John Buck vs. Joe Sommer — Career Comparison

John Buck
Gen XWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Joe Sommer
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, John Buck posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Sommer. John Buck posted stronger numbers in OPS (.702 vs .607) and on-base percentage (.305 vs .297). Joe Sommer had the advantage in batting average (.248 vs .234). By the career numbers, John Buck had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for John Buck and Joe Sommer

John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1090
163.13
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
920
140.35
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4009
600
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
3933
600
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
3612
540.58
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3675
560.64
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
844
126.32
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
911
138.98
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
529
79.17
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
749
114.26
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
25.74
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
109
16.63
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.35
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
6.41
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
20.05
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.68
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
47.14
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
162
24.71
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444.65
66.55
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
369.98
56.44
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1436
214.92
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
1137
173.46
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1202
179.9
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
1169
178.34
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
389
58.22
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
617
94.13
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
73.48
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
342
52.17
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
746
111.65
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948
144.62
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430.79
64.47
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
418.37
63.82
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
7.63
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
20
3.05
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
45.95
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
238
36.31
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.44
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
959
143.53
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
18
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.33
33.33
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.02
2.02
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.95
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.89
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
86
12.87
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.9
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
15.41
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.8
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.69
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
15.41
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for John Buck and Joe Sommer

John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1043
1.06
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 9 Innings
937
1.03
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
1.01
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26445
27
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24561
27
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
9
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8187
9
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6736
6.88
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1687
1.85
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
0.37
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
0.63
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.06
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
0.31
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7159
7.31
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2545
2.8
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7101
7.25
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2262
2.49
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.88
88.88
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.808
6.808
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.414
2.414
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.05
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.07
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.05
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
0.51
Joe Sommer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.17
Joe Sommer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0