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Buster Posey
AVG HR RBI
.319 8 42
Team: San FranciscoHt / Wt: 6-1 / 205 NFBC ADP: 18.25
Position: CBorn: 3/27/1987 Birthplace: Leesburg, Georgia
Bats/Throws: R/R Draft: 1st Round by Giants (2008)


Latest News
June 14 2:57 PM PT3:57 PM MT4:57 PM CT5:57 PM ET17:57 ET21:57 GMT5:57 CST2:57 PM MST4:57 PM EST5:27 PM VEN1:57 UAE (+1)4:57 PM CT-Posey went 3 for 5 with a double and two RBIs in a 10-0 win over Pittsburgh on Thursday.
Analysis: Posey is 9 for 23 with eight RBIs over his last five games.
June 9 2:19 PM PT3:19 PM MT4:19 PM CT5:19 PM ET17:19 ET21:19 GMT5:19 CST2:19 PM MST4:19 PM EST4:49 PM VEN1:19 UAE (+1)4:19 PM CT-Posey went deep and had two hits Saturday in a 10-5 win over the D-Backs.
Analysis: Posey hit a two-run homer and finished with three RBIs. He ended a seven-game slide without a RBI.
June 3 3:22 PM PT4:22 PM MT5:22 PM CT6:22 PM ET18:22 ET22:22 GMT6:22 CST3:22 PM MST5:22 PM EST5:52 PM VEN2:22 UAE (+1)5:22 PM CT-Posey was 4 for 4 with two doubles in San Francisco's 4-2 win over St. Louis.
Analysis: It was the first four-hit game this season for Posey and the sixth of his career.
May 27 10:58 AM PT11:58 AM MT12:58 PM CT1:58 PM ET13:58 ET17:58 GMT1:58 CST10:58 AM MST12:58 PM EST1:28 PM VEN21:58 UAE12:58 PM CT-Posey was 2 for 5 with his seventh homer of the year in San Francisco's 7-3 win over Colorado on Sunday.
Analysis: Posey is 16 for 38 (.421) during a 10-game hitting streak.
May 26 11:23 AM PT12:23 PM MT1:23 PM CT2:23 PM ET14:23 ET18:23 GMT2:23 CST11:23 AM MST1:23 PM EST1:53 PM VEN22:23 UAE1:23 PM CT-Posey was 3 for 5 in San Francisco's 6-5 win over Colorado on Saturday, extending his hitting streak to nine games.
Analysis: Posey is 14 for 34 over his last nine games, raising his batting average from .285 to .312.
May 25 3:55 PM PT4:55 PM MT5:55 PM CT6:55 PM ET18:55 ET22:55 GMT6:55 CST3:55 PM MST5:55 PM EST6:25 PM VEN2:55 UAE (+1)5:55 PM CT-Posey had one hit and stole his first base of 2013 in a 5-0 loss to Colorado on Friday night.
Analysis: Posey now has five career stolen bases to go along with one in his postseason career.
May 18 3:05 PM PT4:05 PM MT5:05 PM CT6:05 PM ET18:05 ET22:05 GMT6:05 CST3:05 PM MST5:05 PM EST5:35 PM VEN2:05 UAE (+1)5:05 PM CT-Posey went 2 for 3 with a homer and two RBIs in Friday's 10-9 loss at Colorado.
Analysis: Posey is batting .484 with six homers and 20 RBIs over his last 17 games against the Rockies.
May 10 2:56 PM PT3:56 PM MT4:56 PM CT5:56 PM ET17:56 ET21:56 GMT5:56 CST2:56 PM MST4:56 PM EST5:26 PM VEN1:56 UAE (+1)4:56 PM CT-Posey went 2 for 4 with his fifth homer of the season in San Francisco's 6-3 loss to Atlanta on Thursday.
Analysis: Posey is 9 for 22 (.409) with two homers and seven RBIs over his last seven games.
May 4 2:20 PM PT3:20 PM MT4:20 PM CT5:20 PM ET17:20 ET21:20 GMT5:20 CST2:20 PM MST4:20 PM EST4:50 PM VEN1:20 UAE (+1)4:20 PM CT-Posey hit a game-ending home run into the left-field seats leading off the bottom of the ninth, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Friday night.
Analysis: Posey is batting .375 at home compared to .204 on the road.
Apr. 29 8:27 AM PT9:27 AM MT10:27 AM CT11:27 AM ET11:27 ET15:27 GMT23:27 CST8:27 AM MST10:27 AM EST10:57 AM VEN19:27 UAE10:27 AM CT-Posey hit a two-run homer in Sunday's 6-4 loss at San Diego.
Analysis: After an extremely sluggish start to the year, Posey is batting .400 with three long balls and nine RBIs during a nine-game hitting streak.
Apr. 22 3:43 PM PT4:43 PM MT5:43 PM CT6:43 PM ET18:43 ET22:43 GMT6:43 CST3:43 PM MST5:43 PM EST6:13 PM VEN2:43 UAE (+1)5:43 PM CT-Posey smashed his first homer - a two-run shot - in a 5-0 win over San Diego on Sunday.
Analysis: Posey has gotten off to a slow start, and has batted just 5 for 27 (.185) over his last nine games.
Apr. 11 2:10 PM PT3:10 PM MT4:10 PM CT5:10 PM ET17:10 ET21:10 GMT5:10 CST2:10 PM MST4:10 PM EST4:40 PM VEN1:10 UAE (+1)4:10 PM CT-Posey drove in three runs, Zito pitched another gem and contributed with his bat, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 10-0 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.
Analysis: Staked to a quick lead, Zito (2-0) won his 11th straight decision, including last year's postseason. San Francisco earned its 16th consecutive victory in games he has started, the longest such run by a Giants pitcher since 16 in a row by Carl Hubbell for New York in 1936, STATS said.
Mar. 29 12:33 PM PT1:33 PM MT2:33 PM CT3:33 PM ET15:33 ET19:33 GMT3:33 CST12:33 PM MST2:33 PM EST3:03 PM VEN23:33 UAE1:33 PM CT-The San Francisco Giants have rewarded Posey with a $167 million, nine-year contract. Posey's deal, announced Friday by the reigning World Series champions, includes a club option for 2022 that could raise the value to $186 million over 10 years.
Analysis: The agreement is the longest for a catcher and the largest in Giants history, surpassing Matt Cain's $127.5 million, six-year contract.

Regular Season

Hitting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG SSX
2009 SF 7 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .118 .118 .118 $1.50
2010 SF 108 406 58 124 23 2 18 67 30 55 0 2 .305 .357 .505 $157.50
2011 SF 45 162 17 46 5 0 4 21 18 30 3 0 .284 .368 .389 $56.50
2012 SF 148 530 78 178 39 1 24 103 69 96 1 1 .336 .408 .549 $238.50
2013 SF 67 238 29 76 20 1 8 42 27 31 1 0 .319 .393 .513 $95.50
Career 375 1353 183 426 87 4 54 233 144 216 5 3 .315 .382 .505  

Postseason

Hitting Statistics
Year Team Round G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS AVG OBP SLG
2010 SF Total 15 59 6 17 3 0 1 5 6 18 1 0 .288 .354 .390
    4 16 3 6 1 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 .375 .444 .438
    LCS 6 23 1 5 2 0 0 3 3 7 0 0 .217 .308 .304
    WS 5 20 2 6 0 0 1 2 1 6 0 0 .300 .333 .450
2012 SF Total 16 60 5 12 0 0 3 9 8 15 0 0 .200 .294 .350
    5 19 3 4 0 0 2 5 3 4 0 0 .211 .318 .526
    LCS 7 26 1 4 0 0 0 1 4 6 0 0 .154 .267 .154
    WS 4 15 1 4 0 0 1 3 1 5 0 0 .267 .313 .467
Career 31 119 11 29 3 0 4 14 14 33 1 0 .244 .323 .370


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