John Buck vs. Reggie Smith — Career Comparison

John Buck
Gen XWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Reggie Smith
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRight FielderGold GloveAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Reggie Smith comes out clearly ahead of John Buck across most offensive categories. Reggie Smith led in home run production (HR/PA+ 235 vs 143), walk rate (BB%+ 151 vs 86), and slugging (SLG+ 138 vs 99). Reggie Smith was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for John Buck and Reggie Smith

John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1090
163.13
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1987
148.1
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4009
600
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8050
600
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3612
540.58
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7033
524.2
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.865
0.865
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
844
126.32
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2020
150.56
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
529
79.17
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1286
95.85
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
172
25.74
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
27.06
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.35
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
4.25
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
134
20.05
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
23.4
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
315
47.14
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
734
54.71
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
444.65
66.55
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1273.76
94.94
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
1436
214.92
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3439
256.32
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
1202
179.9
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2943
219.35
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
389
58.22
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1123
83.7
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
491
73.48
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1092
81.39
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
746
111.65
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1901
141.69
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
430.79
64.47
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1274.27
94.98
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
7.63
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
33
2.46
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
307
45.95
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
890
66.34
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.44
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
8.57
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
143.53
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1030
76.77
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.82
7.82
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.86
0.86
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.95
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.6
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
26
3.89
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.41
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
12.87
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
11.18
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.9
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
10.21
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.8
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.41
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.69
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
16.62
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.43
61.43

Fielding Stats for John Buck and Reggie Smith

John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1043
1.06
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1875
1.07
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
992
1.01
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1845
1.05
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
26445
27
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47529
27
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
8815
9
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15843
9
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6736
6.88
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5186
2.95
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
0.37
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
0.17
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.06
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.07
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7159
7.31
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5613
3.19
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7101
7.25
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5490
3.12
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.81
97.81
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.808
6.808
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.928
2.928
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.11
95.11
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.05
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.09
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.05
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
0.51
Reggie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.17
Reggie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0