Jay Buhner
1987–2001 · bats R / throws R · ALS, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners
1,472G
.254AVG
.359OBP
.494SLG
More career statistics
1,273H
310HR
965RBI
6SB
5Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,472 | 5,927 | 5,013 | 797 | 1,273 | 233 | 19 | 310 | 965 | 792 | 1,406 | 6 | 24 | 56 | 54 | 2,474 | .254 | .359 | .494 | .853 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1997-07-03 to 1997-07-16
32longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Two Homers, Three Strikeouts | 1995-09-12 | 1 in 2,570 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | Three Hits, Three Strikeouts | 1994-06-14 | 1 in 1,070 games | box score ↗ |
| 61 | The Cycle | 1993-06-23 | 1 in 694 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 750 | 2986 | 615 | 146 | 472 | 439 | 721 | .248 | .353 | .486 |
| Away | 722 | 2941 | 658 | 164 | 493 | 353 | 685 | .260 | .344 | .501 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .375 | .500 | .750 |
| April | 180 | 745 | 173 | 34 | 117 | 105 | 155 | .278 | .373 | .501 |
| May | 210 | 820 | 181 | 52 | 162 | 126 | 183 | .265 | .374 | .547 |
| June | 253 | 1016 | 207 | 49 | 164 | 116 | 230 | .237 | .318 | .456 |
| July | 240 | 1005 | 223 | 57 | 173 | 138 | 236 | .264 | .359 | .519 |
| August | 280 | 1169 | 243 | 60 | 187 | 157 | 314 | .248 | .342 | .493 |
| September | 280 | 1066 | 213 | 49 | 142 | 140 | 263 | .234 | .331 | .435 |
| October | 27 | 96 | 30 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 22 | .345 | .396 | .747 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| texas-rangers | 130 | 528 | 111 | 28 | 99 | 71 | 112 | .251 | .345 | .495 |
| chicago-white-sox | 120 | 478 | 98 | 22 | 67 | 64 | 116 | .241 | .339 | .468 |
| boston-red-sox | 119 | 493 | 102 | 23 | 75 | 72 | 128 | .248 | .353 | .454 |
| athletics | 113 | 446 | 93 | 31 | 79 | 61 | 88 | .247 | .345 | .548 |
| baltimore-orioles | 112 | 438 | 102 | 24 | 70 | 60 | 111 | .275 | .370 | .528 |
| minnesota-twins | 112 | 453 | 106 | 29 | 85 | 56 | 114 | .272 | .358 | .567 |
| detroit-tigers | 107 | 435 | 86 | 17 | 64 | 57 | 108 | .236 | .329 | .425 |
| new-york-yankees | 104 | 409 | 98 | 28 | 80 | 53 | 103 | .283 | .369 | .578 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 7 | 22 | 5 | – | 1 | – | .227 | – | – | |
| 1988 | New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners | 85 | 261 | 56 | 13 | 38 | 1 | .215 | – | – |
| 1989 | 58 | 204 | 56 | 9 | 33 | 1 | .275 | – | – | |
| 1990 | 51 | 163 | 45 | 7 | 33 | 2 | .276 | – | – | |
| 1991 | 137 | 406 | 99 | 27 | 77 | – | .244 | – | – | |
| 1992 | 152 | 543 | 132 | 25 | 79 | – | .243 | – | – | |
| 1993 | 158 | 563 | 153 | 27 | 98 | 2 | .272 | – | – | |
| 1994 | 101 | 358 | 100 | 21 | 68 | – | .279 | – | – | |
| 1995 | 126 | 470 | 123 | 40 | 121 | – | .262 | – | – | |
| 1996 | 150 | 564 | 153 | 44 | 138 | – | .271 | – | – | |
| 1997 | 157 | 540 | 131 | 40 | 109 | – | .243 | – | – | |
| 1998 | 72 | 244 | 59 | 15 | 45 | – | .242 | – | – | |
| 1999 | 87 | 266 | 59 | 14 | 38 | – | .222 | – | – | |
| 2000 | 112 | 364 | 92 | 26 | 82 | – | .253 | – | – | |
| 2001 | 19 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 5 | – | .222 | – | – |