John Buck
2004–2014 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Los Angeles Angels, Florida Marlins, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Seattle Mariners
1,090G
.234AVG
.301OBP
.398SLG
More career statistics
844H
134HR
491RBI
6SB
1Rare feat
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,090 | 4,009 | 3,612 | 389 | 844 | 172 | 9 | 134 | 491 | 307 | 959 | 6 | 12 | 51 | 26 | 1,436 | .234 | .301 | .398 | .699 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 2010-05-06 to 2010-05-19
17longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 2010-04-29 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 2010-05-02 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 2009-04-30 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 543 | 1966 | 410 | 54 | 239 | 153 | 451 | .232 | .286 | .382 |
| Away | 547 | 2043 | 434 | 80 | 252 | 154 | 508 | .235 | .288 | .413 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .400 |
| April | 173 | 637 | 128 | 26 | 93 | 57 | 133 | .226 | .290 | .434 |
| May | 196 | 717 | 145 | 21 | 81 | 64 | 172 | .227 | .291 | .376 |
| June | 172 | 661 | 138 | 28 | 71 | 52 | 151 | .233 | .287 | .408 |
| July | 187 | 687 | 144 | 16 | 89 | 44 | 171 | .229 | .274 | .361 |
| August | 181 | 666 | 132 | 19 | 79 | 54 | 170 | .223 | .279 | .374 |
| September | 172 | 608 | 144 | 24 | 74 | 35 | 157 | .257 | .294 | .437 |
| October | 8 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .407 | .429 | .444 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 89 | 309 | 63 | 16 | 38 | 18 | 87 | .223 | .262 | .438 |
| cleveland-guardians | 78 | 271 | 59 | 11 | 36 | 22 | 67 | .243 | .299 | .436 |
| detroit-tigers | 73 | 278 | 63 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 69 | .245 | .291 | .346 |
| minnesota-twins | 71 | 263 | 55 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 59 | .229 | .289 | .362 |
| new-york-yankees | 53 | 195 | 39 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 47 | .211 | .241 | .357 |
| tampa-bay-rays | 51 | 187 | 37 | 10 | 27 | 9 | 49 | .216 | .246 | .462 |
| texas-rangers | 49 | 182 | 44 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 46 | .270 | .319 | .380 |
| baltimore-orioles | 45 | 157 | 42 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 38 | .300 | .357 | .436 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 |  Kansas City Royals | 71 | 238 | 56 | 12 | 30 | 1 | .235 | – | – |
| 2005 | Kansas City Royals | 118 | 401 | 97 | 12 | 47 | 2 | .242 | – | – |
| 2006 | Kansas City Royals | 114 | 371 | 91 | 11 | 50 | – | .245 | – | – |
| 2007 | Kansas City Royals | 113 | 347 | 77 | 18 | 48 | – | .222 | – | – |
| 2008 | Kansas City Royals | 109 | 370 | 83 | 9 | 48 | – | .224 | – | – |
| 2009 | Kansas City Royals | 59 | 186 | 46 | 8 | 36 | 1 | .247 | – | – |
| 2010 |  Toronto Blue Jays | 118 | 409 | 115 | 20 | 66 | – | .281 | – | – |
| 2011 | FMFlorida Marlins | 140 | 466 | 106 | 16 | 57 | – | .227 | – | – |
| 2012 |  Miami Marlins | 106 | 343 | 66 | 12 | 41 | – | .192 | – | – |
| 2013 | New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates | 110 | 392 | 87 | 15 | 62 | 2 | .222 | – | – |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Angels, Seattle Mariners | 32 | 89 | 20 | 1 | 6 | – | .225 | – | – |