Will Buster Posey be a great player in 2021?
The Giants have locked up Buster Posey for a long, long time (nine more years, at least). Does a deal like that ever make sense for a catcher?
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 65 | 246 | 58 | 85 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 38 | 45 | 9 | 0 | .346 | .433 | .467 | |
| 2007 | 62 | 246 | 66 | 94 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 32 | 27 | 4 | 4 | .382 | .453 | .520 | |
| 2008 | 68 | 257 | 89 | 119 | 21 | 4 | 26 | 93 | 57 | 29 | 5 | 3 | .463 | .566 | .879 | |
| 2009 | Giants | 7 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .118 | .118 | .118 |
| 2009 | 80 | 291 | 63 | 95 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 58 | 45 | 45 | 6 | 0 | .326 | .428 | .540 | |
| 2010 | Giants | 108 | 406 | 58 | 124 | 23 | 2 | 18 | 67 | 30 | 55 | 0 | 2 | .305 | .357 | .505 |
| 2010 | 47 | 172 | 31 | 60 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 1 | 1 | .349 | .442 | .552 | |
| 2011 | Giants | 45 | 162 | 17 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 30 | 3 | 0 | .284 | .368 | .389 |
| 2012 | Giants | 148 | 530 | 78 | 178 | 39 | 1 | 24 | 103 | 69 | 96 | 1 | 1 | .336 | .408 | .549 |
| Career Total | 308 | 1115 | 154 | 350 | 67 | 3 | 46 | 191 | 117 | 185 | 4 | 3 | .314 | .380 | .503 | |
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