Brent Bowers vs. Buck O'Neil — Career Comparison

Brent Bowers
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Buck O'Neil
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Brent Bowers and Buck O'Neil are closely matched on the surface stats. Buck O'Neil posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.319 vs .308) and home run production (12 career HR at a higher rate). Brent Bowers had the advantage in batting average (.308 vs .257). By the career numbers, Buck O'Neil had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brent Bowers and Buck O'Neil

Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
323.08
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
396
150
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1584
600
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
600
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1434
543.18
Brent Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
184.62
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
368
139.39
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
153.85
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
104.92
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
20.83
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
9.09
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.55
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30.77
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
34.47
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
3.73
57.45
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180.99
68.56
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
215.38
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
507
192.05
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
12
184.62
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500
189.39
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Brent Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Brent Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
92.31
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
85.98
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
69.7
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
138.46
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
151.14
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
4.42
67.93
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197.72
74.89
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.89
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
48.11
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
107.69
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brent Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.57
5.57
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.06
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
21.59
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
22.35
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.61
96.61

Fielding Stats for Brent Bowers and Buck O'Neil

Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.91
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
1.08
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.91
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
1.06
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9739
27
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3246.1
9
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3548
9.84
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.47
Brent Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.14
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.18
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3769
10.45
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.18
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3717
10.3
Brent Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.62
98.62
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.506
9.506
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
0.59
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0