Bill Buckner vs. Ivan Howard — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Ivan Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against Ivan Howard. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .639) and slugging (.408 vs .308). 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 Ivan Howard

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
302
187.58
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
966
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
818
508.07
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
191
118.63
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
148
91.93
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.77
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.7
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
43
26.71
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
99.19
61.61
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
252
156.52
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
192.55
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
91
56.52
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
86
53.42
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
175
108.7
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
104.35
64.81
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.32
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
64.6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
80.12
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7.49
7.49
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
18.01
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
10.94
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
32.92
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.66
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
15.31
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
46.58
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
70.67
70.67

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Ivan Howard

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
1.06
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55942
27
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18647.1
9
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1363
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1328
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.43
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.443
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0