Bill Buckner vs. Bill Kelly — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Bill Kelly
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against Bill Kelly. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .468) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .242). 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 Bill Kelly

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
206.45
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
84
541.94
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
15
96.77
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.35
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4.97
32.06
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
19
122.58
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
22
141.94
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
38.71
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.26
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
11
70.97
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4.93
31.79
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Bill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
141.94
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4.23
4.23
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Bill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Bill Kelly

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
1.06
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55942
27
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18647.1
9
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Bill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Bill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.18
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Bill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.68
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0