Buddy has kicked 4+ goals in a final 8 times already...
Carey also averaged 2.61 goals per game in finals (60 goals in 23 finals matches), slightly less than his H&A record (2.68 goals per game, 667 goals in 249 games), and less than Buddy, in an era geared towards targeting the main forward more, with a gameplan centred around him.
Goals were easier to get for key forwards 20 years ago.
The era was played so full forwards would kick more goals yes, but longmire or mckernan were playing the deep forward role. You don't hear comparisons between carey and dunstall or plugger because CHF it was a completely different position.
buddy doesn't have the same ability as carey to impose himself on the game and drag his team over the line, hence i showed the stats of disposals and marks - i doubt many posters now watched full games from the 90's and thus understand his ability to do this. you go look at his finals stats, their monstrous with disposals, marks and goals, buddy's is just goals, there aren't many games with 20+ disposals and 10+ marks.
You could also easily argue that buddy has had superior teams delivering the ball to him and is going to have a much longer career due to much improved medical facilities these days (struggled to lift his left arm above his shoulder after his '97 reco), carey has played the same number of finals but his last few weren't high quality.