Don Buddin
1956–1962 · bats R / throws R · Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros
711G
.241AVG
.359OBP
.359SLG
551H
41HR
226RBI
14SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 711 | 2,765 | 2,289 | 342 | 551 | 123 | 12 | 41 | 226 | 412 | 407 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 821 | .241 | .359 | .359 | .718 |
Streaks
9longest hitting streak · 1961-06-15 to 1961-06-23
22longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 4 walks | 1958-04-21 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | 1956-07-17 | 1 in 462 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1961-06-11 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 359 | 1379 | 300 | 23 | 136 | 203 | 208 | .264 | .365 | .408 |
| Away | 352 | 1386 | 251 | 18 | 90 | 209 | 199 | .218 | .332 | .310 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 58 | 250 | 47 | 1 | 15 | 50 | 35 | .246 | .388 | .335 |
| May | 139 | 569 | 107 | 8 | 45 | 78 | 95 | .223 | .325 | .329 |
| June | 150 | 591 | 126 | 15 | 58 | 96 | 90 | .259 | .376 | .414 |
| July | 145 | 548 | 108 | 6 | 51 | 88 | 67 | .241 | .358 | .350 |
| August | 152 | 580 | 112 | 5 | 42 | 66 | 83 | .226 | .307 | .329 |
| September | 67 | 227 | 51 | 6 | 15 | 34 | 37 | .271 | .374 | .415 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baltimore-orioles | 94 | 378 | 73 | 3 | 27 | 53 | 68 | .229 | .333 | .317 |
| cleveland-guardians | 93 | 360 | 60 | 3 | 20 | 60 | 48 | .205 | .333 | .277 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 92 | 364 | 77 | 6 | 36 | 60 | 49 | .259 | .376 | .394 |
| chicago-white-sox | 91 | 362 | 71 | 10 | 32 | 45 | 60 | .230 | .320 | .375 |
| new-york-yankees | 88 | 360 | 68 | 5 | 32 | 57 | 44 | .234 | .347 | .348 |
| detroit-tigers | 84 | 341 | 78 | 3 | 29 | 41 | 50 | .264 | .349 | .363 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 77 | 319 | 66 | 4 | 16 | 47 | 48 | .251 | .354 | .373 |
| minnesota-twins | 21 | 77 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | .281 | .390 | .516 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 |  Boston Red Sox | 114 | 377 | 90 | 5 | 37 | 2 | .239 | – | – |
| 1958 | Boston Red Sox | 136 | 497 | 118 | 12 | 43 | – | .237 | – | – |
| 1959 | Boston Red Sox | 151 | 485 | 117 | 10 | 54 | 6 | .241 | – | – |
| 1960 | Boston Red Sox | 124 | 428 | 105 | 6 | 36 | 3 | .245 | – | – |
| 1961 | Boston Red Sox | 115 | 339 | 89 | 6 | 42 | 2 | .263 | – | – |
| 1962 | Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros | 71 | 163 | 32 | 2 | 14 | 1 | .196 | – | – |