Bill Buckner vs. Mickey Vernon — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Mickey Vernon
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Mickey Vernon holds a real edge over Bill Buckner in this comparison. Mickey Vernon led in walk rate (BB%+ 98 vs 57), home run production (HR/PA+ 120 vs 94), and slugging (SLG+ 126 vs 115). Bill Buckner held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 364 vs 114). The edge belongs to Mickey Vernon.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and Mickey Vernon

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2517
150.52
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
2409
146.98
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
9834
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
8731
532.7
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
2495
152.23
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
1713
104.51
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
29.78
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
490
29.9
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
7.32
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
10.41
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
10.49
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
721
43.12
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
782
47.71
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
1192.07
71.29
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1343.63
81.98
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3833
229.22
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
3741
228.25
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3499
213.48
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1196
72.97
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
1208
72.24
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1311
79.99
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
2111
126.24
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2335
142.46
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
1268.38
75.85
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1407.29
85.86
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.99
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
955
58.27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
22
1.34
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
869
53.02
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
11.32
11.32
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
0.99
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
1.1
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
47
2.81
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
4.88
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1.16
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
11.17
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
137
8.36
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
5.49
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
227
13.85
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 600 PA
60.35
60.35

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Mickey Vernon

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2241
4.13
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
1.02
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
1.02
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14643
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4881
9
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
15126
7.3
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19819
36.54
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1448
2.67
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
0.39
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
16651
8.04
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21479
39.6
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
16505
7.97
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21267
39.21
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.01
99.01
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.506
7.506
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.68
24.68
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1203
0.58
Mickey Vernon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2044
3.77
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Vernon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0