Yordan Alvarez vs. Don Buford — Career Comparison

Yordan Alvarez
Gen ZCubaThrows RightBats LeftCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Don Buford
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Yordan Alvarez holds a real edge over Don Buford in this comparison. Yordan Alvarez led in home run production (HR/PA+ 195 vs 112), slugging (SLG+ 144 vs 113), and batting average (AVG+ 122 vs 113). Don Buford held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 137 vs 116). The edge belongs to Yordan Alvarez.

Hitting Stats for Yordan Alvarez and Don Buford

Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
677
141.68
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1286
144.31
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2867
600
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5347
600
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2455
513.78
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4553
510.9
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.957
0.957
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.776
0.776
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
728
152.35
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1203
134.99
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
396
82.87
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
102
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
32.65
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
17.62
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.26
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.94
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
35.58
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
93
10.44
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
69.48
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
294
32.99
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
539.31
112.87
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697.48
78.27
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1406
294.24
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1727
193.79
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1114
233.14
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1916
215
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.961
0.961
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.007
1.007
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.757
0.757
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
429
89.78
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
718
80.57
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
103.17
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
418
46.9
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
752
157.38
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
117.04
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
526.72
110.23
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721.54
80.97
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
8.37
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
4.6
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
346
72.41
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
75.41
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
8.79
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
6.4
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
566
118.45
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
575
64.52
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
5.07
5.07
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.3
9.3
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
5.27
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
5.44
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
3.82
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
60
12.56
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.88
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
22.44
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.42
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
11.78
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.3
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
34.22
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.82
81.82
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
65.57
65.57

Fielding Stats for Yordan Alvarez and Don Buford

Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
1.12
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
1.15
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.1
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
1.01
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5199
27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30468
27
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1733
9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10156
9
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
1.52
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2083
1.85
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1601
1.42
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.1
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
1.63
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3800
3.37
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
1.6
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3684
3.26
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.09
98.09
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.95
96.95
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.836
2.836
Yordan Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.53
87.53
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.25
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yordan Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0