John Buck vs. Boss Schmidt — Career Comparison

John Buck
Gen XWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Boss Schmidt
Pre-GenerationalArkansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCatcher

John Buck and Boss Schmidt 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, 92 for Boss Schmidt), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 99 vs 98). The overall lean goes to John Buck, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for John Buck and Boss Schmidt

John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1090
163.13
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
477
179.77
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4009
600
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
1592
600
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3612
540.58
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1480
557.79
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Boss Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
844
126.32
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
360
135.68
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
79.17
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
110.8
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
25.74
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
41
15.45
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.35
Boss Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
8.29
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
20.05
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.13
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
47.14
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
66
24.87
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444.65
66.55
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
126.37
47.63
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1436
214.92
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
454
171.11
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1202
179.9
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
414
156.03
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
58.22
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
137
51.63
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
73.48
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
124
46.73
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
111.65
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
258
97.24
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430.79
64.47
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
145.96
55.01
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
7.63
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
18
6.78
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
45.95
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
36
13.57
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.44
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
959
143.53
Boss Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
41.08
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Boss Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.61
14.61
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Boss Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.95
Boss Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
21.86
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.89
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
86
12.87
Boss Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.9
Boss Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
8.67
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.8
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.69
Boss Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
8.67
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Boss Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for John Buck and Boss Schmidt

John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1043
1.06
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
1.12
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
1.01
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
1
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26445
27
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10869
27
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
9
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3623
9
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6736
6.88
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
4.54
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
0.37
Boss Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
1.53
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.06
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.29
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7159
7.31
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2560
6.36
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7101
7.25
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2444
6.07
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.47
95.47
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.808
6.808
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.443
5.443
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.98
89.98
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.05
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.09
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.05
Boss Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.1
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Boss Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
0.51
Boss Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
1.09
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.17
Boss Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.05