Bill Buckner vs. Bob Clarke — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Bob Clarke
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IICatcherAll-Star

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Clarke. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .544) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .274). 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 Bob Clarke

Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
22
22
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
705
179.62
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
2355
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
2131
542.93
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
462
117.71
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
370
94.27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
78
19.87
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.93
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.78
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.78
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
92
23.44
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
169.64
43.22
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
575
146.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
630
160.51
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
210
53.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
185
47.13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
388
98.85
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
188.63
48.06
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.06
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
39.75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.25
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
453
27.09
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.06
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
22.15
22.15
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196.25
196.25
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
0.99
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
14.27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
16
4.08
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.33
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.12
94.12

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Bob Clarke

Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
21
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
1.21
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
1.02
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
1.07
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
14951
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4983.2
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2962
5.35
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
0.83
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Bob Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.17
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3518
6.35
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3423
6.18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.3
97.3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.117
5.117
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.94
88.94
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.11
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.07
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
0.69
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0