Bucky Dent
1973–1984 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers
1,392G
.247AVG
.297OBP
.321SLG
More career statistics
1,114H
40HR
423RBI
17SB
4Rare feats
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.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,392 | 5,026 | 4,512 | 451 | 1,114 | 169 | 23 | 40 | 423 | 328 | 348 | 17 | 29 | 15 | 49 | 1,449 | .247 | .297 | .321 | .618 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1975-07-18 to 1975-07-30
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Three Double Plays Grounded Into | 1975-07-13 | 1 in 1,620 games | box score ↗ |
| 57 | Triple Play | 1981-05-23 | 1 in 498 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1976-06-01 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 690 | 2427 | 533 | 11 | 190 | 135 | 153 | .243 | .275 | .304 |
| Away | 702 | 2599 | 581 | 29 | 233 | 193 | 195 | .251 | .298 | .337 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 170 | 593 | 126 | 4 | 44 | 38 | 37 | .235 | .277 | .312 |
| May | 249 | 909 | 217 | 10 | 90 | 57 | 63 | .269 | .301 | .368 |
| June | 217 | 810 | 187 | 9 | 70 | 50 | 48 | .255 | .293 | .337 |
| July | 205 | 736 | 171 | 3 | 64 | 46 | 51 | .256 | .295 | .310 |
| August | 284 | 1009 | 202 | 7 | 69 | 66 | 74 | .225 | .266 | .289 |
| September | 254 | 924 | 204 | 6 | 80 | 70 | 71 | .246 | .297 | .315 |
| October | 13 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | .175 | .178 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| california-angels | 126 | 481 | 98 | 3 | 38 | 42 | 44 | .236 | .291 | .301 |
| kansas-city-royals | 124 | 452 | 108 | 2 | 26 | 22 | 23 | .260 | .288 | .330 |
| athletics | 121 | 452 | 104 | 4 | 48 | 27 | 31 | .254 | .290 | .337 |
| minnesota-twins | 120 | 434 | 98 | 1 | 29 | 35 | 30 | .261 | .306 | .316 |
| texas-rangers | 119 | 453 | 87 | 6 | 47 | 26 | 24 | .211 | .249 | .295 |
| baltimore-orioles | 109 | 394 | 93 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 26 | .263 | .289 | .356 |
| cleveland-guardians | 108 | 388 | 90 | 3 | 28 | 29 | 31 | .262 | .307 | .340 |
| detroit-tigers | 108 | 371 | 79 | 2 | 26 | 23 | 23 | .237 | .275 | .290 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 |  Chicago White Sox | 40 | 117 | 29 | – | 10 | 2 | .248 | – | – |
| 1974 | Chicago White Sox | 154 | 496 | 136 | 5 | 45 | 3 | .274 | – | – |
| 1975 | Chicago White Sox | 157 | 602 | 159 | 3 | 58 | 2 | .264 | – | – |
| 1976 | Chicago White Sox | 158 | 562 | 138 | 2 | 52 | 3 | .246 | – | – |
| 1977 |  New York Yankees | 158 | 477 | 118 | 8 | 49 | 1 | .247 | – | – |
| 1978 | New York Yankees | 123 | 379 | 92 | 5 | 40 | 3 | .243 | – | – |
| 1979 | New York Yankees | 141 | 431 | 99 | 2 | 32 | – | .230 | – | – |
| 1980 | New York Yankees | 141 | 489 | 128 | 5 | 52 | – | .262 | – | – |
| 1981 | New York Yankees | 73 | 227 | 54 | 7 | 27 | – | .238 | – | – |
| 1982 | New York Yankees, Texas Rangers | 105 | 306 | 59 | 1 | 23 | – | .193 | – | – |
| 1983 |  Texas Rangers | 131 | 417 | 99 | 2 | 34 | 3 | .237 | – | – |
| 1984 |  Kansas City Royals | 11 | 9 | 3 | – | 1 | – | .333 | – | – |