Damon Buford vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Damon Buford
Gen XMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Fred Whitfield comes out clearly ahead of Damon Buford across most offensive categories. Fred Whitfield led in home run production (HR/PA+ 192 vs 73), slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 83), and contact rate (K%+ 107 vs 75). Damon Buford held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 79 vs 53). Fred Whitfield was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Damon Buford and Fred Whitfield

Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
699
202.41
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
817
198.86
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
2072
600
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
1853
536.58
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.747
0.747
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
448
129.73
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
140.69
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
299
86.58
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
369
89.82
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
24.9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
22.64
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.61
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
54
15.64
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
149
43.15
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
230.24
66.67
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305.92
74.46
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
714
206.76
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
641
185.62
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.697
0.697
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
81.08
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
218
63.13
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
444
128.57
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
119.27
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
227.83
65.97
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301.07
73.28
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.79
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
50.1
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.16
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
430
124.52
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
90.3
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4.82
4.82
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.64
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.76
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.76
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
10.71
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
9.49
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
16.22
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.14
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
26.35
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.54
61.54
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Damon Buford and Fred Whitfield

Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
1.25
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
485
0.97
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.01
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
13511
27
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4503.2
9
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1255
2.51
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.68
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.03
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1297
2.59
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1283
2.56
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.92
98.92
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.48
77.48
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.02
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0