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Jay
Buhner		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 205
 
Born: August 13, 1964 in Usa, KY, LOUISVILLE
 
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
1987 22 WAS NL     4 4 4 8 8 8 6 5 6 8 8 8 3 3 3
1988 23 WAS NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 8 8 8 7 6 7 8 8 8 3 3 3
1989 24 WAS NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 9 8 9 6 6 6 9 9 9 4 4 4
1990 25 WAS NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 9 9 9 7 7 7 9 9 9 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 8 8 8 6 5 6 8 8 8 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   5 5 5 9 9 9 7 7 7 9 9 9 5 5 5
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
1987 22 AA   136 472 98 144 23 1 50 113 4 9 104 135 .305 .431 .676 1.106 126.3  
1988 23 WAS NL 66 201 24 44 8 3 9 29 0 0 21 57 .219 .296 .423 .719 24.1 3.4
    AAA   55 196 35 55 8 2 15 37 2 2 39 50 .281 .400 .571 .971 43.9  
    AA   25 93 18 28 2 1 8 17 0 1 17 18 .301 .409 .602 1.011 21.7  
1989 24 WAS NL 127 407 51 80 33 2 12 56 0 0 56 128 .197 .294 .376 .670 48.5 7.0
1990 25 WAS NL 138 456 76 95 31 0 18 80 0 0 54 120 .208 .293 .395 .688 50.9 5.8
3 Years Sim 331 1064 151 219 72 5 39 165 0 0 131 305 .206 .294 .393 .687 123.5 16.2
1 Years AAA 55 196 35 55 8 2 15 37 2 2 39 50 .281 .401 .571 .972 43.9  
2 Years AA 161 565 116 172 25 2 58 130 4 10 121 153 .304 .435 .664 1.099 148.0  
3 Years Minors 216 761 151 227 33 4 73 167 6 12 160 203 .298 .426 .640 1.066 191.9  
162 Game Average 520 73 107 35 2 19 80 0 0 64 149 .206 .294 .393 .687 60.4  
Career Highs 138 456 76 95 33 3 18 80 0 0 56 128 .219 .296 .423 .719 50.9  
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   734 100 141 36 4 27 113 0 0 85 216 .192 .276 .362 .639 77.9
vs LH   330 51 78 36 1 12 52 0 0 46 89 .236 .332 .461 .792 50.2
Home 164 519 76 107 37 2 18 80 0 0 65 161 .206 .297 .389 .686 62.2
Away 167 545 75 112 35 3 21 85 0 0 66 144 .206 .291 .396 .687 65.9
RISP   325 0 68 22 1 13 126 0 0 46 85 .209 .304 .403 .707 42.6
Pinch Hitting   31 8 7 1 0 3 11 0 0 8 6 .226 .375 .548 .923 7.0
Close/Late   122 15 27 9 1 6 21 0 0 15 24 .221 .304 .459 .763 17.6
Mar/Apr 45 155 19 31 13 1 7 25 0 0 13 44 .200 .260 .432 .693 18.0
May 45 146 17 31 12 0 6 22 0 0 15 46 .212 .288 .418 .706 17.8
June 49 153 24 26 10 0 6 19 0 0 21 53 .170 .269 .353 .622 15.8
July 54 141 30 31 8 2 5 28 0 0 22 33 .220 .331 .411 .743 20.0
August 74 243 25 45 14 1 5 31 0 0 31 70 .185 .279 .313 .592 22.4
Sep/Oct 64 226 36 55 15 1 10 40 0 0 29 59 .243 .328 .451 .779 34.2
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
1988 23 WAS NL RF 64 52 489.0 104 3 0 1 1.000 1.97   1.7
    1B 1 0 5.0 8 1 1 0 .900 16.20   0.0
    LF 2 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1989 24 WAS NL RF 97 96 840.3 157 4 0 0 1.000 1.72   2.7
    LF 23 11 118.3 19 0 0 0 1.000 1.45    
    CF 2 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
1990 25 WAS NL RF 117 113 989.0 210 8 0 1 1.000 1.98   3.9
    LF 16 7 77.0 15 1 0 1 1.000 1.87    
    CF 1 1 3.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 9.00    
  RF 278 261 2318.3 471 15 0 2 1.000 1.89   8.4
  LF 41 18 197.3 34 1 0 1 1.000 1.60    
  CF 3 1 7.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 6.43    
  1B 1 0 5.0 8 1 1 0 .900 16.20   0.0
Career Totals   323 280 2527.7 518 17 1 3 .998 1.90   8.4
Career Highs   134 121 1069.0 228 9 1 2 1.000 2.10    
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 23 WAS NL 6 20 5 7 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 .350 .435 .500 .935
1989 24 WAS NL 7 25 2 7 1 0 1 5 0 0 2 8 .280 .333 .440 .773
1990 25 WAS NL 16 61 8 12 3 0 2 7 0 0 6 12 .197 .279 .344 .624
Career Post-Season Batting 29 106 15 26 4 0 4 13 0 0 11 24 .245 .322 .396 .718
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.
Strikeouts
1989-7-128
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  6. Bo Jackson (945)
  7. Bobby Mitchell (944)
  8. Tom Brunansky (943)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Washington in 1987
Had first career hit (homerun) on 7/5/1988, off Floyd Bannister (SEM)
Injured on 9/10/1989 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for one week
Won World Championship with Washington in 1990
 
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