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Brian Buscher

Twins Career team 2007–2009
Number #32
Position Third Baseman
Bats Left
Throws Right
Age 45
Height 6' 0"
Weight 222 lbs
Birth Place Jacksonville, FL
Born Apr 18, 1981

Key Insights

2009
The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Buscher strikes out in 12.2% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 24.4% with the bases empty.

41 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 123 with the bases empty.
He hits about the same with runners on as without

With a runner in scoring position Buscher has an OPS of .908; with the bases empty it is .603.

41 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 123 with the bases empty.
He takes his walks and makes pitchers come to him

Buscher walks in 14.6% of his plate appearances, 95th percentile.

164 plate appearances in 2009. 95th percentile among qualified hitters in 2009, 29th in MLB.
Getting on base is what he does best

Buscher is on base at a .360 clip, 84th percentile in the league.

164 plate appearances in 2009. 84th percentile among qualified hitters in 2009, 101st in MLB.
There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Buscher is at his best against right-handers, with a runner in scoring position: a .932 OPS there against .676 overall.

37 plate appearances in that situation.
He swings through too many pitches

Buscher swings through 25.3% of what he offers at, 24th percentile.

164 plate appearances in 2009. 24th percentile among qualified hitters in 2009, 467th in MLB.

Contextual Splits

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Player Bio Data
DOB Apr 18, 1981
Birth Place Jacksonville, FL
Height 6' 0"
Weight 222 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Left/Right
College/Draft South Carolina