Bill Buckner vs. Kevin Thompson — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Kevin Thompson
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against Kevin Thompson. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .665) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .311). 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 Kevin Thompson

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
328
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
75
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
65
520
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.707
0.707
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
112
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
56
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
29.78
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
48
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.93
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
43.12
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
56
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Kevin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Kevin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
8.4
67.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
184
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
184
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Kevin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Kevin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Kevin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2111
126.24
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
136
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.93
63.47
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Kevin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
176
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Kevin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
10.94
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
15.31
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
Kevin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Kevin Thompson

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.86
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.82
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
164.2
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.19
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Kevin Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.19
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.177
1.177
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.12
44.12
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0