Bill Buckner vs. Danny Clark — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Danny Clark
Lost GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bill Buckner and Danny Clark are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in slugging (.408 vs .392) and batting average (.289 vs .277). Danny Clark had the advantage in OPS (.752 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 Danny Clark

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
245
217.13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
677
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
582
515.81
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Danny Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
161
142.69
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
112
99.26
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
29.78
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
31.91
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.09
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.43
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
43.12
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
43.43
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Danny Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192.07
71.29
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87.17
77.26
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
228
202.07
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
237
210.04
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Danny Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Danny Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Danny Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Danny Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Danny Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
66.47
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
72.24
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
82.42
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2111
126.24
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
144.46
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1268.38
75.85
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92.99
82.41
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.77
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
65.58
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Danny Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
32.79
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
18.3
18.3
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
0.99
Danny Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.84
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Danny Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.43
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.64
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Danny Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
41.67
41.67

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Danny Clark

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Danny Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
1.06
Danny Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Danny Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55942
27
Danny Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18647.1
9
Danny Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Danny Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Danny Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Danny Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Danny Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Danny Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Danny Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Danny Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.191
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Danny Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Danny Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0