Bill Buckner vs. Jay Johnstone — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Jay Johnstone
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder

Bill Buckner and Jay Johnstone are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 106 for Bill Buckner, 108 for Jay Johnstone), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 115). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and Jay Johnstone

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1748
200.57
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
5229
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
4703
539.64
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
1254
143.89
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
899
103.16
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
215
24.67
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.36
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
10.41
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
11.7
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
355
40.73
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
616.21
70.71
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
1851
212.39
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1705
195.64
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
578
66.32
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
531
60.93
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
1007
115.55
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
640.36
73.48
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.52
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
429
49.23
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
6.64
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
7
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
632
72.52
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
8.27
8.27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
4.59
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
35
4.02
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
9.18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
50
5.74
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
104
11.93
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 600 PA
48.08
48.08

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Jay Johnstone

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
1.22
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1134
1.01
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
30296
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10098.2
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2743
2.44
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.12
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Jay Johnstone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.05
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2934
2.61
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2873
2.56
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.92
97.92
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.102
2.102
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.96
82.96
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.05
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Johnstone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0