How Don Buford's Inning Played Compares to Similar Players

Don Buford totaled 10,156 career Inning Played, well above the league average of 2,171.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Inning Played season came in 1966, posting 1,426, well above the league average of 370.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1963 at 91, well below the league average of 394.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Inning Played total went from 1,158 in 1970 to 989 in 1971 and 903 in 1972, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Inning Played profile — ranging from 91 to 1,426 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Don Buford Lifetime Inning Played

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Don Buford Inning Played Per Season

Don Buford's Inning Played for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Don Buford Inning Played per season line chart

Don Buford Inning Played by Team

Don Buford's career Inning Played totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Don Buford career Inning Played by team bar chart

Don Buford Cumulative Inning Played — Career Progression

A running total of Don Buford's career Inning Played, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Don Buford Inning Played year-over-year waterfall chart

Don Buford Inning Played Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Don Buford's seasonal Inning Played alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Don Buford Inning Played distribution box chart versus comparable players

Don Buford Inning Played — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Don Buford's MLB career with Inning Played alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Don Buford Inning Played season-by-season breakdown table