Bill Buckner vs. Joe Klugmann — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Joe Klugmann
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Klugmann. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .639) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .296). 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 Joe Klugmann

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
226.47
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
204
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
187
550
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.662
0.662
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
47
138.24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
33
97.06
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
29.78
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
32.35
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.82
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
14
41.18
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Joe Klugmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
19.45
57.22
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
64
188.24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
59
173.53
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
64.71
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
17
50
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
39
114.71
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
21.14
62.18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.94
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
32.35
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Joe Klugmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
44.12
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
13.6
13.6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.71
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Joe Klugmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.82
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.88
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.71
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Joe Klugmann

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
1.06
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55942
27
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18647.1
9
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Joe Klugmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.06
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.014
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Klugmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
0