John Buck Notable

b. July 7, 1980 · Kansas City Royals 2004–2009, Toronto Blue Jays 2010, Florida Marlins 2011, Miami Marlins 2012, New York Mets 2013, Pittsburgh Pirates 2013, Seattle Mariners 2014, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2014

John Buck played for eight clubs across 11 seasons as a catcher, opening with the Kansas City Royals in 2004 and closing with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2014.

Across 1,090 games he batted .234, with 844 hits and 389 runs. He finished with 134 home runs, 172 doubles and 6 stolen bases.

He played 1,042 games behind the plate, with 6,733 putouts and 58 errors. He turned 50 double plays.

He was an All-Star in 2010. He hit three home runs in a game in 2010.

He was born in Kemmerer, WY, USA on July 7, 1980. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	2010

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
2004	KCR	71	238	36	56	9	0	12	30	15	79	1	.235
2005	KCR	118	401	40	97	21	1	12	47	23	94	2	.242
2006	KCR	114	371	37	91	21	1	11	50	26	84	0	.245
2007	KCR	113	347	41	77	18	0	18	48	36	92	0	.222
2008	KCR	109	370	48	83	23	1	9	48	38	96	0	.224
2009	KCR	59	186	16	46	12	4	8	36	13	55	1	.247
2010	TOR	118	409	53	115	25	0	20	66	16	111	0	.281
2011	FLA	140	466	41	106	15	1	16	57	54	115	0	.227
2012	MIA	106	343	29	66	15	1	12	41	49	103	0	.192
2013	NYM/PIT	110	392	39	87	11	0	15	62	29	104	2	.222
2014	LAA/SEA	32	89	9	20	2	0	1	6	8	26	0	.225
Career	—	1090	3612	389	844	172	9	134	491	307	959	6	.234

On this day & linked events

1980

Born July 7, 1980

Kemmerer, WY, USA

2004

Major-league debut: John Buck

John Buck made a major-league debut on June 25, 2004.

2010

John Buck's Three-Home-Run Game, 2010

John Buck hit three home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays against the Oakland Athletics on April 29, 2010.

2014

Final major-league game: John Buck

John Buck played a final major-league game on September 28, 2014.

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