Bill Buckner vs. Ray Knight — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Ray Knight
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Buckner comes out clearly ahead of Ray Knight across most offensive categories. Bill Buckner led in contact rate (K%+ 364 vs 131), home run production (HR/PA+ 94 vs 84), and batting average (AVG+ 120 vs 111). Ray Knight held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 76 vs 57). Bill Buckner was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and Ray Knight

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1495
169.53
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
5291
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
4829
547.61
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
1311
148.67
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
934
105.92
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
29.78
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
266
30.16
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.06
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
84
9.53
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
377
42.75
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
577.65
65.51
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
1883
213.53
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
1690
191.65
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.613
0.613
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
490
55.57
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
595
67.47
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
1001
113.51
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
605.65
68.68
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.08
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
38.9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
43
4.88
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
579
65.66
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
9.14
9.14
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.81
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.49
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
5.8
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.92
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
14.77
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
19.16
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.59
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.84
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
39
4.42
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Ray Knight
Career
Per 600 PA
35.9
35.9

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Ray Knight

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1397
1.15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1220
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
32782
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
10927.1
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3669
3.02
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1858
1.53
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Ray Knight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.11
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5658
4.66
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
5527
4.55
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.68
97.68
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.956
3.956
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.33
87.33
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
0.35
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Knight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0