Bill Buckner vs. Steve King — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Steve King
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaTroy HaymakersUnknownLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Steve King posted the stronger offensive profile against Bill Buckner. Steve King posted stronger numbers in OPS (.821 vs .737) and on-base percentage (.358 vs .329). Bill Buckner had the advantage in home run production (174 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Steve King 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 Steve King

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2517
150.52
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
54
118.25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
274
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9397
561.97
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
595.62
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2715
162.36
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
210.22
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1994
119.25
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
157.66
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
29.78
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
39.42
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.14
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
43.12
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
52.55
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192.07
71.29
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40.95
89.67
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3833
229.22
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
275.91
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
214.6
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.821
0.821
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
170.8
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
72.24
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
118.25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2111
126.24
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
289.05
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1268.38
75.85
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46.51
101.84
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
26.91
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.38
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
453
27.09
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.57
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
22.15
22.15
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91.33
91.33
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.81
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.76
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
15.31
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.52
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Steve King
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Steve King

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
1.06
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.02
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
1.02
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.02
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1425
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
2.33
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.61
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
3.15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
2.54
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.72
80.72
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.482
2.482
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.04
96.04
Steve King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0