John Buck was a catcher in MLB. Across 1090 career games, with a .234 batting average and 134 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | KC | 71 | 238 | 36 | 56 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 1 | 15 | 79 | .235 | .280 | .424 | .704 |
| 2005 | KC | 118 | 401 | 40 | 97 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 47 | 2 | 23 | 94 | .242 | .287 | .389 | .676 |
| 2006 | KC | 114 | 371 | 37 | 91 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 50 | 0 | 26 | 84 | .245 | .306 | .396 | .702 |
| 2007 | KC | 113 | 347 | 41 | 77 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 48 | 0 | 36 | 92 | .222 | .308 | .429 | .738 |
| 2008 | KC | 109 | 370 | 48 | 83 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 48 | 0 | 38 | 96 | .224 | .304 | .365 | .669 |
| 2009 | KC | 59 | 186 | 16 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 13 | 55 | .247 | .299 | .484 | .782 |
| 2010 | TOR | 118 | 409 | 53 | 115 | 25 | 0 | 20 | 66 | 0 | 16 | 111 | .281 | .314 | .489 | .802 |
| 2011 | FLO | 140 | 466 | 41 | 106 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 57 | 0 | 54 | 115 | .227 | .316 | .367 | .683 |
| 2012 | MIA | 106 | 343 | 29 | 66 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 41 | 0 | 49 | 103 | .192 | .297 | .347 | .644 |
| 2013 | NYM | 101 | 368 | 38 | 79 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 60 | 2 | 29 | 99 | .215 | .285 | .367 | .652 |
| 2013 | PIT | 9 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| 2014 | LAA | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| 2014 | SEA | 27 | 84 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 24 | .226 | .293 | .286 | .579 |
| Career Totals | — | 1090 | 3612 | 389 | 844 | 172 | 9 | 134 | 491 | 6 | 307 | 959 | .234 | .301 | .398 | .698 |
2010
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2005 | $318,500 |
| 2006 | $349,500 |
| 2007 | $440,000 |
| 2008 | $2,200,000 |
| 2009 | $2,900,000 |
| 2010 | $2,000,000 |
| 2011 | $5,000,000 |
| 2012 | $6,500,000 |
| 2013 | $6,500,000 |
| 2014 | $1,000,000 |
Career Total: $27,208,000 (10 seasons)
Average: $2,720,800
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.