Steve Buechele
Bats R Throws R6'2" 190 lbBorn 1961 Lancaster, USADebut 1985Team TEXDraft 1979 R1 #9 Chicago White Sox, Servite HS (Fullerton, CA)
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1995 | TEX | 41 | 146 | 10 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 0.177 | 0.262 | 0.215 | 0.477 | 27.9 |
| 1994 | CHC | 104 | 387 | 33 | 82 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 52 | 1 | 39 | 80 | 0.242 | 0.325 | 0.404 | 0.729 | 91.1 |
| 1993 | CHC | 133 | 520 | 53 | 125 | 27 | 2 | 15 | 65 | 1 | 48 | 87 | 0.272 | 0.345 | 0.437 | 0.782 | 111.2 |
| 1992 | CHC | 145 | 590 | 52 | 137 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 64 | 1 | 52 | 105 | 0.261 | 0.334 | 0.372 | 0.707 | 101.7 |
| 1991 | PIT | 152 | 600 | 74 | 139 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 85 | 0 | 49 | 97 | 0.262 | 0.331 | 0.440 | 0.771 | 114.1 |
| 1990 | TEX | 91 | 289 | 30 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 27 | 63 | 0.215 | 0.294 | 0.339 | 0.633 | 77.7 |
| 1989 | TEX | 155 | 530 | 60 | 114 | 22 | 2 | 16 | 59 | 1 | 36 | 107 | 0.235 | 0.294 | 0.387 | 0.680 | 89.7 |
| 1988 | TEX | 155 | 579 | 68 | 126 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 58 | 2 | 65 | 79 | 0.250 | 0.342 | 0.404 | 0.746 | 108.4 |
| 1987 | TEX | 136 | 400 | 45 | 86 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 50 | 2 | 28 | 66 | 0.237 | 0.290 | 0.399 | 0.690 | 79.4 |
| 1986 | TEX | 153 | 513 | 54 | 112 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 54 | 5 | 35 | 98 | 0.243 | 0.302 | 0.410 | 0.712 | 90.1 |
| 1985 | TEX | 69 | 236 | 22 | 48 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 38 | 0.219 | 0.271 | 0.356 | 0.627 | 67.3 |
| Career | | 1334 | 4790 | 501 | 1046 | 183 | 21 | 137 | 547 | 17 | 408 | 842 | 0.245 | 0.316 | 0.394 | 0.710 | 94.4 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1995 | TEX | 3B | 41 | 331 | 33 | 66 | 5 | 5 | 0.952 | |
| 1994 | CHC | 3B | 99 | 787 | 55 | 136 | 5 | 13 | 0.974 | |
| 1994 | CHC | 1B | 6 | 44 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1994 | CHC | 2B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1993 | CHC | 3B | 129 | 1083 | 79 | 232 | 8 | 24 | 0.975 | |
| 1993 | CHC | 1B | 6 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | |
| 1992 | CHC | 3B | 143 | 1240 | 102 | 288 | 17 | 16 | 0.958 | |
| 1992 | CHC | 2B | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1991 | PIT | 3B | 142 | 1195 | 109 | 303 | 7 | 25 | 0.983 | |
| 1991 | TEX | 2B | 13 | 93 | 12 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | |
| 1991 | TEX | SS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1990 | TEX | 3B | 88 | 688 | 70 | 157 | 8 | 7 | 0.966 | |
| 1990 | TEX | 2B | 4 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1989 | TEX | 3B | 145 | 1154 | 106 | 264 | 12 | 22 | 0.969 | |
| 1989 | TEX | 2B | 18 | 81 | 21 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | |
| 1989 | TEX | SS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1988 | TEX | 3B | 153 | 1305 | 110 | 297 | 16 | 25 | 0.962 | |
| 1988 | TEX | 2B | 2 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1987 | TEX | 3B | 123 | 850 | 68 | 175 | 9 | 13 | 0.964 | |
| 1987 | TEX | 2B | 18 | 128 | 20 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | |
| 1987 | TEX | OF | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1986 | TEX | 3B | 137 | 988 | 111 | 226 | 11 | 17 | 0.968 | |
| 1986 | TEX | 2B | 33 | 226 | 59 | 66 | 1 | 25 | 0.992 | |
| 1986 | TEX | OF | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1985 | TEX | 3B | 69 | 581 | 52 | 137 | 6 | 17 | 0.969 | |
| 1985 | TEX | 2B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 1991 | 7 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0.304 | 0.407 | 0.391 | 0.799 |
| Career | 7 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0.304 | 0.407 | 0.391 | 0.799 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 1994 | CHC | $2,550,000 |
| 1993 | CHC | $2,900,000 |
| 1992 | PIT | $2,600,000 |
| 1991 | TEX | $775,000 |
| 1990 | TEX | $550,000 |
| 1989 | TEX | $430,000 |
| 1988 | TEX | $180,000 |
| 1987 | TEX | $135,000 |
| 1986 | TEX | $85,000 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.