Mike Anderson vs. James Buford — Career Comparison

Mike Anderson
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder
James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Mike Anderson and James Buford are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Anderson posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.329 vs .320) and home run production (28 career HR at a higher rate). James Buford had the advantage in batting average (.288 vs .246). By the career numbers, Mike Anderson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Anderson and James Buford

Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
258.27
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
105
155.94
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1675
600
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1490
533.73
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
367
131.46
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
161.88
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
93.49
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
24
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
3.94
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.03
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.46
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
37.97
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
20
29.7
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177.8
63.69
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46.83
69.55
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
193.43
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
207.92
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
532
190.57
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
127
188.61
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
56.96
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
63.86
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
48
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.35
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
94.93
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
124.75
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179.91
64.45
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.92
80.09
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.43
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
57.67
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
8.96
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
343
122.87
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.88
4.88
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.51
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.66
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
32
11.46
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.87
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.3
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
7.16
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Mike Anderson and James Buford

Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
628
1.52
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.15
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
0.9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.08
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11135
27
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
27
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3711.2
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
829.2
9
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
969
2.35
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.53
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.1
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.46
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.05
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1033
2.5
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
4.43
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1012
2.45
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
3.99
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.97
97.97
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.612
1.612
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.472
3.472
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.39
59.39
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for Mike Anderson and James Buford

Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.06
22.06
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
-1
-1
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
18
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
33.75
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
18
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
45
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
74.25
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
45
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
60.75
Mike Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.556
0.556
Mike Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.25
74.25