#26 Craig Buckelew, Third Base, 31 yrs, San Antonio Saints
Tuesday, 10/29/2010 |
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| Craig Buckelew
2/20/1979
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USA
6"0
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Third Base
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2.5 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 6,100,000
2012
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1190 total Days)
170 Day(s)
7 Year(s), 0 Days (1190 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 49 | 57 | 83 | 95 | 46 |
| Versus LHP | 48 | 61 | 86 | 100 | 50 |
| Versus RHP | 50 | 55 | 81 | 92 | 44 |
| Talent | 53 | 55 | 79 | 100 | 40 |
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Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
3B : 45 (Range), .991 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 5
Infield Arm : 87
Outfield Arm : 18
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 9/19 | DAL | W 5-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 9/20 | DAL | L 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
| 9/21 | DAL | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 9/22 | @HOU | L 1-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #4 | | |
| 9/23 | @HOU | W 8-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/24 | @HOU | W 12-7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | #4 | | |
| 9/25 | @HOU | W 3-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #4 | | |
| 9/26 | NO | L 4-8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 9/28 | NO | W 6-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #3 | | |
| 9/29 | NO | W 4-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #4 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| | 154 | 590 | 131 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 87 | 85 | 89 | 153 | .222 | .319 | .368 | .687 | .665 | .146 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| | 151 | 689 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 217 | 44 | 20 | 8 | 71.4 | 74.5 | 4.0 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 131 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .312 | .382 | .693 |
| vs. RHP | 459 | 103 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 69 | 65 | 69 | 121 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .224 | .321 | .364 | .685 |
| Close/Late | 59 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .169 | .359 | .220 | .579 |
| Scoring Position | 182 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 26 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 0 | .198 | .284 | .302 | .587 |
| Pinch Hitting | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 78 | 289 | 69 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 73 | .239 | .347 | .408 | .755 |
| Road | 76 | 301 | 62 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 36 | 39 | 80 | .206 | .292 | .329 | .621 |
| March/April | 25 | 99 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 29 | .131 | .248 | .212 | .460 |
| May | 29 | 110 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 35 | .218 | .302 | .345 | .647 |
| June | 25 | 95 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 25 | .189 | .300 | .316 | .616 |
| July | 24 | 88 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 24 | .250 | .317 | .386 | .703 |
| August | 26 | 108 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 20 | .306 | .372 | .537 | .909 |
| Sept/Oct | 25 | 90 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 20 | .233 | .377 | .400 | .777 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2004 | 157 | 563 | 169 | 22 | 3 | 30 | 97 | 99 | 65 | 3 | 1 | 128 | 19 | 10 | .300 | .375 | .510 | .885 | NY,NL |
| 2005 | 144 | 513 | 142 | 17 | 3 | 23 | 81 | 106 | 89 | 3 | 2 | 119 | 18 | 20 | .277 | .386 | .456 | .842 | NY,NL |
| 2006 | 138 | 536 | 122 | 21 | 5 | 22 | 60 | 89 | 64 | 7 | 0 | 141 | 28 | 13 | .228 | .318 | .409 | .727 | NY |
| 2007 | 135 | 538 | 117 | 21 | 7 | 19 | 68 | 69 | 57 | 2 | 4 | 148 | 37 | 9 | .217 | .293 | .388 | .681 | NY IND |
| 2008 | 153 | 518 | 140 | 29 | 3 | 30 | 109 | 97 | 63 | 1 | 3 | 140 | 30 | 5 | .270 | .349 | .512 | .860 | IND STL,NL |
| 2009 | 151 | 466 | 125 | 24 | 8 | 36 | 101 | 99 | 66 | 1 | 4 | 112 | 28 | 15 | .268 | .358 | .586 | .943 | STL |
| 2010 | 154 | 590 | 131 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 87 | 85 | 89 | 0 | 10 | 153 | 20 | 8 | .222 | .319 | .368 | .687 | SA |
| Total | 1032 | 3724 | 946 | 156 | 31 | 180 | 603 | 644 | 493 | 17 | 24 | 941 | 180 | 80 | .254 | .342 | .458 | .800 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2004 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .333 | .429 | .762 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .375 | .286 | .661 |
| 2008 | 15 | 48 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 1 | .208 | .269 | .354 | .623 |
| 2009 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .294 | .368 | .471 | .839 |
| Total | 28 | 93 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 3 | .237 | .311 | .387 | .698 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Third Base | 151 | 150 | 115 | 271 | 28 | 395 | 9 | .977 | 1347.2 | 2.64 | | | | |
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Played for USA in the 2004 World Cup...
Drafted in 3rd round, 35th overall pick, by New York in 2004...
Had first career hit on 4/5/2004, off Sebas Solorio (PHI)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/10/2004, off Alfredo Macedo (IND)...
Was selected to the 2004 Allstar game...
Won Player of the Week award on 8/9/2004, hitting .440 with 5 HR, 10 RBI...
Won NL and Overall Silver Slugger Award at 3B in 2004 with 30 HRs...
Was selected to the 2005 Allstar game...
Injured on 7/16/2005 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks...
Had 5 hits with 6 RBI against Houston on 7/28/2005...
Injured on 10/6/2005 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season...
Won NL Silver Slugger Award at 3B in 2005 with 23 HRs...
Played for USA in the 2006 World Cup...
Injured on 6/27/2006 with a Fractured Jaw, out for 3-4 weeks...
2/1/2007: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,142,857 through salary arbitration...
Traded from New York to Indiana on 3/3/2007 (Going to IND: 3B Craig Buckelew. Going to NY: 1B Marcos Vazquez, LF Yasusaburou Kaii)...
Injured on 6/13/2007 with a Broken Finger, out for 5 weeks...
2/1/2008: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,142,857 through salary arbitration...
Traded from Indiana to St. Louis on 3/3/2008 (Going to IND: RF Jose Tejeda. Going to STL: 3B Craig Buckelew, SS Sean Day)...
Played for USA in the 2008 World Cup...
Was selected to the 2008 Allstar game...
1/31/2009: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,807,143 through salary arbitration...
Drove in 6 runs against Indiana on 6/13/2009...
Won NL Silver Slugger Award at 3B in 2009 with 36 HRs...
Signed as a free agent by San Antonio on 2/6/2010 to a 3-year deal worth $6,100,000 per year...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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SLG
2004 - .510 - 6th
2008 - .512 - 8th
2009 - .586 - 3rd
| OPS
2004 - .885 - 5th
2009 - .943 - 5th
| Triples
2007 - 7 - 6th
| Homeruns
2004 - 30 - 7th
2008 - 30 - 9th
2009 - 36 - 3rd
| Runs
2005 - 106 - 6th
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BB
2004 - 65 - 5th
2005 - 89 - 2nd
2009 - 66 - 5th
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