Bill Buckner vs. John Kroner — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
John Kroner
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Buckner comes out clearly ahead of John Kroner across most offensive categories. Bill Buckner led in contact rate (K%+ 364 vs 98), home run production (HR/PA+ 94 vs 55), and batting average (AVG+ 120 vs 90). John Kroner held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 73 vs 57). Bill Buckner was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and John Kroner

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
170.23
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
786
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
702
535.88
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
184
140.46
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
121
92.37
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
29.78
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
35.88
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.87
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.34
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
43.12
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
48.09
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
John Kroner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
91.78
70.06
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
270
206.11
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
252
192.37
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
John Kroner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
John Kroner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
John Kroner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
83
63.36
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
72.24
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
80.15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2111
126.24
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
138.17
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
97.46
74.4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
51.91
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
John Kroner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
42.75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
14.04
14.04
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
0.99
John Kroner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
1.21
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.21
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
John Kroner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.29
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.82
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.11
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
John Kroner
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and John Kroner

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
John Kroner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
1.06
John Kroner
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
John Kroner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55942
27
John Kroner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18647.1
9
John Kroner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
John Kroner
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
John Kroner
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
John Kroner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
John Kroner
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
John Kroner
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
John Kroner
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
John Kroner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
John Kroner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
John Kroner
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kroner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kroner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kroner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kroner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0