John Buck vs. Jim Starks — Career Comparison

John Buck
Gen XWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Jim Starks
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Jim Starks posted the stronger offensive profile against John Buck. Jim Starks posted stronger numbers in OPS (.755 vs .702) and on-base percentage (.341 vs .305). John Buck had the advantage in home run production (134 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jim Starks 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 Jim Starks

John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1090
163.13
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
184
161.17
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4009
600
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
685
600
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3612
540.58
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
611
535.18
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
844
126.32
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
144.53
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
79.17
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
98.1
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
25.74
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
28.91
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.35
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.38
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
20.05
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
15
13.14
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
47.14
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
53
46.42
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444.65
66.55
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91.42
80.08
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1436
214.92
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253
221.61
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1202
179.9
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
201.46
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.754
0.754
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
58.22
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
84.09
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
73.48
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
81.46
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
746
111.65
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
152.41
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430.79
64.47
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96.92
84.89
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
7.63
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.5
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
45.95
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
53.43
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.44
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
959
143.53
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.26
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114.17
114.17
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
1.95
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.01
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.89
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
86
12.87
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.88
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.9
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.76
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.8
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.69
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.64
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.91
90.91

Fielding Stats for John Buck and Jim Starks

John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1043
1.06
Jim Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.21
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
1.01
Jim Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.12
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26445
27
Jim Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
9
Jim Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6736
6.88
Jim Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1308
8.66
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
0.37
Jim Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.39
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.06
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7159
7.31
Jim Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1395
9.24
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7101
7.25
Jim Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.06
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Jim Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.99
97.99
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.808
6.808
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.511
7.511
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
Jim Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.05
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.46
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.05
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
0.51
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.17
Jim Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0