Damon Buford vs. Phil Williams — Career Comparison

Damon Buford
Gen XMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Phil Williams
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Damon Buford and Phil Williams are closely matched on the surface stats. Damon Buford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.698 vs .629) and slugging (.385 vs .302). Phil Williams had the advantage in on-base percentage (.327 vs .313). By the career numbers, Damon Buford had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Damon Buford and Phil Williams

Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
699
202.41
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
16
174.55
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2072
600
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1853
536.58
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
578.18
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Phil Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
448
129.73
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
174.55
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
86.58
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
174.55
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
24.9
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.61
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
15.64
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
43.15
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230.24
66.67
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5.02
54.74
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
714
206.76
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
16
174.55
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
641
185.62
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
196.36
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Phil Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Phil Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
280
81.08
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
65.45
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
63.13
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
43.64
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
128.57
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10
109.09
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227.83
65.97
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.74
73.49
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.79
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
50.1
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.16
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
430
124.52
Phil Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.82
4.82
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.76
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.76
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
37
10.71
Phil Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
16.22
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.14
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
26.35
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.54
61.54
Phil Williams
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Damon Buford and Phil Williams

Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
1.25
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.15
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
0.97
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13511
27
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
27
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4503.2
9
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
125.2
9
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1255
2.51
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.79
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.36
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.03
Phil Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1297
2.59
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.51
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283
2.56
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.15
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.8
89.8
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Phil Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.48
77.48
Phil Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Damon Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.02
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Damon Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0