C John Buck #24
Birmingham Barons (OAK) SOL
Age: 21 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/03/2001
 OA: 29 POT: 41
BNN Index | SOL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
C JOHN BUCK #24 - AGE: 21 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
91 374 103 27 3 12 64 22 76 .275 .324 .460 5 0.9
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 42 42 41 45
Gap 50 52 50 51
Power 42 43 42 59
Eye 38 38 37 41
Avoid K's 42 42 42 46
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 5 1
Errors: - 6 12
Arm: 68 1 10
Turn DP: - 8 -
Framing: 47 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 31 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 84
Stealing Aggressiveness: 81
Stealing Ability: 76
Baserunning Inst.: 83
Sacrifice Bunt: 16
Bunt for Hit: 38
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/14/2001 SAV Loss, 3-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/13/2001 SAV Loss, 1-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/2001 SAV Win, 6-5 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/11/2001 @ CLU Loss, 6-7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/2001 @ CLU Win, 9-7 4 2 1 1 0 1 1 0
09/09/2001 @ CLU Win, 11-5 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/07/2001 JAC Win, 9-2 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
09/06/2001 JAC Win, 8-2 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/05/2001 JAC Win, 3-2 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/04/2001 @ MTG Loss, 3-6 5 1 2 1 1 0 1 1
PERSONALITY
You won't find him in the middle of the clubhouse card games, but he won't cause any problems, either.
Low: Leader
Birthday:07/07/1980
Born in:Kemmerer, WY
Nationality:American
Height:6' 4"
Weight:235 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1997, 7th Pick in Round 1(Supp.)
SOUTHERN LEAGUE 2001 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 91 374 103 27 3 12 64 51 22 76 .275 .324 .460 .784 .336 .184 100
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 89 401 5 1 0 14 0 0 172 42 5 0 100.0 52.5 4.97 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   97 32 7 2 7 29 17 4 17 0 0 0 .330 .356 .660 1.016
Versus Right   270 69 18 1 5 33 32 16 57 0 0 5 .256 .309 .385 .694
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   96 32 11 1 3 21 17 9 20 0 0 3 .333 .407 .562 .970
July   110 21 2 2 2 14 8 6 24 0 0 1 .191 .239 .300 .539
August   113 37 11 0 5 24 19 5 22 0 0 1 .327 .361 .558 .919
September   55 13 3 0 2 5 7 2 10 0 0 0 .236 .263 .400 .663
Career   374 103 27 3 12 64 51 22 76 0 0 5 .275 .324 .460 .784
Home   198 65 17 2 10 41 36 9 39 0 0 3 .328 .367 .586 .953
Road   176 38 10 1 2 23 15 13 37 0 0 2 .216 .277 .318 .596
Grass   374 103 27 3 12 64 51 22 76 0 0 5 .275 .324 .460 .784
Day   125 27 5 1 4 20 12 8 24 0 0 0 .216 .263 .368 .631
Night   249 76 22 2 8 44 39 14 52 0 0 5 .305 .354 .506 .861
As Starter   373 103 27 3 12 64 51 22 75 0 0 5 .276 .325 .461 .786
As Reliever / Substitution   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   71 18 7 1 1 15 8 7 14 0 0 1 .254 .329 .423 .752
Inning 1-3   135 42 12 2 6 27 19 6 23 0 0 2 .311 .350 .563 .913
Inning 4-6   127 37 7 0 3 18 21 8 28 0 0 2 .291 .343 .417 .760
Inning 7-9   101 21 7 1 3 19 9 7 20 0 0 1 .208 .266 .386 .652
Extra Innings   11 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 .273 .333 .364 .697
0 Outs   106 29 4 0 4 8 19 4 25 0 0 3 .274 .319 .425 .743
1 Outs   122 32 12 0 4 23 17 8 20 0 0 0 .262 .308 .459 .767
2 Outs   146 42 11 3 4 33 15 10 31 0 0 2 .288 .342 .486 .828
Scoring Position   117 31 12 2 4 50 17 12 23 0 0 1 .265 .338 .504 .843
Bases Empty   180 53 9 0 5 5 21 6 41 0 0 3 .294 .328 .428 .756
Runner on 1st   77 19 6 1 3 9 13 4 12 0 0 1 .247 .293 .468 .760
Runner on 2nd   37 7 2 1 0 4 2 4 8 0 0 0 .189 .268 .297 .566
Runner on 3rd   20 5 1 0 0 7 0 1 2 0 0 0 .250 .286 .300 .586
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 8 3 1 3 16 7 2 4 0 0 1 .320 .393 .880 1.273
Runner on 1st & 3rd   13 6 3 0 1 10 5 2 2 0 0 0 .462 .533 .923 1.456
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   13 4 2 0 0 8 3 2 4 0 0 0 .308 .400 .462 .862
Bases Loaded   9 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 3 0 0 0 .111 .200 .222 .422
Two Strikes   163 30 7 2 4 21 17 13 76 0 0 0 .184 .244 .325 .569
First Pitch   59 20 4 0 2 9 5 1 0 0 0 3 .339 .381 .508 .889
Count 0-1   35 14 4 1 1 10 7 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .417 .657 1.074
Count 0-2   26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 .038 .038 .038 .077
Count 1-0   35 16 2 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .457 .457 .600 1.057
Count 1-1   37 7 4 0 1 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 .189 .189 .378 .568
Count 1-2   59 11 3 1 1 7 4 0 28 0 0 0 .186 .186 .322 .508
Count 2-0   18 8 2 0 1 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 .444 .444 .722 1.167
Count 2-1   15 5 3 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .375 .533 .908
Count 2-2   42 8 3 0 2 5 6 0 18 0 0 0 .190 .190 .405 .595
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 3 1 0 2 6 4 7 0 0 0 0 .250 .526 .833 1.360
Full Count   36 10 1 1 1 9 7 13 14 0 0 0 .278 .469 .444 .914
Behind in Count   120 26 7 2 2 17 11 0 44 0 0 1 .217 .223 .358 .581
Ahead in Count   80 32 8 0 4 18 18 8 0 0 0 1 .400 .461 .650 1.111
Batting 2nd   22 4 2 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 .182 .217 .273 .490
Batting 3rd   31 14 5 0 3 8 9 3 5 0 0 0 .452 .500 .903 1.403
Batting 4th   321 85 20 3 9 55 40 18 67 0 0 5 .265 .314 .430 .744
Low Leverage   135 38 10 2 4 16 16 6 26 0 0 2 .281 .322 .474 .796
Medium Leverage   164 42 7 1 4 18 24 11 41 0 0 3 .256 .315 .384 .699
High Leverage   72 23 10 0 4 30 11 5 9 0 0 0 .319 .364 .625 .989
CAROLINA LEAGUE 2001 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 43 186 66 15 4 7 34 30 10 27 .355 .395 .591 .986 .414 .237 166
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 43 200 3 1 0 4 0 1 110 26 8 2 80.0 43.0 9.14 2.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   66 25 4 3 1 14 14 5 9 1 0 0 .379 .417 .576 .992
Versus Right   99 34 10 1 5 18 13 3 15 0 0 3 .343 .381 .616 .997
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   62 18 3 2 1 6 10 4 8 0 0 0 .290 .333 .452 .785
May   113 44 10 2 6 26 18 5 19 1 0 3 .389 .426 .673 1.099
June   11 4 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .364 .417 .545 .962
Last Year   427 107 33 0 18 73 64 36 78 9 0 4 .251 .309 .454 .763
2 Years Ago   264 74 26 0 10 55 37 34 51 4 1 4 .280 .366 .492 .858
Career   939 262 76 5 36 169 137 87 167 14 1 12 .279 .343 .486 .829
Home   101 36 9 2 5 22 18 4 17 1 0 1 .356 .383 .634 1.017
Road   85 30 6 2 2 12 12 6 10 0 0 2 .353 .409 .541 .950
Grass   186 66 15 4 7 34 30 10 27 1 0 3 .355 .395 .591 .986
Day   85 25 4 2 1 14 8 4 16 1 0 0 .294 .322 .424 .746
Night   101 41 11 2 6 20 22 6 11 0 0 3 .406 .455 .733 1.187
As Starter   186 66 15 4 7 34 30 10 27 1 0 3 .355 .395 .591 .986
Close/Late   44 15 3 0 2 8 5 2 9 0 0 0 .341 .370 .545 .915
Inning 1-3   63 23 4 3 2 14 10 4 8 1 0 1 .365 .406 .619 1.025
Inning 4-6   61 23 6 1 3 9 11 4 7 0 0 2 .377 .433 .656 1.089
Inning 7-9   52 17 4 0 2 11 9 1 10 0 0 0 .327 .340 .519 .859
Extra Innings   10 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .300 .364 .400 .764
0 Outs   49 17 4 0 3 8 10 5 7 1 0 1 .347 .411 .612 1.023
1 Outs   60 28 6 1 3 17 14 4 7 0 0 2 .467 .515 .750 1.265
2 Outs   77 21 5 3 1 9 6 1 13 0 0 0 .273 .282 .455 .737
Scoring Position   53 21 4 3 2 28 10 4 8 1 0 1 .396 .441 .698 1.139
Bases Empty   105 35 8 1 4 4 18 5 16 0 0 1 .333 .369 .543 .912
Runner on 1st   28 10 3 0 1 2 2 1 3 0 0 1 .357 .400 .571 .971
Runner on 2nd   17 5 0 0 1 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 .294 .400 .471 .871
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   14 5 0 2 1 9 2 1 3 0 0 1 .357 .438 .857 1.295
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 5 2 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 .556 .556 .778 1.333
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 2 1 1 0 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 .667 .500 1.667 2.167
Bases Loaded   9 4 1 0 0 6 3 0 1 0 0 0 .444 .444 .556 1.000
Two Strikes   69 15 3 0 1 8 6 5 27 0 0 0 .217 .270 .304 .575
First Pitch   38 11 2 1 2 7 8 1 0 0 0 3 .289 .357 .553 .910
Count 0-1   14 7 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .857 1.357
Count 0-2   13 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Count 1-0   15 9 1 1 1 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.000 1.600
Count 1-1   27 14 2 2 2 6 5 0 0 1 0 0 .519 .500 .963 1.463
Count 1-2   21 5 0 0 1 3 1 0 8 0 0 0 .238 .238 .381 .619
Count 2-0   6 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .833 1.500
Count 2-1   11 4 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .364 .364 .636 1.000
Count 2-2   25 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 0 0 0 .160 .160 .200 .360
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   6 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .500 1.000
Full Count   10 3 2 0 0 2 3 5 4 0 0 0 .300 .533 .500 1.033
Behind in Count   48 15 2 0 2 6 4 0 15 0 0 0 .312 .312 .479 .792
Ahead in Count   38 19 6 1 1 12 9 4 0 0 0 0 .500 .548 .789 1.337
Batting 3rd   186 66 15 4 7 34 30 10 27 1 0 3 .355 .395 .591 .986
Low Leverage   93 30 7 1 2 8 16 1 15 0 0 1 .323 .337 .484 .821
Medium Leverage   53 22 5 2 3 13 8 5 8 1 0 1 .415 .467 .755 1.221
High Leverage   40 14 3 1 2 13 6 4 4 0 0 1 .350 .422 .625 1.047
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
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
1997 Dunedin - BC 16 63 212 39 11 0 3 12 23 21 2 3 33 4 1 .184 .261 .278 .539 47 47 -0.6
1998 Dunedin - BC 17 37 141 38 11 0 8 15 13 10 0 0 27 0 0 .270 .318 .518 .836 132 138 1.2
1998 Raleigh-Durham - A 17 19 62 15 2 1 1 7 6 7 1 0 11 0 0 .242 .329 .355 .683 82 85 0.1
1999 Raleigh-Durham - A 18 78 264 74 26 0 10 55 37 34 4 4 51 4 7 .280 .366 .492 .858 125 124 1.3
2000 Dunedin - BC 19 5 18 4 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .444 .667 83 83 0.0
2000 Raleigh-Durham - A 19 109 427 107 33 0 18 73 64 36 4 9 78 8 0 .251 .309 .454 .763 92 87 0.6
2001 Raleigh-Durham - A 20 43 186 66 15 4 7 34 30 10 3 1 27 8 2 .355 .395 .591 .986 164 166 2.1
2001 Birmingham - AA 20 91 374 103 27 3 12 64 51 22 5 0 76 5 0 .275 .324 .460 .784 101 100 0.9
Total SOL 91 374 103 27 3 12 64 51 22 5 0 76 5 0 .275 .324 .460 .784 101 100
Total CRL 249 939 262 76 5 36 169 137 87 12 14 167 20 9 .279 .343 .486 .829 115 113
Total GULF 105 371 81 23 0 12 30 37 31 2 3 60 4 1 .218 .280 .377 .657 80 82
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2001 Birmingham - AA C 21 20 145 6 0 151 0 1.000 179.0 7.59 -0.2 .342 1 13 5 38.5
2001 Raleigh-Durham - A C 10 10 83 11 0 95 1 .989 99.0 8.55 +1.3 .000 0 15 8 53.3
TOTAL C 31 30 228 17 0 246 1 .996 278.0 7.93 +1.1 .342 1 28 13 46.4
PLAYER HISTORY
06/02/1997 Drafted in the 1997 first-year player draft (Supplemental Round 1, Pick 7, 33rd overall pick) by the Oakland Athletics.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 27 (41); Power: 27 (68); Eye: 42 (52).
07/13/1998 Wins the GULF Player of the Week Award.
12/19/1998 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Oakland Athletics development complex.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 27 (40); Power: 29 (62); Eye: 41 (48).
12/16/1999 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Oakland Athletics development complex.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 33 (42); Power: 35 (60); Eye: 41 (45).
05/10/2000 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for one week.
07/22/2000 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/12/2000 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/26/2000 Injured (thumb contusion),day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 37 (45); Power: 37 (59); Eye: 41 (45).
06/01/2001 Wins the CRL Batter of the Month Award.
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