Buck Etchison vs. Tom Foley — Career Comparison

Buck Etchison
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Tom Foley
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Buck Etchison and Tom Foley are closely matched on the surface stats. Tom Foley posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.314 vs .298) and batting average (.244 vs .220). Buck Etchison had the advantage in home run production (8 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Tom Foley had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Buck Etchison and Tom Foley

Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PA
119
193.5
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108
222.49
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PA
369
600
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2988
600
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PA
327
531.71
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2708
543.78
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Buck Etchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.668
0.668
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PA
72
117.07
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
132.73
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PA
45
73.17
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
475
95.38
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
30.89
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
26.91
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.02
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.01
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
6.43
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
43.9
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
37.35
Buck Etchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Buck Etchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Buck Etchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36.14
58.76
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290.55
58.34
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
186.99
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
931
186.95
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PA
108
175.61
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
900
180.72
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Buck Etchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Buck Etchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Buck Etchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Buck Etchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
52.03
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
49.8
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
56.91
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
52.81
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PA
59
95.93
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
479
96.18
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PA
35.76
58.15
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294.96
59.23
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.63
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.41
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
56.91
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
46.59
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
9.64
Buck Etchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
84.55
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
387
77.71
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PA
7.1
7.1
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.72
7.72
Buck Etchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.76
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.41
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.82
Buck Etchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.76
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
49
9.84
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.63
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
6.43
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.82
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.63
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
12.25
Buck Etchison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
52.46
52.46

Fielding Stats for Buck Etchison and Tom Foley

Buck Etchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
1.43
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
676
0.96
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18921
27
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6307
9
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1502
2.14
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2046
2.92
Buck Etchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Tom Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.12
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3630
5.18
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3548
5.06
Buck Etchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.07
Tom Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.74
97.74
Buck Etchison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.319
Tom Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.537
3.537
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.4
67.4
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Tom Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
0.6
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Etchison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0