Bill Buckner vs. Bengie Molina — Career Comparison

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When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Buckner comes out clearly ahead of Bengie Molina across most offensive categories. Bill Buckner led in contact rate (K%+ 364 vs 188), batting average (AVG+ 120 vs 105), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 106 vs 93). Bengie Molina held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 125 vs 94). Bill Buckner was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and Bengie Molina

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1362
158.4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
5159
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
4812
559.64
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
1317
153.17
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
950
110.49
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
217
25.24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.93
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.7
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
10.41
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
16.75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
367
42.68
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
572.43
66.57
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3833
229.22
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1978
230.04
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
1574
183.06
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
457
53.15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
72.24
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
711
82.69
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
1024
119.09
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
602.49
70.07
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
5.7
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
26.91
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
208
24.19
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
26
3.02
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
471
54.78
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
10.95
10.95
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.14
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
5.8
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
7.33
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
14.77
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
20.12
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.35
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.81
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.16
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 600 PA
30
30

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Bengie Molina

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1285
1.08
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
1.02
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1234
1.03
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
32235
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
10745
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
8122
6.8
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
0.55
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.04
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
8833
7.4
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
8781
7.35
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.12
99.12
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.41
99.41
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.834
6.834
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.03
96.03
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.06
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.07
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bengie Molina
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
0.57
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bengie Molina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
0.26