Steve Buechele
1985–1995 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers
1,334G
.245AVG
.316OBP
.394SLG
More career statistics
1,046H
137HR
547RBI
17SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,334 | 4,790 | 4,266 | 501 | 1,046 | 183 | 21 | 137 | 547 | 408 | 842 | 17 | 28 | 43 | 23 | 1,682 | .245 | .316 | .394 | .710 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1986-06-16 to 1986-06-29
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1987-07-19 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 1989-04-28 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1986-08-01 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 680 | 2391 | 527 | 65 | 255 | 206 | 399 | .249 | .307 | .389 |
| Away | 654 | 2399 | 519 | 72 | 292 | 202 | 443 | .242 | .301 | .399 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 171 | 642 | 144 | 25 | 76 | 59 | 126 | .252 | .316 | .436 |
| May | 231 | 855 | 195 | 30 | 100 | 70 | 151 | .257 | .310 | .433 |
| June | 217 | 800 | 150 | 16 | 75 | 73 | 148 | .211 | .279 | .326 |
| July | 225 | 826 | 199 | 22 | 100 | 69 | 121 | .270 | .324 | .413 |
| August | 235 | 824 | 176 | 21 | 108 | 70 | 143 | .242 | .299 | .385 |
| September | 227 | 764 | 165 | 19 | 80 | 60 | 141 | .239 | .295 | .370 |
| October | 28 | 79 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 12 | .243 | .304 | .457 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| toronto-blue-jays | 75 | 263 | 49 | 12 | 39 | 26 | 49 | .217 | .285 | .438 |
| california-angels | 73 | 235 | 41 | 7 | 26 | 15 | 49 | .193 | .238 | .325 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 71 | 238 | 55 | 7 | 22 | 12 | 40 | .250 | .282 | .395 |
| chicago-white-sox | 71 | 255 | 58 | 4 | 30 | 27 | 41 | .261 | .333 | .405 |
| seattle-mariners | 71 | 235 | 46 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 44 | .220 | .294 | .392 |
| athletics | 69 | 229 | 51 | 9 | 27 | 15 | 41 | .243 | .288 | .410 |
| cleveland-guardians | 68 | 254 | 56 | 2 | 36 | 17 | 33 | .247 | .287 | .335 |
| new-york-yankees | 68 | 237 | 54 | 10 | 28 | 25 | 41 | .262 | .333 | .476 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 |  Texas Rangers | 69 | 219 | 48 | 6 | 21 | 3 | .219 | – | – |
| 1986 | Texas Rangers | 153 | 461 | 112 | 18 | 54 | 5 | .243 | – | – |
| 1987 | Texas Rangers | 136 | 363 | 86 | 13 | 50 | 2 | .237 | – | – |
| 1988 | Texas Rangers | 155 | 503 | 126 | 16 | 58 | 2 | .250 | – | – |
| 1989 | Texas Rangers | 155 | 486 | 114 | 16 | 59 | 1 | .235 | – | – |
| 1990 | Texas Rangers | 91 | 251 | 54 | 7 | 30 | 1 | .215 | – | – |
| 1991 | Pittsburgh Pirates, Texas Rangers | 152 | 530 | 139 | 22 | 85 | – | .262 | – | – |
| 1992 | Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates | 145 | 524 | 137 | 9 | 64 | 1 | .261 | – | – |
| 1993 |  Chicago Cubs | 133 | 460 | 125 | 15 | 65 | 1 | .272 | – | – |
| 1994 | Chicago Cubs | 104 | 339 | 82 | 14 | 52 | 1 | .242 | – | – |
| 1995 | Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers | 41 | 130 | 23 | 1 | 9 | – | .177 | – | – |