Bill Buckner vs. John Valentin — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
John Valentin
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstopSilver Slugger

Bill Buckner and John Valentin 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, 110 for John Valentin), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 115 vs 113). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and John Valentin

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2517
150.52
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
1105
146.97
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
4511
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
3917
520.99
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.828
0.828
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
1093
145.38
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
671
89.25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
29.78
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
281
37.38
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.93
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.26
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
10.41
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
16.49
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
43.12
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
422
56.13
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192.07
71.29
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
647.48
86.12
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3833
229.22
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1780
236.75
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1609
214.01
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.814
0.814
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
614
81.67
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
72.24
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
558
74.22
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2111
126.24
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1048
139.39
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1268.38
75.85
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
655.2
87.15
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
7.05
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
463
61.58
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
524
69.7
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
8.61
8.61
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.88
0.88
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
4.79
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
42
5.59
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
12.1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
6.25
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
31
4.12
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
78
10.37
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
John Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
60.26
60.26

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and John Valentin

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
John Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
John Valentin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1056
1.07
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
1.02
John Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1007
1.02
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
John Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
26737
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
John Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8912.1
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
John Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
1.51
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2643
2.67
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
John Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.14
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
John Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4271
4.31
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
John Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4135
4.18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
John Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.82
96.82
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
John Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.916
3.916
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
John Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.36
95.36
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
John Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
0.55
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0