Bill Buckner vs. Speed Kelly — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Speed Kelly
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against Speed Kelly. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .438) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .200). 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 Speed Kelly

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
226.67
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
45
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
42
560
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
80
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Speed Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
31.4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
133.33
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
9
120
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1.66
22.19
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Speed Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
186.67
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3.21
3.21
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.81
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Speed Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
10.94
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
Speed Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Speed Kelly

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.34
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.96
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.34
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.91
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Speed Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
3.83
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
3.26
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.429
2.429
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.48
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Speed Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0