Bill Buckner vs. Merl Combs — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Merl Combs
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against Merl Combs. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .555) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .314). 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 Merl Combs

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
196.72
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
427
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
361
507.26
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
73
102.58
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
64
89.93
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.43
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.93
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.81
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
9
12.65
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
28.7
40.33
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
87
122.25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
132
185.48
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
45
63.23
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
25
35.13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
68
95.55
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
33.98
47.74
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.81
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
80.09
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
60.42
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
9.93
9.93
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
0.99
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.84
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.41
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Merl Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Merl Combs

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
1.06
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55942
27
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18647.1
9
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Merl Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.888
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merl Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0