Don Buford vs. Mel Simons — Career Comparison

Don Buford
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Mel Simons
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

On the career numbers, Don Buford posted the stronger offensive profile against Mel Simons. Don Buford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .625) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .311). 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 Mel Simons

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1286
144.31
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
211.27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5347
600
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
213
600
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4553
510.9
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
546.48
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1203
134.99
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
146.48
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
909
102
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
121.13
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
17.62
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.35
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.94
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
10.44
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
32.99
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.35
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697.48
78.27
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
19.12
53.87
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1727
193.79
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
61
171.83
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1916
215
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
64
180.28
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
80.57
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
24
67.61
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
46.9
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
12
33.8
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1043
117.04
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
36
101.41
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721.54
80.97
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
22.36
62.99
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.6
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
75.41
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
12
33.8
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.4
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
575
64.52
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.7
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
9.3
9.3
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.83
11.83
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
5.27
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.72
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
34
3.82
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
22.44
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.82
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
11.78
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.82
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
34.22
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.63
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.57
65.57
Mel Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Don Buford and Mel Simons

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
1.15
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
1.01
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30468
27
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10156
9
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2083
1.85
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1601
1.42
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.1
Mel Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3800
3.37
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3684
3.26
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.12
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.836
2.836
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.53
87.53
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.25
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0