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Brian Buchanan

Twins Career team 2000–2002
Position Outfielder
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 53
Height 6' 4"
Weight 230 lbs
Birth Place Miami, FL
Born Jul 21, 1973

Key Insights

2004
One opponent brings the best out of him

Buchanan has hit .444/.500/1.222 against Al Leiter in 12 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

4 for 9 with 2 home runs and 2 strikeouts, against a .975 OPS median across his matchups.
One club he looks forward to seeing on the schedule

Against the arms currently on the BOS, Buchanan has hit .419 and slugged .839 over 35 plate appearances, his best of any club.

13 hits, 3 home runs and 3 strikeouts, against a .419 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Buchanan is 6 for 14 against Mark Mulder, a .429 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

15 career plate appearances.
He is a different player against this opponent

Buchanan carries a .763 career OPS; against CC Sabathia it is 1.256, over 18 plate appearances.

5 for 15 with 2 home runs.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

Buchanan swings through more against Darren Oliver than against anyone else he has faced this often: 6.7% of the swings between them come up empty.

12 plate appearances between them. 96th percentile of the 10 matchups on his own record.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Chuck Finley has struck Buchanan out 6 times in 15 plate appearances, 40% of everything between them.

6 strikeouts in 15 plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 21, 1973
Birth Place Miami, FL
Height 6' 4"
Weight 230 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Virginia