Bill Buckner vs. Carlos May — Career Comparison

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Adjusted for the eras they played in, Carlos May holds a real edge over Bill Buckner in this comparison. Carlos May led in walk rate (BB%+ 134 vs 57), on-base percentage (OBP+ 117 vs 106), and home run production (HR/PA+ 98 vs 94). Bill Buckner held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 364 vs 112). The edge belongs to Carlos May.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and Carlos May

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2517
150.52
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1165
148
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
4723
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
4120
523.4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
143.17
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
842
106.97
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
172
21.85
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.93
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.92
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
10.41
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
11.43
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
285
36.21
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192.07
71.29
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
594.54
75.53
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1615
205.17
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1684
213.93
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
545
69.24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
536
68.09
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
991
125.89
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1268.38
75.85
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
618.71
78.6
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.72
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
65.04
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
6.64
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
8
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
565
71.78
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
8.36
8.36
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
0.91
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.81
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.89
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
39
4.95
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
14.23
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
85
10.8
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
6.73
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
15.31
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
17.53
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
61.59
61.59

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Carlos May

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
1.06
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
1.02
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
1.03
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
22685
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7561.2
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2920
3.48
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.23
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.05
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3158
3.76
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3113
3.71
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.58
98.58
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.506
3.506
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.04
96.04
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.19
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0