Bill Buckner vs. Jim Cronin — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Jim Cronin
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Cronin. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .599) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .295). 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 Jim Cronin

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
238.1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
56
533.33
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
123.81
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
95.24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.57
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.34
50.88
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
161.9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
18
171.43
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
38.1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
104.76
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.98
56.98
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.62
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Jim Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
66.67
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.05
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Jim Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Jim Cronin

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
1.06
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55942
27
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18647.1
9
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Jim Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.35
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.565
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0