Buddy Vukovich  
Catcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Hitting
The book on Vukovich is that you can knock the bat out of his hands with an average major league fastball. Vukovich always has been a line-drive hitter who uses the entire field. The Retired or Inactive Players do tend to sit Vukovich when the opposing team throws a lefty. It's no secret he can't touch the left-handed breaking ball. It's hard to explain but Buddy Vukovich plays much better on the road then he does at home. It's unfortunate too, with Vukovich signing a hefty contract. You gotta imagine management wants a little better relationship between him and the fans.

Baserunning & Defense
Vukovich is a poor defensive catcher. He isn't very mobile or adept at blocking balls in the dirt. His biggest problem in the field simply has to be his throwing arm... it's well below par. He has no speed at all and runs the bases conservatively.

2010 Outlook
What The Retired or Inactive Players was thinking when they signed Vukovich to a long contract, is beyond me: this guy flat-out sucks.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
1998 FA C 12 21 14 53 56 42 45 51 48 34 0 Free Agent 24 13 . 76
1999 FA C 12 20 13 53 56 42 45 51 48 35 0 Free Agent 24 13 . 72
2000 FA C 11 20 12 53 56 42 45 51 48 36 0 Free Agent 24 12 . 67
2001 FA C 10 20 10 53 56 42 45 51 48 37 0 Free Agent 23 11 . 61
2002 FA C 9 19 9 53 56 42 45 51 48 38 0 Free Agent 22 10 . 54
2003 FA C 8 17 7 53 56 42 45 51 48 39 0 Free Agent 21 9 . 45
2004 FA C 6 15 5 53 56 42 45 51 48 40 0 Free Agent 20 8 . 34
Ratings Delta     -2 -2 -2             +1     -1 -1   -11
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.