John Buck
| 29-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 | HBP | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2005 | 25 | MLB | KC Royals | 430 | 401 | 40 | 97 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 47 | 3 | 23 | 94 | | .242 | .286 | .389 | 675 |
| 2006 | 26 | MLB | Kansas City | 408 | 371 | 37 | 91 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 50 | 7 | 26 | 84 | | .245 | .304 | .396 | 700 |
| 2007 | 27 | MLB | Kansas City | 399 | 347 | 41 | 77 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 48 | 10 | 36 | 92 | | .222 | .308 | .429 | 737 |
| 2008 | 28 | MLB | Kansas City | 418 | 370 | 48 | 83 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 48 | 6 | 38 | 96 | 0 | .224 | .304 | .365 | 669 |
| 2009 | 29 | AAA | Omaha | 27 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .259 | .259 | .519 | 778 |
| 2009 | 29 | MLB | Kansas City | 202 | 186 | 16 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 13 | 55 | 1 | .247 | .297 | .484 | 781 |
| Extended Statistics |
| Year | Age | | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA |
| 2005 | 25 | MLB | KC Royals | 430 | 401 | .147 | 5.3% | 21.9% | .288 | | | | | .291 |
| 2006 | 26 | MLB | Kansas City | 408 | 371 | .151 | 6.4% | 20.6% | .290 | 48% | 18% | | | .303 |
| 2007 | 27 | MLB | Kansas City | 399 | 347 | .207 | 9.0% | 23.1% | .249 | 44% | 14% | | | .320 |
| 2008 | 28 | MLB | Kansas City | 418 | 370 | .141 | 9.1% | 23.0% | .279 | 43% | 15% | | | .294 |
| 2009 | 29 | AAA | Omaha | 27 | 27 | .260 | 0.0% | 25.9% | .278 | 44% | 22% | | | .324 |
| 2009 | 29 | MLB | Kansas City | 202 | 186 | .237 | 6.4% | 27.2% | .309 | 40% | 20% | | | .330 |
Extended Statistics
2009: Omaha | 2009: Kansas City | 2008: Kansas City
| Split Statistics with Omaha in 2009 |
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| June | 19 | 19 | .211 | 1 | 0.0% | 26.3% | .308 | 58% | 25% | .263 | .263 | .474 | .310 |
| HOME | 20 | 20 | .350 | 2 | 0.0% | 30.0% | .333 | 23% | 31% | .300 | .300 | .650 | .392 |
Game Log
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| Date | Level | | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB |
| October 4 | MLB | @ Minnesota | C | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 30 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| September 29 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 25 | MLB | vs. Minnesota | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| September 23 | MLB | vs. Boston | C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 20 | MLB | @ Chi White Sox | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 19 | MLB | @ Chi White Sox | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| September 18 | MLB | @ Chi White Sox | C | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| September 15 | MLB | @ Detroit | C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September 13 | MLB | @ Cleveland | C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| September 9 | MLB | vs. Detroit | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 4 | MLB | vs. LA Angels | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| September 2 | MLB | @ Oakland | PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August 31 | MLB | @ Oakland | DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| August 29 | MLB | @ Seattle | C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| August 24 | MLB | vs. Cleveland | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| August 18 | MLB | @ Chi White Sox | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| August 16 | MLB | @ Detroit | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| August 13 | MLB | @ Minnesota | C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| August 7 | MLB | vs. Oakland | PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| August 4 | MLB | vs. Seattle | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August 3 | MLB | @ Tampa Bay | DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| August 2 | MLB | @ Tampa Bay | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| July 30 | MLB | @ Baltimore | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| July 28 | MLB | @ Baltimore | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 26 | MLB | vs. Texas | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| July 25 | MLB | vs. Texas | DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| July 21 | MLB | vs. LA Angels | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| July 19 | MLB | vs. Tampa Bay | PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July 12 | MLB | @ Boston | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Game Log
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| Date | Level | | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB |
