Bill Buckner vs. Ed Crosby — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Ed Crosby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Crosby. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .550) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .285). 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 Crosby

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
237.6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
750
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
677
541.6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
149
119.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
123
98.4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
22
17.6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
26
20.8
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
47.49
37.99
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
179
143.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
209
167.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
67
53.6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
44
35.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
111
88.8
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
52.38
41.91
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
44
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.4
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Ed Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
59.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
10.14
10.14
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
8
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.4
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Ed Crosby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 600 PA
12.5
12.5

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Ed Crosby

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
1.53
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.88
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4961
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1653.2
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.59
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
3.04
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Ed Crosby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
890
4.84
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
852
4.64
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.021
3.021
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.45
57.45
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.52
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Crosby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0