Buster Posey
Gerald Dempsey Posey
Born: March 27, 1987
Leesburg, GA USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, 1B, DH, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 213
College: Florida State University
Career: 2009-2021
Draft: Round 50 (2005 June Amateur Draft, Los Angeles Angels)
Draft: Round 1 (2008 June Amateur Draft, San Francisco Giants)
School: Lee County HS, GA
Florida State
Minor League Statistics
Buster Posey compiled a career batting average of .302 with 158 home runs and 729 RBI in his 1371-game career with the San Francisco Giants. He began playing during the 2009 season and last took the field during the 2021 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 7 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .118 | .118 | .118 | .235 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 108 | 443 | 406 | 58 | 124 | 23 | 2 | 18 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 55 | .305 | .357 | .505 | .862 | 205 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 45 | 185 | 162 | 17 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 30 | .284 | .368 | .389 | .756 | 63 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 148 | 610 | 530 | 78 | 178 | 39 | 1 | 24 | 103 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 96 | .336 | .408 | .549 | .957 | 291 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 |
| 2013 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 148 | 595 | 520 | 61 | 153 | 34 | 1 | 15 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 70 | .294 | .371 | .450 | .821 | 234 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 2014 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 147 | 605 | 547 | 72 | 170 | 28 | 2 | 22 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 69 | .311 | .364 | .490 | .854 | 268 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| 2015 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 150 | 623 | 557 | 74 | 177 | 28 | 0 | 19 | 95 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 52 | .318 | .379 | .470 | .849 | 262 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| 2016 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 146 | 614 | 539 | 82 | 155 | 33 | 2 | 14 | 80 | 6 | 1 | 64 | 68 | .288 | .362 | .434 | .796 | 234 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 |
| 2017 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 140 | 568 | 494 | 62 | 158 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 67 | 6 | 1 | 61 | 66 | .320 | .400 | .462 | .861 | 228 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| 2018 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 105 | 448 | 398 | 47 | 113 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 53 | .284 | .359 | .382 | .741 | 152 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 114 | 445 | 405 | 43 | 104 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 71 | .257 | .320 | .368 | .688 | 149 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 113 | 454 | 395 | 68 | 120 | 23 | 0 | 18 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 87 | .304 | .390 | .499 | .889 | 197 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Totals | 1371 | 5607 | 4970 | 663 | 1500 | 293 | 9 | 158 | 729 | 23 | 9 | 540 | 721 | .302 | .372 | .460 | .831 | 2285 | 163 | 43 | 1 | 53 | 67 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | NL | San Francisco Giants | C | 7 | 4 | 40.0 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.100 | 5.143 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
| 2010 | NL | San Francisco Giants | C | 76 | 75 | 662.0 | 615 | 41 | 6 | 4 | .991 | 8.918 | 8.632 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 23 | 37.1 |
| 2010 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 30 | 30 | 248.0 | 196 | 17 | 1 | 14 | .995 | 7.730 | 7.100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011 | NL | San Francisco Giants | C | 41 | 41 | 361.0 | 333 | 24 | 2 | 4 | .994 | 8.900 | 8.707 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 35.7 |
| 2011 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 9.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | NL | San Francisco Giants | C | 114 | 111 | 973.0 | 855 | 69 | 8 | 9 | .991 | 8.547 | 8.105 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 38 | 30.4 |
| 2012 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 29 | 29 | 216.0 | 204 | 6 | 2 | 13 | .991 | 8.750 | 7.241 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | NL | San Francisco Giants | C | 121 | 119 | 1031.0 | 907 | 53 | 7 | 5 | .993 | 8.380 | 7.934 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 27 | 30.0 |
| 2013 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 21 | 16 | 138.7 | 137 | 6 | 2 | 11 | .986 | 9.281 | 6.810 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | NL | San Francisco Giants | C | 111 | 109 | 929.3 | 787 | 51 | 5 | 8 | .994 | 8.115 | 7.550 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 25 | 29.8 |
| 2014 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 35 | 30 | 261.0 | 246 | 22 | 1 | 20 | .996 | 9.241 | 7.657 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | NL | San Francisco Giants | C | 106 | 103 | 901.7 | 771 | 67 | 2 | 4 | .998 | 8.365 | 7.906 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 22 | 36.1 |
| 2015 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 42 | 37 | 323.7 | 334 | 19 | 0 | 35 | 1.000 | 9.816 | 8.405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | NL | San Francisco Giants | C | 123 | 122 | 1069.7 | 1003 | 65 | 3 | 8 | .997 | 8.986 | 8.683 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 28 | 37.3 |
| 2016 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 15 | 11 | 98.0 | 95 | 8 | 1 | 11 | .990 | 9.459 | 6.867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | NL | San Francisco Giants | C | 99 | 96 | 826.3 | 724 | 52 | 4 | 2 | .995 | 8.452 | 7.838 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 22 | 37.9 |
| 2017 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 38 | 30 | 258.7 | 223 | 25 | 2 | 19 | .992 | 8.629 | 6.526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | NL | San Francisco Giants | C | 88 | 85 | 759.3 | 677 | 37 | 2 | 3 | .997 | 8.463 | 8.114 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 17 | 28.8 |
| 2018 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 13 | 13 | 107.3 | 87 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | 7.966 | 7.308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | NL | San Francisco Giants | C | 101 | 96 | 846.3 | 771 | 46 | 2 | 1 | .998 | 8.688 | 8.089 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 24 | 32.4 |
| 2019 | NL | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 4 | 3 | 24.0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 8.625 | 5.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | NL | San Francisco Giants | C | 106 | 102 | 892.0 | 884 | 31 | 3 | 3 | .997 | 9.232 | 8.632 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 31.1 |
| Totals | 1322 | 1264 | 10985.0 | 9919 | 654 | 53 | 187 | .995 | 8.662 | 7.998 | 27 | 0 | 521 | 256 | 32.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLDS2 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .375 | .444 | .438 | .882 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLCS | 6 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .217 | .308 | .304 | .612 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | NL | San Francisco Giants | WS | 5 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .300 | .333 | .450 | .783 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLDS2 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .211 | .318 | .526 | .844 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLCS | 7 | 30 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .154 | .267 | .154 | .421 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | NL | San Francisco Giants | WS | 4 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .267 | .313 | .467 | .779 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLWC | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLDS1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .389 | .450 | .389 | .839 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLCS | 5 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .200 | .261 | .200 | .461 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | NL | San Francisco Giants | WS | 7 | 29 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .154 | .241 | .154 | .395 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLWC | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLDS1 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 | .389 | .400 | .789 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLDS2 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .300 | .300 | .550 | .850 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 58 | 252 | 226 | 18 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 47 | .252 | .321 | .345 | .667 | 78 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLDS2 | C | 4 | 4 | 38.0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.605 | 12.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLCS | C | 6 | 6 | 53.0 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.849 | 9.667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | NL | San Francisco Giants | WS | C | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 6.600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLDS2 | C | 4 | 4 | 37.0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.027 | 8.250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLDS2 | 1B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 2.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLCS | C | 6 | 6 | 53.0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.302 | 7.167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLCS | 1B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | NL | San Francisco Giants | WS | C | 4 | 4 | 37.0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9.486 | 9.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLWC | C | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.000 | 11.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLDS1 | C | 4 | 4 | 45.0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLCS | C | 5 | 5 | 45.0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.600 | 6.600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | NL | San Francisco Giants | WS | C | 7 | 7 | 59.0 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.864 | 6.429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLWC | C | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 6.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLDS1 | C | 4 | 4 | 38.0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.474 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | NL | San Francisco Giants | NLDS2 | C | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.795 | 8.600 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 58 | 58 | 527.0 | 463 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 8.214 | 8.293 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Awards
2010 - NL Rookie of the Year
2012 - NL Silver Slugger C
2012 - NL Hank Aaron Award
2012 - NL Most Valuable Player
2012 - NL Comeback Player of the Year
2014 - NL Silver Slugger C
2015 - NL Silver Slugger C
2016 - NL TSN All-Star C
2016 - NL Gold Glove C
2017 - NL TSN All-Star C
2017 - NL Silver Slugger C
2021 - NL Comeback Player of the Year
2021 - NL Silver Slugger C
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
