Jay Buhner was a right fielder in MLB. Across 1472 career games, with a .254 batting average and 310 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NYY | 7 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .227 | .261 | .318 | .579 |
| 1988 | NYY | 25 | 69 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .188 | .250 | .319 | .569 |
| 1988 | SEA | 60 | 192 | 28 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 25 | 68 | .224 | .320 | .458 | .778 |
| 1989 | SEA | 58 | 204 | 27 | 56 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 1 | 19 | 55 | .275 | .341 | .490 | .831 |
| 1990 | SEA | 51 | 163 | 16 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 33 | 2 | 17 | 50 | .276 | .357 | .479 | .835 |
| 1991 | SEA | 137 | 406 | 64 | 99 | 14 | 4 | 27 | 77 | 0 | 53 | 117 | .244 | .337 | .498 | .834 |
| 1992 | SEA | 152 | 543 | 69 | 132 | 16 | 3 | 25 | 79 | 0 | 71 | 146 | .243 | .333 | .422 | .755 |
| 1993 | SEA | 158 | 563 | 90 | 153 | 28 | 3 | 27 | 98 | 2 | 100 | 144 | .272 | .379 | .476 | .855 |
| 1994 | SEA | 101 | 358 | 74 | 100 | 23 | 4 | 21 | 68 | 0 | 66 | 63 | .279 | .394 | .542 | .936 |
| 1995 | SEA | 126 | 470 | 86 | 123 | 23 | 0 | 40 | 121 | 0 | 60 | 120 | .262 | .343 | .566 | .909 |
| 1996 | SEA | 150 | 564 | 107 | 153 | 29 | 0 | 44 | 138 | 0 | 84 | 159 | .271 | .369 | .557 | .926 |
| 1997 | SEA | 157 | 540 | 104 | 131 | 18 | 2 | 40 | 109 | 0 | 119 | 175 | .243 | .383 | .506 | .889 |
| 1998 | SEA | 72 | 244 | 33 | 59 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 45 | 0 | 38 | 71 | .242 | .344 | .463 | .807 |
| 1999 | SEA | 87 | 266 | 37 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 38 | 0 | 69 | 100 | .222 | .388 | .421 | .809 |
| 2000 | SEA | 112 | 364 | 50 | 92 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 82 | 0 | 59 | 98 | .253 | .361 | .522 | .883 |
| 2001 | SEA | 19 | 45 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 9 | .222 | .340 | .400 | .740 |
| Career Totals | — | 1472 | 5013 | 797 | 1273 | 233 | 19 | 310 | 965 | 6 | 792 | 1406 | .254 | .359 | .494 | .852 |
1996
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1988 | $67,000 |
| 1989 | $80,000 |
| 1990 | $180,000 |
| 1991 | $247,500 |
| 1992 | $1,445,000 |
| 1993 | $2,772,500 |
| 1994 | $4,350,000 |
| 1995 | $4,066,666 |
| 1996 | $5,641,667 |
| 1997 | $4,827,962 |
| 1998 | $5,367,702 |
| 1999 | $4,816,804 |
| 2000 | $1,450,000 |
| 2001 | $1,850,000 |
Career Total: $37,162,801 (14 seasons)
Average: $2,654,486
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.