How James Buford's ERA Compares to Similar Players

James Buford posted a career ERA of 27.0, well above the league average of 4.41 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. Across 1 season, the ERA arc showed a disappointing start, with limited data making longer-term conclusions premature. With 1 season of data, the ERA arc was below league norms — too limited for reliable trend analysis. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 1 season.

James Buford Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats

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Career2722.065.25
Season Avg.2722.065.25
162 Game Avg.2722.065.25
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James Buford ERA Per Season

James Buford's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — Negro National League II, Hall of Fame, 2B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
James Buford ERA per season line chart

James Buford ERA by Team

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

James Buford ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how James Buford's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
James Buford ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

James Buford ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes James Buford's seasonal ERA 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.
James Buford ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

James Buford ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of James Buford's MLB career with ERA 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.
James Buford ERA season-by-season breakdown table