Bill Buckner vs. Dick Van Zant — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Dick Van Zant
Pre-GenerationalIndianaNorth AmericaCleveland BluesAmerican AssociationThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Buckner posted the stronger offensive profile against Dick Van Zant. Bill Buckner posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .593) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .303). 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 Dick Van Zant

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2517
150.52
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9397
561.97
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
563.64
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
8
145.45
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1994
119.25
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
29.78
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.93
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
43.12
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192.07
71.29
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
2.99
54.28
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
9
163.64
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3207
191.79
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
181.82
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Dick Van Zant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077
64.41
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2111
126.24
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1268.38
75.85
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.42
62.16
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
26.91
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Dick Van Zant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
109.09
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.81
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Dick Van Zant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
10.94
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
15.31
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
Dick Van Zant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Dick Van Zant

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.2
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2112
1.02
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.64
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Dick Van Zant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.96
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
4.44
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
3.48
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.38
78.38
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Van Zant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0