Joe Abreu vs. Bill Buckner — Career Comparison

Joe Abreu
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Abreu. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .670) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .313). Joe Abreu had the advantage in home run production (1 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bill Buckner had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Abreu and Bill Buckner

Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
168.75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
28
525
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.93
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
10.41
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Joe Abreu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Joe Abreu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Joe Abreu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
3.23
60.62
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
10
187.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
10
187.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Joe Abreu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
60.04
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Joe Abreu
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
75
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Joe Abreu
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
0.99
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.81
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Joe Abreu
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
14.77
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48

Fielding Stats for Joe Abreu and Bill Buckner

Joe Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
1.06
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55942
27
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18647.1
9
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Joe Abreu
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Abreu
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0