Bill Buckner vs. Jack Kading — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Jack Kading
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bill Buckner and Jack Kading are closely matched on the surface stats. Jack Kading posted stronger numbers in OPS (.790 vs .737) and on-base percentage (.367 vs .329). Bill Buckner had the advantage in batting average (.289 vs .269). By the career numbers, Jack Kading 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 Jack Kading

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
206.25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
26
487.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.813
0.813
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
7
131.25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
29.78
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
43.12
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192.07
71.29
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.42
82.86
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
11
206.25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
206.25
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
72.24
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2111
126.24
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
168.75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1268.38
75.85
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
85.03
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
6.4
6.4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Jack Kading

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
1.02
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15126
7.3
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
9.84
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16651
8.04
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
10.83
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16505
7.97
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
10.83
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.12
99.12
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.506
7.506
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.625
9.625
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.04
96.04
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1203
0.58
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0