John Buck vs. Jack Smith — Career Comparison

John Buck
Gen XWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Jack Smith
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jack Smith comes out clearly ahead of John Buck across most offensive categories. Jack Smith led in contact rate (K%+ 112 vs 77), batting average (AVG+ 111 vs 91), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 109 vs 93). John Buck held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 143 vs 101). Jack Smith was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for John Buck and Jack Smith

John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
1090
163.13
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1406
167.85
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4009
600
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5026
600
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
3612
540.58
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4532
541.03
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.763
0.763
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
844
126.32
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1301
155.31
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
529
79.17
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1008
120.33
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
25.74
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
21.73
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.35
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
8.48
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
20.05
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.78
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
47.14
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
293
34.98
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
444.65
66.55
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630.1
75.22
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1436
214.92
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1745
208.32
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
1202
179.9
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1657
197.81
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.724
0.724
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
389
58.22
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
783
93.47
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
73.48
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
382
45.6
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
746
111.65
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1125
134.3
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
430.79
64.47
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
691.58
82.56
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
7.63
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.63
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
307
45.95
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
334
39.87
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.44
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
959
143.53
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
41.54
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.44
14.44
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
0.96
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.95
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
16.47
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.89
Jack Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
86
12.87
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.9
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228
27.22
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.8
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.69
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
35.22
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.29
77.29

Fielding Stats for John Buck and Jack Smith

John Buck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1043
1.06
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
1.01
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26445
27
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8815
9
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6736
6.88
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2476
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
0.37
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.06
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7159
7.31
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2723
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7101
7.25
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2617
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.11
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.808
6.808
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.147
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.05
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.05
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
0.51
Jack Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.17
Jack Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0