John Buck vs. Joe Pepitone — Career Comparison

John Buck
Gen XWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Joe Pepitone
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Joe Pepitone comes out clearly ahead of John Buck across most offensive categories. Joe Pepitone led in contact rate (K%+ 147 vs 77), home run production (HR/PA+ 189 vs 143), and slugging (SLG+ 119 vs 99). John Buck held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 86 vs 66). Joe Pepitone was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for John Buck and Joe Pepitone

John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1090
163.13
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1397
153.07
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4009
600
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5476
600
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
3612
540.58
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5097
558.47
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
844
126.32
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1315
144.08
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
529
79.17
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
903
98.94
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
25.74
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
158
17.31
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.35
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.83
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
134
20.05
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
24
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
315
47.14
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
45.14
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
444.65
66.55
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662.12
72.55
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
1436
214.92
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2200
241.05
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
1202
179.9
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1645
180.24
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
389
58.22
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
606
66.4
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
491
73.48
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
79
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
746
111.65
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
121.4
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
430.79
64.47
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
666.03
72.98
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
7.63
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.07
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
45.95
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
302
33.09
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.44
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
8
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
959
143.53
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
526
57.63
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.41
10.41
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.95
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
1.53
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.89
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
3.83
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
12.87
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 600 PA
124
13.59
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.9
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.49
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.8
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.51
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.69
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
8
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.16
56.16

Fielding Stats for John Buck and Joe Pepitone

John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1043
1.06
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
1.13
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
992
1.01
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1295
1.01
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
26445
27
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34749
27
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
8815
9
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11583
9
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6736
6.88
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9036
7.02
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
0.37
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
0.51
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.06
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.06
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
7159
7.31
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9767
7.59
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
7101
7.25
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9686
7.53
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.17
99.17
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.808
6.808
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.685
6.685
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.37
89.37
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.05
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
0.61
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.05
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
0.51
Joe Pepitone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.17
Joe Pepitone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0