Bill Buckner vs. David Cooper — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
David Cooper
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bill Buckner and David Cooper are closely matched on the surface stats. David Cooper posted stronger numbers in OPS (.750 vs .737) and slugging (.441 vs .408). Bill Buckner had the advantage in on-base percentage (.329 vs .310). By the career numbers, David Cooper 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 David Cooper

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
191.15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
226
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
211
560.18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
David Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
57
151.33
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
33
87.61
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
29.78
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.93
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
10.41
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.93
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
43.12
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
63.72
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
David Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
David Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
David Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192.07
71.29
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28.09
74.57
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3833
229.22
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
246.9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
70
185.84
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
David Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
David Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
David Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
David Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
David Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
David Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
66.37
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
23
61.06
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
42
111.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
28.52
75.72
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
David Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
95.58
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
6.28
6.28
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.81
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.31
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
David Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.65
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.65
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
David Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and David Cooper

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
David Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
David Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
David Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.01
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
David Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
992
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
David Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
330.2
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15126
7.3
David Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
8.6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
David Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.87
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
David Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16651
8.04
David Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
9.61
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16505
7.97
David Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
9.47
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
David Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.58
98.58
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.506
7.506
David Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.909
7.909
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
David Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.09
84.09
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1203
0.58
David Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.84
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0