Don Buford vs. Cleo Smith — Career Comparison

Don Buford
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Cleo Smith
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IISecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Don Buford posted the stronger offensive profile against Cleo Smith. Don Buford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .713) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .334). Cleo Smith had the advantage in batting average (.273 vs .264). 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 Cleo Smith

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1286
144.31
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
144.96
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5347
600
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
476
600
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4553
510.9
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
417
525.63
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.765
0.765
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1203
134.99
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
143.7
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
909
102
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
108.4
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
17.62
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.17
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.94
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.08
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
10.44
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.04
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
32.99
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.29
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697.48
78.27
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
58.74
74.05
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1727
193.79
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
199.16
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1916
215
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
152
191.6
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.713
0.713
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
718
80.57
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
88.24
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
46.9
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
70.59
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
117.04
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
153.78
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721.54
80.97
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64.78
81.65
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.6
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.26
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
75.41
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
37
46.64
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.4
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
575
64.52
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.52
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
9.3
9.3
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
238
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.5
18.5
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
5.27
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
26.47
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
34
3.82
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
22.44
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
23.95
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
11.78
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
34.22
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
23.95
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
65.57
65.57
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Don Buford and Cleo Smith

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
1.15
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.12
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
1.01
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.03
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30468
27
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2791
27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10156
9
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
930.1
9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2083
1.85
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.01
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1601
1.42
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.2
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.1
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3800
3.37
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
4.58
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3684
3.26
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.21
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.97
91.97
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.836
2.836
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.53
87.53
Cleo Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.38
91.38
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.25
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cleo Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0