Don Buford vs. Bob Smith — Career Comparison

Don Buford
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Bob Smith
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Don Buford posted the stronger offensive profile against Bob Smith. Don Buford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .651) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .297). Bob Smith had the advantage in home run production (21 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Bob Smith

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1286
144.31
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
258
169.37
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5347
600
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
914
600
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4553
510.9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
826
542.23
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.671
0.671
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1203
134.99
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
192
126.04
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
102
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
138
90.59
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
17.62
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
19.04
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.94
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.63
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
10.44
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
13.79
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
32.99
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
35.45
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697.48
78.27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
87.09
57.17
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1727
193.79
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
292
191.68
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1916
215
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
270
177.24
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
80.57
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
88
57.77
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
46.9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
70.24
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1043
117.04
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
174
114.22
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721.54
80.97
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
86.25
56.62
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
4.6
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.25
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
75.41
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
70
45.95
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.4
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.66
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
575
64.52
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
175.93
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.3
9.3
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
5.27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.63
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
3.82
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.94
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
15.75
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
22.44
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.22
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
11.78
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5.91
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
34.22
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
20
13.13
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.57
65.57
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
55
55

Fielding Stats for Don Buford and Bob Smith

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1299
1.15
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.18
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
1.01
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
0.99
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30468
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5852
27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10156
9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1950.2
9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2083
1.85
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.34
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1601
1.42
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
2.41
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.1
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.17
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3800
3.37
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
850
3.92
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3684
3.26
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
813
3.75
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.836
2.836
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.176
3.176
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.53
87.53
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.59
83.59
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
0.25
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.34
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0