How Buster Posey's Plate Appearances Compares to Similar Players
Buster Posey totaled 5,607 career Plate Appearances, well above the league average of 2,004.2 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Plate Appearances season came in 2015, posting 623, well above the league average of 233.6 that year. The lowest point came in 2009 at 17, well below the league average of 236.6 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Plate Appearances total went from 448 in 2018 to 445 in 2019 and 454 in 2021, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Plate Appearances profile — ranging from 17 to 623 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Buster Posey Lifetime Plate Appearances
Stats similar to Plate Appearances for Buster Posey
| Buster Posey
Plate Appearances |
|---|
| Career | 5607 |
| Season Avg. | 467.25 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 662.53 |
| More Info | See More |
Buster Posey Plate Appearances Per Season
Buster Posey's Plate Appearances for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, C, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Buster Posey Plate Appearances by Team
Buster Posey's career Plate Appearances totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Buster Posey Cumulative Plate Appearances — Career Progression
A running total of Buster Posey's career Plate Appearances, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Buster Posey Plate Appearances Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Buster Posey's seasonal Plate Appearances alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Buster Posey Plate Appearances — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Buster Posey's MLB career with Plate Appearances alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
