Frank Austin vs. Don Buford — Career Comparison

Frank Austin
Greatest GenerationCZThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIShortstopAll-Star
Don Buford
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

On the career numbers, Frank Austin posted the stronger offensive profile against Don Buford. Frank Austin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.846 vs .748) and on-base percentage (.405 vs .368). Don Buford had the advantage in home run production (93 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Frank Austin had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Frank Austin and Don Buford

Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
254
133.22
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1286
144.31
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1144
600
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5347
600
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1010
529.72
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4553
510.9
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.869
0.869
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.776
0.776
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
181.47
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1203
134.99
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
140.03
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
909
102
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
32.52
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
17.62
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.34
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.94
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.57
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
10.44
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
41.43
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
32.99
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
191.47
100.42
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697.48
78.27
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
445
233.39
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1727
193.79
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
451
236.54
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1916
215
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.845
0.845
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.863
0.863
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.757
0.757
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
103.32
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
718
80.57
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
72.9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
46.9
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
333
174.65
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
117.04
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205.97
108.02
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721.54
80.97
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.1
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.6
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
101
52.97
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
75.41
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.4
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.05
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
575
64.52
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
572
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
9.3
9.3
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.5
50.5
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.21
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
5.27
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
34
3.82
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
23
12.06
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
22.44
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
11.78
Frank Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
23
12.06
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
34.22
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
65.57
65.57

Fielding Stats for Frank Austin and Don Buford

Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
1.05
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
1.15
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.04
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
1.01
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6479
27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30468
27
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2159.2
9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10156
9
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
2.47
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2083
1.85
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
3.19
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1601
1.42
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.31
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.1
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
5.97
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3800
3.37
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1358
5.66
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3684
3.26
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.83
94.83
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.368
5.368
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.836
2.836
Frank Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.53
87.53
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.43
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
0.25
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0