John Buck vs. Burt Shotton — Career Comparison

John Buck
Gen XWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Burt Shotton
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Burt Shotton comes out clearly ahead of John Buck across most offensive categories. Burt Shotton led in walk rate (BB%+ 159 vs 86), on-base percentage (OBP+ 116 vs 93), and contact rate (K%+ 98 vs 77). John Buck held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 143 vs 42). Burt Shotton was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for John Buck and Burt Shotton

John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1090
163.13
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1387
144.93
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4009
600
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5742
600
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3612
540.58
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4945
516.72
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.746
0.746
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
844
126.32
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
139.81
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
529
79.17
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1110
115.99
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
25.74
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
154
16.09
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.35
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
6.79
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
20.05
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.94
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
47.14
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
228
23.82
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
444.65
66.55
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
701.12
73.26
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1436
214.92
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1649
172.31
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
1202
179.9
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2073
216.61
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
389
58.22
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
77.95
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
73.48
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
290
30.3
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
746
111.65
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1027
107.31
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
430.79
64.47
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
760.47
79.46
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
7.63
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.3
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
307
45.95
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
713
74.5
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.44
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
959
143.53
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
55.28
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.85
10.85
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
1.35
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.95
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
6.48
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.89
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
86
12.87
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.9
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
30.62
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.8
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
12.43
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.69
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
43.05
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.12
71.12

Fielding Stats for John Buck and Burt Shotton

John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1043
1.06
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
82.81
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
1.01
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.1
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26445
27
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
27
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
9
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
9
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6736
6.88
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2816
182.33
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
0.37
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
11.2
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.06
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
11.91
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7159
7.31
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3173
205.45
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7101
7.25
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2989
193.53
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
94.2
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.808
6.808
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.337
2.337
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.05
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.3
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.05
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
0.51
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.17
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0