Bill Buckner vs. Gary Kolb — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Gary Kolb
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against Gary Kolb. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .581) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .285). 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 Gary Kolb

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
350.9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
501
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
450
538.92
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
94
112.57
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
73
87.43
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10.78
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.19
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.19
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
21
25.15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
40.51
48.51
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
133
159.28
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
140
167.66
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.514
0.514
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
75.45
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
29
34.73
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
86
102.99
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
40.56
48.57
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
55.09
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.59
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
124.55
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
4.82
4.82
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.59
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.4
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.58
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
10.94
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.98
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.79
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
15.31
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.77
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Gary Kolb

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.71
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.84
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2968
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
989.1
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
2.07
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.35
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
2.52
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
2.41
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.67
95.67
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.94
48.94
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01