Bill Buckner vs. Ted Cather — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Ted Cather
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against Ted Cather. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .647) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .300). 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 Ted Cather

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
198.68
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
607
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
548
541.68
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
138
136.41
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
98
96.87
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
30
29.65
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.91
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.98
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
40
39.54
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
61.64
60.93
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
190
187.81
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
176
173.97
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
60
59.31
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
72
71.17
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2111
126.24
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
128.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
66.07
65.31
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.61
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
88.96
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
6.74
6.74
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.76
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
10.94
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.76
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.95
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
15.31
Ted Cather
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
24.71
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
84

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Ted Cather

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
1.06
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55942
27
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18647.1
9
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Ted Cather
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.92
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Cather
Career
Per 9 Innings
0