Joe Azcue vs. Steve Buechele — Career Comparison

Joe Azcue
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Steve Buechele
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Joe Azcue and Steve Buechele 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+ 98 for Joe Azcue, 101 for Steve Buechele), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 103 vs 104). The overall lean goes to Steve Buechele, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Joe Azcue and Steve Buechele

Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
909
176.22
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1334
167.1
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
3095
600
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4790
600
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2828
548.24
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4266
534.36
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
712
138.03
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1046
131.02
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
559
108.37
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
88.31
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
94
18.22
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
22.92
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.74
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.63
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
50
9.69
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
17.16
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
153
29.66
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
42.71
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
289.21
56.07
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537.31
67.3
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
974
188.82
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1682
210.69
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
936
181.45
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1497
187.52
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
201
38.97
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
501
62.76
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
304
58.93
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547
68.52
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
455
88.21
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
911
114.11
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
305.69
59.26
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540.9
67.75
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.3
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.39
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
207
40.13
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
51.11
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
8.72
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 600 PA
31
3.88
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
66.69
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 600 PA
842
105.47
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 600 PA
5.69
5.69
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.13
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
6.26
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
6.2
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.88
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
16.87
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
13.4
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.97
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.13
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.33
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.51
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.3
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.64
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 600 PA
29.41
29.41
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.78
37.78

Fielding Stats for Joe Azcue and Steve Buechele

Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
868
1.13
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
1.15
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
773
1
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1235
1.02
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
20781
27
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32551
27
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
6927
9
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10850.1
9
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5329
6.92
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 9 Innings
1083
0.9
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
0.59
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2459
2.04
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.06
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.09
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5825
7.57
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 9 Innings
3647
3.03
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5781
7.51
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 9 Innings
3542
2.94
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.24
99.24
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.12
97.12
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.66
6.66
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.563
2.563
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.06
89.06
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.36
89.36
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.09
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
0.19
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.15
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.27
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Azcue
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
0.32
Steve Buechele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Azcue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.26
Steve Buechele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0