Buck O'Neil vs. Steve Staggs — Career Comparison

Buck O'Neil
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanAll-Star
Steve Staggs
Baby BoomersAlaskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Buck O'Neil and Steve Staggs are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Staggs posted stronger numbers in OPS (.700 vs .672) and on-base percentage (.351 vs .319). Buck O'Neil had the advantage in home run production (12 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Steve Staggs 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 O'Neil and Steve Staggs

Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
396
150
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
166.82
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1584
600
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
428
600
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1434
543.18
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
369
517.29
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Steve Staggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
139.39
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
94
131.78
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
104.92
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
71
99.53
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
20.83
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
13
18.22
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
9.09
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.21
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.55
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.8
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
34.47
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
23
32.24
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180.99
68.56
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
47.4
66.45
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
507
192.05
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
129
180.84
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
189.39
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
208.88
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Steve Staggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Steve Staggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Steve Staggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.651
0.651
Steve Staggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Staggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
85.98
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
47
65.89
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
69.7
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
28
39.25
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
151.14
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
73
102.34
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197.72
74.89
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
50.93
71.39
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.89
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
48.11
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.1
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
55
77.1
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Staggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
7.78
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Staggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.06
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.21
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.76
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.4
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.8
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
21.59
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.81
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.76
Steve Staggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.82
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
22.35
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
26.64
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.61
96.61
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 600 PA
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Buck O'Neil and Steve Staggs

Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
1.08
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.23
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
1.06
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.97
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9739
27
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2542
27
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3246.1
9
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
847.1
9
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3548
9.84
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
2.42
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
0.47
Steve Staggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.78
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.14
Steve Staggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3769
10.45
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
5.37
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3717
10.3
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
5.2
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.62
98.62
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.84
96.84
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.506
9.506
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.224
4.224
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.45
78.45
Buck O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
0.59
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.48
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Staggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0