Joe Atkins vs. Bill Buckner — Career Comparison

Joe Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueThird Baseman
Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

On the career numbers, Joe Atkins posted the stronger offensive profile against Bill Buckner. Joe Atkins posted stronger numbers in OPS (.926 vs .737) and on-base percentage (.417 vs .329). By the career numbers, Joe Atkins 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 Atkins and Bill Buckner

Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
170
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
51
510
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.925
0.925
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
16
160
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
10
100
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
29.78
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
60
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
43.12
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.49
114.89
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192.07
71.29
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
260
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3833
229.22
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
250
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.927
0.927
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
110
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
110
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
72.24
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
210
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2111
126.24
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
117.07
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1268.38
75.85
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
70
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
453
27.09
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.81
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48

Fielding Stats for Joe Atkins and Bill Buckner

Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.89
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.95
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
Joe Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.57
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
3.81
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
3.24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.11
85.11
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.75
68.75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0