#44 Howard Buckwalter, Closer, 29 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates

#44 Howard Buckwalter, Closer, 29 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates
Tuesday, 3/30/2022

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Howard Buckwalter

8/4/1992
29
USA
6"0
205

Closer
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L

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4.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 1,348,571
2022 (Arbitration eligible)
5 Year(s), 25 Days (885 total Days)
0 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 25 Days (885 total Days)
8 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Arbitration eligible
3 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	6	9	6	87-90 Mph
Versus LHB	7	10	7
Versus RHB	6	9	6
Talent	6	10	7

Pitching Ratings
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5
46
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	4	1	2	3
Versus LHP	1	4	1	2	3
Versus RHP	1	4	1	2	3
Talent	1	4	1	2	3

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2
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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 10 (Range), .997 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

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Dec

Pitching Stats 2022

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	.0	.0	.0	.0	0	0	.0	0	0	.0	0.00

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
vs. RHB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Road	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

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ERA

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
2016	6	0	1	0	1	2.16	8.1	7	2	2	1	3	6	0	0	1.20	.261	PIT
2017	83	11	5	7	6	3.54	122.0	123	48	48	8	22	103	0	0	1.19	.325	PIT
2018	108	0	8	5	5	2.27	126.2	108	34	32	12	16	97	0	0	0.98	.265	PIT,NL,NL
2019	108	0	12	5	1	2.70	133.1	127	40	40	7	16	113	0	0	1.07	.305	PIT
2020	79	8	5	9	13	3.53	102.0	94	42	40	11	14	91	0	0	1.06	.289	PIT
2021	91	1	7	5	1	3.54	106.2	105	45	42	13	19	86	0	0	1.16	.290	PIT
Total	475	20	38	31	27	3.07	599.0	564	211	204	52	90	496	0	0	1.09	.295

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
2014, A	3	0	0	0	0	7.94	5.2	6	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	1.24	.250
2014, AA	21	0	0	1	0	3.77	31.0	32	17	13	4	15	23	0	0	1.52	.311
2015, AA	22	0	0	1	7	3.57	17.2	12	7	7	1	4	11	0	0	0.91	.220
2015, AAA	44	1	3	4	1	8.53	44.1	70	44	42	12	21	35	0	0	2.05	.387
2016, AAA	56	5	1	1	6	3.41	63.1	73	28	24	8	14	56	0	0	1.37	.337

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
2018	3	0	0	0	0	11.25	4.0	7	5	5	0	3	0	0
2019	13	0	1	1	1	3.29	13.2	13	5	5	1	16	0	0
2020	3	0	0	0	1	13.50	2.2	7	4	4	1	4	0	0
Total	19	0	1	1	2	6.20	20.1	27	14	14	2	23	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2016	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	PIT
2017	83	10	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	6	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	PIT
2018	108	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	PIT
2019	108	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	PIT
2020	79	12	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417	PIT
2021	91	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	PIT
Total	475	27	4	2	0	0	2	3	0	14	0	0	.148	.148	.222	.370

Fielding Stats 2022

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Player History

Drafted in 7th round, 208th overall pick, by Cleveland in 2014...
Traded from Cleveland to Pittsburgh on 7/3/2014 (Going to PIT: P Howard Buckwalter, P Andrew Macdavid. Going to CLE: P Hilario Guido)...
Earned first career win on 9/15/2016...
Had first career hit on 7/17/2017, off Paul Hope (NYN)...
Was selected to the 2018 Allstar game...
Was selected to the 2018 Allstar game...
Won World Championship with Pittsburgh in 2019...
1/29/2020: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,348,571 through salary arbitration...
1/29/2021: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,348,571 through salary arbitration...
Injured on 4/10/2021 with a Sore Back, out for one week...
1/29/2022: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,348,571 through salary arbitration...

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