Buddy Bell vs. Don Heffner — Career Comparison

Buddy Bell
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueThird BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Don Heffner
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Buddy Bell comes out clearly ahead of Don Heffner across most offensive categories. Buddy Bell led in home run production (HR/PA+ 117 vs 15), contact rate (K%+ 167 vs 105), and slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 72). Buddy Bell was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Buddy Bell and Don Heffner

Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2405
144.17
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
743
156.64
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10009
600
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
2846
600
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8995
539.21
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
2526
532.54
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2514
150.7
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
610
128.6
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1832
109.82
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
486
102.46
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
25.48
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
99
20.87
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
3.36
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.01
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
12.05
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.26
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
682
40.88
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
124
26.14
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1213.99
72.77
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
249.01
52.5
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3654
219.04
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
765
161.28
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3388
203.1
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
889
187.42
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1151
69
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
275
57.98
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1106
66.3
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
248
52.28
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2056
123.25
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
517
109
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1285.83
77.08
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
279.03
58.83
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
2.28
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.9
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
50.11
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
56.92
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
5.04
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
776
46.52
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
45.96
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
12.9
12.9
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.06
13.06
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.08
1.08
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
1.24
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
3.6
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
8.64
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
4.8
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
255
15.29
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
6.32
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
3.3
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.79
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.74
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
5.48
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
8.03
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
9.28
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.04
41.04
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
40.91
40.91

Fielding Stats for Buddy Bell and Don Heffner

Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2373
1.05
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2315
1.02
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61133
27
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20377.2
9
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2196
0.97
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1618
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5009
2.21
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1966
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
0.12
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7467
3.3
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3695
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7205
3.18
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3584
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.49
96.49
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.036
3.036
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.098
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
0.2
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0