Byron Buxton Stats: Minnesota Twin Has Been Up-and-Down in Career

Former No. 2 Draft Choice Flashes Some Power

August 9, 2023 111 2 minutes readMLB Picks & Parlays

Byron Buxton Stats: Minnesota Twin Has Been Up-and-Down in Career — Steph Chambers/Getty Images/AFP

All-Star Season

The Byron Buxton stats show a player who has been up and down throughout most of his Major League Baseball career. Buxton has had a few solid seasons. He’s also had a few that he’d probably rather forget.

Buxton was highly touted coming out of high school and was selected as the No. 2 overall pick in the 2012 MLB Draft. He made his Major League Baseball debut in 2015, finishing the season with a .209 batting average, two home runs, and six RBI.

In 2016, the Byron Buxton stats show he split time between the Minnesota Twins and the minor leagues. He appeared in 92 games and hit .225 with 10 home runs and 38 RBI.

Things came together for Buxton in 2017, as he appeared in 140 games and hit .253 with 16 home runs and 51 RBI. The MLB player stats show he stole 29 bases that season and was caught stealing just once. He also won the Gold Glove Award.

Buxton battled injuries during 2018. He appeared in only 28 games, hitting .156. Buxton rebounded with a .262 batting average in 2019, hitting 10 home runs. He drove in 46 runs and stole 14 bases in 87 games.

In the abbreviated 2020 season, Buxton appeared in 39 games. He batted .254 with 13 home runs and 27 RBI. With Buxton’s help, the Twins finished sixth in the MLB team stats in home runs and won the AL Central.

Buxton had a big season in 2021, while playing in just 61 games due to various injuries. He hit .306 with 19 home runs and 32 RBI.

All-Star Season

The Byron Buxton stats showed 2022 was his best season from a power standpoint, but his batting average dropped drastically. Buxton was selected to his first MLB All-Star Game. But injuries caused him to miss most of the second half of the season. In 92 games, Buxton hit 28 home runs and drove in 51 runs. But he hit just .224 on the season and struck out 116 times in 340 at-bats.

Buxton was again battling injuries in 2023. Through Aug. 8, Buxton was hitting .207 with 17 home runs and 42 RBI. He appeared in 85 games, primarily as designated hitter. Buxton was battling hamstring problems and placed on the 10-day IL on Aug. 2. He was nowhere near the MLB leaders 2023 in any category.

Buxton is batting .239 for his career with 115 home runs and 297 RBI. He’s stolen 86 bases and been caught just 10 times. Strikeouts have been one of his biggest obstacles at the plate. In 2,259 official at-bats, Buxton has struck out 731 times, which is 32.3% of the time. When he puts the ball in play, he’s hitting .353. He just doesn’t do it as often as he needs to.

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