Otto Briggs vs. John Buck — Career Comparison

Otto Briggs
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHilldale ClubEast-West LeagueRight Fielder
John Buck
Gen XWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Otto Briggs and John Buck are closely matched on the surface stats. Otto Briggs posted stronger numbers in OPS (.716 vs .702) and on-base percentage (.363 vs .305). John Buck had the advantage in slugging (.398 vs .353). By the career numbers, Otto Briggs had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Otto Briggs and John Buck

Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
551
136.67
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1090
163.13
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2419
600
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4009
600
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2093
519.14
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3612
540.58
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.763
0.763
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
595
147.58
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
844
126.32
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
490
121.54
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
79.17
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
72
17.86
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
25.74
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
6.7
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.35
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.49
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
20.05
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
105
26.04
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
47.14
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306.06
75.91
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444.65
66.55
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
739
183.3
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1436
214.92
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
853
211.58
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1202
179.9
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381
94.5
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
58.22
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
192
47.62
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
73.48
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
567
140.64
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
746
111.65
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
340.84
84.54
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430.79
64.47
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
28
6.95
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
7.63
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
57.05
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
45.95
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.44
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.97
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
959
143.53
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151.19
151.19
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.38
14.38
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
16.87
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.95
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.89
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.5
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
86
12.87
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
20.09
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.9
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.49
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.8
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
21.58
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.69
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.1
93.1
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Otto Briggs and John Buck

Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
1.22
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1043
1.06
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
1.04
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
1.01
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
12169
27
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26445
27
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4056.1
9
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
9
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
1.65
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6736
6.88
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.12
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
0.37
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.06
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.06
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
1.83
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7159
7.31
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
1.77
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7101
7.25
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.84
96.84
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.456
1.456
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.808
6.808
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.4
85.4
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.05
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.05
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otto Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
0.51
Otto Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.17