Billy Buckner
| 24-year-old Pitcher |
| Arizona Diamondbacks |
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| Date of Birth: August 27, 1983 |
| Height: 6-2 Weight: 210 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| Drafted: Round 2 of 2004 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics |
| Year | Age | | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | RA9 |
| 2005 | 21 | A | Burlington | 11 | 3 | 7 | 60.1 | 260 | 66 | | | 9 | 36 | 26 | 17 | 60 | 3.88 | 5.37 |
| 2005 | 21 | A+ | High Desert | 17 | 5 | 6 | 94.0 | 427 | 105 | | | 10 | 65 | 56 | 46 | 92 | 5.36 | 6.22 |
| 2006 | 23 | A+ | High Desert | 16 | 7 | 1 | 90.0 | 397 | 92 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 44 | 39 | 47 | 85 | 3.90 | 4.40 |
| 2006 | 23 | AA | Wichita | 13 | 5 | 3 | 75.2 | 344 | 78 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 63 | 4.64 | 4.76 |
| 2007 | 24 | AA | Wichita | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19.1 | 85 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 4.66 | 4.66 |
| 2007 | 24 | AAA | Omaha | 27 | 9 | 7 | 104.2 | 439 | 108 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 49 | 44 | 26 | 83 | 3.78 | 4.21 |
| 2007 | 24 | MLB | Kansas City | 7 | 1 | 2 | 34.0 | 143 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 5.29 | 5.29 |
| 2008 | 25 | AAA | Tucson | 21 | 5 | 10 | 116.1 | 517 | 136 | 37 | 6 | 9 | 74 | 64 | 43 | 69 | 4.95 | 5.73 |
| 2008 | 25 | MLB | Arizona | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Extended Statistics |
| Year | Age | | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 |
| 2005 | 21 | A | Burlington | 6.5% | 23.1% | .357 | | | 4.58 | |
| 2005 | 21 | A+ | High Desert | 10.8% | 21.5% | .370 | | | 5.20 | |
| 2006 | 23 | A+ | High Desert | 11.8% | 21.4% | .344 | 55% | 5% | 4.39 | 4.84 |
| 2006 | 23 | AA | Wichita | 11.3% | 18.3% | .316 | 60% | 7% | 4.54 | 5.09 |
| 2007 | 24 | AA | Wichita | 7.1% | 15.3% | .258 | 55% | 13% | 5.49 | 5.65 |
| 2007 | 24 | AAA | Omaha | 5.9% | 18.9% | .319 | 48% | 7% | 4.17 | 4.38 |
| 2007 | 24 | MLB | Kansas City | 11.2% | 11.9% | .308 | 42% | 8% | 5.64 | 5.80 |
| 2008 | 25 | AAA | Tucson | 8.3% | 13.3% | .332 | 47% | 4% | 4.52 | 5.12 |
| 2008 | 25 | MLB | Arizona | 5.3% | 18.4% | .346 | 41% | 18% | 6.51 | 7.86 |
Longitudinal Trends

The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Buckner: BB/PA, SO/PA, and ERA
Extended Statistics
2008: Arizona | 2008: Tucson | 2007: Kansas City
| Split Statistics with Arizona in 2008 |
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| June | 2.2 | 11 | 0.0% | 18.2% | .286 | 22% | 6.74 |
| August | 4.1 | 19 | 5.3% | 21.1% | .385 | 29% | 4.16 |
| AWAY | 3.2 | 16 | 12.5% | 18.8% | .400 | 40% | 2.45 |
| HOME | 5.1 | 22 | 0.0% | 18.2% | .313 | 42% | 5.07 |
Batted Ball Chart

Game Log
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| Date | Level | | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB |
| August 20 | AAA | @ Salt Lake | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| August 16 | AAA | vs. Portland | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| August 8 | MLB | vs. Atlanta | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| August 3 | MLB | @ LA Dodgers | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| July 25 | MLB | @ San Francisco | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| July 23 | MLB | vs. Chi Cubs | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| July 10 | AAA | @ Las Vegas | 5.0 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| July 5 | AAA | @ Salt Lake | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| June 30 | AAA | vs. Fresno | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| June 24 | AAA | vs. Las Vegas | 4.0 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |