John Buck vs. Steve Yeager — Career Comparison

John Buck
Gen XWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Steve Yeager
Baby BoomersWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCatcher

John Buck and Steve Yeager 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+ 93 for John Buck, 92 for Steve Yeager), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 99 vs 101). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for John Buck and Steve Yeager

John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
1090
163.13
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1269
189.69
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4009
600
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4014
600
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3612
540.58
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
3584
535.72
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
844
126.32
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
816
121.97
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
529
79.17
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
580
86.7
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
25.74
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
118
17.64
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.35
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.39
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
20.05
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
102
15.25
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
47.14
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
236
35.28
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444.65
66.55
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
393.95
58.89
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1436
214.92
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
1272
190.13
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1202
179.9
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
1185
177.13
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
58.22
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
357
53.36
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
73.48
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
410
61.29
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
746
111.65
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
665
99.4
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430.79
64.47
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
386.23
57.73
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
7.63
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
27
4.04
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
307
45.95
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
51.12
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
23
3.44
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
9.57
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
959
143.53
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
726
108.52
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.53
5.53
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.95
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.93
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
26
3.89
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.19
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
12.87
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 600 PA
93
13.9
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.9
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
2.09
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.8
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.69
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.69
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.78
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.75
43.75

Fielding Stats for John Buck and Steve Yeager

John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1043
1.06
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1230
1.17
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
1.01
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1051
1
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
26445
27
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28276
27
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
8815
9
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9425.1
9
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6736
6.88
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 9 Innings
6110
5.83
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
0.37
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
0.64
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.06
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.08
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7159
7.31
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 9 Innings
6872
6.56
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7101
7.25
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 9 Innings
6784
6.48
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.72
98.72
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.808
6.808
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.515
5.515
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.45
85.45
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.05
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.07
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.05
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.07
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
0.51
Steve Yeager
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
0.57
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.17
Steve Yeager
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
0.35