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Steve
Buechele		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 190
 
Born: September 26, 1961 in Usa, CA, LANCASTER
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1990   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1985 23 WAS NL     4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
1986 24 WAS NL     5 5 5 6 6 6 7 6 7 5 5 5 5 5 5
1987 25 WAS NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 6 6 6 7 6 7 5 5 5 6 6 6
1988 26 WAS NL $ 300,000   5 5 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 6 5 5 6 6 6
1989 27 WAS NL $ 300,000   5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1990 28 WAS NL $ 1,580,000   6 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 6 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,580,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1985 23 AA   131 427 51 111 12 2 18 58 7 6 63 75 .260 .355 .424 .779 66.6  
1986 24 AAA   137 530 76 139 21 2 21 77 0 5 56 107 .262 .333 .428 .761 74.8  
1987 25 WAS NL 149 542 58 141 41 3 11 64 3 2 43 108 .260 .316 .408 .724 64.7 11.4
1988 26 WAS NL 73 184 20 42 14 0 5 32 0 0 12 39 .228 .278 .386 .664 18.6 2.3
1989 27 WAS NL 93 236 36 70 11 3 5 34 2 1 22 42 .297 .356 .432 .789 35.7 8.3
1990 28 WAS NL 122 351 45 103 23 0 9 53 1 1 39 66 .293 .365 .436 .800 53.7 10.9
4 Years Sim 437 1313 159 356 89 6 30 183 6 4 116 255 .271 .331 .417 .748 172.8 32.9
1 Years AAA 137 530 76 139 21 2 21 77 0 5 56 107 .262 .332 .428 .760 74.8  
1 Years AA 131 427 51 111 12 2 18 58 7 6 63 75 .260 .354 .424 .778 66.6  
2 Years Minors 268 957 127 250 33 4 39 135 7 11 119 182 .261 .342 .426 .768 141.4  
162 Game Average 486 58 131 32 2 11 67 2 1 43 94 .271 .331 .417 .748 64.1  
Career Highs 149 542 58 141 41 3 11 64 3 2 43 108 .297 .365 .436 .800 64.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   819 96 211 50 2 17 96 6 1 65 173 .258 .315 .386 .701 98.1
vs LH   494 63 145 39 4 13 87 0 3 51 82 .294 .358 .468 .826 78.3
Home 221 639 80 177 46 3 15 85 4 3 52 121 .277 .334 .429 .763 87.4
Away 216 674 79 179 43 3 15 98 2 1 64 134 .266 .328 .405 .733 89.0
RISP   370 0 99 28 1 8 145 0 0 36 73 .268 .329 .414 .743 49.9
Pinch Hitting   55 8 16 4 0 3 15 0 0 3 12 .291 .333 .527 .861 9.0
Close/Late   158 17 57 12 0 5 27 0 0 21 29 .361 .433 .532 .965 33.3
Mar/Apr 69 182 26 50 10 0 10 37 1 0 9 41 .275 .318 .495 .812 27.2
May 77 230 21 61 20 1 2 29 0 1 20 50 .265 .323 .387 .710 27.6
June 68 195 21 43 13 1 2 20 1 1 23 44 .221 .305 .328 .633 19.9
July 60 185 25 58 13 2 5 28 1 1 19 28 .314 .376 .486 .862 31.8
August 82 265 33 71 13 0 8 33 2 1 23 46 .268 .328 .408 .735 35.1
Sep/Oct 81 256 33 73 20 2 3 36 1 0 22 46 .285 .340 .414 .754 34.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1987 25 WAS NL 3B 148 148 1302.0 88 302 11 28 .973 2.70   5.8
    2B 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 6.00   0.0
    SS 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1988 26 WAS NL SS 20 17 147.3 21 60 1 11 .988 4.95   0.7
    2B 16 9 93.7 12 40 1 7 .981 5.00   0.4
    3B 14 10 86.0 2 19 1 0 .955 2.20   0.3
    RF 2 0 1.7 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1989 27 WAS NL SS 71 48 455.0 84 177 8 35 .970 5.16   2.1
    2B 14 10 86.7 15 36 2 5 .962 5.30   0.4
    3B 8 8 64.0 5 16 1 1 .955 2.95   0.4
1990 28 WAS NL 3B 35 33 294.7 22 70 2 8 .979 2.81   1.8
    SS 49 24 264.0 26 97 3 16 .976 4.19   1.2
    2B 30 23 201.7 40 79 2 22 .983 5.31   0.6
  3B 205 199 1746.7 117 407 15 37 .972 2.70   8.3
  SS 141 89 868.3 131 334 12 62 .975 4.82   3.9
  2B 61 42 385.0 68 156 5 34 .978 5.24   1.4
  RF 2 0 1.7 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   409 330 3001.6 316 897 33 133 .974 3.64   13.6
Career Highs   150 148 1307.0 104 303 11 46 .979 4.95    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1988 26 WAS NL 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
1989 27 WAS NL 7 20 2 8 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 .400 .381 .500 .881
1990 28 WAS NL 16 64 11 20 3 1 1 9 0 0 4 8 .313 .362 .438 .800
Career Post-Season Batting 26 88 13 29 3 2 1 11 0 0 4 9 .330 .362 .443 .805
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Doubles
1987-7-41
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 22    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 64)
 
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  4. Don Bollweg (951)
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  6. Don Lang (947)
  7. Glenn Wright (944)
  8. Shane Mack (942)
  9. Luis Salazar (941)
  10. Chris Sabo (941)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 24th overall pick, by Washington in 1985
Had first career hit on 4/3/1987, off Bo Mclaughlin (SDP)
Hit first career homerun on 4/14/1987, off Doug Jones (MON)
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,580,000 through salary arbitration
Won World Championship with Washington in 1990
 
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