Howard Battle vs. John Buck — Career Comparison

Howard Battle
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueUnknown
John Buck
Gen XWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Howard Battle and John Buck are closely matched on the surface stats. John Buck posted stronger numbers in OPS (.702 vs .673) and slugging (.398 vs .324). Howard Battle had the advantage in on-base percentage (.349 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 Howard Battle and John Buck

Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
404.65
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1090
163.13
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4009
600
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3612
540.58
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
9
125.58
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
844
126.32
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
111.63
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
79.17
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
25.74
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.35
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
20.05
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
47.14
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
4.56
63.67
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444.65
66.55
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1436
214.92
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
209.3
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1202
179.9
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
69.77
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
58.22
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
73.48
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
125.58
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
746
111.65
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.04
70.37
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430.79
64.47
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
7.63
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
45.95
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.44
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
181.4
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
959
143.53
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
3.31
3.31
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.18
4.18
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.95
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.89
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
12.87
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
0.9
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.8
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.69
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Howard Battle and John Buck

Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.83
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1043
1.06
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.56
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
1.01
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26445
27
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
9
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6736
6.88
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.41
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
0.37
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.06
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.83
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7159
7.31
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.83
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7101
7.25
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.19
99.19
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.808
6.808
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.05
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.05
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
0.51
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.17