Don Buford vs. Bill Schroeder — Career Comparison

Don Buford
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Bill Schroeder
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Don Buford and Bill Schroeder are closely matched on the surface stats. Don Buford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .708) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .283). Bill Schroeder had the advantage in slugging (.426 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 Bill Schroeder

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1286
144.31
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
376
166.37
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5347
600
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
1356
600
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4553
510.9
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1262
558.41
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.717
0.717
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1203
134.99
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
303
134.07
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
102
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
192
84.96
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
17.62
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
21.68
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.94
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.44
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
10.44
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
26.99
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
32.99
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
49.12
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Schroeder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bill Schroeder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bill Schroeder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697.48
78.27
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
153.11
67.75
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1727
193.79
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
537
237.61
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1916
215
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
377
166.81
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Bill Schroeder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.707
0.707
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Schroeder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
80.57
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
153
67.7
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
46.9
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
152
67.26
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1043
117.04
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
244
107.96
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721.54
80.97
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
147.64
65.33
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
4.6
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.08
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
75.41
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
58
25.66
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.4
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.33
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
575
64.52
Bill Schroeder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
343
151.77
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.3
9.3
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
3.95
3.95
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
5.27
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.64
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.21
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Bill Schroeder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
12.83
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
22.44
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.65
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
11.78
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.21
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
34.22
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.87
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.57
65.57
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 600 PA
54.55
54.55

Fielding Stats for Don Buford and Bill Schroeder

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
1.15
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
1.11
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
1.01
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
1.02
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30468
27
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
8604
27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10156
9
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2868
9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2083
1.85
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1814
5.69
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1601
1.42
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.52
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.1
Bill Schroeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3800
3.37
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1996
6.26
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3684
3.26
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1981
6.22
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.95
96.95
Bill Schroeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.836
2.836
Bill Schroeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.53
87.53
Bill Schroeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.83
91.83
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.25
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.14
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Schroeder
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.74
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Schroeder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24