Bill Buckner vs. Tony Gwynn — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Tony Gwynn
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Tony Gwynn comes out clearly ahead of Bill Buckner across most offensive categories. Tony Gwynn led in walk rate (BB%+ 100 vs 57), on-base percentage (OBP+ 125 vs 106), and batting average (AVG+ 137 vs 120). Bill Buckner held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 94 vs 66). Tony Gwynn was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and Tony Gwynn

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2517
150.52
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
2440
143.08
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10232
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
9288
544.64
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
2715
162.36
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3141
184.19
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
1994
119.25
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2378
139.44
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
498
29.78
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
31.84
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
49
2.93
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
4.98
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
10.41
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
135
7.92
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
721
43.12
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
763
44.74
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
1192.07
71.29
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1634.43
95.84
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
3833
229.22
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4259
249.75
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3955
231.92
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.847
0.847
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1383
81.1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
72.24
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
1138
66.73
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
2111
126.24
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2386
139.91
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
1268.38
75.85
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1703.87
99.91
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
2.51
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
24
1.41
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
790
46.33
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
111
6.64
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
11.9
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
453
27.09
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
434
25.45
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
22.15
22.15
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.58
23.58
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
0.99
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
1.82
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.81
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
45
2.64
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
5.8
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
85
4.98
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
14.77
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 600 PA
259
15.19
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
183
10.94
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
319
18.71
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
73
4.37
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
7.33
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
256
15.31
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
26.04
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.85
71.85

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Tony Gwynn

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2199
1.06
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2326
1.05
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2112
1.02
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2304
1.04
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59632
27
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19877.1
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15126
7.3
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4512
2.04
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
0.67
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.07
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.07
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.03
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16651
8.04
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4734
2.14
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16505
7.97
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
2.12
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.69
98.69
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.506
7.506
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.009
2.009
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.04
96.04
Tony Gwynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.05
99.05
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
0.58
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.01
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Gwynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0