Don Buford vs. Jason Smith — Career Comparison

Don Buford
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Jason Smith
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Don Buford posted the stronger offensive profile against Jason Smith. Don Buford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .610) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .249). Jason Smith had the advantage in home run production (17 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 Jason Smith

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1286
144.31
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
278
269.9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5347
600
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
618
600
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4553
510.9
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
576
559.22
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1203
134.99
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
122
118.45
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
102
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
80
77.67
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
17.62
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.56
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.94
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.71
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
10.44
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
16.5
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
32.99
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
40.78
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697.48
78.27
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
55.56
53.94
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1727
193.79
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
201.94
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1916
215
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
150
145.63
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
80.57
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
65
63.11
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
46.9
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
58.25
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1043
117.04
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
108
104.85
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721.54
80.97
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
52.99
51.45
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
4.6
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.85
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
75.41
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
23
22.33
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.4
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
575
64.52
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
175.73
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.3
9.3
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
5.27
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.65
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.94
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.88
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
22.44
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.74
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
11.78
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.88
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
34.22
Jason Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
12.62
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
65.57
65.57
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.23
69.23

Fielding Stats for Don Buford and Jason Smith

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1299
1.15
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.52
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
1.01
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30468
27
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10156
9
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2083
1.85
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.08
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1601
1.42
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
2.72
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.1
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3800
3.37
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
4.96
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3684
3.26
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
4.8
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.83
96.83
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.836
2.836
Jason Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.165
3.165
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.53
87.53
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.43
59.43
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
0.25
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.63
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0