Bill Buckner vs. Dixie Carroll — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Dixie Carroll
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bill Buckner and Dixie Carroll are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in slugging (.408 vs .367) and batting average (.289 vs .265). Dixie Carroll had the advantage in OPS (.747 vs .737). By the career numbers, Bill Buckner had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and Dixie Carroll

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
152.54
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
49
498.31
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Dixie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.832
0.832
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
13
132.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
9
91.53
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
29.78
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
40.68
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Dixie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192.07
71.29
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.03
91.87
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
18
183.05
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
223.73
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Dixie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Dixie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Dixie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Dixie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2111
126.24
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
172.88
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1268.38
75.85
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.09
92.47
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
71.19
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
453
27.09
Dixie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
22.15
22.15
Dixie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
59
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
0.99
Dixie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Dixie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
10.94
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
15.31
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
Dixie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Dixie Carroll

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
1.06
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55942
27
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18647.1
9
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Dixie Carroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.692
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dixie Carroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0