Bill Buckner vs. John Kelly — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
John Kelly
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationCatcher

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against John Kelly. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .524) 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 John Kelly

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
152.82
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
479
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9397
561.97
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
469
587.47
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
106
132.78
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
85
106.47
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
21.29
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.76
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
21
26.3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
31.52
39.48
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
132
165.34
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
116
145.3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.055
0.055
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
48
60.13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.26
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
52
65.14
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
34.69
43.46
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
26.91
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
12.53
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
32.57
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
18.42
18.42
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.81
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
John Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and John Kelly

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.07
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3204
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
4.65
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.19
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
John Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
835
7.04
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
5.84
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.99
82.99
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.457
5.457
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.67
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0