Newt Allen vs. James Buford — Career Comparison

Newt Allen
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Newt Allen and James Buford are closely matched on the surface stats. Newt Allen posted stronger numbers in OPS (.721 vs .689) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .320). James Buford had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Newt Allen had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Newt Allen and James Buford

Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1035
138.74
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
155.94
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4476
600
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3988
534.58
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1140
152.82
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
161.88
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
118.63
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
23.19
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
8.04
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.43
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
2.95
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.46
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
34.18
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
20
29.7
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
569.07
76.28
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
46.83
69.55
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1499
200.94
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
207.92
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1499
200.94
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
127
188.61
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
677
90.75
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
43
63.86
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
517
69.3
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
44
65.35
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1172
157.1
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
84
124.75
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
629.35
84.36
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
53.92
80.09
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
3.35
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
44.77
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.13
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.62
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165.78
165.78
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.37
12.37
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
17.29
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.4
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
22.25
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.07
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
23.32
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Newt Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
95.4
95.4
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Newt Allen and James Buford

Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1053
1.19
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.15
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
935
1.06
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.08
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23886
27
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
27
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7962
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
829.2
9
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2210
2.5
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.53
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
2.98
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
2.46
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
0.33
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5142
5.81
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
4.43
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4846
5.48
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.99
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.24
94.24
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.602
4.602
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.472
3.472
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.79
88.79
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
0.49
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Newt Allen and James Buford

Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
13.5
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
13.5
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
-0.56
-0.56
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.06
22.06
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
27
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
9
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
33.75
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
27
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
74.25
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
13.5
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
27
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
60.75
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Newt Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Newt Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.25
74.25