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Bruce Bochy
Bruce Douglas Bochy

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 210 lb.

Debut July 19, 1978
  vs. NYM 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 4, 1987
Born April 16, 1955 in Landes De Bussac, France

Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1978 23 HOU NL  54  154    8   41   8  0   3   15   0  0  11  35  .266  .311  .377   99   58   0   2   4   0   8
 1979 24 HOU NL  56  129   11   28   4  0   1    6   0  0  13  25  .217  .294  .271   60   35   0   0   4   1   5
 1980 25 HOU NL  22   22    0    4   1  0   0    0   0  0   5   7  .182  .357  .227   73    5   0   0   1   1   0
 1982 27 NYM NL  17   49    4   15   4  0   2    8   0  0   4   6  .306  .358  .510  142   25   0   0   0   0   1
 1983 28 SDP NL  23   42    2    9   1  1   0    3   0  0   0   9  .214  .205  .286   37   12   0   2   0   0   2
 1984 29 SDP NL  37   92   10   21   5  1   4   15   0  1   3  21  .228  .250  .435   90   40   1   1   0   0   2
 1985 30 SDP NL  48  112   16   30   2  0   6   13   0  0   6  30  .268  .305  .446  109   50   2   0   1   0   1
 1986 31 SDP NL  63  127   16   32   9  0   8   22   1  0  14  23  .252  .326  .512  130   65   1   0   3   0   3
 1987 32 SDP NL  38   75    8   12   3  0   2   11   0  1  11  21  .160  .264  .280   47   21   0   1   1   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      358  802   75  192  37  2  26   93   1  2  67 177  .239  .298  .388   92  311   4   6  14   2  25
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        363   34   87  17  1  12   42   0  1  30  80  .239  .298  .388   92  141   2   3   6   1  11
 Career High     63  154   16   41   9  1   8   22   1  1  14  35                          65   2   2   4   1   8
Special Batting  Glossary 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1978 23 HOU NL  167  123   16   3.5    88| .266  .252| .311  .319| .377  .371| .688  .690|  99  .417  -0.1   0.0   0%
 1979 24 HOU NL  143  106   10   2.5    94| .217  .262| .294  .326| .271  .388| .565  .715|  60  .267  -6.8  -0.7   0%
 1980 25 HOU NL   28   18    2   3.0    88| .182  .257| .357  .318| .227  .373| .584  .691|  73  .347  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1982 27 NYM NL   53   35    9   7.0    94| .306  .264| .358  .327| .510  .384| .868  .712| 142  .713   2.7   0.3   0%
 1983 28 SDP NL   44   37    2   1.4    94| .214  .260| .205  .328| .286  .385| .491  .712|  37  .123  -3.7  -0.4   0%
 1984 29 SDP NL   97   76    9   3.2    94| .228  .263| .250  .328| .435  .383| .685  .711|  90  .379  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1985 30 SDP NL  120   85   15   4.8    94| .268  .259| .305  .327| .446  .386| .751  .712| 109  .556   0.5   0.1   0%
 1986 31 SDP NL  142   99   21   5.7    96| .252  .259| .326  .329| .512  .391| .838  .719| 130  .627   4.8   0.5 100%
 1987 32 SDP NL   87   68    5   2.0   102| .160  .264| .264  .333| .280  .412| .544  .745|  47  .167  -5.5  -0.5   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons       881  647   89   3.7    94| .239  .259| .298  .326| .388  .386| .686  .712|  92  .431 -10.4  -0.9  33%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1978 23 HOU NL   C   53    268   35    8    5  .974  .985  5.72  5.11  6.93  6.17   45  393.3   3   8   47  21
 1979 24 HOU NL   C   55    198   29    7    4  .970  .985  4.13  5.27  5.75  6.13   36  355.0   4  12   36  18
 1980 25 HOU NL   C   10     19    1    0    0 1.000  .985  2.00  5.23  6.14  6.08    2   29.3   1   0    4   0
                 1B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  9.00  0.00 10.08    0    5.0                 
 1982 27 NYM NL   C   16     90    8    4    1  .961  .985  6.12  5.52  6.50  6.29   16  135.7   1   2   17   9
                 1B    1      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  2.00  8.90 18.00  9.90    0    1.0                 
 1983 28 SDP NL   C   11     51    5    0    0 1.000  .984  5.09  5.55  6.72  6.58    8   75.0   1   3    5   7
 1984 29 SDP NL   C   36    147   12    2    2  .988  .986  4.42  5.68  6.24  6.53   20  229.3   0   7   23   7
 1985 30 SDP NL   C   46    148   11    2    2  .988  .987  3.46  5.45  5.31  6.42   28  269.7   2   6   35  10
 1986 31 SDP NL   C   48    202   22    2    3  .991  .985  4.67  5.88  7.07  6.93   30  285.3   2  10   34  15
 1987 32 SDP NL   C   23     95    7    4    0  .962  .987  4.43  5.91  5.84  6.94   18  157.3   0   6   19   1

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1980 25 HOU NL  1B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  9.00  0.00 10.08    0    5.0                 
 1982 27 NYM NL  1B    1      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  2.00  8.90 18.00  9.90    0    1.0                 

 1978 23 HOU NL   C   53    268   35    8    5  .974  .985  5.72  5.11  6.93  6.17   45  393.3   3   8   47  21
 1979 24 HOU NL   C   55    198   29    7    4  .970  .985  4.13  5.27  5.75  6.13   36  355.0   4  12   36  18
 1980 25 HOU NL   C   10     19    1    0    0 1.000  .985  2.00  5.23  6.14  6.08    2   29.3   1   0    4   0
 1982 27 NYM NL   C   16     90    8    4    1  .961  .985  6.12  5.52  6.50  6.29   16  135.7   1   2   17   9
 1983 28 SDP NL   C   11     51    5    0    0 1.000  .984  5.09  5.55  6.72  6.58    8   75.0   1   3    5   7
 1984 29 SDP NL   C   36    147   12    2    2  .988  .986  4.42  5.68  6.24  6.53   20  229.3   0   7   23   7
 1985 30 SDP NL   C   46    148   11    2    2  .988  .987  3.46  5.45  5.31  6.42   28  269.7   2   6   35  10
 1986 31 SDP NL   C   48    202   22    2    3  .991  .985  4.67  5.88  7.07  6.93   30  285.3   2  10   34  15
 1987 32 SDP NL   C   23     95    7    4    0  .962  .987  4.43  5.91  5.84  6.94   18  157.3   0   6   19   1

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
 Position Total   C* 298   1218  130   29   17  .979  .985  4.52  5.49  6.29  6.44  203 1930.0  14  54  220  88
                 1B*   2      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  8.95  3.00 10.05    0    6.0                 
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
 Overall Total       300   1220  130   29   17  .979  .985  4.50  5.51  6.28  6.45  203   1936
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1980   NLCS  HOU PHI     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1984   WS    SDP DET     L   1   1   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   0-2   2   2   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .500  .500  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

January 9, 1975: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 8th round of the 1975 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 3, 1975: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

February 11, 1981: Traded by the Houston Astros to the New York Mets for players to be named later. The New York Mets sent Stan Hough (minors) (April 3, 1981) and Randy Rogers (minors) (April 3, 1981) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

January 21, 1983: Released by the New York Mets.

February 23, 1983: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

November 9, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986San Diego Padres$125,000
1987San Diego Padres$135,000
Career (may be incomplete)$260,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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