Don Buford vs. Carlos May — Career Comparison

Don Buford
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Carlos May
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star

Don Buford and Carlos May 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+ 120 for Don Buford, 117 for Carlos May), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 113 vs 112). The overall lean goes to Don Buford, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Don Buford and Carlos May

Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1286
144.31
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1165
148
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5347
600
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
4723
600
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4553
510.9
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4120
523.4
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.772
0.772
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1203
134.99
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1127
143.17
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
909
102
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
842
106.97
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
157
17.62
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
21.85
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.94
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
23
2.92
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
10.44
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
11.43
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
32.99
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
285
36.21
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697.48
78.27
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
594.54
75.53
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1727
193.79
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1615
205.17
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1916
215
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
1684
213.93
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
80.57
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
545
69.24
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
418
46.9
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536
68.09
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
117.04
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
991
125.89
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721.54
80.97
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
618.71
78.6
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
41
4.6
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.72
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
75.41
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
512
65.04
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
57
6.4
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
8
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
575
64.52
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
565
71.78
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.3
9.3
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
8.36
8.36
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
0.91
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
5.27
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.89
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
34
3.82
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.95
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
112
14.23
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
22.44
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
85
10.8
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
11.78
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
53
6.73
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
34.22
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
138
17.53
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.57
65.57
Carlos May
Career
Per 600 PA
61.59
61.59

Fielding Stats for Don Buford and Carlos May

Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
1.15
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
1.06
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
1.01
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
1.03
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30468
27
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
22685
27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10156
9
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
7561.2
9
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2083
1.85
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2920
3.48
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1601
1.42
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
0.23
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.1
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.05
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3800
3.37
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3158
3.76
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3684
3.26
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3113
3.71
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.95
96.95
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.836
2.836
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.506
3.506
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.53
87.53
Carlos May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.25
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.19
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0