Jay Bell vs. John Buck — Career Comparison

Jay Bell
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
John Buck
Gen XWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jay Bell comes out clearly ahead of John Buck across most offensive categories. Jay Bell led in walk rate (BB%+ 114 vs 86), contact rate (K%+ 94 vs 77), and batting average (AVG+ 106 vs 91). John Buck held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 143 vs 106). Jay Bell was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jay Bell and John Buck

Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2063
145.2
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1090
163.13
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8525
600
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4009
600
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7398
520.68
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3612
540.58
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1963
138.16
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
844
126.32
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1307
91.99
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
529
79.17
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
394
27.73
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
172
25.74
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
4.72
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.35
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
13.72
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
20.05
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
46.17
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
315
47.14
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077.49
75.84
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
444.65
66.55
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3076
216.49
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
1436
214.92
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2873
202.21
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
1202
179.9
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1123
79.04
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
389
58.22
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
860
60.53
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
491
73.48
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1788
125.84
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
746
111.65
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108.32
78
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
430.79
64.47
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
4.01
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
7.63
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
60.04
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
307
45.95
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
1.76
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.44
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1443
101.56
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
143.53
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.91
5.91
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
11.19
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.95
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
4.08
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
26
3.89
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
11.61
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
12.87
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
6.4
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.9
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
4.22
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.8
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
10.63
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.69
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.26
60.26
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Jay Bell and John Buck

Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2006
1.07
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1043
1.06
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1903
1.01
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
992
1.01
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50656
27
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
26445
27
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16885.1
9
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
8815
9
Jay Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3202
1.71
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6736
6.88
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5609
2.99
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
0.37
Jay Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.12
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.06
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9031
4.81
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7159
7.31
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8811
4.7
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7101
7.25
Jay Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Jay Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.392
4.392
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.808
6.808
Jay Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
0.6
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.05
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.05
Jay Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
0.51
Jay Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.17