Jerry Buchek
1961–1968 · bats R / throws R · New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals
421G
.220AVG
.269OBP
.325SLG
More career statistics
259H
22HR
108RBI
5SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 421 | 1,275 | 1,177 | 96 | 259 | 35 | 11 | 22 | 108 | 75 | 312 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 382 | .220 | .269 | .325 | .594 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1965-07-10 to 1965-07-18
12longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1967-09-22 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1966-09-29 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 9 total bases | 1967-09-02 | 1 in 419 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 224 | 656 | 120 | 10 | 45 | 42 | 175 | .198 | .247 | .287 |
| Away | 197 | 619 | 139 | 12 | 63 | 33 | 137 | .244 | .278 | .365 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 24 | 78 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 16 | .250 | .282 | .324 |
| May | 70 | 224 | 51 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 48 | .246 | .290 | .396 |
| June | 86 | 274 | 51 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 70 | .205 | .252 | .289 |
| July | 101 | 301 | 67 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 74 | .237 | .262 | .322 |
| August | 54 | 144 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 36 | .203 | .257 | .278 |
| September | 79 | 232 | 39 | 8 | 26 | 16 | 65 | .181 | .237 | .321 |
| October | 7 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .318 | .318 | .409 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 56 | 164 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 37 | .180 | .220 | .280 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 54 | 169 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 43 | .213 | .249 | .277 |
| san-francisco-giants | 51 | 135 | 27 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 33 | .218 | .267 | .266 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 45 | 143 | 32 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 30 | .244 | .294 | .366 |
| cincinnati-reds | 40 | 124 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 33 | .204 | .274 | .221 |
| atlanta-braves | 40 | 146 | 33 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 27 | .254 | .308 | .431 |
| houston-astros | 38 | 121 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 29 | .234 | .281 | .396 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 30 | 89 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 34 | .126 | .135 | .161 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 90 | 12 | – | 9 | – | .133 | – | – |
| 1963 | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | .250 | – | – |
| 1964 | St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 30 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .200 | – | – |
| 1965 | St. Louis Cardinals | 55 | 166 | 41 | 3 | 21 | 1 | .247 | – | – |
| 1966 | St. Louis Cardinals | 100 | 284 | 67 | 4 | 25 | – | .236 | – | – |
| 1967 |  New York Mets | 124 | 411 | 97 | 14 | 41 | 3 | .236 | – | – |
| 1968 | New York Mets | 73 | 192 | 35 | 1 | 11 | 1 | .182 | – | – |