Jay Buhner
Jay Campbell Buhner
Born: August 13, 1964
Louisville, KY USA
Primary Position: RF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 220
College: McLennan Community College
Career: 1987-2001
Draft: Round 9 (1983 June Amateur Draft, Atlanta Braves)
Draft: Round 2 (1984 January Secondary Draft, Pittsburgh Pirates)
School: McLennan CC
Minor League Statistics
Jay Buhner compiled a career batting average of .254 with 310 home runs and 965 RBI in his 1472-game career with the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners. He began playing during the 1987 season and last took the field during the 2001 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | AL | New York Yankees | 7 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .227 | .261 | .318 | .579 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | AL | New York Yankees | 25 | 76 | 69 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .188 | .250 | .319 | .569 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 60 | 223 | 192 | 28 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 68 | .224 | .320 | .458 | .778 | 88 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1989 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 58 | 226 | 204 | 27 | 56 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 55 | .275 | .341 | .490 | .831 | 100 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 51 | 185 | 163 | 16 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 50 | .276 | .357 | .479 | .835 | 78 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1991 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 137 | 471 | 406 | 64 | 99 | 14 | 4 | 27 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 117 | .244 | .337 | .498 | .834 | 202 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 1992 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 152 | 629 | 543 | 69 | 132 | 16 | 3 | 25 | 79 | 0 | 6 | 71 | 146 | .243 | .333 | .422 | .755 | 229 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 1993 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 158 | 675 | 563 | 90 | 153 | 28 | 3 | 27 | 98 | 2 | 5 | 100 | 144 | .272 | .379 | .476 | .855 | 268 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 1994 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 101 | 436 | 358 | 74 | 100 | 23 | 4 | 21 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 63 | .279 | .394 | .542 | .936 | 194 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| 1995 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 126 | 539 | 470 | 86 | 123 | 23 | 0 | 40 | 121 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 120 | .262 | .343 | .566 | .909 | 266 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 1996 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 150 | 667 | 564 | 107 | 153 | 29 | 0 | 44 | 138 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 159 | .271 | .369 | .557 | .926 | 314 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
| 1997 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 157 | 665 | 540 | 104 | 131 | 18 | 2 | 40 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 175 | .243 | .383 | .506 | .889 | 273 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1998 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 72 | 286 | 244 | 33 | 59 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 71 | .242 | .344 | .463 | .807 | 113 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 87 | 343 | 266 | 37 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 100 | .222 | .388 | .421 | .809 | 112 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 112 | 430 | 364 | 50 | 92 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 98 | .253 | .361 | .522 | .883 | 190 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 19 | 53 | 45 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | .222 | .340 | .400 | .740 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1472 | 5927 | 5013 | 797 | 1273 | 233 | 19 | 310 | 965 | 6 | 24 | 792 | 1406 | .254 | .359 | .494 | .852 | 2474 | 123 | 56 | 12 | 54 | 41 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 7 | 7 | 55.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.964 | 1.714 |
| 1988 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 59 | 57 | 507.0 | 134 | 7 | 1 | 3 | .993 | 2.503 | 2.390 |
| 1988 | AL | New York Yankees | OF | 22 | 16 | 157.7 | 52 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .964 | 3.082 | 2.455 |
| 1989 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 57 | 57 | 489.3 | 106 | 6 | 4 | 3 | .966 | 2.060 | 1.965 |
| 1990 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 40 | 35 | 312.0 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .966 | 1.615 | 1.400 |
| 1991 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 131 | 110 | 1019.3 | 244 | 15 | 5 | 4 | .981 | 2.287 | 1.977 |
| 1992 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 150 | 149 | 1328.3 | 314 | 14 | 2 | 4 | .994 | 2.222 | 2.187 |
| 1993 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 148 | 146 | 1287.3 | 263 | 8 | 6 | 2 | .978 | 1.895 | 1.831 |
| 1994 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 96 | 95 | 830.0 | 178 | 11 | 2 | 2 | .990 | 2.049 | 1.969 |
| 1995 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 120 | 120 | 1046.0 | 180 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .989 | 1.592 | 1.542 |
| 1996 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 142 | 142 | 1230.3 | 251 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .989 | 1.902 | 1.831 |
| 1997 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 154 | 153 | 1326.0 | 295 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .997 | 2.036 | 1.948 |
| 1998 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 70 | 70 | 572.7 | 127 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .985 | 2.075 | 1.886 |
| 1999 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 85 | 83 | 694.0 | 127 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .993 | 1.738 | 1.576 |
| 1999 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 1B | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 9.000 |
| 2000 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 104 | 101 | 803.0 | 176 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.017 | 1.731 |
| 2001 | AL | Seattle Mariners | OF | 12 | 10 | 73.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.849 | 1.250 |
| Totals | 1398 | 1352 | 11740.0 | 2537 | 100 | 33 | 28 | .988 | 2.022 | 1.886 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALDS2 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .458 | .500 | .625 | 1.125 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALCS | 6 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .304 | .360 | .783 | 1.143 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALDS2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .231 | .375 | .692 | 1.067 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALDS2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .429 | .800 | 1.229 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALCS | 4 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .182 | .250 | .182 | .432 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALDS1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .400 | .000 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALCS | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .429 | .833 | 1.262 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 98 | 85 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 28 | .306 | .398 | .624 | 1.021 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALDS2 | RF | 5 | 5 | 51.3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.279 | 2.600 |
| 1995 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALCS | RF | 6 | 6 | 54.0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 2.500 | 2.500 |
| 1997 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALDS2 | RF | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.543 | 1.500 |
| 2000 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALDS2 | RF | 2 | 2 | 13.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.769 | 2.000 |
| 2000 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALCS | RF | 3 | 3 | 23.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.565 | 1.333 |
| 2001 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALDS1 | LF | 2 | 2 | 12.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 3.750 | 2.500 |
| 2001 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALCS | LF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| 2001 | AL | Seattle Mariners | ALCS | RF | 2 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 25 | 24 | 205.3 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .962 | 2.192 | 2.000 |
Awards
1996 - AL Gold Glove OF
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