Damon Buford vs. Joe Kelly — Career Comparison

Damon Buford
Gen XMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Joe Kelly
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCenter Fielder

Damon Buford and Joe Kelly are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 87 for Damon Buford, 86 for Joe Kelly), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 83 vs 88). The overall lean goes to Joe Kelly, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Damon Buford and Joe Kelly

Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
202.41
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
376
153.47
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2072
600
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1470
600
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1853
536.58
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1341
547.35
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
129.73
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
300
122.45
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
86.58
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234
95.51
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
24.9
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
38
15.51
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.61
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
8.98
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
15.64
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.45
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
43.15
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
66
26.94
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230.24
66.67
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
125.71
51.31
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
206.76
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
400
163.27
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
641
185.62
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
389
158.78
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
81.08
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
129
52.65
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
63.13
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
117
47.76
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
128.57
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
240
97.96
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227.83
65.97
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
135.97
55.5
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.79
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.67
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
50.1
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
80
32.65
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.16
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
430
124.52
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
58.37
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4.82
4.82
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.28
10.28
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.76
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
16.33
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.76
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
37
10.71
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
56
16.22
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
26.94
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.14
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
26.35
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
26.94
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
61.54
61.54
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Damon Buford and Joe Kelly

Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
1.25
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
0.97
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13511
27
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4503.2
9
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.51
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.06
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.03
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1297
2.59
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
2.56
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
866
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.392
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.48
77.48
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.02
Joe Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0