Brian Buscher
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| 32-year-old Third baseman |
| Cleveland Indians |
| Date of Birth: April 18, 1981 |
| Height: 6-0 Weight: 200 |
| Bats/Throws: L/R |
| Drafted: Round 3 of 2003 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | HBP | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2005 | 24 | A+ | San Jose | 237 | 206 | 37 | 58 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 27 | 47 | .282 | .367 | .422 | 789 | |
| 2005 | 24 | AA | Norwich | 247 | 215 | 19 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 20 | 36 | .228 | .304 | .288 | 592 | |
| 2006 | 25 | AA | Connecticut | 524 | 467 | 43 | 121 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 6 | 39 | 75 | .259 | .317 | .366 | 683 | |
| 2007 | 26 | Wint | Aragua | 50 | 43 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | .279 | .380 | .395 | 775 | |
| 2007 | 26 | AA | New Britain | 284 | 247 | 37 | 76 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 4 | 31 | 30 | .308 | .391 | .478 | 869 | |
| 2007 | 26 | AAA | Rochester | 147 | 132 | 21 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 11 | .311 | .374 | .523 | 897 | |
| 2007 | 26 | MLB | Minnesota | 93 | 82 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 16 | .244 | .323 | .329 | 652 | |
| 2008 | 27 | AAA | Rochester | 214 | 185 | 27 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 1 | .319 | .402 | .514 | 916 |
| 2008 | 27 | MLB | Minnesota | 243 | 218 | 29 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 19 | 42 | 0 | .294 | .342 | .390 | 732 |
| 2009 | 28 | AAA | Rochester | 89 | 78 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 0 | .179 | .281 | .218 | 499 |
| 2009 | 28 | MLB | Minnesota | 163 | 136 | 14 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 24 | 35 | 0 | .235 | .362 | .316 | 678 |
| 2010 | 29 | AAA | Columbus | 187 | 162 | 19 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 0 | .265 | .326 | .420 | 746 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | wOBA+ | OPS+ | |
| 2005 | 24 | A+ | San Jose | 237 | 206 | .140 | 11.4% | 19.8% | .344 | 31 | 5.26 | .351 | ||||
| 2005 | 24 | AA | Norwich | 247 | 215 | .060 | 8.1% | 14.6% | .270 | 18 | 2.63 | .273 | ||||
| 2006 | 25 | AA | Connecticut | 524 | 467 | .107 | 7.4% | 14.3% | .296 | 47% | 16% | 54 | 4.07 | .299 | ||
| 2007 | 26 | Wint | Aragua | 50 | 43 | .116 | 14.0% | 10.0% | .297 | 50% | 14% | 6 | 5.23 | .337 | ||
| 2007 | 26 | AA | New Britain | 284 | 247 | .170 | 10.9% | 10.6% | .329 | 43% | 12% | 46 | 7.14 | .371 | ||
| 2007 | 26 | AAA | Rochester | 147 | 132 | .212 | 8.8% | 7.5% | .298 | 40% | 18% | 26 | 7.63 | .381 | ||
| 2007 | 26 | MLB | Minnesota | 93 | 82 | .085 | 10.8% | 17.2% | .281 | 42% | 17% | 9 | 3.86 | .297 | ||
| 2008 | 27 | AAA | Rochester | 214 | 185 | .195 | 9.3% | 9.8% | .327 | 35% | 19% | 36 | 7.53 | .395 | 124 | 149 |
| 2008 | 27 | MLB | Minnesota | 243 | 218 | .096 | 7.8% | 17.3% | .349 | 35% | 22% | 29 | 4.83 | .323 | 97 | 91 |
| 2009 | 28 | AAA | Rochester | 89 | 78 | .039 | 12.4% | 22.5% | .228 | 40% | 17% | 3 | 1.11 | .242 | 77 | 41 |
| 2009 | 28 | MLB | Minnesota | 163 | 136 | .081 | 14.7% | 21.5% | .303 | 37% | 20% | 13 | 3.19 | .320 | 97 | 82 |
| 2010 | 29 | AAA | Columbus | 187 | 162 | .155 | 9.1% | 5.3% | .264 | 40% | 18% | 19 | 3.74 | .318 | 102 | 104 |
| 2010 | 29 | AAA | Columbus | 187 | 162 | .155 | 9.1% | 5.3% | .264 | 40% | 18% | 19 | 3.74 | .318 | 99 | 101 |
Extended Statistics
2010: Columbus | 2009: Rochester | 2009: Minnesota
| Split Statistics with Columbus in 2010 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 60 | 51 | .196 | 2 | 10.0% | 3.3% | .213 | 46% | 14% | .235 | .300 | .431 | .298 |
| May | 107 | 92 | .142 | 2 | 10.3% | 6.5% | .301 | 34% | 23% | .293 | .364 | .435 | .350 |
| June | 20 | 19 | .105 | 0 | 0.0% | 5.0% | .222 | 47% | 6% | .211 | .200 | .316 | .213 |
| AWAY | 88 | 74 | .108 | 0 | 11.4% | 8.0% | .224 | 39% | 16% | .203 | .284 | .311 | .266 |
| HOME | 99 | 88 | .193 | 4 | 7.1% | 3.0% | .296 | 41% | 19% | .318 | .364 | .511 | .365 |
Player Notes
October 2009
LoHud Yankees Blog: Tolbert out, Buscher activeBit of mild news from Twins manager Ron Gardenhire.
April 2008
MLB.com: Buscher celebrates a bit lateBrian Buscher started at third base for the Twins on Sunday, one day after being recalled from Triple-A Roches...