Francisco Alvarez vs. John Buck — Career Comparison

Francisco Alvarez
Gen ZVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueCatcher
John Buck
Gen XWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Francisco Alvarez and John Buck are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 93 for Francisco Alvarez, 93 for John Buck), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 102 vs 99). The overall lean goes to Francisco Alvarez, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Francisco Alvarez and John Buck

Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
304
172.73
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1090
163.13
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1056
600
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4009
600
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
948
538.64
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3612
540.58
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Francisco Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
218
123.86
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
844
126.32
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
128
72.73
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
79.17
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
39
22.16
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
25.74
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.7
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.35
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
27.27
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
20.05
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
51.14
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
47.14
Francisco Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Francisco Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Francisco Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127.8
72.62
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444.65
66.55
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
407
231.25
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1436
214.92
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
323
183.52
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1202
179.9
Francisco Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Francisco Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Francisco Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Francisco Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Francisco Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Francisco Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
71.02
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
58.22
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
81.25
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
73.48
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220
125
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
746
111.65
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122.3
69.49
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430.79
64.47
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.82
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
7.63
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
52.84
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
45.95
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.44
Francisco Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
155.11
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
959
143.53
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.87
3.87
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.18
4.18
Francisco Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.95
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.7
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.89
Francisco Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
15.91
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
12.87
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.7
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
0.9
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.57
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.8
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.27
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.69
Francisco Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Francisco Alvarez and John Buck

Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.14
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1043
1.06
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.02
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
1.01
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6626
27
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26445
27
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2208.2
9
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
9
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2214
9.02
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6736
6.88
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.39
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
0.37
Francisco Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.06
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2336
9.52
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7159
7.31
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2310
9.41
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7101
7.25
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.89
98.89
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Francisco Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.808
6.808
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.05
Francisco Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.05
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.43
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Francisco Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
0.84
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
0.51
Francisco Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.17