Bill Buckner vs. Matt Kata — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Matt Kata
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against Matt Kata. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .662) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .292). 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 Matt Kata

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278
218.9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
762
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
695
547.24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
166
130.71
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
108
85.04
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
37
29.13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.09
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.45
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
43.12
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
45.67
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
76.49
60.23
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
257
202.36
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
218
171.65
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
70.08
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
63
49.61
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
140
110.24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
77.6
61.1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
37.8
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.57
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
99.21
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
6.05
6.05
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.87
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.94
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.66
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.09
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
69.23
69.23

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Matt Kata

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.34
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.93
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.97
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
2.55
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
4.58
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
4.52
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.55
98.55
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.371
3.371
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.31
69.31
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.56
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0