Byron Buxton vs. Ryan Ludwick — Career Comparison

Byron Buxton
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueCenter FielderPlatinum GloveGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ryan Ludwick
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRight FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star

Byron Buxton and Ryan Ludwick 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, 102 for Ryan Ludwick), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 121 vs 117). The overall lean goes to Ryan Ludwick, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Byron Buxton and Ryan Ludwick

Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
898
157.68
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1065
160.84
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
3417
600
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3973
600
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3102
544.69
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3549
535.97
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.822
0.822
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
768
134.86
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
923
139.39
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
391
68.66
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
84.57
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
31.26
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
30.35
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
5.44
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.21
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
29.5
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
154
23.26
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
66.2
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
363
54.82
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495.29
86.97
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535.02
80.8
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1512
265.5
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1602
241.93
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
1048
184.02
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1307
197.38
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.781
0.781
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.739
0.739
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
91.83
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
454
68.56
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
436
76.56
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
587
88.65
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
791
138.89
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
887
133.95
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
485.08
85.18
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533.13
80.51
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
8.08
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
45
6.8
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
234
41.09
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
51.2
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.93
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.42
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
978
171.73
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
888
134.11
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
3.49
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
2.46
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.51
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.69
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
4.53
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.81
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
64
9.67
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
20.54
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.57
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.11
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.02
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
22.65
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.59
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.7
90.7
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 600 PA
45.95
45.95

Fielding Stats for Byron Buxton and Ryan Ludwick

Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
1.1
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
1.11
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
1.03
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885
1.03
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18528
27
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23234
27
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6176
9
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7744.2
9
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1937
2.82
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1682
1.95
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.03
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.05
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.02
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.01
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1975
2.88
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1733
2.01
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1961
2.86
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1721
2
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.29
99.29
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.31
99.31
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.597
2.597
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Byron Buxton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.91
93.91
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.57
92.57
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Ryan Ludwick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.01
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Byron Buxton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Ludwick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0