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Walter Johnson League
5-9-2369
Buster Purdy Shortstop
Retired (2025, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .273 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws B/R
OPS .762 Status Deceased (2059) Option Years 0  
H 2359 Age at Death 73 Date of Birth 06-15-1986
HR 233 Drafted Round 1, Pick 8
(2004)		 Majors Svc Time 17 years
(17 games)
RBI 1050
SB 351
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C+
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt D+ Control F    Mentor vL A 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range A  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm C  WS Appearances 0
2B A- (81.6%) CF ---   Health C  LCS Appearances 2
3B B- (53.0%) RF D- (4.6%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 3
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
2008 BOS
115
421
57
97
13
7
9
49
42
 87 2 3
16
 6 16
.660
.301
.359
.128
.230
2009 BOS
2
8
2
3
0
0
2
7
1
 0 0 0
0
 0 0
1.569
.444
1.125
.750
.375
2010 BOS
130
535
79
153
21
5
10
42
49
 92 2 2
25
 14 15
.747
.347
.400
.114
.286
2011 BOS
143
551
78
160
19
7
20
62
53
 97 2 2
20
 7 10
.813
.354
.459
.169
.290
2012 BOS
143
553
98
166
36
2
20
68
62
 80 3 1
32
 11 4
.854
.373
.481
.181
.300
2013 BOS
142
556
70
158
32
6
11
58
49
 105 1 1
22
 11 10
.765
.343
.423
.138
.284
2014 BOS
142
540
90
154
29
10
16
67
62
 86 3 1
31
 10 7
.826
.361
.465
.180
.285
2015 BOS
132
468
72
135
20
7
19
74
44
 90 0 4
16
 6 5
.830
.347
.483
.194
.288
2016 BOS
142
541
93
162
32
9
20
79
66
 82 2 3
30
 12 2
.879
.376
.503
.203
.299
2017 BOS
127
500
88
131
21
6
19
65
59
 94 1 3
30
 8 5
.781
.339
.442
.180
.262
2018 BOS
142
568
86
163
31
4
16
64
53
 87 2 2
23
 12 8
.789
.349
.440
.153
.287
2019 BOS
117
474
88
132
21
6
15
57
58
 81 3 1
28
 10 3
.803
.360
.443
.165
.278
2020 BOS
130
538
70
132
21
3
14
59
42
 86 2 1
15
 8 8
.675
.302
.374
.128
.245
2021 BOS
142
520
60
120
23
4
12
58
64
 95 2 6
18
 11 10
.674
.314
.360
.129
.231
2022 BOS
142
526
77
141
28
4
12
76
52
 106 2 5
19
 10 17
.738
.333
.405
.137
.268
2023 BOS
123
411
47
110
20
2
8
49
45
 62 3 4
10
 1 19
.726
.341
.384
.117
.268
2024 BOS
139
468
59
130
21
3
8
67
47
 82 1 6
8
 6 20
.728
.341
.387
.109
.278
2025 LAN
126
462
38
112
17
0
2
49
44
 92 1 4
8
 2 15
.599
.307
.292
.050
.242
Total
2279
8640
1252
2359
405
85
233
1050
892
 1504 32 49
351
 145 174
.762
.342
.420
.147
.273
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2025-11-01Buster Purdy has retired from the Los Angeles Predators
2023-04-01Buster Purdy of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
2020-05-01Buster Purdy of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
2019-07-03Buster Purdy of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
2017-04-19Buster Purdy of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
2015-09-04Buster Purdy of the Boston Red Sox is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
2009-09-27The Boston Red Sox have promoted Buster Purdy to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Dennis Augustine to the minors.
2009-04-01The Boston Red Sox have promoted Pat Arroyo to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Johnny Allen to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Doc Halicki to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Rogelio Westlake to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have sent Charlie Davis to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Joe Ostendorf to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Buster Purdy to the minors. The Boston Red Sox have sent Bert Welaj to the minors.
2008-04-01The Boston Red Sox have promoted Buster Purdy to the major league team. The Boston Red Sox have promoted Joe Ostendorf to the major league team.
2007-07-18A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Red Legs and the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox receive Arlie Roznovsky, Buster Purdy, Draft Pick - 2008 Round 2 (CIN) from the Cincinnati Red Legs in exchange for Boz Scaggs.