Don Buford vs. Jarrod Saltalamacchia — Career Comparison

Don Buford
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Don Buford comes out clearly ahead of Jarrod Saltalamacchia across most offensive categories. Don Buford led in contact rate (K%+ 137 vs 64), walk rate (BB%+ 150 vs 105), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 120 vs 95). Jarrod Saltalamacchia held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 140 vs 112). Don Buford was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Don Buford and Jarrod Saltalamacchia

Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1286
144.31
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
895
168.29
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5347
600
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
3191
600
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4553
510.9
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2852
536.26
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1203
134.99
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
662
124.48
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
102
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
385
72.39
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
157
17.62
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
30.27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.94
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.13
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
93
10.44
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
20.68
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
32.99
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
52.08
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697.48
78.27
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
374.58
70.43
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1727
193.79
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1165
219.05
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1916
215
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
976
183.52
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
80.57
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
377
70.89
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
46.9
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
381
71.64
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
117.04
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
648
121.84
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721.54
80.97
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
359.75
67.64
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.6
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.88
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
75.41
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
304
57.16
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.4
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.26
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
575
64.52
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
984
185.02
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.3
9.3
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
3.24
3.24
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
5.27
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.75
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
3.82
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.95
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
48
9.03
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
22.44
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.94
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
11.78
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.32
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
34.22
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.26
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.57
65.57
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
41.67
41.67

Fielding Stats for Don Buford and Jarrod Saltalamacchia

Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
1.15
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
801
1.09
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
1.01
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
1.01
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30468
27
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
19866
27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10156
9
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6622
9
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2083
1.85
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5428
7.38
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1601
1.42
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
0.43
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.1
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.1
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3800
3.37
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5821
7.91
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3684
3.26
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5747
7.81
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.95
96.95
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.73
98.73
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.836
2.836
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.175
7.175
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.53
87.53
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.25
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.09
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.08
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
0.73
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jarrod Saltalamacchia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.2