Joe Altobelli vs. James Buford — Career Comparison

Joe Altobelli
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman

On the career numbers, James Buford posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Altobelli. James Buford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.689 vs .600) and on-base percentage (.320 vs .277). Joe Altobelli had the advantage in home run production (5 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, James Buford had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Altobelli and James Buford

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
343.45
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
105
155.94
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
600
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
257
531.72
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
54
111.72
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
161.88
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
38
78.62
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
8
16.55
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.34
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.46
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.1
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
29.7
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.63
50.96
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.83
69.55
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
83
171.72
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
207.92
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
79
163.45
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
188.61
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
27
55.86
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
63.86
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
28
57.93
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.35
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
103.45
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
124.75
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
24.71
51.13
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.92
80.09
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
47.59
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
42
86.9
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
6.9
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.34
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
6
12.41
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Altobelli and James Buford

Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.91
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.15
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.84
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.08
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1839
27
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2489
27
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
9
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
829.2
9
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
6.4
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.53
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.46
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
6.78
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
4.43
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
6.71
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.99
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.515
3.515
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.472
3.472
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.85
43.85
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Joe Altobelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.44
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Altobelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0