Buddy Bell vs. Nick Punto — Career Comparison

Buddy Bell
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueThird BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Nick Punto
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Buddy Bell comes out clearly ahead of Nick Punto across most offensive categories. Buddy Bell led in home run production (HR/PA+ 117 vs 18), contact rate (K%+ 167 vs 104), and slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 80). Nick Punto held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 118 vs 118). Buddy Bell was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Buddy Bell and Nick Punto

Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2405
144.17
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1163
186.88
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10009
600
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
3734
600
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8995
539.21
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
3253
522.71
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2514
150.7
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
798
128.23
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1832
109.82
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
611
98.18
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
25.48
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
141
22.66
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
3.36
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.34
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
12.05
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.05
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
682
40.88
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
187
30.05
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1213.99
72.77
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
366.18
58.84
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3654
219.04
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
1050
168.72
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3388
203.1
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
1187
190.73
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1151
69
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
421
67.65
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1106
66.3
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
263
42.26
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2056
123.25
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
665
106.86
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1285.83
77.08
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
388.5
62.43
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
2.28
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.48
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
50.11
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
386
62.02
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
5.04
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.45
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
776
46.52
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
651
104.61
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.9
12.9
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
1.08
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
60
3.6
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
10.12
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
4.8
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.66
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
255
15.29
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
10.12
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
55
3.3
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
16.71
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
4.74
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
5.78
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
134
8.03
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
22.5
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
41.04
41.04
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.29
74.29

Fielding Stats for Buddy Bell and Nick Punto

Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2373
1.05
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
1.28
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2315
1.02
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
0.97
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61133
27
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
23749
27
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20377.2
9
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
7916.1
9
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2196
0.97
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1352
1.54
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5009
2.21
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2381
2.71
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
0.12
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.1
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7467
3.3
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3817
4.34
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7205
3.18
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3733
4.24
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.49
96.49
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.8
97.8
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.036
3.036
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.327
3.327
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.38
76.38
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.2
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
0.53
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0