Bill Buckner vs. Eddie Collins — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Eddie Collins
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameSecond BasemanMVP

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Eddie Collins comes out clearly ahead of Bill Buckner across most offensive categories. Eddie Collins led in walk rate (BB%+ 156 vs 57), home run production (HR/PA+ 135 vs 94), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 134 vs 106). Bill Buckner held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 364 vs 182). Eddie Collins was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and Eddie Collins

Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
22
22
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2517
150.52
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2826
140.87
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12037
600
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9949
495.92
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.898
0.898
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
2715
162.36
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3315
165.24
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
1994
119.25
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2643
131.74
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
438
21.83
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
9.32
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.34
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
672
33.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
1192.07
71.29
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2081.12
103.74
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4268
212.74
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4891
243.8
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.853
0.853
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.964
0.964
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1821
90.77
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1300
64.8
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
2111
126.24
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3074
153.23
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
1268.38
75.85
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2171.76
108.25
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
3.84
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1499
74.72
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
453
27.09
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
467
23.28
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
22.15
22.15
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.78
25.78
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
0.99
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.21
3.21
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
25.52
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
183
10.94
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
741
36.94
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
9.72
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
256
15.31
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
46.66
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.17
79.17

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Eddie Collins

Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
21
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2701
6.74
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10815
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3605
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15126
7.3
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6621
16.53
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7716
19.26
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
1.13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16651
8.04
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14789
36.92
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16505
7.97
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14337
35.79
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.94
96.94
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.308
5.308
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.81
14.81
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1203
0.58
Eddie Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
3.05
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0