Don Buddin vs. Will Middlebrooks — Career Comparison

Don Buddin
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop
Will Middlebrooks
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Don Buddin and Will Middlebrooks are closely matched on the surface stats. Don Buddin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.720 vs .665) and on-base percentage (.362 vs .274). Will Middlebrooks had the advantage in slugging (.391 vs .359). By the career numbers, Don Buddin had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Don Buddin and Will Middlebrooks

Don Buddin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
711
154.4
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
347
168.72
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2763
600
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
1234
600
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2289
497.07
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1150
559.16
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
551
119.65
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
127.39
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
375
81.43
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
164
79.74
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
26.71
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
51
24.8
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.61
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.94
Don Buddin
Career
Per 600 PA
41
8.9
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
20.91
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
38.22
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
47.65
Don Buddin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Don Buddin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Don Buddin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321.09
69.73
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
125.43
60.99
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
821
178.28
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
450
218.8
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
979
212.6
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
335
162.88
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Don Buddin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Don Buddin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Don Buddin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
74.27
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
119
57.86
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
48.86
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
75.36
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
526
114.22
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
231
112.32
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330.78
71.83
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
117.48
57.12
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
3.91
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.38
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
89.03
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
64
31.12
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.47
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.94
Don Buddin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
404
87.73
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
158.02
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.84
6.84
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.8
3.8
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.01
1.01
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
6.3
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.49
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.69
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.86
Don Buddin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
12.81
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
15.56
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
3.26
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.86
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
1.74
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.94
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
4.99
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.81
Don Buddin
Career
Per 600 PA
65.22
65.22
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Don Buddin and Will Middlebrooks

Don Buddin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
694
1.07
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
1.13
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
1.04
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17438
27
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8030
27
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5812.2
9
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2676.2
9
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1243
1.92
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
0.76
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2005
3.1
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
540
1.82
Don Buddin
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.24
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.11
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3406
5.27
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
2.68
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3248
5.03
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
766
2.58
Don Buddin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.36
95.36
Will Middlebrooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.99
95.99
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.273
2.273
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.13
88.13
Don Buddin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
0.72
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.2
Don Buddin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buddin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buddin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buddin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Middlebrooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0