Bill Buckner vs. Robby Thompson — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Robby Thompson
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Bill Buckner and Robby Thompson are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 106 for Bill Buckner, 105 for Robby Thompson), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 111). The overall lean goes to Bill Buckner, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and Robby Thompson

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2517
150.52
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1304
149.46
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5235
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4612
528.6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Robby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.755
0.755
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1187
136.05
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
791
90.66
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
238
27.28
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.47
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
10.41
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
13.64
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
43.12
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
396
45.39
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Robby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Robby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Robby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192.07
71.29
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
631.26
72.35
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1860
213.18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1692
193.93
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Robby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Robby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Robby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Robby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Robby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Robby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
671
76.91
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
458
52.49
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1010
115.76
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
645.06
73.93
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Robby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
7.56
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
439
50.32
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.92
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
987
113.12
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.3
5.3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Robby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
11.35
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.18
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Robby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
8.25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
10.94
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
11.81
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
7.11
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
15.31
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
18.91
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
62.42
62.42

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Robby Thompson

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
1.07
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
1.02
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
1.04
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32163
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10721
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2611
2.19
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
Robby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3705
3.11
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Robby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.09
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6426
5.39
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6316
5.3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.29
98.29
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.934
4.934
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.04
96.04
Robby Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1203
0.58
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
0.73
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robby Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0