John Buck vs. Don Savage — Career Comparison

John Buck
Gen XWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Don Savage
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, John Buck and Don Savage are closely matched on the surface stats. John Buck posted stronger numbers in OPS (.702 vs .668) and slugging (.398 vs .357). Don Savage had the advantage in on-base percentage (.312 vs .305). By the career numbers, John Buck had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for John Buck and Don Savage

John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1090
163.13
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
195.05
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4009
600
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
323
600
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3612
540.58
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
551.7
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Don Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
844
126.32
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
141.18
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
79.17
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
109.6
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
25.74
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
8
14.86
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.35
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.29
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
20.05
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.43
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
47.14
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
17
31.58
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444.65
66.55
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
31.6
58.7
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1436
214.92
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
106
196.9
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1202
179.9
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
185.76
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Don Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.668
0.668
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Don Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
58.22
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
66.87
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
73.48
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
27
50.15
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
111.65
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
59
109.6
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430.79
64.47
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
34.24
63.59
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
7.63
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.86
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
45.95
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
23
42.72
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.44
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
959
143.53
Don Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
102.17
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Don Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.87
5.87
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Don Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
1.95
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.89
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
12.87
Don Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
18.58
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
0.9
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.72
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.8
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.69
Don Savage
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.57
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Don Savage
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for John Buck and Don Savage

John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Don Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1043
1.06
Don Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
1.01
Don Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26445
27
Don Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8815
9
Don Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6736
6.88
Don Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
0.37
Don Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.06
Don Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7159
7.31
Don Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7101
7.25
Don Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
219
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Don Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.59
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.808
6.808
Don Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.882
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
Don Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.05
Don Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.05
Don Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
0.51
Don Savage
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.17
Don Savage
Career
Per 9 Innings
0