Steve Buechele
Steven Bernard Buechele
Born: September 26, 1961
Lancaster, CA USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 190
College: Stanford University
Career: 1985-1995
Draft: Round 1 (1979 June Amateur Draft, Chicago White Sox)
Draft: Round 5 (1982 June Amateur Draft, Texas Rangers)
School: Servite HS (Fullerton, CA)
Stanford
Minor League Statistics
Steve Buechele compiled a career batting average of .245 with 137 home runs and 547 RBI in his 1334-game career with the Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs. He began playing during the 1985 season and last took the field during the 1995 campaign.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | AL | Texas Rangers | 69 | 236 | 219 | 22 | 48 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 38 | .219 | .271 | .356 | .627 | 78 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1986 | AL | Texas Rangers | 153 | 513 | 461 | 54 | 112 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 54 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 98 | .243 | .302 | .410 | .712 | 189 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 1987 | AL | Texas Rangers | 136 | 400 | 363 | 45 | 86 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 66 | .237 | .290 | .399 | .690 | 145 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 1988 | AL | Texas Rangers | 155 | 579 | 503 | 68 | 126 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 58 | 2 | 4 | 65 | 79 | .250 | .342 | .404 | .746 | 203 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1989 | AL | Texas Rangers | 155 | 530 | 486 | 60 | 114 | 22 | 2 | 16 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 107 | .235 | .294 | .387 | .680 | 188 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | AL | Texas Rangers | 91 | 289 | 251 | 30 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 63 | .215 | .294 | .339 | .633 | 85 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 1991 | AL | Texas Rangers | 121 | 472 | 416 | 58 | 111 | 17 | 2 | 18 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 69 | .267 | .335 | .447 | .783 | 186 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
| 1991 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 31 | 128 | 114 | 16 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 28 | .246 | .315 | .412 | .727 | 47 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 325 | 285 | 27 | 71 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 61 | .249 | .331 | .389 | .721 | 111 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1992 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 65 | 265 | 239 | 25 | 66 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 44 | .276 | .338 | .351 | .690 | 84 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1993 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 133 | 520 | 460 | 53 | 125 | 27 | 2 | 15 | 65 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 87 | .272 | .345 | .437 | .782 | 201 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 1994 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 104 | 387 | 339 | 33 | 82 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 80 | .242 | .325 | .404 | .729 | 137 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1995 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 32 | 118 | 106 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19 | .189 | .265 | .236 | .501 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | AL | Texas Rangers | 9 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .125 | .250 | .125 | .375 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 1334 | 4790 | 4266 | 501 | 1046 | 183 | 21 | 137 | 547 | 17 | 28 | 408 | 842 | .245 | .316 | .394 | .710 | 1682 | 107 | 43 | 50 | 23 | 31 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | AL | Texas Rangers | 3B | 69 | 68 | 581.0 | 52 | 137 | 6 | 17 | .969 | 2.928 | 2.739 |
| 1985 | AL | Texas Rangers | 2B | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 1.000 |
| 1986 | AL | Texas Rangers | 3B | 137 | 109 | 988.0 | 111 | 226 | 11 | 17 | .968 | 3.070 | 2.460 |
| 1986 | AL | Texas Rangers | 2B | 33 | 30 | 225.7 | 59 | 66 | 1 | 25 | .992 | 4.985 | 3.788 |
| 1986 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 2 | 1 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 2.000 |
| 1987 | AL | Texas Rangers | 3B | 123 | 94 | 850.3 | 68 | 175 | 9 | 13 | .964 | 2.572 | 1.976 |
| 1987 | AL | Texas Rangers | 2B | 18 | 16 | 127.7 | 20 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 3.948 | 3.111 |
| 1987 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | .500 |
| 1988 | AL | Texas Rangers | 3B | 153 | 149 | 1305.3 | 110 | 297 | 16 | 25 | .962 | 2.806 | 2.660 |
| 1988 | AL | Texas Rangers | 2B | 2 | 2 | 16.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.938 | 3.500 |
| 1989 | AL | Texas Rangers | 3B | 145 | 131 | 1154.3 | 106 | 264 | 12 | 22 | .969 | 2.885 | 2.552 |
| 1989 | AL | Texas Rangers | 2B | 18 | 7 | 81.0 | 21 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | 4.889 | 2.444 |
| 1989 | AL | Texas Rangers | SS | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.000 |
| 1990 | AL | Texas Rangers | 3B | 88 | 79 | 687.7 | 70 | 157 | 8 | 7 | .966 | 2.971 | 2.580 |
| 1990 | AL | Texas Rangers | 2B | 4 | 1 | 12.7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.553 | 1.250 |
| 1991 | AL | Texas Rangers | 3B | 111 | 101 | 926.0 | 87 | 239 | 3 | 20 | .991 | 3.168 | 2.937 |
| 1991 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 31 | 31 | 269.0 | 22 | 64 | 4 | 5 | .956 | 2.877 | 2.774 |
| 1991 | AL | Texas Rangers | 2B | 13 | 12 | 93.0 | 12 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 4.548 | 3.615 |
| 1991 | AL | Texas Rangers | SS | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | .250 |
| 1992 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | 80 | 79 | 693.0 | 52 | 169 | 10 | 10 | .957 | 2.870 | 2.763 |
| 1992 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 63 | 61 | 547.3 | 50 | 119 | 7 | 6 | .960 | 2.779 | 2.683 |
| 1992 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 2 | 0 | 4.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.154 | 1.000 |
| 1993 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 129 | 126 | 1083.0 | 79 | 232 | 8 | 24 | .975 | 2.584 | 2.411 |
| 1993 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 6 | 2 | 22.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 7.254 | 3.000 |
| 1994 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 99 | 95 | 787.3 | 55 | 136 | 5 | 13 | .974 | 2.183 | 1.929 |
| 1994 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 1B | 6 | 5 | 43.7 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.511 | 8.500 |
| 1994 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 2.000 |
| 1995 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 32 | 30 | 268.7 | 26 | 55 | 5 | 3 | .942 | 2.713 | 2.531 |
| 1995 | AL | Texas Rangers | 3B | 9 | 6 | 62.0 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.613 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 1382 | 1235 | 10850.3 | 1083 | 2459 | 105 | 230 | .971 | 2.938 | 2.563 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 7 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .304 | .407 | .391 | .799 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 28 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .304 | .407 | .391 | .799 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | NLCS | 3B | 7 | 7 | 63.0 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.286 | 3.286 |
| Totals | 7 | 7 | 63.0 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.286 | 3.286 |
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