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Don Buddin
Donald Thomas Buddin

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 178 lb.

MLB Debut April 17, 1956
Final Game September 25, 1962
Born May 5, 1934 in Turbeville, SC
Died June 30, 2011 (age 77)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1956 22 NYA AL  114  406   68   97  24   0   7   41   1   0   64   83  .239  .347  .350  .697    89   142   1   3   0   5   8  
 1957           [Did not play]
 1958 24 SFN NL  104  278   45   65  12   0  12   33   0   1   43   68  .234  .336  .406  .743   106   113   3   0   0   0   6  
 1959 25 SFN NL   82  202   19   34   9   0   3   12   0   1   30   32  .168  .282  .257  .539    76    52   2   0   4   2   6  
 1960 26 SFN NL   24   54    5    7   2   0   0    2   0   0    8    9  .130  .242  .167  .409    59     9   0   0   0   0   3  
 1961 27 SFN NL  107  305   46   77  18   5   7   36   0   0   48   33  .252  .354  .413  .767   104   126   1   0   1   0  10  
 1962 28 DEA AL   10   27    1    8   3   0   0    5   0   0    3    8  .296  .367  .407  .774   101    11   0   0   0   0   0  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  6 Seasons      441 1272  184  288  68   5  29  129   1   2  196  233  .226  .332  .356  .688         453   7   3   5   7  33
 Per 600 PA           514   74  116  27   2  12   52   0   1   79   94                                 183   3   1   2   3  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With SFN      317  839  115  183  41   5  22   83   0   2  129  142  .218  .324  .358  .681         300   6   0   5   2  25
   With NYA      114  406   68   97  24   0   7   41   1   0   64   83  .239  .347  .350  .697         142   1   3   0   5   8
   With DEA       10   27    1    8   3   0   0    5   0   0    3    8  .296  .367  .407  .774          11   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      711 2289  342  551 123  12  41  225  15   8  410  404  .241  .358  .359  .717         821  29  17  16  18  59
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1956 22 NYA AL  15   53   4.5   5   1   0  .200  24  108   69  .639    0    0  .000  SS   3e42        3   
 1957           [Did not play]
 1958 24 SFN NL  25   39   4.7  33   8   1  .242   9   79   48  .608    0    0  .000  SS   4e34       26   
 1959 25 SFN NL  41   15   2.3  27   6   0  .222   6   48   31  .646    0    0  .000  SS   4e38     -184   
 1960 26 SFN NL  40    2   1.2   9   4   0  .444   2   14    7  .500    0    0  .000  SS   4e42     -289   
 1961 27 SFN NL   8   45   5.1  16   3   0  .188  15   75   48  .640    0    0  .000  SS   4e36      -25   
 1962 28 DEA AL  47    4   6.1   4   1   0  .250   0    4    1  .250    0    0  .000  SS   4e19      134   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  6 Seasons          159   4.2  94  23   1  .245  56  328  204  .622    0    0  .000                 -37   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 6.5 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 11.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1956 22 NYA AL  SS   109   149   371   24   69   .956   103   914.2   5.12
                 RF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0      .1  27.00
 1957           [Did not play]
 1958 24 SFN NL  SS    69    95   177    9   19   .968    66   552.0   4.43
 1959 25 SFN NL  SS    53    97   112    6   26   .972    45   392.2   4.79
 1960 26 SFN NL  SS    15    22    30    2   11   .963    12    99.0   4.73
 1961 27 SFN NL  SS    92   105   237   15   42   .958    87   647.0   4.76
 1962 28 DEA AL  SS     5     6    16    0    4  1.000     5    42.0   4.71
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     1     6.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 SS   343   474   943   56  171   .962   318  2647.1   4.82
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     1     6.0   0.00
                 RF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0      .1  27.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1956 WS    NYA NY2   W    4  14  0  3  1  0  0   1  1  2  .214  .267  .286  0
 1961 WS    SFN DEA   L    7  19  2  5  0  1  0   2  3  5  .263  .364  .368  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1956  NYA  101-53   Billy Vanson
 1958  SFN   70-84   Larry Reeves
 1959  SFN   90-64   Larry Reeves
 1960  SFN   96-58   Larry Reeves
 1961  SFN   96-58   Larry Reeves
 1962  DEA   95-67   Alan Boodman

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