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Posey
CAge : 39Bats : R
Buster Posey
Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 97 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2009-09-11
Born in : Leesburg, GA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | San Francisco Giants | 113 | 395 | 120 | 18 | 56 | .304 | .889 |
| 2019 | San Francisco Giants | 114 | 405 | 104 | 7 | 38 | .257 | .688 |
| 2018 | San Francisco Giants | 105 | 398 | 113 | 5 | 41 | .284 | .741 |
| 2017 | San Francisco Giants | 140 | 494 | 158 | 12 | 67 | .320 | .862 |
| 2016 | San Francisco Giants | 146 | 539 | 155 | 14 | 80 | .288 | .796 |
| 2015 | San Francisco Giants | 150 | 557 | 177 | 19 | 95 | .318 | .849 |
| 2014 | San Francisco Giants | 147 | 547 | 170 | 22 | 89 | .311 | .854 |
| 2013 | San Francisco Giants | 148 | 520 | 153 | 15 | 72 | .294 | .821 |
| 2012 | San Francisco Giants | 148 | 530 | 178 | 24 | 103 | .336 | .957 |
| 2011 | San Francisco Giants | 45 | 162 | 46 | 4 | 21 | .284 | .757 |
| 2010 | San Francisco Giants | 108 | 406 | 124 | 18 | 67 | .305 | .862 |
| 2009 | San Francisco Giants | 7 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .236 |
| Career totals | 1371 | 4970 | 1500 | 158 | 729 | .302 | .832 | |
Advanced stats, 2021HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
141
wOBA
.379
xwOBA
.358
OPS
.889
AVG
.304
OBP
.390
HR
18
RBI
56
SB
0
PA
454
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2022 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
4.9
Home runs
17
2021 WAR
5.3
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20215.3 WAR · 7.0 per full season
Outlook, age included
-15 · 34 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2021All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
81
Very good
- CON
- Contact
- 83
- POW
- Power
- 75
- EYE
- Eye
- 87
- SPD
- Speed
- 48
- FLD
- Fielding
- 86
- DUR
- Durability
- 75
- EX
- Experience
- 90
Why these ratings?Hide details
- CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
- POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
- EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
- SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
- FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2021How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
WAR, in runs
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2021 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Avg exit velocity
88.5 mi/h
38th percentile
Max exit velocity
109.2 mi/h
19th percentile
Barrels
8.1 %
48th percentile
Hard-hit
39.4 %
40th percentile
xBA
.274
88th percentile
Bat speed
—
Sprint speed
24.3 pi/s
2th percentile
Outs above average
—
Game log, 2021
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs SD | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .304 |
| Oct 2 | vs SD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .302 |
| Oct 1 | vs SD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .303 |
| Sep 30 | vs AZ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| Sep 29 | vs AZ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .305 |
| Sep 28 | vs AZ | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .302 |
| Sep 26 | @ COL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
| Sep 25 | @ COL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| Sep 24 | @ COL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .305 |
| Sep 23 | @ SD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .305 |