Bill Buckner vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .289). By the career numbers, Bill Buckner 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 Joe Start

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2517
150.52
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9397
561.97
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2715
162.36
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1994
119.25
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2111
126.24
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1268.38
75.85
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
26.91
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
453
27.09
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
22.15
22.15
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
0.99
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.81
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Joe Start

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
1.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15126
7.3
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16651
8.04
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16505
7.97
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.506
7.506
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0