Bill Buckner vs. Adam Kennedy — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Adam Kennedy
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Buckner comes out clearly ahead of Adam Kennedy across most offensive categories. Bill Buckner led in contact rate (K%+ 364 vs 108), home run production (HR/PA+ 94 vs 56), and slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 95). Adam Kennedy held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 82 vs 57). Bill Buckner was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and Adam Kennedy

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1691
167.59
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
6054
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
5473
542.42
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.742
0.742
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1488
147.47
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1078
106.84
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
288
28.54
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.16
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
80
7.93
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
410
40.63
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Adam Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
707.34
70.1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
2100
208.13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1961
194.35
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Adam Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Adam Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Adam Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
682
67.59
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
571
56.59
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1173
116.25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
737.99
73.14
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Adam Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
7.14
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
401
39.74
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
43
4.26
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
839
83.15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
7.22
7.22
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Adam Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
5.45
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.25
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Adam Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
10.7
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
10.94
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
17.74
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
6.14
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
15.31
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
23.89
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
Adam Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.27
74.27

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Adam Kennedy

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1612
1.14
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1421
1.01
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38047
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12682.1
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2888
2.05
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
Adam Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3905
2.77
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Adam Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.09
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6924
4.91
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6793
4.82
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.11
98.11
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.214
4.214
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.15
88.15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1203
0.58
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
821
0.58
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0