Bill Buckner vs. Jose Cruz — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Jose Cruz
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Jose Cruz holds a real edge over Bill Buckner in this comparison. Jose Cruz led in walk rate (BB%+ 123 vs 57), home run production (HR/PA+ 106 vs 94), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 114 vs 106). Bill Buckner held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 364 vs 126). The edge belongs to Jose Cruz.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and Jose Cruz

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2353
158.08
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
8931
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
7917
531.88
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.802
0.802
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2251
151.23
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1601
107.56
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
391
26.27
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.32
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
10.41
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
11.08
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
43.12
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
650
43.67
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
1192.07
71.29
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1247.01
83.78
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3325
223.38
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3156
212.03
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1036
69.6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
72.24
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1077
72.35
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2111
126.24
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1948
130.87
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
1268.38
75.85
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1270.1
85.33
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.47
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
898
60.33
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
111
6.64
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
9.54
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1031
69.26
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
8.66
8.66
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.87
0.87
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.81
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
27
1.81
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
82
5.51
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
7.99
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
183
10.94
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317
21.3
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
9.14
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
256
15.31
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
30.43
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
69.98
69.98

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Jose Cruz

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2159
1.06
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2057
1.01
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
54925
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18308.1
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4413
2.17
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.06
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Jose Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.06
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4659
2.29
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4539
2.23
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.42
97.42
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.102
2.102
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.28
95.28
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.02
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0