Billy Buckner
P · Last on a Brewers farm club: Nashville Sounds, 2014
- B/T
- R/R
- Size
- 6' 2", 205 lb
- Born
- 1983-08-27 · Decatur, GA, USA
- Acquired
- Drafted 2004, round 2, pick 55, by Kansas City Royals
- MLB debut
- 2007-08-25
The path and tables below cover his minor-league seasons with any club, as the MLB Stats API lists them, through 2026. His major-league seasons are in the "Major leagues" section.
Level path
- ROK2004Idaho Falls Chukars
- A2005Burlington Bees
- A+2005High Desert Mavericks
- A+2006High Desert Mavericks
- AA2006Wichita Wranglers
- AA2007Wichita Wranglers
- AAA2007Omaha Royals
- AAA2008Tucson Sidewinders
- AAA2009Reno Aces
- AAA2010Reno Aces
- AAA2010Toledo Mud Hens
- AAA2010
- AAA2011Colorado Springs Sky Sox
- AA2012Portland Sea Dogs
- AAA2012Pawtucket Red Sox
- AAA2013Salt Lake Bees
- AAA2014El Paso Chihuahuas
- AAA2014Nashville Sounds
- AAA2014
- AA2016Mobile BayBears
- AAA2016Reno Aces
Pitching
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | ROK | Idaho Falls Chukars | 20 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 34.1 | 44 | 8 | 37 | 4 | 3.93 | 1.51 | 9.70 | 2.10 | 24.2% | 5.2% | 19.0% |
| 2005 | A | Burlington Bees | 21 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 60.1 | 66 | 17 | 60 | 9 | 3.88 | 1.38 | 8.95 | 2.54 | 22.3% | 6.3% | 16.0% |
| 2005 | A+ | High Desert Mavericks | 21 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 94.0 | 105 | 46 | 92 | 10 | 5.36 | 1.61 | 8.81 | 4.40 | 21.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% |
| 2006 | A+ | High Desert Mavericks | 22 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 90.0 | 92 | 47 | 84 | 6 | 3.90 | 1.54 | 8.40 | 4.70 | 21.2% | 11.9% | 9.3% |
| 2006 | AA | Wichita Wranglers | 22 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 75.2 | 78 | 39 | 63 | 7 | 4.64 | 1.55 | 7.49 | 4.64 | 18.3% | 11.3% | 7.0% |
| 2007 | AA | Wichita Wranglers | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 19.1 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 4.66 | 1.34 | 6.05 | 2.79 | 15.3% | 7.1% | 8.2% |
| 2007 | AAA | Omaha Royals | 23 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 104.2 | 108 | 26 | 83 | 11 | 3.78 | 1.28 | 7.14 | 2.24 | 18.9% | 5.9% | 13.0% |
| 2008 | AAA | Tucson Sidewinders | 24 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 116.1 | 136 | 43 | 69 | 9 | 4.95 | 1.54 | 5.34 | 3.33 | 13.3% | 8.3% | 5.0% |
| 2009 | AAA | Reno Aces | 25 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 103.0 | 91 | 45 | 96 | 5 | 3.32 | 1.32 | 8.39 | 3.93 | 22.0% | 10.3% | 11.7% |
| 2010 | AAA | Reno Aces | 26 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 43.1 | 40 | 17 | 27 | 2 | 3.53 | 1.32 | 5.61 | 3.53 | 14.8% | 9.3% | 5.5% |
| 2010 | AAA | Toledo Mud Hens | 26 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37.1 | 60 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 9.40 | 2.04 | 5.06 | 3.86 | 11.1% | 8.5% | 2.6% |
| 2010 | AAA | — | 26 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 80.2 | 100 | 33 | 48 | 10 | 6.25 | 1.65 | 5.36 | 3.68 | 12.9% | 8.9% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 27 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 109.0 | 136 | 52 | 80 | 12 | 6.03 | 1.72 | 6.61 | 4.29 | 15.7% | 10.2% | 5.5% |
| 2012 | AA | Portland Sea Dogs | 28 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 56.1 | 51 | 17 | 51 | 6 | 3.20 | 1.21 | 8.15 | 2.72 | 21.7% | 7.2% | 14.5% |
| 2012 | AAA | Pawtucket Red Sox | 28 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 96.2 | 87 | 36 | 59 | 12 | 3.91 | 1.27 | 5.49 | 3.35 | 14.4% | 8.8% | 5.6% |
| 2013 | AAA | Salt Lake Bees | 29 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 94.1 | 101 | 50 | 77 | 7 | 4.87 | 1.60 | 7.35 | 4.77 | 18.1% | 11.7% | 6.3% |
| 2014 | AAA | El Paso Chihuahuas | 30 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 63.2 | 85 | 33 | 44 | 10 | 5.80 | 1.85 | 6.22 | 4.66 | 14.5% | 10.9% | 3.6% |
| 2014 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 6.00 | 1.00 | 11.25 | 2.25 | 31.9% | 6.4% | 25.5% |
| 2014 | AAA | — | 30 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 75.2 | 94 | 36 | 59 | 11 | 5.83 | 1.72 | 7.02 | 4.28 | 16.8% | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2016 | AA | Mobile BayBears | 32 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 72.2 | 66 | 26 | 70 | 4 | 3.22 | 1.27 | 8.67 | 3.22 | 23.0% | 8.5% | 14.4% |
| 2016 | AAA | Reno Aces | 32 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24.0 | 31 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 6.38 | 1.63 | 6.38 | 3.00 | 16.2% | 7.6% | 8.6% |
Hitting
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | AAA | Tucson Sidewinders | 24 | 21 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | .111 | .172 | .148 | .320 | .037 | 56.7% | 6.7% | .300 |
| 2009 | AAA | Reno Aces | 25 | 18 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .278 | .278 | .333 | .611 | .055 | 27.3% | 0.0% | .417 |
| 2010 | AAA | Reno Aces | 26 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | .000 | 33.3% | 0.0% | .333 |
| 2011 | AAA | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | 27 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .120 | .120 | .160 | .280 | .040 | 32.0% | 0.0% | .176 |
| 2014 | AAA | El Paso Chihuahuas | 30 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .545 | .600 | 1.145 | .100 | 16.7% | 8.3% | .625 |
| 2014 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | AAA | — | 30 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .500 | .545 | .600 | 1.145 | .100 | 16.7% | 8.3% | .625 |
| 2016 | AA | Mobile BayBears | 32 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 | .111 | .000 | .111 | .000 | 36.4% | 9.1% | .000 |
| 2016 | AAA | Reno Aces | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 33.3% | 0.0% | .000 |
Major leagues
Pitching
| Year | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Kansas City Royals | 23 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34.0 | 37 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 5.29 | 1.56 | 4.50 | 4.24 | 11.9% | 11.2% | 0.7% |
| 2008 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 24 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3.21 | 1.43 | 7.07 | 2.57 | 18.6% | 6.8% | 11.9% |
| 2009 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 25 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 77.1 | 94 | 29 | 64 | 12 | 6.40 | 1.59 | 7.45 | 3.38 | 18.7% | 8.5% | 10.2% |
| 2010 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13.0 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 11.08 | 2.38 | 7.62 | 3.46 | 15.3% | 6.9% | 8.3% |
| 2013 | Los Angeles Angels | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4.67 | 1.38 | 3.63 | 3.63 | 9.6% | 9.6% | 0.0% |
| 2014 | San Diego Padres | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4.76 | 1.76 | 6.35 | 6.35 | 14.8% | 14.8% | 0.0% |
Hitting
| Year | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2009 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 25 | 16 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .238 | .238 | .333 | .571 | .095 | 34.8% | 0.0% | .385 |
| 2010 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 26 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 | .000 | 0.0% | 20.0% | .250 |
| 2013 | Los Angeles Angels | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | San Diego Padres | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
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Stats from the MLB Stats API, through Oct 9, 2026.