Jimmy Austin vs. Bill Buckner — Career Comparison

Jimmy Austin
Pre-GenerationalWalesThrows RightBats SwitchSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueThird 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 Jimmy Austin across most offensive categories. Bill Buckner led in contact rate (K%+ 364 vs 86), home run production (HR/PA+ 94 vs 43), and batting average (AVG+ 120 vs 99). Jimmy Austin held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 119 vs 57). Bill Buckner was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Austin and Bill Buckner

Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1580
150.43
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2517
150.52
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
6302
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
5388
512.98
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1328
126.44
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1065
101.4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
174
16.57
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
7.24
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
263
25.04
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
637.25
60.67
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1693
161.19
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1964
186.99
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
661
62.93
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
390
37.13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1038
98.83
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
700.12
66.66
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.19
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
592
56.36
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
658
62.65
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
9.58
9.58
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
0.9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
26.47
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
23.23
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
183
10.94
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
5.81
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
29.04
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
256
15.31
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Austin and Bill Buckner

Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
6.03
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
1.02
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
1.02
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6903
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2301
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2260
8.84
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15126
7.3
Jimmy Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3239
12.67
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
1.54
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5894
23.05
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16651
8.04
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5499
21.51
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16505
7.97
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.3
93.3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.569
3.569
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.87
16.87
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1203
0.58
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0