Bill Buckner vs. Andy Van Slyke — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Andy Van Slyke
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Andy Van Slyke holds a real edge over Bill Buckner in this comparison. Andy Van Slyke led in walk rate (BB%+ 115 vs 57), home run production (HR/PA+ 145 vs 94), and slugging (SLG+ 124 vs 115). Bill Buckner held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 364 vs 87). The edge belongs to Andy Van Slyke.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and Andy Van Slyke

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1658
153.57
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
6478
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
5711
528.96
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.823
0.823
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
1562
144.67
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
1014
93.92
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
293
27.14
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
8.43
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
10.41
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
15.19
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
43.12
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
548
50.76
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192.07
71.29
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
939.82
87.05
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3833
229.22
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2529
234.24
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2256
208.95
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
835
77.34
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
72.24
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
792
73.36
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2111
126.24
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1463
135.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1268.38
75.85
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
945.81
87.6
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
27
2.5
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
667
61.78
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
55
5.09
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
1063
98.46
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
6.09
6.09
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.81
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.11
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PA
61
5.65
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
8.71
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
183
10.94
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
22.69
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
5.46
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
256
15.31
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
28.16
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.59
80.59

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Andy Van Slyke

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1643
1.13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1451
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39298
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13099.1
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3923
2.7
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
0.18
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Andy Van Slyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.04
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4240
2.91
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4185
2.88
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.7
98.7
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.547
2.547
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.31
88.31
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.08
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Van Slyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0