Bill Buckner vs. Ed Kennedy — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Ed Kennedy
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Outlaw RedsUnion AssociationThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Kennedy. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .495) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .224). 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 Ed Kennedy

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
159.18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9397
561.97
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
587.76
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
10
122.45
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
35.37
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
159.18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
134.69
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
73.47
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
38.46
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
26.91
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
453
27.09
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.81
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Ed Kennedy

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.14
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.22
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.1
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Ed Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.76
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
3.32
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.37
88.37
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.923
2.923
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0