John Buck vs. Lou Sylvester — Career Comparison

John Buck
Gen XWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Lou Sylvester
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Outlaw RedsUnion AssociationLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, John Buck and Lou Sylvester are closely matched on the surface stats. John Buck posted stronger numbers in OPS (.702 vs .662) and slugging (.398 vs .347). Lou Sylvester had the advantage in on-base percentage (.315 vs .305). 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 Lou Sylvester

John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1090
163.13
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
173
143.57
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4009
600
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
723
600
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3612
540.58
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
654
542.74
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
844
126.32
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
131.95
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
79.17
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
97.1
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
25.74
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
22
18.26
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.35
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.62
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
20.05
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.98
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
47.14
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
42
34.85
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
444.65
66.55
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80.55
66.84
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1436
214.92
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
227
188.38
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1202
179.9
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
228
189.21
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.628
0.628
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
58.22
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
114.52
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
73.48
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
43
35.68
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
746
111.65
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
145.23
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
430.79
64.47
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86.97
72.17
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
7.63
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.66
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
45.95
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
55.6
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.44
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
959
143.53
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
19.92
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.13
30.13
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
2.79
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.95
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.89
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
86
12.87
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.9
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.94
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.8
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.69
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.94
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for John Buck and Lou Sylvester

John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1043
1.06
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.07
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
1.01
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26445
27
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4551
27
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8815
9
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1517
9
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6736
6.88
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
1.46
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
0.37
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.29
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.06
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.32
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7159
7.31
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
2.07
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7101
7.25
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
1.75
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.53
84.53
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.808
6.808
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.05
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.05
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
0.51
Lou Sylvester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.17
Lou Sylvester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0