Buddy Black
Harry Ralston Black
Born: June 30, 1957
San Mateo, CA USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: L
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180
College: San Diego State University, Lower Columbia College
Career: 1981-1995
Draft: Round 3 (1977 January Amateur Draft, San Francisco Giants)
Draft: Round 2 (1977 June Secondary Draft, New York Mets)
Draft: Round 17 (1979 June Amateur Draft, Seattle Mariners)
School: Lower Columbia CC
San Diego State
Minor League Statistics
Buddy Black compiled a career record of 121 wins and 116 losses in his 400-game career with the Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays and San Francisco Giants. He began playing during the 1981 season and last took the field during the 1995 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1982 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.58 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88.3 | 92 | 48 | 45 | 10 | 34 | 6 | 40 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 386 |
| 1983 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3.79 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 161.3 | 159 | 75 | 68 | 19 | 43 | 1 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 672 |
| 1984 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 17 | 12 | .586 | 3.12 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 257.0 | 226 | 99 | 89 | 22 | 64 | 2 | 140 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1045 |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 10 | 15 | .400 | 4.33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 205.7 | 216 | 111 | 99 | 17 | 59 | 4 | 122 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 885 |
| 1986 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 5 | 10 | .333 | 3.20 | 56 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 121.0 | 100 | 49 | 43 | 14 | 43 | 5 | 68 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 503 |
| 1987 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 8 | 6 | .571 | 3.60 | 29 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 122.3 | 126 | 63 | 49 | 16 | 35 | 2 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 520 |
| 1988 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.91 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 98 |
| 1988 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.03 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59.0 | 59 | 35 | 33 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 260 |
| 1989 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.36 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 222.3 | 213 | 95 | 83 | 14 | 52 | 0 | 88 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 912 |
| 1990 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 11 | 10 | .524 | 3.53 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 191.0 | 171 | 79 | 75 | 17 | 58 | 1 | 103 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 796 |
| 1990 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.02 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| 1991 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 12 | 16 | .429 | 3.99 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 214.3 | 201 | 104 | 95 | 25 | 71 | 8 | 104 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 893 |
| 1992 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 10 | 12 | .455 | 3.97 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 177.0 | 178 | 88 | 78 | 23 | 59 | 11 | 82 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 749 |
| 1993 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 8 | 2 | .800 | 3.56 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93.7 | 89 | 44 | 37 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 394 |
| 1994 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4.47 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.3 | 50 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 227 |
| 1995 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 4 | 2 | .667 | 6.85 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.3 | 63 | 42 | 36 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 219 |
| Totals | 121 | 116 | .511 | 3.84 | 398 | 296 | 42 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 2053.3 | 1978 | 982 | 876 | 217 | 623 | 49 | 1039 | 49 | 43 | 65 | 8627 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1982 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1983 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1984 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1986 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1987 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1988 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1988 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1989 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1990 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1990 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1991 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 35 | 80 | 71 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .183 | .183 | .225 | .408 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 28 | 66 | 54 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .056 | .089 | .074 | .163 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 16 | 42 | 37 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .243 | .282 | .243 | .525 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 10 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .059 | .059 | .059 | .118 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 400 | 210 | 179 | 6 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 49 | .145 | .164 | .168 | .332 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | AL | Seattle Mariners | P | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | .500 |
| 1982 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 22 | 14 | 88.3 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .947 | 1.834 | .818 |
| 1983 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 24 | 24 | 161.3 | 7 | 32 | 1 | 5 | .975 | 2.176 | 1.625 |
| 1984 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 35 | 35 | 257.0 | 13 | 51 | 2 | 2 | .970 | 2.241 | 1.829 |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 33 | 33 | 205.7 | 6 | 30 | 4 | 0 | .900 | 1.575 | 1.091 |
| 1986 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 56 | 4 | 121.0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.785 | .429 |
| 1987 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 29 | 18 | 122.3 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.692 | .793 |
| 1988 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 16 | 7 | 59.0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.441 | 1.000 |
| 1988 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 17 | 0 | 22.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .409 | .059 |
| 1989 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 33 | 32 | 222.3 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 3 | .958 | 1.862 | 1.394 |
| 1990 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 29 | 29 | 191.0 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 2 | .971 | 1.602 | 1.172 |
| 1990 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | P | 3 | 2 | 15.7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.447 | 2.000 |
| 1991 | NL | San Francisco Giants | P | 34 | 34 | 214.3 | 14 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 2.184 | 1.529 |
| 1992 | NL | San Francisco Giants | P | 28 | 28 | 177.0 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 2.136 | 1.500 |
| 1993 | NL | San Francisco Giants | P | 16 | 16 | 93.7 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 2 | .926 | 2.402 | 1.563 |
| 1994 | NL | San Francisco Giants | P | 10 | 10 | 54.3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.656 | 1.000 |
| 1995 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 11 | 10 | 47.3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.521 | .727 |
| Totals | 398 | 296 | 2053.3 | 89 | 356 | 13 | 25 | .972 | 1.950 | 1.118 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 7.20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.06 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Totals | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.86 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 93 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | P | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.600 | 2.000 |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | ALCS | P | 3 | 1 | 10.7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.531 | 1.000 |
| 1985 | AL | Kansas City Royals | WS | P | 2 | 1 | 5.3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 5.063 | 1.500 |
| Totals | 6 | 3 | 21.0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 3.429 | 1.333 |
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