Bill Buckner vs. Joe Kelly — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Joe Kelly
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Buckner comes out clearly ahead of Joe Kelly across most offensive categories. Bill Buckner led in contact rate (K%+ 364 vs 89), batting average (AVG+ 120 vs 86), and slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 88). Joe Kelly held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 81 vs 57). Bill Buckner was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and Joe Kelly

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
376
153.47
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1470
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1341
547.35
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
300
122.45
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
234
95.51
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
38
15.51
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
8.98
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.45
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
66
26.94
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
125.71
51.31
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
400
163.27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
389
158.78
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
129
52.65
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
117
47.76
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
240
97.96
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
135.97
55.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.67
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
32.65
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
58.37
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
10.28
10.28
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
16.33
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
10.94
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
26.94
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
15.31
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
26.94
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Joe Kelly

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
1.06
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55942
27
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18647.1
9
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
866
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.392
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0