When I think of a Baseball player comparison for Sal Buscema, only one name comes to mind...Eddie Murray. I'll post the reasons/accolades from Wiki here, along with his stats. Why Eddie Murray? Because he was so consistently good for so long that its difficult to identify a good year vs a bad year. Time and time again, he delivered the goods. One major difference between the two: Sal was always a friendly, outgoing fellow, whereas Eddie was the opposite.
Edward Clarence Murray (born February 24, 1956), nicknamed "Steady Eddie," is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman and designated hitter. Spending most of his MLB career with the Baltimore Orioles, he ranks fourth in team history in both games played and hits. Though Murray never won a Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award, he finished in the top ten in MVP voting several times. He recorded more runs batted in (996) in the 1980s than any other player. After his playing career, Murray coached for the Orioles, Cleveland Indians and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Career Summary
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SB
CS
BB
SO
BA
OBP
SLG
TB
FLD%
3,026
11,336
1,627
3,255
560
35
504
1,917
110
43
1,333
1,516
.287
.359
.476
5,397
.993
Year-by-year stats
Eddie Murray Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac (baseball-almanac.com)