Bill Buckner vs. John Roseboro — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
John Roseboro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCatcherGold GloveAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Buckner comes out clearly ahead of John Roseboro across most offensive categories. Bill Buckner led in contact rate (K%+ 364 vs 117), batting average (AVG+ 120 vs 103), and slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 102). John Roseboro held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 120 vs 57). Bill Buckner was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and John Roseboro

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1585
172.06
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
5527
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
4847
526.18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
1206
130.92
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
868
94.23
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
190
20.63
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.78
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
10.41
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
11.29
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
338
36.69
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
625.4
67.89
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
1796
194.97
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1789
194.21
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
512
55.58
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
548
59.49
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
956
103.78
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
634.89
68.92
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
3.91
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547
59.38
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
6.64
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
11.94
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
677
73.49
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
8.16
8.16
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.78
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.75
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
8.25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
67
7.27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
6.08
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
123
13.35
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
John Roseboro
Career
Per 600 PA
54.47
54.47

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and John Roseboro

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1489
1.11
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
1.02
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1358
1.02
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
36057
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
12019
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9332
6.99
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
678
0.51
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.08
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
10117
7.58
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
10010
7.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.94
98.94
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.723
6.723
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.2
91.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.09
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.08
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
0.32
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Roseboro
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
0.3
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roseboro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
0.22