John Buck (Johnathan Richard Buck) was born on July 7, 1980 in Kemmerer, Wyoming. He made his Major League debut on June 25, 2004 for the Kansas City Royals. In 2004, his rookie year, he hit .235 with 12 home runs and 30 RBI. Buck played for the Kansas City Royals for his entire 3 year career.
Scouting Report[]
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
2004
KC
A
71
238
36
56
12
30
.235
.280
.424
9
0
15
79
0
4
1
0
6
2005
KC
A
118
401
40
97
12
47
.242
.287
.389
21
1
23
94
3
1
2
2
9
2006
KC
A
114
371
37
91
11
50
.245
.306
.396
21
1
26
84
7
4
0
2
7
2007
KC
A
113
347
41
77
18
48
.222
.308
.429
18
0
36
92
10
0
0
0
11
Total
416
1357
154
321
53
175
.237
.297
.408
69
2
100
349
20
9
3
4
33
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
2004
KC
A
DH
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2004
KC
A
C
68
66
575
376
14
3
4
0
6
30
14
0
.992
2005
KC
A
C
117
112
976.2
639
56
3
5
0
3
60
31
6
.996
2006
KC
A
C
112
107
930.1
615
37
6
7
0
5
33
17
1
.991
2007
KC
A
C
112
104
924.1
697
29
8
6
0
3
44
12
0
.989
Total
C
409
389
3406.1
2327
136
20
22
0
17
167
74
7
.992
Total
DH
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Transactions[]
Selected by Houston Astros in the 7th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1998 - signed June 11, 1998).
Traded by Houston Astros with cash to Kansas City Royals as part of 3-team trade in which Oakland Athletics sent Mike Wood and Mark Teahen to Kansas City Royals; Kansas City Royals sent Carlos Beltran to Houston Astros; and Houston Astros sent Octavio Dotel to Oakland Athletics (June 24, 2004).