Bill Buckner vs. Mike Kelly — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Mike Kelly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bill Buckner and Mike Kelly are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .722) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .301). Mike Kelly had the advantage in slugging (.421 vs .408). 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 Mike Kelly

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
261.95
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
749
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
684
547.93
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
165
132.18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
92
73.7
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
29.78
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
36.05
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.81
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
10.41
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
17.62
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
43.12
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
58.48
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192.07
71.29
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89.23
71.48
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3833
229.22
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
288
230.71
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
224
179.44
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
88.92
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
86
68.89
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2111
126.24
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
140.19
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
84.94
68.05
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.01
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
43.26
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
149.8
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4.01
4.01
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.81
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.4
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.82
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
10.94
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
24.03
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.81
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
15.31
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
32.84
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.17
73.17

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Mike Kelly

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.88
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4697
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1565.2
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
1.99
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Mike Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
2.08
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
2.03
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.79
97.79
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.273
1.273
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.04
55.04
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0