Brian Buscher
| 27-year-old Third baseman |
| Minnesota Twins |
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| 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 | 36 | 75 | .259 | .313 | .366 | 679 |
| 2007 | 26 | AA | New Britain | 288 | 247 | 37 | 76 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 37 | 31 | 30 | .308 | .391 | .478 | 869 |
| 2007 | 26 | AAA | Rochester | 148 | 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 | 215 | 185 | 27 | 59 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 20 | 21 | .319 | .402 | .514 | 916 |
| 2008 | 27 | MLB | Minnesota | 203 | 185 | 26 | 55 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 13 | 35 | .297 | .335 | .405 | 740 |
| 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% | | | .294 |
| 2007 | 26 | AA | New Britain | 288 | 247 | .170 | 12.2% | 10.4% | .329 | 43% | 12% | | | .366 |
| 2007 | 26 | AAA | Rochester | 148 | 132 | .212 | 9.5% | 7.4% | .298 | 40% | 18% | | | .379 |
| 2007 | 26 | MLB | Minnesota | 93 | 82 | .085 | 10.8% | 17.2% | .281 | 42% | 17% | | | .297 |
| 2008 | 27 | AAA | Rochester | 215 | 185 | .195 | 9.8% | 9.8% | .327 | 35% | 19% | | | .393 |
| 2008 | 27 | MLB | Minnesota | 203 | 185 | .108 | 6.4% | 17.2% | .349 | 37% | 23% | | | .324 |
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: Rochester | 2007: Minnesota | 2007: Rochester
| Split Statistics with Rochester in 2008 |
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 63 | 58 | .241 | 4 | 4.8% | 17.5% | .372 | 31% | 24% | .345 | .397 | .586 | .421 |
| May | 123 | 103 | .175 | 3 | 11.4% | 6.5% | .304 | 33% | 17% | .301 | .402 | .476 | .378 |
| June | 29 | 24 | .167 | 1 | 13.8% | 6.9% | .333 | 50% | 18% | .333 | .414 | .500 | .396 |
| AWAY | 103 | 85 | .141 | 3 | 11.7% | 5.8% | .250 | 36% | 17% | .259 | .373 | .400 | .339 |
| HOME | 112 | 100 | .240 | 5 | 8.0% | 13.4% | .400 | 33% | 21% | .370 | .429 | .610 | .443 |
Game Log
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| Date | Level | | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB |
| September 6 | MLB | vs. Detroit | 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| September 5 | MLB | vs. Detroit | 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 3 | MLB | @ Toronto | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 2 | MLB | @ Toronto | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| August 31 | MLB | @ Oakland | 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| August 29 | MLB | @ Oakland | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August 27 | MLB | @ Seattle | PH-3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August 25 | MLB | @ Seattle | 3B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| August 24 | MLB | @ LA Angels | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| August 23 | MLB | @ LA Angels | 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Player Notes
April 2008
MLB.com: Buscher celebrates a bit late
Brian Buscher started at third base for the Twins on Sunday, one day after being recalled from Triple-A Roches...
