Buster Posey was born on Friday, March 27, 1987, in Leesburg, Georgia. Posey was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 11, 2009, with the San Francisco Giants. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Buster Posey baseball stats page.
"With his third World Series championship in five seasons and a 2012 National League Most Valuable Player Award accompanied by a batting title, the Giants' Buster Posey is charting a compelling course to join an exclusive club of legendary catchers in the Hall of Fame. Since Major League Baseball became all-inclusive in 1947, Roy Campanella, Yogi Berra, Johnny Bench, Carlton Fisk and Gary Carter are receivers who have achieved induction in Cooperstown, N.Y., by virtue of mastering their highly challenging position while also managing to deliver handsomely with the bat. Posey and Cardinals great Yadier Molina are the headliners in a current crop of athletes intent on making this era memorable at the most important non-pitching position on the field." - Spencer, Lyle. MLB Writer. Posey poised to join all-time greats behind the plate. 22 January 2015.
Buster PoseyBuster Posey Autograph on a 2001 Topps Tribute Baseball Card (#TADR-BP) |
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Buster PoseyBuster Posey Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Buster PoseyBuster Posey Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
2009 | 22 | Giants | 7 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .118 | .118 |
2010 | 23 | Giants | 108 | 406 | 58 | 124 | 23 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 67 | 30 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | .305 | .357 | .505 |
2011 | 24 | Giants | 45 | 162 | 17 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | .284 | .368 | .389 |
2012 | 25 | Giants | 148 | 530 | 78 | 178 | 39 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 103 | 69 | 7 | 96 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 19 | .336 | .408 | .549 |
2013 | 26 | Giants | 148 | 520 | 61 | 153 | 34 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 72 | 60 | 8 | 70 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | .294 | .371 | .450 |
2014 | 27 | Giants | 147 | 547 | 72 | 170 | 28 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 89 | 47 | 5 | 69 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 16 | .311 | .364 | .490 |
2015 | 28 | Giants | 150 | 557 | 74 | 177 | 28 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 95 | 56 | 10 | 52 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 | .318 | .379 | .470 |
2016 | 29 | Giants | 146 | 539 | 82 | 155 | 33 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 80 | 64 | 7 | 68 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 18 | .288 | .362 | .434 |
2017 | 30 | Giants | 140 | 494 | 62 | 158 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 67 | 61 | 13 | 66 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | .320 | .400 | .462 |
2018 | 31 | Giants | 105 | 398 | 47 | 113 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 41 | 45 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | .284 | .359 | .382 |
2019 | 32 | Giants | 114 | 405 | 43 | 104 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 38 | 34 | 1 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | .257 | .320 | .368 |
2021 | 34 | Giants | 113 | 395 | 68 | 120 | 23 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 5 | 87 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | .304 | .390 | .499 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
12 Years | 1,371 | 4,970 | 663 | 1,500 | 293 | 9 | 158 | 5 | 729 | 540 | 67 | 721 | 1 | 53 | 43 | 163 | .302 | .372 | .460 |
Buster PoseyBuster Posey Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
2009 Giants | C | 7 | 4 | 120 | 36 | 5.1 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.10 |
2010 Giants | 1B | 30 | 30 | 744 | 214 | 7.1 | 213 | 196 | 17 | 1 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 7.73 |
2010 Giants | C | 76 | 75 | 1,986 | 662 | 8.7 | 656 | 615 | 41 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 23 | .991 | 8.92 |
2011 Giants | 1B | 2 | 2 | 54 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 |
2011 Giants | C | 41 | 41 | 1,083 | 359 | 8.8 | 357 | 333 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 15 | .994 | 8.90 |
2012 Giants | 1B | 29 | 29 | 648 | 212 | 7.3 | 210 | 204 | 6 | 2 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 8.75 |
2012 Giants | C | 114 | 111 | 2,919 | 932 | 8.2 | 924 | 855 | 69 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 87 | 38 | .991 | 8.55 |
2013 Giants | 1B | 21 | 16 | 417 | 145 | 6.9 | 143 | 137 | 6 | 2 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 9.26 |
2013 Giants | C | 121 | 119 | 3,093 | 967 | 8.0 | 960 | 907 | 53 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 63 | 27 | .993 | 8.38 |
2014 Giants | 1B | 35 | 30 | 783 | 269 | 7.7 | 268 | 246 | 22 | 1 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 9.24 |
2014 Giants | C | 111 | 109 | 2,787 | 843 | 7.6 | 838 | 787 | 51 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 25 | .994 | 8.12 |
2015 Giants | 1B | 42 | 37 | 971 | 353 | 8.4 | 353 | 334 | 19 | 0 | 35 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.82 |
2015 Giants | C | 106 | 103 | 2,705 | 840 | 7.9 | 838 | 771 | 67 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 22 | .998 | 8.36 |
2016 Giants | 1B | 15 | 11 | 294 | 104 | 6.9 | 103 | 95 | 8 | 1 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 9.46 |
2016 Giants | C | 123 | 122 | 3,209 | 1,071 | 8.7 | 1,068 | 1,003 | 65 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 28 | .997 | 8.99 |
2017 Giants | 1B | 38 | 30 | 776 | 250 | 6.6 | 248 | 223 | 25 | 2 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 8.63 |
2017 Giants | C | 99 | 96 | 2,479 | 780 | 7.9 | 776 | 724 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 22 | .995 | 8.45 |
2018 Giants | 1B | 13 | 13 | 322 | 95 | 7.3 | 95 | 87 | 8 | 0 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 7.97 |
2018 Giants | C | 88 | 85 | 2,278 | 716 | 8.1 | 714 | 677 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 17 | .997 | 8.46 |
2019 Giants | 1B | 4 | 3 | 72 | 23 | 5.8 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 8.63 |
2019 Giants | C | 101 | 96 | 2,539 | 819 | 8.1 | 817 | 771 | 46 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .998 | 8.69 |
2021 Giants | C | 106 | 102 | 2,676 | 918 | 8.7 | 915 | 884 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 14 | .997 | 9.23 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
C Totals | 1,093 | 1,063 | 27,874 | 8,943 | 8.2 | 8,899 | 8,359 | 540 | 44 | 51 | 27 | 471 | 256 | .995 | 8.62 | |
1B Totals | 229 | 201 | 5,081 | 1,683 | 7.3 | 1,674 | 1,560 | 114 | 9 | 136 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 8.90 | |
12 Years | 1,322 | 1,264 | 32,955 | 10,626 | 8.0 | 10,573 | 9,919 | 654 | 53 | 187 | 27 | 471 | 256 | .995 | 8.66 |
Buster PoseyBuster Posey Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
2009 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | - | - | - |
2010 Giants | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22.6 | 7.4 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
2011 Giants | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40.5 | 5.4 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
2012 Giants | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22.1 | 5.5 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
2013 Giants | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 34.7 | 7.4 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
2014 Giants | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 24.9 | 7.9 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
2015 Giants | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 29.3 | 10.7 | 5.9 | - | - | - |
2016 Giants | 6 | 1 | .857 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 38.5 | 7.9 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
2017 Giants | 6 | 1 | .857 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 41.2 | 7.5 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
2018 Giants | 3 | 2 | .600 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 79.6 | 7.5 | 9.7 | - | - | - |
2019 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 57.9 | 5.7 | 10.7 | - | - | - |
2021 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 21.9 | 4.5 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
12 Years | 23 | 9 | .719 | 66 | 0 | 31 | 31.5 | 6.9 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
Buster PoseyBuster Posey Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
2009 San Francisco Giants | 28 | $400,000.00 | - | - |
2010 San Francisco Giants | 28 | $400,000.00 | - | Stats |
2011 San Francisco Giants | 28 | $575,000.00 | - | - |
2012 San Francisco Giants | 28 | $615,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
2013 San Francisco Giants | 28 | $8,000,000.00 | Stats | - |
2014 San Francisco Giants | 28 | $12,500,000.00 | - | Stats |
2015 San Francisco Giants | 28 | $16,500,000.00 | Stats | - |
2016 San Francisco Giants | 28 | $20,000,000.00 | Stats | - |
2017 San Francisco Giants | 28 | $21,400,000.00 | Stats | - |
2018 San Francisco Giants | 28 | $22,177,778.00 | Stats | - |
2019 San Francisco Giants | 28 | $22,177,778.00 | - | - |
2021 San Francisco Giants | 28 | $21,400,000.00 | Stats | - |
Buster Posey Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Gerald Dempsey Posey was a Major League Baseball player who caught more than one-thousand games for the San Francisco Giants (2009-2021). Did you know that Buster, his nickname, was the ninth catcher to win a Rookie of the Year Award, the sixth catcher from the National League to win, and the first San Francisco Giants catcher to receive the honor? Those who came before Buster were Johnny Bench (1968), Thurman Munson (1970), Earl Williams (1971), Carlton Fisk (1972), Benito Santiago (1987), Sandy Alomar, Jr. (1990), Mike Piazza (1993) and Geovany Soto (2008).
Buster Posey Rookie Card | 2010 Topps Baseball Card (#2)
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Did you know that Buster Posey was the first Giants catcher to win a Silver Slugger Award? Buster won the backstop batting title four times (2012, 2014, 2015, 2017) in the senior circuit, behind only Brian McCann (5x), and two hall-of fame catchers, Gary Carter (5x) and Mike Piazza (10x).
Did you know that Buster Posey and Madison Bumgarner each hit a grand slam in the same game on July 13, 2014? Did you know it was the first time in Major League history that a catcher and a pitcher each hit a grand slam in the same game?
Did you know that Major League Baseball rule 7.13 states: a runner attempting to score may not deviate from his direct pathway to the plate in order to initiate contact with the catcher (or other player covering home plate)? Why mention this here? Because Scott Cousins, on May 25, 2011, intentionally ran into Posey at home plate, fracturing Buster's fibula (ending his season), and when this rule was adopted, it became informally referred to as the Buster Posey Rule.
Did you know that when Buster Posey was selected to start at catcher in the 2016 All-Star Game, it was his fourth (2012, 2013, 2015) career Midsummer Classic appearance, setting a new record for the most by a Giants catcher in franchise history? Posey would extend his own record three (2017 All-Star Game, 2018 All-Star Game, 2021 All-Star Game) more times before hanging up his catching gear!
Did you know that when Buster Posey hit a walk-off home run on May 12, 2017, it was in the bottom of the 17th inning — a game that he also caught every inning of? Too easy? Did you know that it also set a new Giants record for latest (by inning) walk-off home run in franchise history, breaking the mark set by Willie Mays on July 2, 1963?
Buster Posey was the battery-mate for Matt Cain on June 13, 2012, the first perfect game in San Francisco Giants history. On July 13, 2013, Posey was behind the plate when Tim Lincecum threw his first no-hitter. However, when The Baby-Faced Assassin threw his second no hitter, on June 25, 2014, Posey was playing first base. On June 9, 2015, Posey was behind the plate when Chris Heston no-hit the Mets in Citi Field. Posey's three no-hitters caught are the most in franchise history and tied for second most in the National League, one behind Carlos Ruiz (the American League record is four also, held by Jason Varitek). [No Hitters Caught Records]
Buster Posey | 2013 Topps Heritage (#7) | Baseball Almanac Collection
When Buster Posey won a batting championship in 2012, he was only the second San Francisco player to lead the league in batting average (Barry Bonds won in 2002 and 2004), and the first catcher in the National League to lead since Hall of Fame backstop Ernie Lombardi won it in 1942. Lombardi had also led the National League in 1938, joined Bubbles Hargrave (1926) as the only other NL catcher to win, making Posey just the third backstop in the elite "club".