CF Byron '0' Buxton #25
Tampa Bay Rays MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/31/2025
 OA: 62 POT: 62
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CF BYRON '0' BUXTON #25 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
124 426 102 19 3 15 59 38 116 .239 .310 .404 5 2.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 50 50 50
Gap 60 60 60 60
Power 65 70 65 65
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 30 70
Errors: - 25 70
Arm: 20 40 65
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 25 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: 70
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 75
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 60
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/27/2025 @ TOR Win, 3-1 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/25/2025 @ BAL Win, 8-6 4 2 2 4 2 1 2 0
09/24/2025 @ BAL Loss, 3-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/2025 BOS Win, 13-1 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
09/19/2025 BOS Win, 6-0 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/2025 TOR Loss, 5-7 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/17/2025 TOR Win, 7-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/16/2025 TOR Win, 4-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/15/2025 TOR Loss, 2-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/14/2025 @ CHC Win, 8-4 5 2 3 3 1 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/18/1993
Born in:Baxley, GA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$50,000,000
Signed Through:2028 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 160 Days
Service This Yr:195 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 160 Days
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 124 426 102 19 3 15 59 58 38 116 .239 .310 .404 .714 .305 .164 98
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 105 481 9 2 0 8 0 8 172 37 5 3 62.5 54.6 4.30 2.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   106 26 6 0 6 15 16 8 31 2 0 1 .245 .299 .472 .771
Versus Right   320 76 13 3 9 44 42 30 85 6 0 8 .237 .313 .381 .694
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   15 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 .200 .294 .200 .494
April   60 11 4 0 1 9 3 5 12 3 0 1 .183 .246 .300 .546
May   77 19 4 0 3 13 13 10 20 1 0 2 .247 .344 .416 .760
June   66 18 2 0 2 6 8 6 18 1 0 2 .273 .347 .394 .741
July   64 18 3 2 2 7 10 7 20 2 0 1 .281 .351 .484 .836
August   74 10 4 0 3 10 10 5 26 1 0 2 .135 .207 .311 .518
September   70 23 2 1 4 13 13 4 17 0 0 0 .329 .365 .557 .922
Spring Training   71 23 2 1 4 19 15 5 18 1 0 3 .324 .388 .549 .937
Last Year   451 127 35 6 30 78 76 38 133 3 0 4 .282 .341 .585 .926
2 Years Ago   513 134 20 3 50 111 106 54 138 3 0 6 .261 .337 .604 .941
Career   5415 1268 275 46 208 625 758 376 1800 37 19 53 .234 .289 .417 .706
Home   211 52 6 0 4 26 23 16 54 4 0 7 .246 .315 .332 .647
Road   215 50 13 3 11 33 35 22 62 4 0 2 .233 .305 .474 .779
Grass   198 47 13 3 10 32 33 22 57 4 0 2 .237 .314 .485 .799
Turf   228 55 6 0 5 27 25 16 59 4 0 7 .241 .306 .333 .639
Day   156 43 7 2 6 27 22 12 43 3 0 5 .276 .341 .462 .802
Night   270 59 12 1 9 32 36 26 73 5 0 4 .219 .292 .370 .662
As Starter   410 100 18 3 15 59 57 37 112 8 0 9 .244 .315 .412 .727
As Reliever / Substitution   16 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .125 .176 .188 .364
Pinch Hitting   13 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .154 .214 .231 .445
Close/Late   94 20 2 0 5 14 14 9 27 1 0 2 .213 .292 .394 .686
Inning 1-3   147 38 8 0 6 30 20 14 35 4 0 4 .259 .331 .435 .767
Inning 4-6   135 31 4 2 4 12 17 11 38 2 0 3 .230 .298 .378 .676
Inning 7-9   136 33 7 1 5 16 21 12 40 1 0 2 .243 .311 .419 .730
Extra Innings   8 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100
0 Outs   127 28 4 1 2 7 22 8 37 1 0 4 .220 .286 .315 .601
1 Outs   133 34 6 1 8 29 21 18 37 7 0 3 .256 .342 .496 .838
2 Outs   166 40 9 1 5 23 15 12 42 0 0 2 .241 .300 .398 .698
Scoring Position   130 31 2 1 5 43 16 17 34 8 0 1 .238 .314 .385 .699
Bases Empty   198 52 12 2 8 8 36 11 49 0 0 8 .263 .327 .465 .792
Runner on 1st   98 19 5 0 2 8 6 10 33 0 0 0 .194 .269 .306 .575
Runner on 2nd   54 13 2 1 0 8 5 6 15 0 0 0 .241 .317 .315 .631
Runner on 3rd   14 2 0 0 0 5 1 4 4 3 0 0 .143 .286 .143 .429
Runner on 1st & 2nd   28 8 0 0 2 7 5 3 7 0 0 1 .286 .375 .500 .875
Runner on 1st & 3rd   9 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   14 4 0 0 3 16 4 4 2 2 0 0 .286 .400 .929 1.329
Bases Loaded   11 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 .364 .308 .364 .671
Two Strikes   206 33 6 0 4 24 15 12 116 4 0 2 .160 .210 .248 .457
First Pitch   83 28 8 2 6 15 19 2 0 2 0 3 .337 .367 .699 1.065
Count 0-1   34 11 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 .324 .361 .324 .685
Count 0-2   34 6 1 0 2 5 3 0 25 0 0 0 .176 .176 .382 .559
Count 1-0   47 11 3 0 2 9 6 0 0 0 0 1 .234 .250 .426 .676
Count 1-1   19 8 0 0 3 9 3 0 0 2 0 0 .421 .381 .895 1.276
Count 1-2   77 11 2 0 2 10 5 0 42 0 0 1 .143 .154 .247 .401
Count 2-0   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   19 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .211 .250 .316 .566
Count 2-2   54 7 2 0 0 4 4 0 30 2 0 1 .130 .140 .167 .307
Count 3-0   2 2 0 0 0 1 4 13 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   9 5 2 0 0 1 5 11 0 0 0 0 .556 .800 .778 1.578
Full Count   41 9 1 0 0 5 3 12 19 2 0 0 .220 .382 .244 .626
Behind in Count   145 28 3 0 4 15 12 0 67 0 0 3 .193 .209 .297 .506
Ahead in Count   84 22 5 1 2 11 17 24 0 0 0 2 .262 .436 .417 .853
Batting Leadoff   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   156 39 7 1 7 24 28 16 41 3 0 3 .250 .326 .442 .768
Batting 4th   259 62 11 2 8 35 30 22 73 5 0 6 .239 .308 .390 .698
Batting 6th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Low Leverage   152 37 10 2 5 12 22 16 41 1 0 4 .243 .329 .434 .764
Medium Leverage   185 43 9 1 4 24 26 16 52 3 0 4 .232 .303 .357 .660
High Leverage   86 20 0 0 6 23 9 6 23 4 0 1 .233 .278 .442 .720
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2015 Minnesota - MLB 21 46 129 27 7 1 2 6 16 6 1 0 44 2 2 .209 .250 .326 .576 58 53 -0.0
2016 Minnesota - MLB 22 92 298 67 19 6 10 38 44 23 3 3 118 10 2 .225 .284 .430 .714 90 85 0.7
2017 Minnesota - MLB 23 140 462 117 14 6 16 51 69 38 4 2 150 29 1 .253 .314 .413 .728 93 89 4.7
2018 San Diego - MLB 24 52 197 45 8 1 9 26 31 15 1 3 59 9 1 .228 .282 .416 .699 86 86 0.9
2018 Pittsburgh - MLB 24 81 340 88 12 3 8 22 58 22 5 0 113 33 3 .259 .313 .382 .696 88 90 2.6
2018 Total - MLB 24 133 537 133 20 4 17 48 89 37 6 3 172 42 4 .248 .302 .395 .697 87 89 3.5
2019 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 160 684 137 25 7 15 50 80 44 5 4 267 29 8 .200 .252 .323 .575 60 56 1.2
2020 Pittsburgh - MLB 26 160 646 133 47 3 12 40 58 35 5 3 258 38 8 .206 .251 .344 .595 64 61 0.8
2021 Pittsburgh - MLB 27 162 657 115 22 2 15 54 54 26 3 4 256 25 7 .175 .209 .283 .492 37 37 -2.7
2022 Colorado - MLB 28 149 612 176 47 5 26 90 108 37 7 4 148 24 7 .288 .333 .508 .842 117 113 5.1
2023 Colorado - MLB 29 135 513 134 20 3 50 111 106 54 6 3 138 14 2 .261 .337 .604 .941 139 135 5.7
2024 Arizona - MLB 30 111 451 127 35 6 30 78 76 38 4 3 133 9 2 .282 .341 .585 .926 145 146 5.9
2025 Tampa Bay - MLB 31 124 426 102 19 3 15 59 58 38 9 8 116 5 3 .239 .310 .404 .714 98 98 2.7
Total MLB 1412 5415 1268 275 46 208 625 758 376 53 37 1800 227 46 .234 .289 .417 .706 89 87 27.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2012 Minnesota (GCL) - R 18 27 88 19 4 3 4 14 17 11 3 0 26 4 3 .216 .324 .466 .789 100 139 0.7
2012 Elizabethton - R 18 21 77 22 6 1 1 6 16 8 2 0 15 7 0 .286 .368 .429 .796 100 124 0.7
2012 Total - R 18 48 165 41 10 4 5 20 33 19 5 0 41 11 3 .248 .344 .448 .792 100 132 1.5
2013 Cedar Rapids - A 19 68 270 92 15 10 8 55 68 44 1 3 56 32 11 .341 .431 .559 .990 100 176 4.3
2013 Fort Myers - A+ 19 57 218 71 4 8 4 22 41 32 2 1 49 23 8 .326 .415 .472 .887 100 165 2.9
2013 Total - A+ 19 125 488 163 19 18 12 77 109 76 3 4 105 55 19 .334 .424 .520 .944 100 171 7.1
2014 Fort Myers - A+ 20 30 121 29 4 2 4 16 19 10 3 0 33 6 2 .240 .313 .405 .718 100 118 0.8
2014 Hartford - AA 20 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -83 -0.1
2015 Wichita - AA 21 59 237 67 7 12 6 37 44 26 1 4 51 20 2 .283 .351 .489 .840 100 144 2.7
2015 St. Paul - AAA 21 13 55 22 3 1 1 8 11 4 0 0 12 2 1 .400 .441 .545 .986 100 175 0.7
2016 St. Paul - AAA 22 49 190 58 11 3 11 24 41 14 3 2 58 7 0 .305 .359 .568 .927 100 151 2.2
2017 St. Paul - AAA 23 3 12 5 0 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 .417 .462 .917 1.378 100 271 0.3
Total IL 65 257 85 14 4 14 35 55 19 3 2 73 9 1 .331 .381 .580 .961 100 162
Total AA 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -83
Total SL 59 237 67 7 12 6 37 44 26 1 4 51 20 2 .283 .351 .489 .840 100 144
Total FSL 87 339 100 8 10 8 38 60 42 5 1 82 29 10 .295 .380 .448 .828 100 149
Total MID 68 270 92 15 10 8 55 68 44 1 3 56 32 11 .341 .431 .559 .990 100 176
Total APP 21 77 22 6 1 1 6 16 8 2 0 15 7 0 .286 .368 .429 .796 100 124
Total GCL 27 88 19 4 3 4 14 17 11 3 0 26 4 3 .216 .324 .466 .789 100 139
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2022 Colorado - MLB 28 5 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 .118 .118 .118 .235 -38 -61 0.7
2023 Colorado - MLB 29 3 12 3 2 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 .250 .308 .667 .974 144 141 0.8
Total MLB 8 29 5 2 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 11 2 0 .172 .200 .345 .545 41 27
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2012 Minnesota (GCL) - R LF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Elizabethton - R CF 17 0 28 1 0 31 2 .935 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Minnesota (GCL) - R CF 21 0 39 1 1 42 2 .952 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Fort Myers - A+ CF 55 0 140 6 4 147 1 .993 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Cedar Rapids - A CF 66 0 155 3 1 159 1 .994 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Hartford - AA CF 1 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Fort Myers - A+ CF 28 0 80 3 0 83 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Fort Myers - A+ RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Minnesota - MLB CF 44 35 115 2 0 117 0 1.000 327.0 3.22 +3.0 .000
2015 St. Paul - AAA CF 11 0 37 0 0 37 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Wichita - AA CF 59 0 181 9 3 192 2 .990 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Minnesota - MLB CF 92 88 243 2 0 249 4 .984 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 St. Paul - AAA CF 47 0 103 2 0 106 1 .991 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Minnesota - MLB CF 137 131 389 6 1 400 5 .988 1143.0 3.11 +29.0 .000
2017 St. Paul - AAA CF 3 0 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2018 Pittsburgh - MLB C 2 2 16 1 0 18 1 .944 18.0 8.50 -0.4 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2018 San Diego - MLB CF 52 52 143 3 0 146 0 1.000 463.2 2.83 +3.3 1.050
2018 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 77 77 239 5 3 246 2 .992 687.0 3.20 +11.5 1.072
2019 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 158 158 445 6 2 454 3 .993 1412.2 2.87 +14.0 1.061
2020 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 155 155 425 7 1 432 0 1.000 1419.2 2.74 +8.3 1.043
2021 Pittsburgh - MLB CF 162 162 459 11 4 474 4 .992 1411.0 3.00 -6.2 1.003
2022 Colorado - MLB CF 146 146 444 14 8 460 2 .996 1301.0 3.17 +10.9 1.061
2022 Colorado - MLB RF 3 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 25.0 2.88 +0.0 .980
2023 Colorado - MLB CF 135 131 361 3 1 365 1 .997 1166.0 2.81 +8.4 1.052
2024 Arizona - MLB CF 109 106 336 14 2 351 1 .997 946.2 3.33 +15.9 1.071
2025 Tampa Bay - MLB C 1 1 18 1 0 20 1 .950 16.2 10.26 -0.1 .000 0 2 0 0.0
2025 Tampa Bay - MLB CF 116 103 323 10 0 334 1 .997 929.1 3.22 +13.2 1.071
TOTAL C 3 3 34 2 0 38 2 .947 34.2 9.35 -0.5 .000 0 2 0 0.0
TOTAL LF 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL CF 1691 1344 4698 109 31 4839 32 .993 11207.0 3.86 +111.4 1.051
TOTAL RF 5 3 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 25.0 3.24 +0.0 .980
PLAYER HISTORY
06/04/2012 Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 1st round (2nd) of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Appling County HS (Baxley, GA).
11/07/2017 Wins the 2017 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at CF.
03/27/2018 Released by the San Diego Padres.
05/21/2018 Injured on 05/19/2018, diagnosed with a knee sprain, is day-to-day.
06/09/2018 Was traded by the San Diego Padres to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with SP Tyler Mahle, in exchange for CF Lorenzo Cain.
07/30/2018 Injured on 07/29/2018, diagnosed with forearm inflammation, will miss 2-3 weeks.
11/08/2018 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,900,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
11/12/2018 Wins the 2018 MLB NL Great Glove Award at CF.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (50).
11/18/2019 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,420,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
03/29/2020 Injured (Knee contusion), day-to-day for 6 days.
11/17/2020 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $5,280,000.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 35 (35).
11/25/2021 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $6,600,000.
12/30/2021 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for RP Matt Peacock, 3B Josh Jung, RP Daniel Lynch, 2B Terrin Vavra, and RP Yerry Rodriguez.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 35 (35).
04/02/2022 Injured (adductor strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/17/2022 Was selected to the 2022 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/26/2022 Rejected the Colorado Rockies qualifying offer.
11/27/2022 Signed a 8-year contract extension worth a total of $297,600,000 with the Colorado Rockies organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 70 (70); Eye: 50 (50).
05/17/2023 Injured (herniated disc (neck)),out for one week.
07/23/2023 Injured (sprained knee),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
09/04/2023 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
09/18/2023 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
10/01/2023 Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
11/12/2023 Wins the 2023 MLB NL Platinum Stick Award at CF.
12/20/2023 Was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for .
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 50 (50).
05/01/2024 Wins the MLB NL Batter of the Month Award.
05/06/2024 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
06/19/2024 Hits three home runs against the Washington Nationals, going 4-4 with 4 RBI and 4 runs scored!
07/14/2024 Was selected to the 2024 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/07/2024 Injured on 08/05/2024, diagnosed with a ruptured finger tendon, will miss 4 months.
11/21/2024 Became a free agent.
12/07/2024 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $128,000,000 with the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 45 (45).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2021 162 1
Year PA Rank
2019 739 1
Year AB Rank
2019 684 2
2020 646 6
2021 657 2
2022 612 10
Year H Rank
2022 176 9
Year K Rank
2019 267 1
2020 258 3
2021 256 1
Year 2B Rank
2020 47 3
2022 47 1
Year 3B Rank
2016 6 5
2017 6 3
2019 7 5
Year HR Rank
2023 50 6
Year SB Rank
2017 29 4
2018 42 1
2019 29 3
2020 38 5
2022 24 5
Year R Rank
2022 108 7
2023 106 9
Year SH Rank
2017 5 7
Year SF Rank
2025 8 5
Year EBH Rank
2022 78 3
2023 73 10
2024 71 9
Year SLG Rank
2023 .604 3
Year RC/27 Rank
2023 7.29 8
Year ISO Rank
2023 .343 2
Year wOBA Rank
2023 .385 7
Year OPS Rank
2023 .941 6
Year WAR Rank
2022 5.7 10
2023 6.3 5
2024 5.8 5
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