Brian Buchanan vs. Doc Prothro — Career Comparison

Brian Buchanan
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRight Fielder
Doc Prothro
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Brian Buchanan and Doc Prothro are closely matched on the surface stats. Doc Prothro posted stronger numbers in OPS (.798 vs .770) and on-base percentage (.390 vs .330). Brian Buchanan had the advantage in slugging (.439 vs .408). By the career numbers, Doc Prothro had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Buchanan and Doc Prothro

Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
346
242.24
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
180
158.13
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
857
600
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
683
600
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
767
536.99
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
600
527.09
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.779
0.779
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.807
0.807
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
138.62
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191
167.79
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
126
88.21
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
129.14
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
25.9
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
29.87
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.1
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.78
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.4
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
50.41
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
44
38.65
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110.54
77.39
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98.49
86.52
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
235.94
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
245
215.23
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
196.73
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
261
229.28
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
73.51
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
66
57.98
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
72.11
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
81
71.16
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
123.22
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
129.14
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109.77
76.85
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106.6
93.64
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
51.11
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
60.61
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
210
147.02
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
35.14
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.08
17.08
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
1.73
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.42
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
21
14.7
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.3
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.42
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.9
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.18
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.2
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
24.6
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.25
56.25
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 600 PA
46.43
46.43

Fielding Stats for Brian Buchanan and Doc Prothro

Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.5
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.05
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3835
27
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278.1
9
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
3.22
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
3.4
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
503
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.37
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.96
98.96
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.04
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.244
2.244
Doc Prothro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.816
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.95
69.95
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.2
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Prothro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0