Bill Buckner vs. Lon Knight — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Lon Knight
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against Lon Knight. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .593) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .274). 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 Lon Knight

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2517
150.52
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
545
136.99
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
2387
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9397
561.97
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2288
575.12
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
555
139.51
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
422
106.07
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
93
23.38
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
9.3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
133
33.43
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
201.9
50.75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
731
183.75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
654
164.39
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.594
0.594
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
391
98.28
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
198
49.77
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2111
126.24
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
586
147.3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
227.22
57.12
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
26.91
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
97
24.38
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
453
27.09
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
17.85
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
22.15
22.15
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.62
33.62
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
0.99
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
1.37
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.81
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Lon Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.5
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
Lon Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Lon Knight

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
1.06
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
560
1.04
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
14583
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4861
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
1.56
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.44
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.29
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1236
2.29
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1082
2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.54
87.54
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.932
1.932
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.07
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0