Bill Buckner vs. Matt Kemp — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Matt Kemp
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Matt Kemp holds a real edge over Bill Buckner in this comparison. Matt Kemp led in home run production (HR/PA+ 175 vs 94), walk rate (BB%+ 98 vs 57), and slugging (SLG+ 128 vs 115). Bill Buckner held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 364 vs 81). The edge belongs to Matt Kemp.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and Matt Kemp

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2517
150.52
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
1750
150.39
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
6982
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
6365
546.98
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
1808
155.37
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
1146
98.48
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
338
29.05
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
3.18
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
174
10.41
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
24.66
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
43.12
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
662
56.89
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192.07
71.29
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1023.2
87.93
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3833
229.22
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3081
264.77
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2352
202.12
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.821
0.821
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.793
0.793
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
950
81.64
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
72.24
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1031
88.6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2111
126.24
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1694
145.57
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1268.38
75.85
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1019.38
87.6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
26
2.23
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
44.51
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
69
5.93
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
1641
141.02
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.81
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.09
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
5.8
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
6.19
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
14.77
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
15.81
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
183
10.94
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
15.81
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5.41
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
15.31
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
21.23
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.49
74.49

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Matt Kemp

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1622
1.08
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
1.02
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1547
1.03
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
40557
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
13519
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2990
1.99
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.06
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Matt Kemp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.03
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3132
2.09
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3081
2.05
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.37
98.37
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.02
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kemp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0