C Buster Posey #28
Chicago White Sox MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/18/2017
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C BUSTER POSEY #28 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
130 512 168 10 0 15 59 22 69 .328 .361 .436 7 4.3
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 65 65 65 65
Gap 35 35 35 35
Power 50 50 50 50
Eye 40 40 40 40
Avoid K's 60 60 60 60
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 25
Errors: - 40 25
Arm: 55 35 25
Turn DP: - 35 -
Framing: 65 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 60 Left Field: -
1st Base: 35 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 40
Stealing Aggressiveness: 30
Stealing Ability: 60
Baserunning Inst.: 55
Sacrifice Bunt: 25
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/20/2017 @ CLE Loss, 3-7 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/19/2017 @ CLE Loss, 0-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/18/2017 @ CLE Win, 4-3 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 0
09/15/2017 KC Loss, 0-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/2017 KC Loss, 0-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/12/2017 @ BAL Loss, 6-9 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/11/2017 @ BAL Loss, 3-8 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/10/2017 TB Win, 7-2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
09/08/2017 TB Win, 3-2 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/07/2017 MIN Loss, 3-4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Isn't one to make waves in the clubhouse.
Birthday:03/27/1987
Born in:Leesburg, VA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$45,950,000
Signed Through:2021 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 168 Days
Service This Yr:178 Days
40-Man Service:8 Years, 168 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2008, 2nd Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2017 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 130 512 168 10 0 15 59 53 22 69 .328 .361 .436 .797 .345 .107 116
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 127 543 6 1 0 20 0 3 223 25 7 1 87.5 75.8 5.56 4.3  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   190 63 4 0 7 26 18 11 29 2 0 2 .332 .371 .463 .834
Versus Right   322 105 6 0 8 33 35 11 40 1 0 4 .326 .355 .419 .774
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   16 5 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 .312 .353 .500 .853
April   86 25 3 0 3 10 9 2 14 2 0 2 .291 .315 .430 .745
May   87 28 2 0 3 14 9 4 10 1 0 1 .322 .355 .448 .803
June   90 34 2 0 4 15 11 3 10 0 0 0 .378 .398 .533 .931
July   91 31 2 0 3 10 9 5 11 0 0 2 .341 .388 .462 .849
August   84 29 1 0 1 5 8 5 17 0 0 1 .345 .389 .393 .782
September   58 16 0 0 0 4 5 2 5 0 0 0 .276 .300 .276 .576
All-Star Game   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   50 17 1 0 0 3 5 1 6 0 0 0 .340 .353 .360 .713
Last Year   493 137 11 1 11 55 49 11 79 1 0 9 .278 .305 .371 .677
2 Years Ago   465 150 12 0 10 51 41 16 82 3 0 3 .323 .347 .413 .760
Career   4009 1291 154 1 126 495 465 240 611 15 1 39 .322 .365 .455 .820
Home   260 92 5 0 6 30 30 9 23 1 0 4 .354 .383 .442 .826
Road   252 76 5 0 9 29 23 13 46 2 0 2 .302 .338 .429 .767
Grass   461 151 8 0 14 55 48 18 59 3 0 6 .328 .359 .436 .795
Turf   51 17 2 0 1 4 5 4 10 0 0 0 .333 .382 .431 .813
Day   131 36 4 0 3 10 12 9 17 1 0 1 .275 .324 .374 .698
Night   381 132 6 0 12 49 41 13 52 2 0 5 .346 .374 .457 .831
As Starter   509 167 10 0 15 59 53 22 69 3 0 6 .328 .361 .436 .797
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Close/Late   97 30 2 0 2 5 8 5 18 0 0 2 .309 .356 .392 .748
Inning 1-3   157 46 4 0 2 12 17 6 24 2 0 3 .293 .327 .357 .684
Inning 4-6   185 65 2 0 8 32 21 7 14 1 0 0 .351 .373 .492 .865
Inning 7-9   159 53 4 0 4 12 14 9 29 0 0 3 .333 .380 .434 .814
Extra Innings   11 4 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 .364 .364 .636 1.000
0 Outs   172 66 5 0 4 15 25 11 19 2 0 3 .384 .426 .483 .908
1 Outs   185 53 4 0 5 17 16 4 28 1 0 0 .286 .300 .389 .689
2 Outs   155 49 1 0 6 27 12 7 22 0 0 3 .316 .358 .439 .796
Scoring Position   114 37 1 0 3 45 7 5 20 3 0 1 .325 .350 .412 .762
Bases Empty   281 92 7 0 10 10 37 12 37 0 0 2 .327 .359 .459 .818
Runner on 1st   117 39 2 0 2 4 9 5 12 0 0 3 .333 .376 .402 .778
Runner on 2nd   40 11 0 0 1 9 2 3 8 0 0 1 .275 .341 .350 .691
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
Runner on 1st & 2nd   33 11 1 0 0 9 2 0 4 0 0 0 .333 .333 .364 .697
Runner on 1st & 3rd   18 6 0 0 2 12 3 0 5 2 0 0 .333 .300 .667 .967
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 3 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375 .819
Bases Loaded   11 5 0 0 0 8 0 0 2 0 0 0 .455 .455 .455 .909
Two Strikes   184 51 4 0 10 25 22 10 69 0 0 1 .277 .318 .462 .780
First Pitch   108 41 1 0 0 10 11 1 0 2 0 2 .380 .389 .389 .778
Count 0-1   42 12 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .310 .595
Count 0-2   29 8 0 0 1 4 2 0 14 0 0 0 .276 .276 .379 .655
Count 1-0   62 25 1 0 3 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 .403 .403 .565 .968
Count 1-1   53 16 2 0 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 3 .302 .339 .396 .736
Count 1-2   60 17 1 0 4 8 7 0 21 0 0 0 .283 .283 .500 .783
Count 2-0   18 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 2-1   30 15 0 0 1 8 3 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .484 .600 1.084
Count 2-2   62 17 2 0 4 8 7 0 25 0 0 1 .274 .286 .500 .786
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .857 .000 .857
Count 3-1   14 4 1 0 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 .286 .474 .357 .831
Full Count   33 9 1 0 1 5 6 10 9 0 0 0 .273 .442 .394 .836
Behind in Count   131 37 2 0 5 14 11 0 35 0 0 0 .282 .282 .412 .695
Ahead in Count   125 48 2 0 4 17 14 11 0 1 0 0 .384 .431 .496 .927
Batting 4th   13 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Batting 5th   311 103 6 0 12 46 37 17 36 2 0 4 .331 .371 .466 .837
Batting 6th   186 62 4 0 3 12 16 5 32 1 0 2 .333 .356 .403 .759
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   219 69 5 0 7 14 22 9 26 1 0 3 .315 .349 .434 .783
Medium Leverage   182 60 4 0 2 15 20 11 24 1 0 3 .330 .376 .385 .760
High Leverage   105 38 1 0 6 30 11 2 19 1 0 0 .362 .370 .543 .913
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2009 Chicago - MLB 22 91 303 106 14 0 16 48 53 34 1 2 31 0 0 .350 .415 .554 .969 155 160 4.3
2010 Chicago - MLB 23 132 495 174 34 0 19 71 58 38 6 0 82 0 1 .352 .404 .535 .940 159 169 6.1
2011 Chicago - MLB 24 133 499 152 21 0 18 73 63 44 4 2 89 3 1 .305 .364 .455 .819 125 127 4.1
2012 Chicago - MLB 25 72 269 87 8 0 10 28 34 16 2 0 41 0 1 .323 .366 .465 .831 125 125 2.6
2013 Chicago - MLB 26 135 484 159 19 0 22 67 61 40 4 3 67 3 1 .329 .382 .504 .886 150 151 5.5
2014 Chicago - MLB 27 129 489 158 25 0 5 43 53 19 4 1 71 3 3 .323 .353 .405 .758 117 117 5.1
2015 Chicago - MLB 28 118 465 150 12 0 10 51 41 16 3 3 82 7 5 .323 .347 .413 .760 111 112 3.6
2016 Chicago - MLB 29 134 493 137 11 1 11 55 49 11 9 1 79 6 4 .278 .305 .371 .677 86 86 2.1
2017 Chicago - MLB 30 130 512 168 10 0 15 59 53 22 6 3 69 7 1 .328 .361 .436 .797 115 116 4.3
Total MLB 1074 4009 1291 154 1 126 495 465 240 39 15 611 29 17 .322 .365 .455 .820 126 128 37.7
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2008 Lionville-Marchwood - A 21 69 310 147 24 0 16 80 64 28 1 4 28 1 0 .474 .513 .706 1.220 241 255 6.7
Total MA 69 310 147 24 0 16 80 64 28 1 4 28 1 0 .474 .513 .706 1.220 241 255
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2009 Chicago - MLB 22 4 12 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .167 .231 .167 .397 8 6 0.8
2010 Chicago - MLB 23 10 43 12 4 0 1 6 6 2 0 0 9 0 0 .279 .311 .442 .753 107 109 0.8
2011 Chicago - MLB 24 5 20 6 3 0 2 6 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .333 .750 1.083 188 195 0.9
2013 Chicago - MLB 26 6 23 6 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 .261 .261 .435 .696 94 94 0.9
Total MLB 25 98 26 8 0 4 17 12 3 1 0 17 0 0 .265 .294 .469 .764 108 110
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2009 Chicago - MLB C 72 72 549 54 7 605 2 .997 637.1 8.52 +2.1 1.132 3 62 20 32.3
2009 Chicago - MLB 1B 3 1 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 13.0 7.62 +0.0 1.033
2010 Chicago - MLB C 119 117 853 76 10 931 2 .998 1075.1 7.78 -0.3 1.085 10 107 25 23.4
2010 Chicago - MLB 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.028
2011 Chicago - MLB C 128 126 909 94 13 1007 4 .996 1136.2 7.94 -0.8 1.086 7 124 28 22.6
2012 Chicago - MLB C 66 65 464 49 5 516 3 .994 578.0 7.99 +1.3 1.224 8 54 17 31.5
2012 Chicago - MLB 1B 1 1 7 1 1 9 1 .889 8.0 9.00 -0.2 1.034
2013 Chicago - MLB C 125 124 1019 77 8 1100 4 .996 1104.0 8.93 +3.4 1.199 6 101 33 32.7
2013 Chicago - MLB 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Chicago - MLB C 123 122 943 78 8 1023 2 .998 1091.2 8.42 +3.2 1.261 5 101 29 28.7
2014 Chicago - MLB 1B 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 5.0 7.20 +0.0 1.029
2015 Chicago - MLB C 118 118 948 58 9 1010 4 .996 1065.2 8.50 -0.2 1.077 2 109 22 20.2
2016 Chicago - MLB C 128 128 1002 63 3 1070 5 .995 1133.0 8.46 +0.7 1.148 6 111 21 18.9
2016 Chicago - MLB 1B 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
2017 Chicago - MLB C 127 127 1016 71 8 1087 0 1.000 1131.1 8.65 +1.7 1.146 11 90 24 26.7
TOTAL C 1006 999 7703 620 71 8349 26 .997 8953.0 8.37 +11.2 1.145 58 859 219 25.5
TOTAL 1B 8 2 25 2 2 28 1 .964 29.1 8.28 -0.1 1.031
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/2008 Drafted in the 2008 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the Chicago White Sox.
06/09/2008 Wins the MA SL2 Player of the Week Award.
06/27/2008 Named the #1 prospect in the MLB
06/30/2008 Wins the MA SL2 Player of the Week Award.
07/01/2008 Wins the MA SL2 Batter of the Month Award.
07/24/2008 Injured (intercostal strain),out for one week.
07/24/2008 Goes 5-6 against the Worcester Ivy, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 2 R.
07/28/2008 Wins the MA SL2 Player of the Week Award.
08/13/2008 Goes 0-4 against the Highland Park Argonauts, ending his hitting streak at 25 games.
09/01/2008 Wins the MA SL2 Batter of the Month Award.
09/16/2008 Wins the 2008 MA SL2 Round 1 MVP Award.
09/27/2008 Wins the 2008 MA SL2 Round 2 MVP Award.
09/30/2008 Goes 5-6 against the Shawinigan Chanticleers, with 2 2B, 3 RBI and 4 R.
10/04/2008 Wins the 2008 MLB Class A Round 3 with the Lionville-Marchwood Volts!
10/15/2008 Wins the 2008 MA SL2 Platinum Stick Award at C.
10/17/2008 Finished 2nd in 2008 MA SL2 Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/2009 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (75); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 40 (50).
03/30/2009 Named the #1 prospect in the MLB
10/09/2009 Injured (fractured finger),out for 6 weeks.
11/10/2009 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2-3 weeks.
11/14/2009 Wins the 2009 MLB AL Rookie of the Year Award.
11/25/2009 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $400,000.
01/01/2010 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (75); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 40 (50).
04/12/2010 Injured (oblique strain),out for one week.
06/13/2010 Was selected to the 2010 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
06/21/2010 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
06/23/2010 Goes 5-7 against the Boston Red Sox, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 0 R.
08/16/2010 Goes 5-5 against the Minnesota Twins, with 2 2B, 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 R.
11/09/2010 Wins the 2010 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at C.
11/21/2010 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $430,000.
01/01/2011 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (75); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (50).
11/20/2011 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,732,000.
01/01/2012 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (75); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
03/28/2012 Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for 4 weeks.
06/10/2012 Was selected to the 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
06/21/2012 Injured (bone marrow edema (knee)),out for 6 weeks.
07/13/2012 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3-4 weeks.
11/19/2012 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $9,090,000.
01/01/2013 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (70); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (45).
06/09/2013 Was selected to the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
06/24/2013 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
10/31/2013 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $18,800,000 with the Chicago White Sox organization.
11/06/2013 Wins the 2013 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at C.
01/01/2014 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (45).
06/15/2014 Was selected to the 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/07/2014 Signed a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $286,500,000 with the Chicago White Sox organization.
09/08/2014 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
11/11/2014 Wins the 2014 MLB AL Great Glove Award at C.
11/13/2014 Wins the 2014 MLB AL Platinum Stick Award at C.
01/01/2015 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (45).
06/14/2015 Was selected to the 2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/21/2015 Goes 5-5 against the Oakland Athletics, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 2 R.
09/09/2015 Injured (fractured fibula),out for 3 months.
01/01/2016 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 65 (65); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (45).
04/23/2016 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/2017 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 40 (45).
06/11/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/29/2017 Decided not to opt out of the remaining portion of his contract.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year IBB Rank
2011 4 10
2013 6 5
Year AVG Rank
2010 .352 1
2013 .329 1
2014 .323 4
2017 .328 7
Year OBP Rank
2010 .404 2
2013 .382 5
Year SLG Rank
2010 .535 4
2013 .504 9
Year RC/27 Rank
2010 8.62 2
2013 6.76 9
Year wOBA Rank
2010 .408 2
2013 .379 9
Year OPS Rank
2010 .940 2
2013 .886 8
Year WAR Rank
2010 5.9 4
2013 5.5 8
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