#84 Jay "Bone" Buhner, Rightfield, 34 yrs, Cleveland Indians

#84 Jay "Bone" Buhner, Rightfield, 34 yrs, Cleveland Indians
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Jay Buhner
Bone
8/13/1964
34
USA,KY,LOUISVILLE
6"3
215

Rightfield
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R

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3 / 6 (Well Known)
3 / 6 (Well Known)
Very inconsistent
GREAT
Prone
3.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 8,700,000
2000
11 Year(s), 130 Days (2022 total Days)
172 Day(s)
11 Year(s), 124 Days (2016 total Days)
11 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	4	5	7	8	3
Versus LHP	4	5	7	8	3
Versus RHP	4	5	7	9	3
Talent	5	6	8	9	3

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2
2
1
3
1
Normal

Fielding Ratings
LF : 9 (Range), .987 (Fielding Pct.)
CF : 3 (Range), .990 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 9 (Range), .986 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 5
Outfield Arm : 6

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	Spot
9/22	@OAK	W 7-5	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	#6
9/23	@NYY	W 7-5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	#6
9/24	@NYY	L 7-8	5	2	3	0	0	1	3	0	0	#5
9/25	MIL	L 1-13	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#6
9/26	MIL	L 2-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	#6
9/28	SEA	W 3-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	#6
9/29	@CHA	W 9-1	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	#6
9/30	@BOS	W 5-1	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	#6
10/1	KC	W 11-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	#4
10/5	@BOS	W 14-4	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	#6

Batting Stats 1998

Batting	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	TAVG	ISO
Overall	151	510	132	28	5	36	116	99	102	134	.259	.386	.545	.932	.972	.286
Projected	151	510	132	28	5	36	116	99	102	134	.259	.386	.545	.932	.972	.286

Batting	GS	PA	HP	IW	CI	GDP	SH	SF	TB	EBH	SB	CS	SB%	RC	RC/27
Overall	144	621	6	4	0	19	0	3	278	69	0	0	.0	109.6	7.4

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHP	111	29	8	2	8	28	27	21	22	1	0	3	.261	.390	.586	.975
vs. RHP	399	103	20	3	28	88	72	81	112	2	0	3	.258	.386	.534	.919
Close/Late	41	8	2	1	2	5	6	11	11	1	0	1	.195	.370	.439	.809
Scoring Position	129	38	9	3	9	76	0	39	27	3	0	1	.295	.453	.620	1.074
Pinch Hitting	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	.000	.200	.000	.200

	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Home	73	238	53	15	3	12	54	39	50	66	.223	.362	.462	.824
Road	78	272	79	13	2	24	62	60	52	68	.290	.409	.618	1.026
March/April	24	75	17	4	1	3	14	10	18	23	.227	.375	.427	.802
May	27	90	22	6	0	7	18	24	17	22	.244	.376	.544	.921
June	24	76	27	5	2	9	26	20	25	18	.355	.515	.829	1.344
July	22	79	18	3	0	6	17	10	9	24	.228	.307	.494	.800
August	26	90	19	3	2	4	15	13	17	26	.211	.345	.422	.768
Sept/Oct	28	100	29	7	0	7	26	22	16	21	.290	.393	.570	.963

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1987	149	518	130	29	3	34	97	86	86	9	5	166	0	2	.251	.364	.515	.880	CLE
1988	158	528	137	22	1	37	97	99	93	9	5	130	0	0	.259	.376	.515	.892	CLE
1989	155	527	118	26	1	32	103	86	85	14	4	144	0	0	.224	.344	.459	.804	CLE
1990	157	515	143	37	2	30	106	117	104	12	2	131	0	0	.278	.409	.532	.941	CLE
1991	160	559	141	21	0	48	125	103	104	10	8	161	0	0	.252	.374	.547	.922	CLE
1992	155	545	131	29	5	30	91	89	86	8	3	151	0	0	.240	.350	.477	.828	CLE
1993	122	359	99	12	1	28	80	61	55	5	2	99	0	0	.276	.378	.549	.926	CLE
1994	155	551	127	27	0	27	85	63	75	8	3	160	0	0	.230	.330	.426	.756	CLE
1995	154	535	133	33	4	27	98	93	100	12	3	172	0	0	.249	.377	.477	.854	CLE
1996	89	303	81	16	1	22	78	61	66	5	3	91	0	0	.267	.403	.545	.948	CLE
1997	127	450	109	21	3	28	63	75	89	6	3	137	0	0	.242	.372	.489	.861	CLE
1998	151	510	132	28	5	36	116	99	102	6	3	134	0	0	.259	.386	.545	.932	CLE
Total	1732	5900	1481	301	26	379	1139	1032	1045	104	44	1676	0	2	.251	.371	.504	.874

Career Minor League Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1987, AAA	7	24	9	1	0	5	9	7	5	9	0	0	.375	.467	1.042	1.508

Career Postseason Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Fielding Stats 1998

Position	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
Centerfield	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	4.0	0.00
Rightfield	147	144	256	11	3	271	4	.985	1275.0	1.91

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 5th overall pick, by Cleveland in 1987...
Had first career hit (double) on 4/12/1987, off Bill Scherrer (TOR)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/16/1987, off Jim Deshaies (DET)...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Oakland on 7/15/1987...
Drove in 6 runs against California on 6/30/1988...
2/3/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,785,714 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1991: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,364,286 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/24/1991, hitting .421 with 4 HR, 8 RBI...
2/3/1992: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,364,286 through salary arbitration...
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/5/1993 to a 5-year deal worth $8,700,000 per year...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/10/1993, hitting .400 with 4 HR, 7 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Kansas City on 5/13/1994...
6/21/1997: Signed a contract extension with Cleveland, $8,700,000 per year, for 3 years.
Won Player of the Week award on 7/17/1997, hitting .476 with 6 HR, 8 RBI...
Drove in 6 runs against Chicago (A) on 6/24/1998...
Drove in 6 runs against Seattle on 7/19/1998...

Batting Leader Boards Appearances

Homeruns
1988 - 37 - 6th
1991 - 48 - 4th

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