batting Ratings (SISA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 67 | 53 | 70 | 51 | 34 | | | Versus LHP | 64 | 53 | 68 | 52 | 34 | | | Versus RHP | 68 | 53 | 70 | 51 | 33 | | | Talent | 68 | 54 | 72 | 53 | 41 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | | | | | | Running Speed: | 23 | | Catcher 93 | | | | | | | Stealing Ability: | 26 | | | | | | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 10 | | | | | | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 62 | | | | | | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 21 | | | | | | | | | Hitter Type: | Pull Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 7/12/2008 | ATL | Win, 4-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 7/11/2008 | ATL | Win, 6-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 7/9/2008 | HOU | Win, 5-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 7/8/2008 | HOU | Loss, 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 7/7/2008 | HOU | Loss, 3-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 7/5/2008 | @ TBA | Win, 5-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 7/4/2008 | @ TBA | Loss, 2-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 7/3/2008 | @ BAL | Loss, 0-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 7/2/2008 | @ BAL | Loss, 3-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 7/1/2008 | @ BAL | Loss, 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Major League Baseball 2008 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 75 | 284 | 79 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 41 | 33 | 19 | 71 | .278 | .323 | .475 | .799 | .710 | .197 | 15.5 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 74 | 304 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.7 | 4.92 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 77 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .338 | .378 | .610 | .988 | | Versus Right | | 207 | 53 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 | .303 | .425 | .728 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | This Week | | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .200 | .222 | .422 | | Last Week | | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .118 | .000 | .118 | | April | | 81 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .309 | .325 | .444 | .770 | | May | | 85 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .323 | .471 | .793 | | June | | 85 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .353 | .389 | .647 | 1.036 | | July | | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .061 | .162 | .121 | .283 | | Spring Training | | 70 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .274 | .386 | .660 | | Last Year | | 526 | 141 | 21 | 0 | 25 | 79 | 56 | 29 | 126 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .306 | .451 | .757 | | 2 Years Ago | | 515 | 126 | 28 | 5 | 14 | 70 | 64 | 43 | 109 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .301 | .400 | .701 | | Career | | 1726 | 443 | 90 | 6 | 63 | 237 | 193 | 114 | 400 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .257 | .302 | .425 | .728 | | Home | | 136 | 41 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 | .349 | .566 | .915 | | Road | | 148 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 | .299 | .392 | .691 | | Grass | | 269 | 79 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 41 | 33 | 19 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .294 | .340 | .502 | .842 | | Turf | | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | Day | | 104 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .262 | .394 | .656 | | Night | | 180 | 54 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 19 | 16 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .357 | .522 | .879 | | Pinch Hitting | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | | Close/Late | | 73 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .342 | .368 | .589 | .957 | | Inning 1-3 | | 90 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .340 | .511 | .851 | | Inning 4-6 | | 95 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .282 | .368 | .650 | | Inning 7-9 | | 93 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .301 | .330 | .495 | .825 | | Extra Innings | | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 | 2.000 | | 0 Outs | | 93 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .283 | .462 | .745 | | 1 Outs | | 98 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .296 | .349 | .490 | .839 | | 2 Outs | | 93 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 | .337 | .473 | .810 | | Scoring Position | | 73 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .338 | .534 | .872 | | Bases Empty | | 158 | 42 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .310 | .430 | .740 | | Runner on 1st | | 53 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .321 | .345 | .528 | .874 | | Runner on 2nd | | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .350 | .647 | .997 | | Runner on 3rd | | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .273 | .545 | .818 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 25 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .379 | .480 | .859 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | 1.000 | 1.429 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | | Bases Loaded | | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | | Two Strikes | | 134 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .164 | .243 | .276 | .519 | | First Pitch | | 45 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .244 | .533 | .778 | | Count 0-1 | | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .304 | .522 | .826 | | Count 0-2 | | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .100 | .150 | .250 | | Count 1-0 | | 22 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .636 | 1.136 | | Count 1-1 | | 25 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .440 | .440 | .680 | 1.120 | | Count 1-2 | | 46 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .196 | .304 | .500 | | Count 2-0 | | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .714 | .714 | 1.429 | 2.143 | | Count 2-1 | | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .444 | .444 | .944 | 1.389 | | Count 2-2 | | 44 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .159 | .159 | .227 | .386 | | Count 3-0 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 | .833 | | Full Count | | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .474 | .417 | .890 | | Behind in Count | | 89 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .202 | .202 | .326 | .528 | | Ahead in Count | | 57 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .491 | .532 | .789 | 1.322 |
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| Career Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 2005 KCA - MLB | 118 | 401 | 97 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 47 | 40 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 2 | 2 | .242 | .283 | .389 | .672 | 0.0 | | 2006 WSH - MLB | 125 | 489 | 120 | 27 | 4 | 12 | 64 | 59 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 105 | 1 | 0 | .245 | .301 | .391 | .691 | 6.1 | | 2006 KCA - MLB | 7 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .310 | .577 | .887 | 1.3 | | 2006 Total - MLB | 132 | 515 | 126 | 28 | 5 | 14 | 70 | 64 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 109 | 1 | 1 | .245 | .301 | .400 | .701 | 7.4 | | 2007 WSH - MLB | 137 | 526 | 141 | 21 | 0 | 25 | 79 | 56 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 0 | 4 | .268 | .306 | .451 | .757 | 18.7 | | 2008 WSH - MLB | 75 | 284 | 79 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 41 | 33 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .323 | .475 | .799 | 15.5 | | Total MLB | 462 | 1726 | 443 | 90 | 6 | 63 | 237 | 193 | 114 | 1 | 5 | 400 | 3 | 7 | .257 | .302 | .425 | .728 | 41.6 |
| | Player History | | 04-25-2006 | Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Washington Nationals, along with CL E. Dessens, in exchange for SP R. Drese, MR G. Majewski. | | 07-28-2007 | Injured (Swollen Eye), day-to-day for one week. | | 11-18-2007 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,840,000 through arbitration. | | 01-01-2008 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 69 (68); Power: 71 (72); Eye: 52 (53). | | Leader Boards Appearances | | |
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