Buck Jordan
1927–1938 · bats L / throws R · Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Senators (1901-60)
811G
.299AVG
.340OBP
.391SLG
More career statistics
890H
17HR
281RBI
20SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 2,980 | 2,981 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 0 | 16 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,216 | 3,217 |
| Batting · Runs | 396 | 395 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 811 | 3,216 | 2,980 | 396 | 890 | 153 | 35 | 17 | 281 | 182 | 109 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1,164 | .299 | .340 | .391 | .731 |
Streaks
21longest hitting streak · 1935-06-12 to 1935-06-28
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1936-08-25 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1934-07-18 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 37 | 5 hits | 1934-06-15 | 1 in 1,624 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 409 | 1595 | 439 | 2 | 118 | 88 | 47 | .296 | .330 | .376 |
| Away | 402 | 1622 | 451 | 15 | 163 | 94 | 62 | .301 | .336 | .405 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 62 | 234 | 51 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 9 | .236 | .286 | .301 |
| May | 132 | 526 | 143 | 3 | 46 | 32 | 20 | .297 | .333 | .398 |
| June | 147 | 640 | 206 | 1 | 62 | 44 | 24 | .350 | .391 | .443 |
| July | 148 | 644 | 158 | 3 | 47 | 30 | 16 | .264 | .292 | .354 |
| August | 155 | 588 | 176 | 6 | 58 | 30 | 16 | .319 | .350 | .432 |
| September | 163 | 578 | 153 | 3 | 49 | 30 | 24 | .285 | .317 | .358 |
| October | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .571 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 116 | 432 | 130 | 2 | 40 | 22 | 13 | .323 | .352 | .437 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 116 | 472 | 125 | 2 | 43 | 27 | 18 | .289 | .322 | .388 |
| chicago-cubs | 114 | 446 | 119 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 14 | .288 | .327 | .397 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 111 | 437 | 129 | 2 | 40 | 24 | 24 | .318 | .350 | .401 |
| new-york-giants | 109 | 447 | 112 | 2 | 31 | 20 | 15 | .266 | .295 | .306 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 101 | 413 | 114 | 2 | 43 | 27 | 11 | .299 | .341 | .404 |
| cincinnati-reds | 98 | 410 | 128 | 0 | 42 | 21 | 10 | .338 | .363 | .438 |
| boston-braves | 37 | 141 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | .228 | .298 | .299 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 |  New York Giants | 5 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | .200 | – | – |
| 1929 | New York Giants | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | .500 | – | – |
| 1931 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 9 | 18 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .222 | – | – |
| 1932 |  Boston Braves | 49 | 212 | 68 | 2 | 29 | 1 | .321 | – | – |
| 1933 | Boston Braves | 152 | 588 | 168 | 4 | 46 | 4 | .286 | – | – |
| 1934 | Boston Braves | 124 | 489 | 152 | 2 | 58 | 3 | .311 | – | – |
| 1935 | Boston Braves | 130 | 470 | 131 | 5 | 35 | 3 | .279 | – | – |
| 1936 | Boston Braves | 138 | 555 | 179 | 3 | 67 | 2 | .323 | – | – |
| 1937 | Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds | 106 | 324 | 91 | 1 | 27 | 6 | .281 | – | – |
| 1938 | Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies | 96 | 318 | 95 | – | 18 | 1 | .299 | – | – |