Damon Buford vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison

Damon Buford
Gen XMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Billy Sample comes out clearly ahead of Damon Buford across most offensive categories. Billy Sample led in contact rate (K%+ 155 vs 75), batting average (AVG+ 101 vs 88), and slugging (SLG+ 96 vs 83). Billy Sample was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Damon Buford and Billy Sample

Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
699
202.41
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
177.13
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
2072
600
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
1853
536.58
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2516
539.53
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
448
129.73
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
146.68
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
299
86.58
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
107.65
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
86
24.9
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
27.23
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.61
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.93
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
15.64
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
46
9.86
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
43.15
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
39.03
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
230.24
66.67
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332.46
71.29
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
714
206.76
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
207.36
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
641
185.62
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
907
194.5
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
280
81.08
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
79.56
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
63.13
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
49.32
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
444
128.57
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
119.01
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
227.83
65.97
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351.61
75.4
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
20
5.79
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
50.1
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
41.82
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.16
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.72
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
430
124.52
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4.82
4.82
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.17
12.17
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.76
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
7.93
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.76
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.72
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
37
10.71
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
7.72
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
56
16.22
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.02
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.14
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
31
6.65
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
91
26.35
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
27.66
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
61.54
61.54
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.97
75.97

Fielding Stats for Damon Buford and Billy Sample

Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
1.25
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
1.16
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
0.97
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
1.01
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
13511
27
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4503.2
9
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.51
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1378
2.24
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.06
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.05
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.03
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.03
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1297
2.59
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428
2.32
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283
2.56
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410
2.29
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.74
98.74
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.48
77.48
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.08
87.08
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.02
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0