Sam Barkley vs. John Buck — Career Comparison

Sam Barkley
Pre-GenerationalWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationSecond Baseman
John Buck
Gen XWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Sam Barkley and John Buck are closely matched on the surface stats. John Buck posted stronger numbers in OPS (.702 vs .672) and slugging (.398 vs .359). Sam Barkley had the advantage in on-base percentage (.314 vs .305). By the career numbers, John Buck had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Barkley and John Buck

Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
582
138.74
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1090
163.13
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
2517
600
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4009
600
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2329
555.18
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3612
540.58
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
602
143.5
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
844
126.32
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
428
102.03
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
79.17
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
29.8
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
25.74
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.3
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.35
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.38
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
20.05
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
174
41.48
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
47.14
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
282.39
67.32
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444.65
66.55
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
835
199.05
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1436
214.92
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
790
188.32
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1202
179.9
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362
86.29
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
58.22
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
231
55.07
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
73.48
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
583
138.97
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
746
111.65
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306.28
73.01
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430.79
64.47
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.86
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
7.63
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
176
41.95
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
45.95
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.44
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
22.65
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
959
143.53
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.49
26.49
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
1.85
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.95
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.89
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
86
12.87
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
12.16
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.9
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.8
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
12.16
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.69
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Sam Barkley and John Buck

Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
1.04
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1043
1.06
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
1.01
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15189
27
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26445
27
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5063
9
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
9
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2249
4
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6736
6.88
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1565
2.78
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
0.37
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.45
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.06
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4066
7.23
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7159
7.31
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3814
6.78
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7101
7.25
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.8
93.8
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.531
6.531
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.808
6.808
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.44
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.05
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.05
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Barkley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
0.51
Sam Barkley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.17