Buddy Black
P · 15 seasons · 1981 – 1995 · B/T: L/L
Buddy Black is 1st of 0 pitchers in career roto value, a top-tier career by any lens the site offers. No season of his scores higher than 1984, at +8.4, 10th that season and 1985th of 51,303 player-seasons on record. His profile is all upside: wins (+10.1), WHIP (+9.2) and strikeouts (+4.8), and nothing on the debit side.
Hitting
Best Season
-2.10
1993 · #65,372 all-time
Career Z
-35.5
summed
Avg / Season
-2.36
longevity-neutral
Seasons
15
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | SEA | 2 | -2.26 | #504 | #83,137 |
| 1982 | KC | 23 | -2.23 | #491 | #80,431 |
| 1983 | KC | 24 | -2.26 | #494 | #83,824 |
| 1984 | KC | 35 | -2.28 | #520 | #85,750 |
| 1985 | KC | 33 | -2.24 | #482 | #81,373 |
| 1986 | KC | 56 | -2.31 | #503 | #89,072 |
| 1987 | KC | 29 | -2.28 | #490 | #85,085 |
| 1988 | KC | 33 | -2.22 | #479 | #78,842 |
| 1989 | CLE | 33 | -2.25 | #520 | #82,600 |
| 1990 | CLE | 32 | -2.19 | #504 | #76,022 |
| 1991 | SF | 35 | -2.46 | #956 | #97,781 |
| 1992 | SF | 28 | -3.49 | #1,005 | #110,907 |
| 1993★ | SF | 16 | -2.10 | #520 | #65,372 |
| 1994 | SF | 10 | -2.76 | #949 | #105,749 |
| 1995 | CLE | 11 | -2.13 | #547 | #69,853 |
★ Best season by Z
Pitching
Best Season
8.40
1984 · #1,985 all-time
Career Z
21.9
summed
Avg / Season
1.46
longevity-neutral
Seasons
15
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | SEA | 2 | -2.89 | #298 | #44,116 |
| 1982 | KC | 22 | -2.10 | #237 | #33,161 |
| 1983 | KC | 24 | 1.51 | #106 | #13,011 |
| 1984★ | KC | 35 | 8.40 | #10 | #1,985 |
| 1985 | KC | 33 | 1.20 | #118 | #13,976 |
| 1986 | KC | 56 | 3.19 | #68 | #8,672 |
| 1987 | KC | 29 | 1.81 | #118 | #12,145 |
| 1988 | CLE | 33 | -1.83 | #242 | #29,583 |
| 1989 | CLE | 33 | 4.16 | #69 | #6,842 |
| 1990 | CLE | 32 | 5.50 | #41 | #4,743 |
| 1991 | SF | 34 | 2.95 | #95 | #9,188 |
| 1992 | SF | 28 | 0.84 | #136 | #15,202 |
| 1993 | SF | 16 | 1.31 | #125 | #13,641 |
| 1994 | SF | 10 | 0.17 | #168 | #17,685 |
| 1995 | CLE | 11 | -2.33 | #417 | #36,529 |
★ Best season by Z