John Buck vs. Charley Smith — Career Comparison

John Buck
Gen XWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Charley Smith
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueThird Baseman

John Buck and Charley Smith 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, 88 for Charley Smith), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 99 vs 97). The overall lean goes to John Buck, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for John Buck and Charley Smith

John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1090
163.13
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
771
172.23
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4009
600
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2686
600
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3612
540.58
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2484
554.88
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
844
126.32
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
594
132.69
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
79.17
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
424
94.71
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
25.74
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
83
18.54
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.35
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.02
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
20.05
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
69
15.41
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
47.14
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
170
37.97
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444.65
66.55
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
256
57.18
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1436
214.92
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
920
205.51
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1202
179.9
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
738
164.85
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
58.22
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
228
50.93
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
73.48
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
281
62.77
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
111.65
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
440
98.29
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430.79
64.47
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
255.75
57.13
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
7.63
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.13
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
45.95
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
130
29.04
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
3.44
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.24
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
959
143.53
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
565
126.21
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.75
4.75
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.95
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
8.49
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
3.89
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.47
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
12.87
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
13.4
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.9
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.56
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.8
Charley Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.68
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.69
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.24
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for John Buck and Charley Smith

John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1043
1.06
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
1.11
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
1.01
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
1.01
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26445
27
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16947
27
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
9
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5649
9
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6736
6.88
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
1.01
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
0.37
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1389
2.21
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.06
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.19
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7159
7.31
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2140
3.41
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7101
7.25
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2021
3.22
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.808
6.808
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.895
2.895
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.69
90.69
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.05
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.25
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.05
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
0.51
Charley Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.17
Charley Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0