Byron Buxton vs. Randal Grichuk — Career Comparison

Byron Buxton
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueCenter FielderPlatinum GloveGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Randal Grichuk
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Byron Buxton and Randal Grichuk 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, 96 for Randal Grichuk), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 121 vs 117). The overall lean goes to Byron Buxton, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Byron Buxton and Randal Grichuk

Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
898
157.68
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1361
168.96
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
3417
600
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4833
600
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
3102
544.69
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4494
557.91
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.822
0.822
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.769
0.769
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
768
134.86
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1126
139.79
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
391
68.66
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
617
76.6
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
178
31.26
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
33.27
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
5.44
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
29
3.6
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
29.5
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
26.32
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
377
66.2
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
63.19
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495.29
86.97
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616.25
76.51
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1512
265.5
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2088
259.22
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1048
184.02
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1440
178.77
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.763
0.763
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
523
91.83
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
611
75.85
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
436
76.56
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629
78.09
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
791
138.89
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1028
127.62
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
485.08
85.18
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
597.8
74.22
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
8.08
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
41
5.09
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234
41.09
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273
33.89
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.93
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.12
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
978
171.73
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1193
148.11
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
3.49
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
4.05
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
2.46
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.12
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.69
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
2.98
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.81
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
109
13.53
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
20.54
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.35
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.11
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.36
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
22.65
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
46
5.71
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.7
90.7
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
58.7
58.7

Fielding Stats for Byron Buxton and Randal Grichuk

Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
1.1
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1159
1.13
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
1.03
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
1.01
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18528
27
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27760
27
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6176
9
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9253.1
9
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1937
2.82
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2101
2.04
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.03
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.04
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.02
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.02
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1975
2.88
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2168
2.11
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1961
2.86
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2145
2.09
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.94
98.94
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.597
2.597
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.851
1.851
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.91
93.91
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.91
89.91
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Randal Grichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.01
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Randal Grichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0