Bill Buckner vs. Dick Cotter — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Dick Cotter
Lost GenerationNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against Dick Cotter. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .677) and slugging (.408 vs .320). Dick Cotter had the advantage in on-base percentage (.357 vs .329). 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 Dick Cotter

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
244.25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
530.97
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
28
148.67
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1994
119.25
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
138.05
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
12.86
68.26
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
32
169.91
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
212.39
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Dick Cotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Dick Cotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
72.24
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
23
122.12
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1268.38
75.85
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.1
80.17
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
58.41
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Dick Cotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
106.19
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
5.65
5.65
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Dick Cotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
Dick Cotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Dick Cotter

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
1.06
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55942
27
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18647.1
9
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Dick Cotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.951
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Cotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0