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Bucky
Dent		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 186
 
Born: November 25, 1951 in Usa, GA, SAVANNAH
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1985   
All-Star Selections 1984   
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
1973 21 BOS AL     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 3 3 9 9 9
1974 22 BOS AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 9 9 9
1975 23 BOS AL     5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 3 3 9 9 9
1976 24 BOS AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 3 3 9 9 9
1977 25 BOS AL $ 300,000   5 5 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 3 3 9 9 9
1978 26 BOS AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 4 3 3 9 9 9
1979 27 BOS AL $ 350,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 10 9 10
1980 28 BOS AL $ 550,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 10 10 10
1981 29 BOS AL $ 646,429   6 6 6 3 3 3 7 6 7 5 5 5 10 10 10
1982 30 CLE AL $ 1,265,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 10 10 10
1983 31 CLE AL $ 1,829,874   6 6 6 3 3 3 7 6 7 5 5 5 10 10 10
1984 32 CLE AL $ 1,829,874   6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 10 10 10
1985 33 CLE AL $ 1,829,874   5 5 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 5 5 5 10 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 3 3 9 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,829,874   6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 5 5 5 10 10 10
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
1973 21 AA   136 535 60 140 20 5 7 54 10 7 60 30 .262 .336 .357 .693 65.7  
1974 22 AAA   131 518 72 143 19 2 9 46 7 5 31 30 .276 .317 .373 .690 59.4  
1975 23 AAA   100 328 49 89 13 0 6 31 6 4 20 21 .271 .313 .366 .679 36.7  
1976 24 BOS AL 57 59 5 18 2 0 1 8 0 1 3 5 .305 .339 .390 .729 7.0 1.3
1977 25 BOS AL 147 453 42 106 24 3 4 41 2 2 17 30 .234 .264 .327 .590 34.1 1.2
1978 26 BOS AL 149 436 38 103 19 1 2 27 2 4 27 20 .236 .281 .298 .579 33.1 1.7
1979 27 BOS AL 146 445 44 114 19 0 3 35 2 3 16 19 .256 .279 .319 .598 40.2 5.0
1980 28 BOS AL 65 141 15 39 6 3 0 13 0 1 13 4 .277 .346 .362 .708 17.3 2.6
1981 29 BOS AL 86 230 24 56 10 1 4 35 1 0 19 10 .243 .302 .348 .649 22.9 2.8
    AAA   29 104 13 36 6 0 4 9 2 1 10 5 .346 .404 .519 .923 20.0  
1982 30 CLE AL 76 209 27 52 6 2 8 21 0 0 10 7 .249 .282 .411 .693 22.6 3.0
1983 31 CLE AL 148 473 70 128 26 3 11 59 3 3 38 14 .271 .324 .408 .732 58.2 10.2
1984 32 CLE AL 145 471 65 128 26 1 15 67 0 0 29 21 .272 .313 .427 .740 59.2 11.1
1985 33 CLE AL 85 238 27 49 16 0 4 21 0 1 10 10 .206 .236 .324 .560 15.6 0.0
1986 34 AAA   137 515 54 152 34 3 11 52 1 4 58 25 .295 .366 .437 .803 79.2  
10 Years Sim 1104 3155 357 793 154 14 52 327 10 15 182 140 .251 .292 .358 .651 310.2 38.8
4 Years AAA 397 1465 188 420 72 5 30 138 16 14 119 81 .287 .342 .404 .746 195.3  
1 Years AA 136 535 60 140 20 5 7 54 10 7 60 30 .262 .332 .357 .689 65.7  
5 Years Minors 533 2000 248 560 92 10 37 192 26 21 179 111 .280 .339 .392 .731 261.0  
162 Game Average 462 52 116 22 2 7 47 1 2 26 20 .251 .292 .358 .651 45.5  
Career Highs 149 473 70 128 26 3 15 67 3 4 38 30 .305 .346 .427 .740 59.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   2287 248 542 109 8 33 224 6 10 118 111 .237 .274 .335 .609 200.8
vs LH   868 109 251 45 6 19 103 4 5 64 29 .289 .339 .421 .759 118.1
Home 552 1500 177 363 80 5 22 146 5 6 100 70 .242 .290 .346 .636 146.3
Away 552 1655 180 430 74 9 30 181 5 9 82 70 .260 .294 .370 .664 172.6
RISP   752 0 168 32 4 10 250 0 0 42 37 .223 .261 .316 .578 60.8
Pinch Hitting   20 3 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 .250 .348 .300 .648 2.3
Close/Late   327 35 77 17 3 5 17 0 0 30 10 .235 .301 .352 .653 34.8
Mar/Apr 170 461 60 118 22 2 12 51 0 2 28 24 .256 .299 .390 .689 52.2
May 203 589 63 150 33 3 9 70 2 1 37 27 .255 .300 .367 .667 62.8
June 196 618 66 161 28 2 8 67 3 2 32 24 .261 .296 .351 .647 62.2
July 186 514 60 122 28 3 6 54 3 4 29 20 .237 .276 .339 .614 45.9
August 183 514 66 131 17 3 8 44 2 2 32 26 .255 .298 .346 .644 52.2
Sep/Oct 163 459 42 111 26 1 9 41 0 4 24 19 .242 .280 .362 .642 43.7
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
1976 24 BOS AL SS 56 9 165.0 21 63 0 8 1.000 4.58   1.0
1977 25 BOS AL SS 146 146 1187.0 197 556 26 116 .967 5.71   6.8
    RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1978 26 BOS AL SS 149 145 1199.3 172 497 22 84 .968 5.02   5.9
1979 27 BOS AL SS 145 144 1187.0 171 495 27 100 .961 5.05   7.4
1980 28 BOS AL SS 61 30 342.0 38 123 4 26 .976 4.24   1.3
1981 29 BOS AL SS 78 67 596.0 93 235 10 60 .970 4.95   2.2
1982 30 CLE AL SS 75 69 567.3 82 230 9 30 .972 4.95   2.4
1983 31 CLE AL SS 148 145 1232.0 166 563 11 90 .985 5.33   6.8
1984 32 CLE AL SS 145 135 1166.0 176 520 22 105 .969 5.37   6.9
1985 33 CLE AL SS 79 70 604.3 75 234 11 42 .966 4.60   2.5
  SS 1082 960 8246.0 1191 3516 142 661 .971 5.14   43.2
  RF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
  LF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   1084 960 8249.0 1191 3516 142 661 .971 5.14   43.2
Career Highs   149 146 1232.0 197 563 27 116 1.000 5.69    
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
1978 26 BOS AL 5 17 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .176 .176 .235 .412
1979 27 BOS AL 7 23 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .174 .208 .174 .382
1982 30 CLE AL 15 49 6 15 4 1 0 10 0 0 1 2 .306 .320 .429 .749
1983 31 CLE AL 14 44 8 10 1 1 0 6 0 0 4 5 .227 .286 .295 .581
1984 32 CLE AL 5 15 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 .200 .278 .200 .478
Career Post-Season Batting 46 148 20 35 6 2 0 21 0 0 8 9 .236 .272 .304 .576
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  6. Bill Mazeroski (948)
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 40th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1973
Injured on 6/15/1974 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 6 days
Injured on 6/29/1975 with a Pulled Groin Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/20/1976, off Tom Bradley (TAM)
Hit first career homerun on 9/20/1976, off Rawly Eastwick (TAM)
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $550,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/25/1980 with a Torn Hip Muscle, out for 4 weeks
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $646,429 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 6/3/1981, hitting .381 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,265,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Boston (A) to Cleveland (A) on 3/4/1982 (Going to CLE: 3B George Brett, SS Bucky Dent. Going to BOS: 2B Bill Doran, C Don Slaught)
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland (A) on 2/6/1983 to a 3-year deal worth $1,829,874 per year
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1984, hitting .372 with 3 HR, 19 RBI
Was selected to the 1984 Allstar game
Won World Championship with Cleveland (A) in 1985
Signed as a free agent by Seattle on 4/3/1986 to a 1-year deal worth $712,000 per year
Released by Seattle on 10/3/1986
 
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