Brian Johnson vs. Buck O'Neil — Career Comparison

Brian Johnson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Buck O'Neil
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Brian Johnson and Buck O'Neil are closely matched on the surface stats. Brian Johnson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.701 vs .672) and slugging (.403 vs .354). Buck O'Neil had the advantage in on-base percentage (.319 vs .298). By the career numbers, Brian Johnson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Johnson and Buck O'Neil

Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
471
183.63
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
396
150
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1539
600
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1584
600
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1415
551.66
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1434
543.18
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
351
136.84
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
139.39
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
236
92.01
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
104.92
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
23.39
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
55
20.83
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.34
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
9.09
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
19.1
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.55
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
44.83
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
91
34.47
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
164.9
64.29
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180.99
68.56
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
222.22
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
507
192.05
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
443
172.71
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500
189.39
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
132
51.46
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
85.98
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
76.41
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
184
69.7
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
279
108.77
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
151.14
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
163.35
63.68
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197.72
74.89
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.68
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.89
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
80
31.19
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
48.11
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
268
104.48
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.74
5.74
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
16
6.06
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.76
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
16.37
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.39
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
21.59
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.17
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.76
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.56
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
22.35
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.61
96.61

Fielding Stats for Brian Johnson and Buck O'Neil

Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
1.17
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
1.08
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
1
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
1.06
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9903
27
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
9739
27
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3301
9
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
3246.1
9
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2629
7.17
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3548
9.84
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.43
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.47
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.06
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.14
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2807
7.65
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3769
10.45
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2786
7.6
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3717
10.3
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.62
98.62
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.509
6.509
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.506
9.506
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.98
85.98
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
0.59
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.7
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.29
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0