Don Buford vs. Nat Rogers — Career Comparison

Don Buford
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Nat Rogers
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Don Buford and Nat Rogers are closely matched on the surface stats. Nat Rogers posted stronger numbers in OPS (.758 vs .748) and slugging (.403 vs .379). Don Buford had the advantage in on-base percentage (.368 vs .355). By the career numbers, Nat Rogers 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 Nat Rogers

Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1286
144.31
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
536
157.42
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5347
600
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
2043
600
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4553
510.9
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1851
543.61
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.776
0.776
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1203
134.99
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
559
164.17
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
909
102
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
429
125.99
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
17.62
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
25.55
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.94
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
8.52
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
10.44
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.11
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
32.99
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
130
38.18
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697.48
78.27
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277.28
81.43
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1727
193.79
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
746
219.09
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1916
215
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
711
208.81
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.758
0.758
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
80.57
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
259
76.06
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
46.9
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
284
83.41
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
117.04
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
529
155.36
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721.54
80.97
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308.23
90.52
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
4.6
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.87
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
75.41
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
132
38.77
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.4
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
575
64.52
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.88
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
9.3
9.3
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681
681
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
44
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
5.27
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
11.75
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
34
3.82
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.29
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
22.44
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
35
10.28
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
11.78
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
34.22
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 600 PA
35
10.28
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
65.57
65.57
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Don Buford and Nat Rogers

Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
1.15
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
516
1.12
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
1.01
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
1.07
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30468
27
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12394
27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10156
9
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4131.1
9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2083
1.85
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
1.63
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1601
1.42
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.17
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.1
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.07
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3800
3.37
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
862
1.88
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3684
3.26
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
829
1.81
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.17
96.17
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.836
2.836
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.53
87.53
Nat Rogers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.25
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.02
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.03
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Rogers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0