Don Baylor vs. John Buck — Career Comparison

Don Baylor
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
John Buck
Gen XWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Don Baylor comes out clearly ahead of John Buck across most offensive categories. Don Baylor led in home run production (HR/PA+ 211 vs 143), contact rate (K%+ 130 vs 77), and slugging (SLG+ 126 vs 99). Don Baylor was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Don Baylor and John Buck

Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2292
146.28
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1090
163.13
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9401
600
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4009
600
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8198
523.22
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3612
540.58
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.804
0.804
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2135
136.26
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
844
126.32
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1403
89.54
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
529
79.17
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
23.36
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
25.74
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
1.79
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.35
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
21.57
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
134
20.05
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
732
46.72
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
315
47.14
Don Baylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Don Baylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1281.18
81.77
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
444.65
66.55
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3571
227.91
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
1436
214.92
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
204.68
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
1202
179.9
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.777
0.777
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Don Baylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1236
78.89
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
389
58.22
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1276
81.44
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
491
73.48
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2174
138.75
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
746
111.65
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1276.24
81.45
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
430.79
64.47
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
17.04
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
51
7.63
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
805
51.38
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
307
45.95
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.81
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.44
Don Baylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1069
68.23
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
143.53
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.79
8.79
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
1.02
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.95
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
7.34
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
26
3.89
Don Baylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
12.51
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
12.87
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
18.19
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.9
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
7.66
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.8
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405
25.85
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.69
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.37
70.37
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Don Baylor and John Buck

Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Don Baylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
1.08
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1043
1.06
Don Baylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
911
1.02
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
1.01
Don Baylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
24229
27
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26445
27
Don Baylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8076.1
9
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
9
Don Baylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2716
3.03
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6736
6.88
Don Baylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.12
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
0.37
Don Baylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.06
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.06
Don Baylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2884
3.21
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7159
7.31
Don Baylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2826
3.15
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7101
7.25
Don Baylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.99
97.99
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Don Baylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.913
2.913
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.808
6.808
Don Baylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.92
93.92
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.09
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.05
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.05
Don Baylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Baylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
0.51
Don Baylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.17