Bill Buckner vs. Jason Kendall — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Jason Kendall
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Bill Buckner holds a real edge over Jason Kendall in this comparison. Bill Buckner led in contact rate (K%+ 364 vs 191), home run production (HR/PA+ 94 vs 60), and slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 106). Jason Kendall held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 100 vs 57). The edge belongs to Bill Buckner.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and Jason Kendall

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2517
150.52
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
2085
143.78
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
8701
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
7627
525.94
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
2195
151.36
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
1691
116.61
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
394
27.17
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.93
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
35
2.41
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
75
5.17
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
504
34.75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192.07
71.29
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1096.27
75.6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
2884
198.87
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3170
218.6
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1030
71.03
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
744
51.3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
1699
117.16
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1268.38
75.85
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1175.77
81.08
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
17.52
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
49.72
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
51
3.52
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
686
47.3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
12.68
12.68
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
0.99
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
1.05
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.81
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
36
2.48
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
63
4.34
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
12.14
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
183
10.94
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
13.03
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
6.14
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
256
15.31
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
19.17
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 600 PA
67.99
67.99

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Jason Kendall

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
1.06
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2054
1.04
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
1.02
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2017
1.03
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
53085
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
17695
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
13067
6.65
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
990
0.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.08
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14206
7.23
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14057
7.15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.95
98.95
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.844
6.844
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.04
96.04
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.2
98.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.08
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.05
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Kendall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
0.62
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Kendall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
0.25