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David
Buffington		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 190
 
Born: April 10, 1944 in Usa
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 29 HON JL $ 1,000,000 3 4 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 5
1974 30 HON JL $ 1,000,000 3 4 4 5 6 6 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
1975 31 HON JL   3 4 3 5 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
1976 32 BIR FL $ 300,000 3 4 4 6 7 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4
1977 33 BIR FL $ 300,000 3 4 3 6 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings   3 4 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 1,000,000 3 4 4 6 7 7 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 29 AAA   136 484 78 128 17 6 21 58 11 8 78 88 .264 .367 .455 .821 82.5  
1974 30 HON JL 42 130 20 37 5 1 6 17 0 1 15 23 .285 .376 .477 .853 21.4 4.1
    AAA   117 441 62 119 21 4 8 39 10 10 55 66 .270 .351 .390 .741 60.2  
1975 31 HON JL 70 127 25 39 6 3 4 18 2 1 11 24 .307 .367 .496 .863 22.0 4.7
1976 32 BIR FL 21 63 5 10 2 0 1 4 0 1 7 21 .159 .243 .238 .481 3.2 0.0
    AAA   126 429 69 109 27 4 13 64 6 13 48 73 .254 .329 .427 .756 57.3  
1977 33 AAA   110 305 55 77 20 1 10 42 7 4 39 52 .252 .337 .423 .760 44.2  
3 Years Sim 133 320 50 86 13 4 11 39 2 3 33 68 .269 .346 .438 .784 46.6 8.9
4 Years AAA 489 1659 264 433 85 15 52 203 34 35 220 279 .261 .353 .424 .777 244.2  
162 Game Average 389 60 104 15 4 13 47 2 3 40 82 .269 .346 .438 .784 56.8  
Career Highs 70 130 25 39 6 3 6 18 2 1 15 24 .307 .376 .496 .863 22.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   260 38 72 11 4 9 34 2 2 31 57 .277 .363 .454 .817 41.3
vs LH   60 12 14 2 0 2 5 0 1 2 11 .233 .270 .367 .637 5.3
Home 64 134 25 41 7 2 6 20 2 0 16 24 .306 .396 .522 .918 25.6
Away 69 186 25 45 6 2 5 19 0 3 17 44 .242 .309 .376 .685 20.9
RISP   86 0 24 4 2 3 27 0 0 5 19 .279 .333 .477 .810 12.5
Pinch Hitting   28 5 9 2 0 1 8 0 0 1 3 .321 .367 .500 .867 4.4
Close/Late   53 8 15 2 2 3 9 0 0 4 7 .283 .356 .566 .922 9.6
Mar/Apr 10 21 5 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 3 .333 .417 .524 .940 4.3
May 14 25 7 6 0 3 1 5 1 0 3 4 .240 .345 .600 .945 4.9
June 13 18 1 9 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 .500 .550 .611 1.161 4.4
July 11 20 5 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 .300 .333 .300 .633 2.2
August 26 68 11 18 5 0 4 7 0 1 7 12 .265 .342 .515 .857 11.1
Sep/Oct 59 168 21 40 5 1 5 23 0 1 17 42 .238 .319 .369 .688 19.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1974 30 HON JL LF 38 33 302.0 71 2 2 1 .973 2.18   1.0
    RF 2 2 15.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.20    
    CF 1 0 4.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1975 31 HON JL LF 22 15 132.7 37 1 1 0 .974 2.58   0.8
    CF 15 14 125.0 26 1 3 0 .900 1.94    
    RF 3 3 21.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.14    
    2B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1976 32 BIR FL LF 20 18 160.7 53 0 2 0 .964 2.97   0.7
  LF 80 66 595.3 161 3 5 1 .970 2.48   2.5
  CF 16 14 129.0 26 1 3 0 .900 1.88    
  RF 5 5 36.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.75    
  2B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
Career Totals   102 85 762.3 194 5 8 1 .961 2.35   2.5
Career Highs   41 35 321.0 73 3 4 1 .974 2.97    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1974 30 HON JL 3 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 .083 .154 .083 .237
Career Post-Season Batting 3 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 .083 .154 .083 .237
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  1. Tom Grieve (988)
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  4. Freddy Aguilar (977)
  5. Johnny Wyse (969)
  6. Tony Waguespack (966)
  7. Brick Tamland (966)
  8. Vincent Murphy (965)
  9. Michael Harris (965)
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History
Drafted in 38th round, 895th overall pick, by Honolulu in 1973
Injured on 6/1/1973 with a Fractured Hip, out for 3-4 weeks
Had first career hit (homerun) on 8/11/1974, off Ricky Earl (CAL)
Released by Honolulu on 10/27/1975
Signed as a free agent by Birmingham on 2/2/1976 to a 1-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Injured on 5/1/1976 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 5/6/1976 with a Bruised Cheekbone, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 5/22/1976 with a Bruised Hand, out for 3 days
Injured on 5/5/1977 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 8/10/1977 with a Fractured Nose, out for 5 days
 
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