John Buck vs. Nelson Santovenia — Career Comparison

John Buck
Gen XWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Nelson Santovenia
Baby BoomersCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanMontreal ExposNational LeagueCatcher

John Buck and Nelson Santovenia are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 93 for John Buck, 94 for Nelson Santovenia), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 99 vs 99). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for John Buck and Nelson Santovenia

John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1090
163.13
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
183.33
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4009
600
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
972
600
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3612
540.58
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
884
545.68
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
844
126.32
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
127.16
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
79.17
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
85.19
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
25.74
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
25.93
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.35
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.47
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
20.05
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
22
13.58
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
47.14
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
68
41.98
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444.65
66.55
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
90.81
56.06
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1436
214.92
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
322
198.77
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1202
179.9
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
271
167.28
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.645
0.645
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
58.22
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
77
47.53
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
73.48
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
116
71.6
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
111.65
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
171
105.56
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430.79
64.47
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
88.63
54.71
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
7.63
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.7
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
45.95
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PA
59
36.42
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
3.44
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.32
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
959
143.53
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
101.85
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.89
5.89
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
1.95
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.7
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
3.89
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.49
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
12.87
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
15.43
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
0.9
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.47
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.8
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.32
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.69
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.79
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.36
36.36

Fielding Stats for John Buck and Nelson Santovenia

John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1043
1.06
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.15
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
1.01
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
0.98
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26445
27
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6396
27
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
9
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2132
9
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6736
6.88
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
6.13
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
0.37
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.72
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.06
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.13
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7159
7.31
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1651
6.97
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7101
7.25
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1621
6.84
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.18
98.18
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.808
6.808
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.66
85.66
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.05
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.05
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.11
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
0.51
Nelson Santovenia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
0.95
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.17
Nelson Santovenia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.39