Brian Buscher
| 27-year-old Third baseman |
| Minnesota Twins |
| 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 | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2005 | 24 | A+ | San Jose | 237 | 206 | 37 | 58 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 47 | .282 | .367 | .422 | 789 |
| 2005 | 24 | AA | Norwich | 247 | 215 | 19 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 36 | .228 | .304 | .288 | 592 |
| 2006 | 25 | AA | Connecticut | 524 | 467 | 43 | 121 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 39 | 75 | .259 | .317 | .366 | 683 |
| 2007 | 26 | AA | New Britain | 284 | 247 | 37 | 76 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 31 | 30 | .308 | .391 | .478 | 869 |
| 2007 | 26 | AAA | Rochester | 147 | 132 | 21 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 11 | .311 | .374 | .523 | 897 |
| 2007 | 26 | MLB | Minnesota | 93 | 82 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 16 | .244 | .323 | .329 | 652 |
| 2008 | 27 | AAA | Rochester | 214 | 185 | 27 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 20 | 21 | .319 | .402 | .514 | 916 |
| 2008 | 27 | MLB | Minnesota | 243 | 218 | 29 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 47 | 19 | 42 | .294 | .342 | .390 | 732 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | |
| 2005 | 24 | A+ | San Jose | 237 | 206 | .140 | 11.4% | 19.8% | .344 | .351 | ||||
| 2005 | 24 | AA | Norwich | 247 | 215 | .060 | 8.1% | 14.6% | .270 | .273 | ||||
| 2006 | 25 | AA | Connecticut | 524 | 467 | .107 | 7.4% | 14.3% | .296 | 47% | 16% | .299 | ||
| 2007 | 26 | AA | New Britain | 284 | 247 | .170 | 10.9% | 10.6% | .329 | 43% | 12% | .371 | ||
| 2007 | 26 | AAA | Rochester | 147 | 132 | .212 | 8.8% | 7.5% | .298 | 40% | 18% | .381 | ||
| 2007 | 26 | MLB | Minnesota | 93 | 82 | .085 | 10.8% | 17.2% | .281 | 42% | 17% | .297 | ||
| 2008 | 27 | AAA | Rochester | 214 | 185 | .195 | 9.3% | 9.8% | .327 | 35% | 19% | .395 | ||
| 2008 | 27 | MLB | Minnesota | 243 | 218 | .096 | 7.8% | 17.3% | .349 | 35% | 22% | .323 | ||
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Buscher: BB/PA, SO/PA, and Isolated Power
Extended Statistics
2008: Minnesota | 2008: Rochester | 2007: Rochester
| Split Statistics with Minnesota in 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| June | 54 | 50 | .080 | 1 | 3.7% | 9.3% | .386 | 36% | 31% | .360 | .370 | .440 | .352 |
| July | 57 | 54 | .166 | 2 | 5.3% | 17.5% | .310 | 34% | 20% | .278 | .316 | .444 | .329 |
| August | 69 | 61 | .099 | 1 | 7.2% | 21.7% | .400 | 43% | 20% | .311 | .348 | .410 | .330 |
| September | 54 | 45 | .022 | 0 | 14.8% | 22.2% | .303 | 26% | 16% | .222 | .333 | .244 | .280 |
| AWAY | 116 | 104 | .105 | 2 | 8.6% | 19.0% | .375 | 36% | 29% | .308 | .362 | .413 | .343 |
| HOME | 127 | 114 | .087 | 2 | 7.1% | 15.7% | .326 | 34% | 17% | .281 | .323 | .368 | .305 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| September 26 | MLB | vs. Kansas City | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 25 | MLB | vs. Chi White Sox | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| September 23 | MLB | vs. Chi White Sox | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 21 | MLB | @ Tampa Bay | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| September 17 | MLB | @ Cleveland | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| September 16 | MLB | @ Cleveland | 3B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| September 14 | MLB | @ Baltimore | 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| September 13 | MLB | @ Baltimore | 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 11 | MLB | vs. Kansas City | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| September 10 | MLB | vs. Kansas City | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Player Notes
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...