Bill Buckner vs. Jerry Kenney — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Jerry Kenney
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Buckner comes out clearly ahead of Jerry Kenney across most offensive categories. Bill Buckner led in contact rate (K%+ 364 vs 152), home run production (HR/PA+ 94 vs 17), and slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 78). Jerry Kenney held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 122 vs 57). Bill Buckner was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and Jerry Kenney

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
465
175.03
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
1594
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
1369
515.31
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
325
122.33
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
267
100.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
38
14.3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.89
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.63
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
58
21.83
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
142.6
53.68
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
410
154.33
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
511
192.35
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jerry Kenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.626
0.626
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.589
0.589
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
165
62.11
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
103
38.77
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
261
98.24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
154.1
58
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
69.26
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.39
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Jerry Kenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
52.32
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
11.47
11.47
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
0.99
Jerry Kenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
1.32
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.54
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.14
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Jerry Kenney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
14.68
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
10.94
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
22.21
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
10.92
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
15.31
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
33.12
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 600 PA
67.05
67.05

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Jerry Kenney

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.17
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
0.97
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
10284
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3428
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
429
1.13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
986
2.59
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Jerry Kenney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1464
3.84
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1415
3.71
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.65
96.65
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.7
82.7
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.28
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Kenney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0