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| Name | Team | Age |
| Buck Purtell | Retired (1998, Age 35) | 47 |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 29 (1983) |
3B | B/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Rollie Fingers League | 0 | 8 years (126 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 7/1/1963 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Alt Pos (SS) | Alt Pos (2B) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (71.8 %) | (2.4 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | POS | Team | G | GS | INN | TC | PO | A | E | DP | +/- | RF
|
FPCT |
| 1989 | 2B | DET | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 | 1.000 |
| 3B | DET | 24 | 24 | 210.0 | 74 | 20 | 52 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 3.09 | .973 | |
| SS | DET | 23 | 0 | 27.0 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4.33 | .929 | |
| RF | DET | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 1.000 | |
| 1990 | 2B | DET | 7 | 7 | 62.0 | 34 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 4.79 | .971 |
| 3B | DET | 56 | 49 | 453.0 | 151 | 42 | 104 | 5 | 6 | +4 | 2.90 | .967 | |
| SS | DET | 9 | 0 | 12.0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.25 | 1.000 | |
| 1991 | 3B | DET | 20 | 12 | 132.33 | 49 | 11 | 37 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3.26 | .980 |
| 1992 | 2B | DET | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.57 | .909 |
| 3B | DET | 18 | 3 | 45.0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.20 | 1.000 | |
| 1993 | 1B | DET | 9 | 9 | 79.0 | 86 | 81 | 5 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 9.80 | 1.000 |
| 3B | DET | 12 | 8 | 80.66 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2.57 | 1.000 | |
| SS | DET | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.000 | |
| 1994 | 1B | DET | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.000 |
| 3B | DET | 40 | 34 | 309.0 | 91 | 24 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.56 | .967 | |
| SS | DET | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4.00 | 1.000 | |
| 1995 | 2B | DET | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 1.000 |
| 3B | DET | 43 | 34 | 317.0 | 106 | 28 | 73 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 2.87 | .953 | |
| 1996 | 3B | DET | 52 | 32 | 312.33 | 115 | 36 | 73 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3.14 | .948 |
| SS | DET | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 1.000 | |
| 1997 | 3B | DET | 54 | 32 | 314.33 | 98 | 24 | 71 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 2.72 | .969 |
| SS | DET | 2 | 2 | 19.0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3.32 | .875 | |
| 1998 | 3B | DET | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.000 |
| Pos Total | 1B | 10 | 10 | 88.0 | 95 | 90 | 5 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 9.72 | 1.000 | |
| 2B | 14 | 14 | 123.0 | 57 | 24 | 31 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 4.02 | .965 | ||
| 3B | 320 | 228 | 2175.65 | 725 | 193 | 507 | 25 | 34 | +4 | 2.90 | .966 | ||
| SS | 38 | 6 | 94.0 | 48 | 19 | 27 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 4.40 | .958 | ||
| RF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 1.000 | ||
| Total | 383 | 259 | 2489.65 | 927 | 328 | 570 | 29 | 49 | +1 | 3.25 | .969 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1998-11-01 | Buck Purtell has retired from the Detroit Bounders |
| 1998-04-11 | The Detroit Bounders have designated Buck Purtell for assignment. |
| 1995-06-25 | Buck Purtell of the Detroit Bounders is injured and is expected to be out 28 days. |
| 1992-04-01 | The Detroit Bounders have removed Buck Purtell from the trade block. |
| 1991-03-25 | The Detroit Bounders have placed Buck Purtell on the trade block. |
| 1988-10-03 | The Detroit Bounders have promoted Buck Purtell to the major league team. |