LF Jay Buhner #19
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
01/26/1998
 OA: 48 POT: 48
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LF JAY BUHNER #19 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
157 549 127 23 3 30 87 89 131 .231 .341 .448 3 0.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 65 65 65 65
Eye 60 65 60 60
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 20 45
Errors: - 20 65
Arm: 20 25 50
Turn DP: - 20 -
Ability: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 30
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 35
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/28/1997 @ CLE Loss, 2-6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/27/1997 @ CLE Loss, 3-11 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/26/1997 @ CLE Win, 16-1 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
09/25/1997 @ CWS Loss, 1-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1997 @ CWS Loss, 0-16 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/1997 @ CWS Loss, 2-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/22/1997 MIL Win, 7-5 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
09/21/1997 MIL Loss, 5-6 5 1 2 2 1 1 1 0
09/20/1997 MIL Win, 10-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1997 MIL Win, 9-4 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
He keeps his nose to the grindstone.
High: Greed, Work Ethic
Birthday:08/13/1964
Born in:Louisville, KY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:11 Years, None
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:11 Years, None
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1983, 16th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1997 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 157 549 127 23 3 30 87 88 89 131 .231 .341 .448 .789 .345 .217 108
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 152 649 5 2 0 17 0 6 246 56 3 5 37.5 84.2 5.05 .8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   147 29 7 2 7 23 24 23 46 1 0 0 .197 .304 .415 .719
Versus Right   402 98 16 1 23 64 64 66 85 5 0 5 .244 .354 .460 .814
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   95 22 7 1 2 10 13 15 22 0 0 1 .232 .342 .389 .732
May   95 18 3 0 3 9 12 16 27 1 0 1 .189 .310 .316 .626
June   82 14 4 0 6 17 18 16 21 0 0 2 .171 .320 .439 .759
July   87 22 2 1 8 23 12 15 20 2 0 1 .253 .362 .575 .937
August   101 29 4 0 7 17 20 11 27 0 0 0 .287 .357 .535 .892
September   89 22 3 1 4 11 13 16 14 3 0 0 .247 .352 .438 .790
Spring Training   48 16 2 0 5 10 10 5 10 0 0 0 .333 .396 .688 1.084
Last Year   549 127 23 3 30 87 88 89 131 6 0 5 .231 .341 .448 .789
2 Years Ago   443 107 21 5 27 89 64 71 111 5 0 1 .242 .344 .494 .839
Career   5570 1425 214 53 305 1000 864 766 1263 55 1 35 .256 .346 .478 .824
Home   266 59 11 3 15 47 46 47 64 5 0 2 .222 .338 .455 .792
Road   283 68 12 0 15 40 42 42 67 1 0 3 .240 .343 .442 .785
Grass   240 54 8 0 13 31 36 39 53 1 0 2 .225 .337 .421 .758
Turf   309 73 15 3 17 56 52 50 78 5 0 3 .236 .343 .469 .813
Day   162 41 9 1 6 17 27 37 35 0 0 2 .253 .398 .432 .830
Night   387 86 14 2 24 70 61 52 96 6 0 3 .222 .315 .455 .770
As Starter   545 126 22 3 30 85 87 88 131 6 0 5 .231 .340 .448 .788
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .500 .900
Pinch Hitting   3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .667 1.167
Close/Late   101 18 5 0 3 12 12 16 30 2 0 4 .178 .309 .317 .626
Inning 1-3   171 35 7 1 5 22 26 33 42 1 0 0 .205 .332 .345 .677
Inning 4-6   209 59 9 1 21 47 43 27 40 3 0 1 .282 .362 .636 .999
Inning 7-9   155 32 7 1 4 18 18 27 42 2 0 4 .206 .335 .342 .677
Extra Innings   14 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0 0 0 .071 .188 .071 .259
0 Outs   215 56 10 1 13 26 44 35 46 1 0 2 .260 .368 .498 .865
1 Outs   162 31 6 1 7 26 22 28 42 5 0 1 .191 .306 .370 .676
2 Outs   172 40 7 1 10 35 22 26 43 0 0 2 .233 .340 .459 .799
Scoring Position   145 33 5 2 10 57 22 32 39 6 0 3 .228 .366 .497 .862
Bases Empty   295 69 10 0 13 13 43 43 69 0 0 0 .234 .331 .400 .731
Runner on 1st   109 25 8 1 7 17 23 14 23 0 0 2 .229 .328 .514 .842
Runner on 2nd   63 15 1 2 5 16 12 16 16 0 0 2 .238 .407 .556 .963
Runner on 3rd   13 4 0 0 1 7 3 3 2 2 0 0 .308 .389 .538 .927
Runner on 1st & 2nd   42 6 3 0 0 7 3 6 12 0 0 0 .143 .250 .214 .464
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 3 0 0 2 9 2 3 3 1 0 0 .273 .400 .818 1.218
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   6 2 0 0 1 7 1 3 3 2 0 0 .333 .455 .833 1.288
Bases Loaded   10 3 1 0 1 11 1 1 3 1 0 1 .300 .385 .700 1.085
Two Strikes   311 47 10 2 11 33 39 38 131 2 0 3 .151 .249 .302 .551
First Pitch   58 15 2 0 7 13 8 2 0 1 0 0 .259 .279 .655 .934
Count 0-1   30 7 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 .233 .281 .267 .548
Count 0-2   55 9 3 0 1 2 5 0 29 0 0 0 .164 .164 .273 .436
Count 1-0   35 6 0 0 2 8 3 0 0 2 0 0 .171 .162 .343 .505
Count 1-1   49 17 2 1 4 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 .347 .347 .673 1.020
Count 1-2   90 8 1 0 2 8 4 0 41 1 0 2 .089 .108 .167 .274
Count 2-0   18 9 5 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .778 1.278
Count 2-1   35 19 2 0 5 14 10 0 0 1 0 0 .543 .528 1.029 1.556
Count 2-2   86 13 2 1 5 12 10 0 43 0 0 1 .151 .161 .372 .533
Count 3-0   3 3 1 0 0 2 5 23 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.333 2.333
Count 3-1   10 4 0 0 1 4 8 26 0 0 0 0 .400 .833 .700 1.533
Full Count   80 17 4 1 3 11 20 38 18 1 0 0 .212 .462 .400 .862
Behind in Count   175 24 5 0 3 11 10 0 70 1 0 4 .137 .156 .217 .373
Ahead in Count   101 41 8 0 8 32 30 49 0 3 0 0 .406 .588 .723 1.311
Batting Leadoff   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Batting 3rd   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   114 24 6 2 2 10 15 20 30 1 0 0 .211 .326 .351 .677
Batting 5th   428 103 17 1 28 77 73 68 100 5 0 5 .241 .348 .481 .829
Low Leverage   210 47 4 1 10 19 28 31 56 2 0 0 .224 .321 .395 .716
Medium Leverage   231 58 13 2 15 36 43 39 45 2 0 2 .251 .361 .519 .881
High Leverage   106 22 6 0 5 32 17 19 29 2 0 3 .208 .338 .406 .744
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1987 Minnesota - MLB 22 155 577 153 25 4 33 99 95 70 4 7 141 3 2 .265 .345 .494 .839 121 120 2.5
1988 Minnesota - MLB 23 150 564 143 19 6 23 93 79 63 4 8 129 4 1 .254 .329 .431 .759 109 107 1.1
1989 Minnesota - MLB 24 155 595 158 18 6 29 102 76 57 2 6 136 0 1 .266 .329 .462 .791 115 113 2.0
1990 Minnesota - MLB 25 152 558 147 28 8 32 123 95 92 4 8 118 3 2 .263 .367 .514 .881 137 131 3.4
1991 Minnesota - MLB 26 118 429 103 23 5 17 56 67 59 3 0 101 2 0 .240 .336 .436 .772 113 110 1.1
1992 Minnesota - MLB 27 143 522 142 19 3 27 97 80 67 2 6 112 4 0 .272 .353 .475 .829 133 131 3.0
1993 Minnesota - MLB 28 142 506 137 15 4 30 88 77 68 4 4 99 3 2 .271 .359 .494 .853 125 125 1.7
1994 Minnesota - MLB 29 115 307 84 11 3 25 83 60 57 1 2 69 1 2 .274 .387 .573 .960 139 133 1.7
1995 Minnesota - MLB 30 144 520 124 12 6 32 83 83 73 5 3 116 3 4 .238 .336 .469 .805 107 106 1.0
1996 Minnesota - MLB 31 129 443 107 21 5 27 89 64 71 1 5 111 1 2 .242 .344 .494 .839 117 113 1.1
1997 Minnesota - MLB 32 157 549 127 23 3 30 87 88 89 5 6 131 3 5 .231 .341 .448 .789 102 108 0.8
Total MLB 1560 5570 1425 214 53 305 1000 864 766 35 55 1263 27 21 .256 .346 .478 .824 119 118 19.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1983 Visalia - A 18 66 239 63 11 2 2 36 34 43 1 1 63 3 0 .264 .377 .351 .728 108 102 1.1
1984 Orlando - AA 19 59 227 71 10 5 17 62 45 37 2 6 41 0 0 .313 .404 .626 1.030 177 159 2.7
1984 Toledo - AAA 19 72 271 72 11 2 12 38 35 39 1 2 51 2 0 .266 .358 .454 .812 132 131 2.1
1985 Toledo - AAA 20 104 407 117 19 7 12 67 71 54 1 3 76 2 1 .287 .370 .457 .827 127 125 3.2
1986 Toledo - AAA 21 134 519 163 25 6 32 127 100 76 6 7 65 5 2 .314 .403 .570 .973 170 162 6.7
1991 Portland - AAA 26 18 70 18 2 1 3 16 14 10 0 3 12 0 1 .257 .337 .443 .780 101 97 0.2
Total IL 310 1197 352 55 15 56 232 206 169 8 12 192 9 3 .294 .382 .505 .887 147 142
Total PCL 18 70 18 2 1 3 16 14 10 0 3 12 0 1 .257 .337 .443 .780 101 97
Total CALL 66 239 63 11 2 2 36 34 43 1 1 63 3 0 .264 .377 .351 .728 108 102
Total SOUL 59 227 71 10 5 17 62 45 37 2 6 41 0 0 .313 .404 .626 1.030 177 159
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1987 Minnesota - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1987 Minnesota - MLB RF 33 32 75 3 0 78 0 1.000 276.0 2.54 -0.9 .980
1988 Minnesota - MLB RF 39 36 83 2 0 85 0 1.000 320.2 2.39 -1.7 .971
1989 Minnesota - MLB LF 9 8 28 1 0 30 1 .967 77.2 3.36 -0.3 .953
1989 Minnesota - MLB RF 14 14 30 0 0 32 2 .938 121.2 2.22 -0.7 .996
1990 Minnesota - MLB LF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 +0.3 .987
1990 Minnesota - MLB RF 8 8 15 1 0 16 0 1.000 70.0 2.06 +0.0 .944
1991 Minnesota - MLB LF 89 89 223 4 2 228 1 .996 753.1 2.71 -6.1 .960
1991 Minnesota - MLB RF 6 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 27.0 2.33 +0.2 .999
1992 Minnesota - MLB LF 139 137 341 9 2 352 2 .994 1194.1 2.64 -2.0 .988
1992 Minnesota - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1993 Minnesota - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1993 Minnesota - MLB SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.1 1.029
1993 Minnesota - MLB LF 75 75 159 3 0 163 1 .994 650.0 2.24 -1.7 1.004
1993 Minnesota - MLB RF 4 4 11 0 0 13 2 .846 35.0 2.83 -1.0 .917
1994 Minnesota - MLB LF 19 17 36 2 0 38 0 1.000 156.0 2.19 -1.6 .958
1994 Minnesota - MLB RF 2 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 17.0 2.65 -0.2 1.001
1995 Minnesota - MLB LF 65 64 154 5 2 161 2 .988 557.0 2.57 +0.1 .983
1995 Minnesota - MLB RF 9 8 22 2 0 24 0 1.000 71.0 3.04 -1.7 .953
1996 Minnesota - MLB LF 95 91 226 7 3 237 4 .983 808.1 2.59 -0.4 .974
1996 Minnesota - MLB RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1997 Minnesota - MLB LF 53 53 123 4 1 129 2 .984 461.2 2.48 -2.1 .973
1997 Minnesota - MLB RF 2 2 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 17.0 3.71 -0.4 .853
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 -0.1 1.029
TOTAL LF 546 535 1293 35 10 1341 13 .990 4674.1 2.56 -13.9 .979
TOTAL RF 118 108 255 8 0 267 4 .985 956.1 2.48 -6.3 .969
PLAYER HISTORY
11/22/1989 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $220,000.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (50); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 55 (60).
08/26/1990 Injured (precautionary reasons (head injury)),out for 1 day.
11/21/1990 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,125,000.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 60 (60).
03/24/1991 Injured (bruised ankle),day-to-day for 4 days.
05/30/1991 Injured (strained posterior cruciate ligament),out for 3 weeks.
07/20/1991 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/25/1991 Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for 5 days.
11/28/1991 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,430,000.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 60 (60).
07/12/1992 Was selected to the 1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/01/1992 Wins the MLB AL Batter of the Month Award.
09/25/1992 Injured (forearm stiffness),out for one week.
11/10/1992 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $15,400,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (70); Eye: 60 (60).
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
07/01/1994 Goes 5-5 against the Cleveland Guardians, with 1 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBI and 3 R.
09/12/1994 Hits three home runs against the Chicago White Sox, going 3-5 with 6 RBI and 3 runs scored!
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
06/06/1995 Injured (bruised shin),day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
08/18/1996 Injured (wrist tendinitis),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
08/30/1997 Hits his 300th career Major League Baseball home run!
09/26/1997 Collects his 1000th career Major League Baseball RBI!
11/22/1997 Became a free agent.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 60 (60).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year K Rank
1987 141 8
1988 129 4
1989 136 5
1992 112 8
1995 116 9
1997 131 10
Year 3B Rank
1990 8 7
Year HR Rank
1989 29 9
1990 32 6
1992 27 6
Year RBI Rank
1990 123 4
Year BB Rank
1997 89 7
Year IBB Rank
1991 4 6
Year EBH Rank
1990 68 5
Year SLG Rank
1992 .475 10
Year ISO Rank
1989 .197 10
1990 .251 2
1992 .203 7
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