Buck O'Neil was a first baseman in MLB history. Across 396 career games, with a .257 batting average and 12 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | MRS | 9 | 34 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .294 | .559 | .853 | |
| 1938 | KCM | 45 | 152 | 29 | 38 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 17 | .250 | .325 | .408 | .733 | |
| 1939 | KCM | 48 | 162 | 19 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 16 | .185 | .264 | .284 | .548 | |
| 1940 | KCM | 40 | 145 | 24 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .276 | .314 | .379 | .693 |
| 1941 | KCM | 40 | 161 | 21 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 0 | .230 | .266 | .292 | .558 |
| 1942 | KCM | 48 | 188 | 28 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 0 | .271 | .315 | .335 | .650 |
| 1943 | KCM | 42 | 155 | 21 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .284 | .331 | .329 | .660 |
| 1946 | KCM | 39 | 130 | 18 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 25 | .285 | .400 | .354 | .754 | |
| 1947 | KCM | 60 | 218 | 54 | 62 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 15 | 24 | 0 | .284 | .361 | .450 | .810 |
| 1948 | KCM | 25 | 89 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .213 | .271 | .225 | .496 |
| Career Totals | — | 396 | 1434 | 227 | 368 | 55 | 24 | 12 | 184 | 57 | 127 | 0 | .257 | .319 | .354 | .672 |
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | MRS | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.64 |
| Career Totals | — | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.64 |
1942, 1943