Bill Buckner vs. Jim Kaat — Career Comparison

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Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Jim Kaat
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Bill Buckner is a position player and Jim Kaat a pitcher — the stats that define each role measure entirely different things, so a direct comparison doesn't hold up. If Bill Buckner ever faced Jim Kaat, check out their matchup page.

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Jim Kaat

Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
21
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
1.78
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
1.02
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
1.24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
13587
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4529
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
0.52
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
1.48
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.11
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1062
2.11
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1006
2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.73
94.73
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.6
69.6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.13
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and Jim Kaat

Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
22
22
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1004
442.29
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
1362
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
1251
551.1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
232
102.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
167
73.57
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
44
19.38
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.93
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
16
7.05
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
65
28.63
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
81.45
35.88
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
334
147.14
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
302
133.04
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
117
51.54
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
106
46.7
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
207
91.19
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
71.39
31.45
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
27.75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.44
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
367
161.67
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
3.71
3.71
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
14.98
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.08
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.17
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.44
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.64
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33