Bill Buckner vs. Pat Valaika — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Pat Valaika
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against Pat Valaika. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .642) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .264). Pat Valaika had the advantage in home run production (30 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Pat Valaika

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
374
259.72
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
864
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
802
556.94
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
177
122.92
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
112
77.78
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
34
23.61
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.93
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.69
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
10.41
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
20.83
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
43.12
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
45.14
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
83.61
58.06
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
303
210.42
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
226
156.94
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
91
63.19
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
92
63.89
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
153
106.25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
78.77
54.7
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.39
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
32.64
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
163.19
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
3.68
3.68
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.78
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
9.03
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.69
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.08
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.78
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Pat Valaika

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
1.58
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.94
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
5165
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
1721.2
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
2.31
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
2.15
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Pat Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
866
4.53
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
854
4.46
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.61
98.61
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.819
2.819
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.08
59.08
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1203
0.58
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.61
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0