Don Buford vs. Burt Shotton — Career Comparison

Don Buford
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Burt Shotton
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Don Buford comes out clearly ahead of Burt Shotton across most offensive categories. Don Buford led in home run production (HR/PA+ 112 vs 42), contact rate (K%+ 137 vs 98), and slugging (SLG+ 113 vs 103). Burt Shotton held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 159 vs 150). Don Buford was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Don Buford and Burt Shotton

Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
1286
144.31
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1387
144.93
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
5347
600
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5742
600
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4553
510.9
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4945
516.72
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.746
0.746
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
1203
134.99
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
139.81
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
909
102
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1110
115.99
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
17.62
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
154
16.09
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
44
4.94
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
6.79
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
10.44
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.94
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
32.99
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
228
23.82
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
697.48
78.27
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
701.12
73.26
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1727
193.79
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
1649
172.31
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
1916
215
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2073
216.61
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.719
0.719
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
718
80.57
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
746
77.95
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
46.9
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
290
30.3
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1043
117.04
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
1027
107.31
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
721.54
80.97
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
760.47
79.46
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.6
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.3
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
672
75.41
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
713
74.5
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.4
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
575
64.52
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
55.28
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
9.3
9.3
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.85
10.85
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
1.35
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
47
5.27
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
6.48
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
34
3.82
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
200
22.44
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
30.62
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
105
11.78
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
12.43
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
305
34.22
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
43.05
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
65.57
65.57
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.12
71.12

Fielding Stats for Don Buford and Burt Shotton

Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1299
1.15
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
82.81
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
1.01
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.1
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30468
27
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10156
9
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
9
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2083
1.85
Burt Shotton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2816
182.33
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1601
1.42
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
11.2
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.1
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
11.91
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3800
3.37
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3173
205.45
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3684
3.26
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2989
193.53
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
94.2
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.836
2.836
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.337
2.337
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.53
87.53
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
0.25
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.3
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Shotton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0