Bill Buckner vs. Jim Kane — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Jim Kane
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against Jim Kane. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .603) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .299). 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 Jim Kane

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
198.8
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
166
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
145
524.1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.662
0.662
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
35
126.51
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
29
104.82
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.84
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.84
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
14.87
53.76
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
44
159.04
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
47
169.88
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.555
0.555
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.83
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
72.24
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
79.52
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2111
126.24
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
137.35
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
16.99
61.4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
43.37
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
57.83
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
10.38
10.38
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.53
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
10.94
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.07
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
15.31
Jim Kane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.07
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Jim Kane

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
975
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15126
7.3
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
10.47
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.66
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16651
8.04
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
11.52
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16505
7.97
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
11.13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.63
96.63
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.506
7.506
Jim Kane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.05
10.05
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0