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John Buck

Royals Career team 2004–2009
Number #34
Position Catcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 46
Height 6' 3"
Weight 245 lbs
Birth Place Kemmerer, WY
Born Jul 7, 1980

Key Insights

2014
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Buck has hit .000/.000/.000 against Bartolo Colon in 12 plate appearances, his worst line against anyone he has seen this often.

0 for 12 with 0 home runs and 4 strikeouts, against a .643 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Fernando Rodney has struck Buck out 7 times in 13 plate appearances, 53.8% of everything between them.

7 strikeouts in 13 plate appearances.
One club he never seems to get going against

Against the arms currently on the NYM, Buck has hit .136 and slugged .136 over 25 plate appearances, his worst of any club.

3 hits, 0 home runs and 7 strikeouts, against a .406 slugging median across the clubs he has faced.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Buck is 6 for 13 against Nate Robertson, a .462 average and his best against anyone he has faced this often.

17 career plate appearances.
One opponent brings the best out of him

Buck has hit .333/.333/.917 against James Shields in 12 plate appearances, his best line against anyone he has seen this often.

4 for 12 with 2 home runs and 1 strikeout, against a .643 OPS median across his matchups.
Nobody has seen more of him than this opponent

No pitcher has seen Buck more often than Mark Buehrle: 52 plate appearances, in which Buck has hit .146/.192/.292.

7 hits, 2 home runs and 16 strikeouts across 52 plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Jul 7, 1980
Birth Place Kemmerer, WY
Height 6' 3"
Weight 245 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right