Don Buford vs. Dwight Smith Jr. — Career Comparison

Don Buford
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Dwight Smith Jr.
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Don Buford and Dwight Smith Jr. are closely matched on the surface stats. Don Buford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .728) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .312). Dwight Smith Jr. had the advantage in slugging (.416 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 Dwight Smith Jr.

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1286
144.31
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
178.52
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5347
600
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
568
600
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4553
510.9
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
512
540.85
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.748
0.748
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1203
134.99
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
127
134.15
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
102
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
78
82.39
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
17.62
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
30.63
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.94
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.17
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
10.44
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.96
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
32.99
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
51.76
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697.48
78.27
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
68.61
72.47
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1727
193.79
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
225
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1916
215
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
176
185.92
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.726
0.726
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
80.57
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
66
69.72
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
46.9
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
71.83
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
117.04
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
123.59
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721.54
80.97
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
68.4
72.25
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
4.6
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.45
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
75.41
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
41
43.31
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.4
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
575
64.52
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
130.99
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.3
9.3
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
4.58
4.58
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
5.27
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
3.82
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.34
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
10.56
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
22.44
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.39
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
11.78
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
34.22
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.45
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
65.57
65.57
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.5
87.5

Fielding Stats for Don Buford and Dwight Smith Jr.

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1299
1.15
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.2
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
1.01
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.04
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30468
27
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3084
27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10156
9
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1028
9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2083
1.85
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.91
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1601
1.42
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.1
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3800
3.37
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
2
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3684
3.26
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.94
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.95
96.95
Dwight Smith Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.836
2.836
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.53
87.53
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.86
86.86
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.25
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dwight Smith Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0