Buck O`Neil
1937–1949 · bats R / throws R · ASP, ASW, Kansas City Monarchs, Memphis Red Sox
368G
.286AVG
.341OBP
.413SLG
More career statistics
347H
17HR
136RBI
55SB
3.2IP
2K
0.00ERA
0GS
3Rare feats
Recorded totals from Retrosheet, including regular-season tiebreakers. These are sums of available game records, not a claim to a complete official MLB career. Historical Negro League coverage can include games outside MLB’s recognized 1920–1948 window. Sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 368 | 1,336 | 1,213 | 202 | 347 | 53 | 25 | 17 | 136 | 101 | 7 | 55 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 501 | .286 | .341 | .413 | .754 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.182 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1946-06-16 to 1946-07-23
19longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Five Runs Scored | 1947-06-16 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1947-06-16 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | Three-Steal Game | 1949-05-24 | 1 in 96 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 248 | 904 | 230 | 7 | 91 | 85 | 3 | .286 | .348 | .388 |
| Away | 120 | 432 | 117 | 10 | 45 | 16 | 4 | .286 | .308 | .462 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 98 | 349 | 83 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 2 | .258 | .295 | .326 |
| June | 78 | 287 | 83 | 7 | 36 | 22 | 0 | .325 | .366 | .545 |
| July | 104 | 388 | 111 | 4 | 33 | 32 | 2 | .314 | .369 | .421 |
| August | 66 | 237 | 58 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 3 | .274 | .338 | .420 |
| September | 22 | 75 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .171 | .227 | .271 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-american-giants | 92 | 347 | 80 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 3 | .253 | .300 | .392 |
| memphis-red-sox | 74 | 271 | 80 | 6 | 40 | 17 | 0 | .321 | .358 | .486 |
| birmingham-black-barons | 47 | 174 | 51 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 0 | .313 | .351 | .374 |
| indianapolis-clowns | 39 | 145 | 46 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | .359 | .428 | .492 |
| cleveland-buckeyes | 25 | 91 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | .145 | .220 | .217 |
| ATN | 11 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .200 | .268 | .286 |
| CV9 | 9 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .344 | .353 | .656 |
| SNO | 9 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .250 | .333 | .281 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | MSMemphis Red Sox | 10 | 35 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .229 | 3 | 2 |
| 1938 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 44 | 149 | 41 | 3 | 12 | 11 | .275 | – | – |
| 1939 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 41 | 137 | 28 | 1 | 19 | 3 | .204 | – | – |
| 1940 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 35 | 116 | 40 | 1 | 13 | 8 | .345 | – | – |
| 1941 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 28 | 105 | 23 | – | 1 | 5 | .219 | – | – |
| 1942 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 34 | 124 | 35 | 3 | 16 | 4 | .282 | – | – |
| 1943 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 30 | 104 | 28 | 2 | 12 | 3 | .269 | – | – |
| 1946 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 38 | 109 | 47 | 2 | 12 | 3 | .431 | – | – |
| 1947 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 51 | 173 | 50 | 5 | 28 | 13 | .289 | – | – |
| 1948 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 26 | 95 | 20 | – | 8 | 1 | .211 | – | – |
| 1949 | KMKansas City Monarchs | 31 | 66 | 27 | – | 12 | 4 | .409 | – | – |