Buck O'Neil - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

Buck O'Neil



John Jordan O'Neil Jr.


Born: November 13, 1911 in Carrabelle, FL
Died: October 6, 2006 in Kansas City, MO
          (94 years old)

Bats: R
Throws: R
Ht: 5'10"
Wt: 190
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Notes:


• Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2021
• College: Edward Waters College (Jacksonville, FL)
• Buried: Forest Hill & Calvary Cemetery (Kansas City, MO)
• Relatives: Warren O'Neil (Brother)
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Compared to Contemporary First Basemen (Top 50)

Compare With:



Glossary
# Players Pos Yrs Career HoF
1
1B
24
1922-1945
43.3
44.2
0.7
0.0
-1.5
2
1B
22
1923-1944
36.6
39.3
1.4
-0.1
-3.7
3
1B
16
1933-1948
34.1
33.6
3.3
0.0
-2.8
4
1B
12
1937-1948
13.7
11.2
4.2
-0.2
-1.5
5
1B
6
1940-1945
11.1
11.7
1.2
0.2
-1.9
6
1B
10
1937-1948
4.4
5.8
0.4
0.0
-1.8
7
1B
9
1936-1948
4.4
7.3
-1.4
0.0
-1.5
8
1B
18
1930-1948
3.9
7.4
-0.9
0.0
-2.6
9
1B
5
1940-1944
3.2
5.9
-0.9
0.0
-1.7
10
1B
8
1938-1947
3.1
3.9
-0.3
0.0
-0.6
11
1B
15
1929-1946
2.2
4.1
0.8
-0.4
-2.3
12
1B
8
1941-1948
2.2
2.2
0.8
0.0
-0.8
13
1B
5
1941-1945
1.8
3.1
-1.2
0.0
-0.1
14
1B
6
1940-1948
1.4
2.6
-0.8
0.0
-0.4
15
1B
10
1936-1946
1.0
1.5
0.5
0.0
-1.4
16
1B
7
1941-1948
0.6
1.4
-0.3
0.0
-0.4
17
1B
6
1936-1945
0.5
1.1
-0.3
0.0
-0.2
18
1B
4
1935-1947
0.1
0.4
0.0
0.0
-0.3
19
1B
2
1937-1944
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
20
1B
3
1942-1944
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.7
-0.5
21
1B
3
1940-1943
0.0
-0.6
0.6
0.0
-0.1
22
1B
5
1938-1945
-0.1
1.1
-0.8
0.0
-0.4
23
1B
13
1927-1946
-0.4
2.0
-1.8
0.0
-0.7
24
1B
6
1940-1945
-0.5
0.6
-0.6
0.6
-1.1
25
1B
3
1937-1943
-0.6
0.7
-1.0
0.0
-0.2
26
1B
4
1940-1944
-0.7
0.4
0.9
-1.3
-0.7
27
1B
2
1941-1945
-0.8
-0.1
0.0
-0.7
0.0
28
1B
6
1937-1945
-1.1
-0.9
0.2
0.0
-0.4
29
1B
8
1932-1945
-1.4
-1.3
0.6
-0.2
-0.4
30
1B
5
1941-1945
-4.0
-2.0
-1.2
0.0
-0.8
31
1B
9
1937-1948
-4.2
0.7
-1.1
-3.4
-0.4

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