Don Buford vs. Lou Dials — Career Comparison

Don Buford
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Lou Dials
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Don Buford and Lou Dials are closely matched on the surface stats. Don Buford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .737) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .338). Lou Dials had the advantage in slugging (.399 vs .379). By the career numbers, Don 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 Don Buford and Lou Dials

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1286
144.31
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
173
160.43
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5347
600
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
647
600
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4553
510.9
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
572
530.45
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1203
134.99
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
143.74
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
102
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
109
101.08
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
17.62
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
24.11
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.94
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
12.06
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
10.44
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.49
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
32.99
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.66
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697.48
78.27
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
83.04
77.01
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1727
193.79
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
228
211.44
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1916
215
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
213
197.53
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
80.57
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
80
74.19
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
46.9
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
74.19
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
117.04
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
141.89
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721.54
80.97
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90.18
83.63
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.6
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.78
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
75.41
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
55
51
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.4
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
575
64.52
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
9.3
9.3
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
647
647
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
55
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
5.27
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.77
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
34
3.82
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
22.44
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.13
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
11.78
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
34.22
Lou Dials
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.13
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
65.57
65.57
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Don Buford and Lou Dials

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
1.15
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.13
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
1.01
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.06
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30468
27
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
3975
27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10156
9
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
1325
9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2083
1.85
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
1.66
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1601
1.42
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.1
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3800
3.37
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
2.02
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3684
3.26
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
1.85
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.92
91.92
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.836
2.836
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.53
87.53
Lou Dials
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.98
93.98
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.25
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Dials
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0