Bill Buckner vs. Todd Cruz — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Todd Cruz
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Buckner comes out clearly ahead of Todd Cruz across most offensive categories. Bill Buckner led in contact rate (K%+ 364 vs 64), batting average (AVG+ 120 vs 83), and slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 83). Bill Buckner was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and Todd Cruz

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
544
199.76
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1634
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1526
560.34
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
336
123.38
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
238
87.39
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
58
21.3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.93
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
10.41
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
12.48
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
98
35.99
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Todd Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Todd Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Todd Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
123.38
45.31
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
508
186.54
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
402
147.61
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
133
48.84
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
154
56.55
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
253
92.9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
114.24
41.95
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.57
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
26.91
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
59
21.66
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.47
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Todd Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
317
116.4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
5.15
5.15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
11.02
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.41
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
14.77
Todd Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
15.06
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
8.81
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
33
12.12
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
27.27
27.27

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Todd Cruz

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
1.22
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
0.98
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11893
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3964.1
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
1.35
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
3.12
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Todd Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.21
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2062
4.68
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
4.47
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
95.59
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.45
80.45
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
0.55
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Todd Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0