Tommie Aaron vs. Bill Buckner — Career Comparison

Tommie Aaron
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Buckner comes out clearly ahead of Tommie Aaron across most offensive categories. Bill Buckner led in contact rate (K%+ 364 vs 102), home run production (HR/PA+ 94 vs 53), and batting average (AVG+ 120 vs 91). Tommie Aaron held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 108 vs 57). Bill Buckner was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Tommie Aaron and Bill Buckner

Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
437
250.91
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
1045
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
944
542.01
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
216
124.02
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
155
89
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
42
24.11
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.44
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.46
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
61
35.02
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Tommie Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
87.21
50.07
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
309
177.42
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
302
173.4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.523
0.523
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
102
58.56
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
94
53.97
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
183
105.07
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
87.79
50.41
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
49.38
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.72
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Tommie Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
83.25
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
7.21
7.21
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.17
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.44
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Tommie Aaron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
20.67
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
14.77
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5.17
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.59
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
17
9.76
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 600 PA
52.94
52.94
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48

Fielding Stats for Tommie Aaron and Bill Buckner

Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.61
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
0.86
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
6472
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
2157.1
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
1317
5.49
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.47
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Tommie Aaron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
1452
6.06
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
1430
5.97
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.48
98.48
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.695
3.695
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.23
53.23
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.52
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommie Aaron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0