Bill Buckner vs. Ed Connolly — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Ed Connolly
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Connolly. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .469) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .239). 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 Ed Connolly

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
219.66
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
407
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
371
546.93
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
66
97.3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
51
75.18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
11
16.22
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
15
22.11
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
21.75
32.07
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
85
125.31
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
96
141.52
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.469
0.469
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.16
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
31
45.7
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
44
64.86
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
21.42
31.57
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
42.75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
73.71
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
8.14
8.14
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.85
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.47
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Ed Connolly

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
1.06
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55942
27
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18647.1
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
366
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.58
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.075
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0