Bucky Dent
Bats R Throws R5'9" 170 lbBorn 1951 Savannah, USADebut 1973Team KC3x All-StarDraft 1969 R9 #210 St. Louis Cardinals, Hialeah HS (FL)
Awards: Babe Ruth Award, World Series MVP
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1984 | KC | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 0.400 | 0.333 | 0.733 | 113.1 |
| 1983 | TEX | 131 | 450 | 36 | 99 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 3 | 23 | 31 | 0.237 | 0.278 | 0.297 | 0.575 | 61.3 |
| 1982 | TEX | 105 | 337 | 27 | 59 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0.193 | 0.242 | 0.242 | 0.484 | 35.1 |
| 1981 | NYY | 73 | 258 | 20 | 54 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 0.238 | 0.300 | 0.379 | 0.679 | 98.1 |
| 1980 | NYY | 141 | 553 | 57 | 128 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 48 | 37 | 0.262 | 0.327 | 0.354 | 0.681 | 91.0 |
| 1979 | NYY | 141 | 490 | 47 | 99 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 37 | 30 | 0.230 | 0.287 | 0.285 | 0.573 | 58.0 |
| 1978 | NYY | 123 | 415 | 40 | 92 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 0.243 | 0.286 | 0.317 | 0.603 | 70.3 |
| 1977 | NYY | 158 | 540 | 54 | 118 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 1 | 39 | 28 | 0.247 | 0.300 | 0.352 | 0.653 | 78.4 |
| 1976 | CWS | 158 | 626 | 44 | 138 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 3 | 43 | 45 | 0.246 | 0.300 | 0.302 | 0.603 | 75.5 |
| 1975 | CWS | 157 | 662 | 52 | 159 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 2 | 36 | 48 | 0.264 | 0.301 | 0.341 | 0.642 | 76.7 |
| 1974 | CWS | 154 | 552 | 55 | 136 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 3 | 28 | 48 | 0.274 | 0.316 | 0.347 | 0.662 | 88.7 |
| 1973 | CWS | 40 | 132 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 0.248 | 0.308 | 0.265 | 0.573 | 58.9 |
| Career | | 1392 | 5025 | 451 | 1114 | 169 | 23 | 40 | 423 | 17 | 328 | 349 | 0.247 | 0.297 | 0.321 | 0.618 | 73.8 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1984 | KC | SS | 9 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1984 | KC | 3B | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1983 | TEX | SS | 129 | 1101 | 150 | 369 | 11 | 71 | 0.979 | |
| 1982 | TEX | SS | 103 | 831 | 129 | 323 | 14 | 57 | 0.970 | |
| 1981 | NYY | SS | 73 | 632 | 104 | 217 | 10 | 49 | 0.970 | |
| 1980 | NYY | SS | 141 | 1249 | 224 | 489 | 13 | 77 | 0.982 | |
| 1979 | NYY | SS | 141 | 1188 | 219 | 512 | 17 | 107 | 0.977 | |
| 1978 | NYY | SS | 123 | 1011 | 178 | 341 | 10 | 57 | 0.981 | |
| 1977 | NYY | SS | 158 | 1319 | 250 | 434 | 18 | 90 | 0.974 | |
| 1976 | CWS | SS | 158 | 1373 | 279 | 468 | 18 | 96 | 0.976 | |
| 1975 | CWS | SS | 157 | 1408 | 279 | 543 | 16 | 105 | 0.981 | |
| 1974 | CWS | SS | 154 | 1325 | 251 | 499 | 22 | 108 | 0.972 | |
| 1973 | CWS | SS | 36 | 295 | 51 | 132 | 7 | 22 | 0.963 | |
| 1973 | CWS | 2B | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1973 | CWS | 3B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
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 |
|---|
| 1980 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.182 | 0.182 | 0.182 | 0.364 |
| 1978 | 10 | 39 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 0.350 | 0.359 | 0.709 |
| 1977 | 11 | 33 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.242 | 0.306 | 0.273 | 0.578 |
| Career | 24 | 83 | 4 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.277 | 0.310 | 0.301 | 0.612 |