Bill Buckner vs. Eddie Kenna — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Eddie Kenna
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Bill Buckner and Eddie Kenna are closely matched on the surface stats. Eddie Kenna posted stronger numbers in OPS (.766 vs .737) and on-base percentage (.376 vs .329). Bill Buckner had the advantage in slugging (.408 vs .390). By the career numbers, Eddie Kenna 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 Eddie Kenna

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
183.58
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
134
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
118
528.36
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Eddie Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Eddie Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
35
156.72
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1994
119.25
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
125.37
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.91
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.48
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
7
31.34
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192.07
71.29
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16.86
75.51
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
46
205.97
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
223.88
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Eddie Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Eddie Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.766
0.766
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Eddie Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Eddie Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Eddie Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
14
62.69
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
72.24
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
89.55
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2111
126.24
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
147.76
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1268.38
75.85
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.79
84.13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.48
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
62.69
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Eddie Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
35.82
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
16.75
16.75
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
0.99
Eddie Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
1.75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.48
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Eddie Kenna
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.48
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.39
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
15.31
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.87
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 600 PA
16.67
16.67

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Eddie Kenna

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
1.06
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55942
27
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18647.1
9
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Eddie Kenna
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.939
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Kenna
Career
Per 9 Innings
0