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Name Team Age
Buster Purdy Retired (2025, Age 39) Died (2059, Age 73)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 8
(2004)		 SS B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Walter Johnson League 0 17 years (17 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  C  A 
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B+ B- B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B+ D+
Endurance Velocity Control
B- D+ F 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
C+ A+ A 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
C  0 6/15/1986
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 2
Alt Pos (2B) Alt Pos (3B) Alt Pos (RF)
A- (81.6 %) B- (53.0 %) D- (4.6 %)

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Year Type   Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
2004 Minors 67.00 9 / 9 8 / 8 6 / 9 12 / 14 3 / 7 6 / 6 14 / 14 58 / 67
2004 Pos (SS) 36.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 5 / 36
2005 Minors 46.00 10 / 10 4 / 4 5 / 5 4 / 4 5 / 9 11 / 11 3 / 3 42 / 46
2005 Pos (SS) 158.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 14 / 158
2006 Minors 57.00 7 / 7 7 / 10 3 / 7 4 / 7 4 / 9 8 / 10 6 / 7 39 / 57
2006 Pos (SS) 6.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 6
2007 Minors 25.00 2 / 2 1 / 3 0 / 1 2 / 4 3 / 5 3 / 7 3 / 3 14 / 25
2008 Majors 43.63 2 / 6 2 / 5 1 / 4 4 / 9 3 / 8 1 / 3 1 / 8 14 / 43
2009 Minors 50.00 4 / 8 6 / 8 3 / 7 4 / 7 1 / 4 5 / 9 6 / 7 29 / 50
2009 Majors 0.82 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0
2010 Majors 60.63 7 / 12 3 / 8 5 / 9 3 / 7 1 / 5 4 / 12 4 / 7 27 / 60
2011 Majors 56.16 1 / 5 5 / 9 3 / 6 4 / 8 1 / 5 3 / 10 3 / 13 20 / 56
2012 Majors 57.72 4 / 14 1 / 7 2 / 5 3 / 13 1 / 7 3 / 5 1 / 6 15 / 57
2013 Majors 59.98 3 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 7 2 / 9 0 / 7 1 / 12 1 / 5 7 / 59
2014 Majors 60.17 1 / 6 2 / 6 2 / 9 1 / 6 1 / 10 2 / 14 2 / 9 11 / 60
2015 Majors 51.59 1 / 4 0 / 6 0 / 9 2 / 13 0 / 7 0 / 6 1 / 6 4 / 51
2016 Majors 61.19 0 / 5 0 / 10 1 / 11 0 / 10 0 / 9 1 / 7 2 / 9 4 / 61
2017 Majors 56.29 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 8 1 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 14 0 / 8 1 / 56
2018 Majors 62.49 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 4 1 / 14 1 / 10 0 / 7 1 / 14 3 / 62
2019 Majors 53.60 0 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 7 0 / 12 0 / 7 0 / 3 1 / 11 1 / 53
2020 Majors 58.29 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 12 0 / 8 1 / 8 1 / 58
2021 Majors 59.46 3 2 0 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 3 0 / 7 0 / 14 0 / 8 0 / 11 0 / 59
2022 Majors 61.94 162 142 0 1 / 5 0 / 11 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 14 0 / 8 0 / 5 1 / 61
2023 Majors 49.62 143 123 19 1 / 6 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 4 0 / 9 0 / 5 0 / 12 1 / 49
2024 Majors 61.02 162 139 0 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 9 1 / 7 0 / 13 0 / 8 0 / 9 1 / 61
2025 Majors 65.81 162 124 0 0 / 9 1 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 9 1 / 65
Total 632 530 19 53 / 162 40 / 166 31 / 149 48 / 185 24 / 187 48 / 183 50 / 184 314 / 1416
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.