Bruce Bochy’s Career and Accomplishments

Today I will be writing about Bruce Bochy’s legendary coaching and playing career as well as his accomplishments.

Career

Bruce Bochy came into this league at age 23 and ended up lasting until 64. Bruce played in the MLB for nine years, he was a catcher for the Houston Astros from 1978-80, for the New York Mets in 1982, and for the San Diego Padres from 1983-87. After he retired he became the coach of the Padres from 1993-2006 and right after that, he became the coach of the San Francisco Giants from 2006-2019. Then, after 41 years of being in the MLB Bruce retired at the age of 64.

Accomplishments

Bruce Bochy was a catcher in his nine playing years, he had a total of 802 careers at-bats and he hit .239 with 26 home runs and 93 RBI’s. After his 26 years of managing teams, his record was 2003-2029. This was a winning percentage of .497. He was the 11th Manager in history to achieve 2,000 wins. In his years as the Padres manager, he led his team to one World Series although they did lose. As a manager of the Giants, he led the team to three World Series and he won all three. He has 44 wins in the Postseason which is the 4th most for all coaches. Overall you can tell that he was a legendary coach with many great accomplishments.

What Bruce Bochy Meant to Me

Bruce Bochy was legendary to me as I was growing up, he was the leader of my favorite team and that alone was enough for me to love him. But the fact that he also led my favorite team to three World Series was awesome! I went to a game last season and got his autograph on a ball in his final season, that was super cool. In my opinion, Bruce was one of the best managers of all time.

What do you think about Bruce Bochy?