Bill Buckner vs. Freddie Lindstrom — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Freddie Lindstrom
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameThird Baseman

Bill Buckner and Freddie Lindstrom are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 106 for Bill Buckner, 107 for Freddie Lindstrom), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 117). The overall lean goes to Freddie Lindstrom, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and Freddie Lindstrom

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2517
150.52
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1438
141.35
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
6104
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
5611
551.54
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Freddie Lindstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Freddie Lindstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.817
0.817
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2715
162.36
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1747
171.72
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1994
119.25
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1262
124.05
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
301
29.59
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Freddie Lindstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
7.96
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
103
10.12
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
43.12
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
485
47.67
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Freddie Lindstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192.07
71.29
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
872.61
85.77
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3833
229.22
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2519
247.61
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2094
205.83
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Freddie Lindstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Freddie Lindstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Freddie Lindstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Freddie Lindstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Freddie Lindstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Freddie Lindstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.755
0.755
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Freddie Lindstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
895
87.98
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
72.24
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
779
76.57
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2111
126.24
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1571
154.42
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1268.38
75.85
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
959.49
94.31
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.28
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
334
32.83
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Freddie Lindstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
276
27.13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
22.12
22.12
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
0.99
Freddie Lindstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
1.21
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Freddie Lindstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
14.35
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Freddie Lindstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.44
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
84
8.26
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
10
0.98
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 600 PA
94
9.24
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
Freddie Lindstrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.36
89.36

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Freddie Lindstrom

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
1.06
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55942
27
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18647.1
9
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2177
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Freddie Lindstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1628
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Freddie Lindstrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3941
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3805
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.55
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.739
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Freddie Lindstrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0