Bill Buckner vs. Phil Garner — Career Comparison

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When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Buckner comes out clearly ahead of Phil Garner across most offensive categories. Bill Buckner led in contact rate (K%+ 364 vs 99), batting average (AVG+ 120 vs 104), and home run production (HR/PA+ 94 vs 85). Phil Garner held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 97 vs 57). Bill Buckner was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and Phil Garner

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1860
162.68
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
6860
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
6136
536.68
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
1594
139.42
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
1104
96.56
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
299
26.15
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
7.17
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
109
9.53
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
490
42.86
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
799.18
69.9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
2384
208.51
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
2192
191.72
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
780
68.22
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
738
64.55
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
1409
123.24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
810.47
70.89
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
2.97
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
49.33
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
74
6.47
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
842
73.64
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
8.15
8.15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
5.86
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
59
5.16
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
11.46
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
183
10.94
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
19.68
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
9.18
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
256
15.31
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
28.86
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Phil Garner
Career
Per 600 PA
68.18
68.18

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Phil Garner

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1856
1.12
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1653
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
44662
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
14887.1
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2746
1.66
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
Phil Garner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4356
2.63
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
0.16
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7361
4.45
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7102
4.29
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.48
96.48
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.827
3.827
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.06
89.06
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
752
0.45
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Garner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0