Jim Anderson vs. Bill Buckner — Career Comparison

Jim Anderson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueShortstop
Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Anderson. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .579) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .281). 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 Jim Anderson and Bill Buckner

Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
419
230.43
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1091
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
970
533.46
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
211
116.04
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
161
88.54
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
19.25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.93
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
27.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
80.23
44.12
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
289
158.94
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
297
163.34
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
107
58.85
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
86
47.3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
180
98.99
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
82.22
45.22
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
44.55
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
71.49
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.39
8.39
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.95
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.65
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.95
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
12.1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
40.91
40.91
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48

Fielding Stats for Jim Anderson and Bill Buckner

Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
1.4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
0.96
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7885
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2628.1
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
1.73
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
3.09
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
Jim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.23
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1475
5.05
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1407
4.82
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.39
95.39
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.22
68.22
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.62
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1203
0.58
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0