Bill Buckner vs. Joe Price — Matchup Analysis

Joe Price has kept Buckner in check relative to their career standard. 0.300 is a solid batting line, but the OPS of 0.600 sits 18% below where Buckner typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Price has also had the strikeout edge, sitting Buckner down once every 20 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 22.1 PA. Slight edge: Price. Context matters here.

How Bill Buckner put the ball into play against Joe Price

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Price to Bill Buckner

Matchup Details for Bill Buckner and Joe Price

Stats that describe the matchup between Bill Buckner and Joe Price including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
20
Bill Buckner Career Plate Appearances
10033
Joe Price Career Batters Faced
3822
In this matchup
20
Bill Buckner Career At Bats
9397
Joe Price Career At Bats Pitched
3407
In this matchup
0.300
Bill Buckner Career Batting Average
0.289
Joe Price Career Opposing Batting Average
0.246
In this matchup
6
Bill Buckner Career Hits
2715
Joe Price Career Hits Allowed
839
In this matchup
6
Bill Buckner Career Singles
1994
In this matchup
0
Bill Buckner Career Doubles
498
In this matchup
0
Bill Buckner Career Triples
49
In this matchup
0
Bill Buckner Career Home Runs
174
Joe Price Career Home Runs Allowed
95

Grand Slams

In this matchup
0

In the Park Home Runs

In this matchup
0

In the Park Grand Slams

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Bill Buckner Career Extra Base Hits
721
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Buckner Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.019
Joe Price Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Buckner Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.064
Joe Price Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.113

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Bill Buckner Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.384
Joe Price Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.145
In this matchup
6
Bill Buckner Total Bases
3833
In this matchup
6
Bill Buckner Career Times on Base
3207
In this matchup
0.300
Bill Buckner Career On Base Percentage
0.321
In this matchup
0.300
Bill Buckner Career Slugging Percentage
0.408
In this matchup
0.600
Bill Buckner Career OPS
0.729
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Buckner Career Isolated Power
0.119
In this matchup
0.210
Bill Buckner Career Gross Production Average
0.247
In this matchup
0.316
Bill Buckner Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.287
Joe Price Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.280
In this matchup
1
Bill Buckner Career RBIs
1208
In this matchup
1.800
Bill Buckner Career Runs Created
1268.380
In this matchup
0
Bill Buckner Career Hit By Pitch
42
Joe Price Career Batters Hit By Pitch
9

Outs

In this matchup
13
In this matchup
0
Bill Buckner Career Walks
450
Joe Price Career Walks Allowed
337
In this matchup
0
Bill Buckner Career Intentional Walks
111
Joe Price Career Intentional Walks Allowed
41
In this matchup
1
Bill Buckner Career Strikeouts
453
Joe Price Career Strikeouts Thrown
657
In this matchup
20.000
Bill Buckner Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
22.150
Joe Price Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.817
In this matchup
0.000
Bill Buckner Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.990
Joe Price Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.510

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.300
Bill Buckner Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.327
Joe Price Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.318

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Bill Buckner Career Sacrifice Hits
47
Joe Price Career Sacrifice Hits
41
In this matchup
0
Bill Buckner Career Sacrifice Flies
97
Joe Price Career Sacrifice Flies
28
In this matchup
2
Bill Buckner Career Ground into Double Play
247
Joe Price Career Double Plays Enabled
60

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0