Bill Buckner vs. Leo Durocher — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Leo Durocher
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Buckner comes out clearly ahead of Leo Durocher across most offensive categories. Bill Buckner led in contact rate (K%+ 364 vs 102), home run production (HR/PA+ 94 vs 45), and slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 89). Leo Durocher held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 79 vs 57). Bill Buckner was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and Leo Durocher

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1637
168.56
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
5827
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
5350
550.88
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
1320
135.92
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
1030
106.06
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
210
21.62
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.77
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.47
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
290
29.86
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
505.65
52.07
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
1714
176.49
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
1715
176.59
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
575
59.21
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
567
58.38
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
1118
115.12
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
560.81
57.75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
18
1.85
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
377
38.82
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
480
49.43
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
12.14
12.14
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
8.44
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
11.22
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
31
3.19
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 600 PA
36
3.71
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86.11
86.11

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Leo Durocher

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
1.06
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1608
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55942
27
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18647.1
9
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3275
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Leo Durocher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4680
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
8280
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7955
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.07
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.947
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Durocher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0