Bill Buckner vs. Andy Carey — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Andy Carey
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Buckner comes out clearly ahead of Andy Carey across most offensive categories. Bill Buckner led in contact rate (K%+ 364 vs 98), batting average (AVG+ 120 vs 101), and slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 105). Andy Carey held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 86 vs 57). Bill Buckner was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and Andy Carey

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
938
174.95
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
3217
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
2850
531.55
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
741
138.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
520
96.98
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
119
22.19
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
7.09
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
10.41
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
11.94
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
221
41.22
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
369.04
68.83
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
1128
210.38
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1036
193.22
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
69.19
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
350
65.28
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
657
122.54
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
385.32
71.87
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.04
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
268
49.98
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.36
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
72.55
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
8.27
8.27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
8.21
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
28
5.22
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
13.99
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
23
4.29
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.92
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
44
8.21
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Andy Carey
Career
Per 600 PA
52.27
52.27

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Andy Carey

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
887
1.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
1.01
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19957
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6652.1
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
854
1.16
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1695
2.29
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Andy Carey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2663
3.6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2549
3.45
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.72
95.72
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.874
2.874
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
84.1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.26
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Carey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0