Bill Buckner vs. Fred Koster — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Fred Koster
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against Fred Koster. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .556) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .291). 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 Fred Koster

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
268.24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
170
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
151
532.94
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
34
120
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
30
105.88
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.06
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.06
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.12
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
13.26
46.8
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
40
141.18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
48
169.41
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
74.12
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
8
28.24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
29
102.35
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
15.26
53.87
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.41
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Fred Koster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
74.12
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
8.1
8.1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.65
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Fred Koster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
10.94
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.12
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Fred Koster
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.12
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
Fred Koster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Fred Koster

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Fred Koster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
1.06
Fred Koster
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Fred Koster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55942
27
Fred Koster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18647.1
9
Fred Koster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Fred Koster
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Fred Koster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Fred Koster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Fred Koster
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Fred Koster
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Fred Koster
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Fred Koster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.049
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Fred Koster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Fred Koster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Koster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Koster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Koster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Koster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0