Bill Buckner vs. Andy Kyle — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Andy Kyle
Lost GenerationCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Bill Buckner and Andy Kyle are closely matched on the surface stats. Andy Kyle posted stronger numbers in OPS (.821 vs .737) and on-base percentage (.440 vs .329). Bill Buckner had the advantage in slugging (.408 vs .381). By the career numbers, Andy Kyle 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 Andy Kyle

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
207.69
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
21
484.62
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Andy Kyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Andy Kyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.846
0.846
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
7
161.54
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1994
119.25
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.93
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192.07
71.29
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
93.33
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
253.85
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Andy Kyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Andy Kyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.821
0.821
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Andy Kyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Andy Kyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Andy Kyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
72.24
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2111
126.24
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1268.38
75.85
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
102.52
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Andy Kyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
0.99
Andy Kyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Andy Kyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Andy Kyle

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
1.06
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55942
27
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18647.1
9
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Andy Kyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Andy Kyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.286
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Kyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0