Byron Buxton vs. Kerry Carpenter — Career Comparison

Byron Buxton
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueCenter FielderPlatinum GloveGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Kerry Carpenter
Gen ZFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Byron Buxton and Kerry Carpenter 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+ 100 for Byron Buxton, 100 for Kerry Carpenter), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 121 vs 118). The overall lean goes to Byron Buxton, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Byron Buxton and Kerry Carpenter

Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
898
157.68
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
366
165.74
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3417
600
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
1325
600
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3102
544.69
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1218
551.55
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Kerry Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.822
0.822
Kerry Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.832
0.832
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
768
134.86
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
326
147.62
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
68.66
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
85.13
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
31.26
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
55
24.91
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
5.44
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.89
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
29.5
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
31.7
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
66.2
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
138
62.49
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Kerry Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495.29
86.97
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198.06
89.69
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1512
265.5
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
617
279.4
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1048
184.02
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
426
192.91
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Kerry Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Kerry Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.795
0.795
Kerry Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.828
0.828
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Kerry Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.797
0.797
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Kerry Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
91.83
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
176
79.7
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
76.56
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
87.4
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
791
138.89
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
299
135.4
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
485.08
85.18
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199.82
90.49
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
8.08
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
9.96
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
41.09
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
78
35.32
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.93
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.81
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
978
171.73
Kerry Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
148.53
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
3.49
Kerry Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.04
4.04
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
2.46
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.69
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.17
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.81
Kerry Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
5.89
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
20.54
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.17
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.11
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.36
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
22.65
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.53
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.7
90.7
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
70
70

Fielding Stats for Byron Buxton and Kerry Carpenter

Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
1.1
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.18
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
709
1.03
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.05
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18528
27
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5445
27
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6176
9
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1815
9
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1937
2.82
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
2.06
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.03
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.02
Kerry Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1975
2.88
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
2.17
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1961
2.86
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
2.14
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.4
98.4
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.597
2.597
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.819
1.819
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.91
93.91
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.45
89.45
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0