Bill Buckner vs. Joe Kelly — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Joe Kelly
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Joe Kelly posted the stronger offensive profile against Bill Buckner. Joe Kelly posted stronger numbers in OPS (.753 vs .737) and on-base percentage (.336 vs .329). Bill Buckner had the advantage in home run production (174 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe Kelly 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 Joe Kelly

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
236.59
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
246
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
228
556.1
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2715
162.36
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
170.73
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1994
119.25
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
121.95
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
29.78
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
39.02
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.32
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.44
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
43.12
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
48.78
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192.07
71.29
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31.22
76.15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3833
229.22
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
231.71
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
195.12
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
19
46.34
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
72.24
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
95.12
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2111
126.24
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
139.02
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1268.38
75.85
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34.95
85.25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.88
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
26.91
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.51
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
14
34.15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
17.57
17.57
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
19.51
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 PAverified
183
10.94
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Joe Kelly

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
1.06
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
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
163
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.63
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
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
8
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