John Buck
| 28-year-old Catcher |
| Kansas City Royals |
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| Date of Birth: July 7, 1980 |
| Height: 6-3 Weight: 220 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| Drafted: Round 7 of 1998 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics |
| Year | Age | | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2005 | 25 | MLB | KC Royals | 432 | 401 | 40 | 97 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 47 | 23 | 94 | .242 | .287 | .389 | 676 |
| 2006 | 26 | MLB | Kansas City | 408 | 371 | 37 | 91 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 50 | 24 | 84 | .245 | .300 | .396 | 696 |
| 2007 | 27 | MLB | Kansas City | 399 | 347 | 41 | 77 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 48 | 36 | 92 | .222 | .308 | .429 | 737 |
| 2008 | 28 | MLB | Kansas City | 358 | 322 | 42 | 72 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 41 | 28 | 83 | .224 | .293 | .370 | 663 |
| Extended Statistics |
| Year | Age | | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA |
| 2005 | 25 | MLB | KC Royals | 432 | 401 | .147 | 5.3% | 21.9% | .288 | | | | | .292 |
| 2006 | 26 | MLB | Kansas City | 408 | 371 | .151 | 6.4% | 20.6% | .290 | 48% | 18% | | | .300 |
| 2007 | 27 | MLB | Kansas City | 399 | 347 | .207 | 9.0% | 23.1% | .249 | 44% | 14% | | | .320 |
| 2008 | 28 | MLB | Kansas City | 358 | 322 | .146 | 7.8% | 23.2% | .277 | 43% | 15% | | | .293 |
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Buck: BB/PA, SO/PA, and Isolated Power
Extended Statistics
2007: Kansas City
| Split Statistics with Kansas City in 2007 |
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 61 | 50 | .360 | 4 | 14.8% | 26.2% | .400 | 43% | 11% | .320 | .426 | .680 | .457 |
| May | 79 | 67 | .209 | 4 | 10.1% | 15.2% | .235 | 38% | 14% | .239 | .329 | .448 | .336 |
| June | 65 | 56 | .358 | 6 | 7.7% | 23.1% | .143 | 36% | 12% | .196 | .277 | .554 | .338 |
| July | 60 | 55 | .182 | 2 | 6.7% | 16.7% | .233 | 50% | 12% | .218 | .283 | .400 | .298 |
| August | 67 | 58 | .052 | 0 | 9.0% | 26.9% | .225 | 47% | 16% | .155 | .269 | .207 | .234 |
| September | 67 | 61 | .115 | 2 | 6.0% | 31.3% | .289 | 51% | 18% | .213 | .269 | .328 | .265 |
| AWAY | 200 | 164 | .274 | 12 | 12.5% | 24.0% | .269 | 40% | 13% | .244 | .360 | .518 | .375 |
| HOME | 199 | 183 | .148 | 6 | 5.5% | 22.1% | .233 | 47% | 15% | .202 | .256 | .350 | .265 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
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| Date | Level | | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB |
| August 25 | MLB | vs. Texas | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| August 23 | MLB | vs. Detroit | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| August 22 | MLB | vs. Detroit | C | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| August 21 | MLB | @ Cleveland | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| August 20 | MLB | @ Cleveland | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| August 17 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| August 16 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| August 15 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| August 14 | MLB | @ Chi White Sox | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| August 13 | MLB | @ Chi White Sox | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
