OOTP Developments Forums - View Single Post

darkhorse · 05-27-2019, 11:40 PM

Buckner had a very curious career. He's by far the worst player in MLB history to play in at least 2500 games. In his 22 year career, Buckner had 3-4 good seasons and 10 seasons where he was an overall negative to his club's won-loss record. He was never a star despite receiving MVP votes in 5 seasons and finishing 10th twice. One all-star appearance.

But, no one deserves the level of abuse he endured for decades and it's good that Buckner found peace with the matter of his infamy and returned to the Red Sox fold.

Edit: I'd imagine he's part of a very small group of MLB'ers to have played at least 500 games with 3 different clubs.

05-27-2019, 11:40 PM	#7
darkhorse Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: fort worth, tx Posts: 10,850	Buckner had a very curious career. He's by far the worst player in MLB history to play in at least 2500 games. In his 22 year career, Buckner had 3-4 good seasons and 10 seasons where he was an overall negative to his club's won-loss record. He was never a star despite receiving MVP votes in 5 seasons and finishing 10th twice. One all-star appearance. But, no one deserves the level of abuse he endured for decades and it's good that Buckner found peace with the matter of his infamy and returned to the Red Sox fold. Edit: I'd imagine he's part of a very small group of MLB'ers to have played at least 500 games with 3 different clubs. __________________ "The Human Torch was denied a bank loan." Last edited by darkhorse; 05-27-2019 at 11:44 PM.