John Buck vs. Lonnie Smith — Career Comparison

John Buck
Gen XWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Lonnie Smith
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Lonnie Smith comes out clearly ahead of John Buck across most offensive categories. Lonnie Smith led in batting average (AVG+ 121 vs 91), contact rate (K%+ 105 vs 77), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 119 vs 93). John Buck held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 143 vs 90). Lonnie Smith was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for John Buck and Lonnie Smith

John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1090
163.13
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1613
162.6
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4009
600
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5952
600
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3612
540.58
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5170
521.17
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.832
0.832
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
844
126.32
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1488
150
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
529
79.17
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1059
106.75
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
172
25.74
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
27.52
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.35
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
5.85
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
20.05
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
98
9.88
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
315
47.14
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
43.25
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
444.65
66.55
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
877.91
88.5
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
1436
214.92
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2171
218.85
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
1202
179.9
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2203
222.08
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.837
0.837
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
389
58.22
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
91.63
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
491
73.48
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
53.73
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
746
111.65
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1344
135.48
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
430.79
64.47
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
892.62
89.98
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
51
7.63
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
9.27
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
307
45.95
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
623
62.8
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.44
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1.92
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
959
143.53
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
849
85.58
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.01
7.01
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.95
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.12
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
26
3.89
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.64
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
86
12.87
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
6.96
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.9
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
37.3
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.8
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
14.11
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.69
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
510
51.41
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.55
72.55

Fielding Stats for John Buck and Lonnie Smith

John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1043
1.06
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1356
1.16
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
992
1.01
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1264
1.08
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
26445
27
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31616
27
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
8815
9
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10538.2
9
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6736
6.88
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2388
2.04
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
0.37
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.09
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.06
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.08
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7159
7.31
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581
2.2
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7101
7.25
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
2.13
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.44
96.44
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.808
6.808
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.836
1.836
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.22
93.22
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.05
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.02
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.05
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
0.51
Lonnie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.17
Lonnie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0