Don Buford vs. Jimmy Smith — Career Comparison

Don Buford
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Jimmy Smith
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Don Buford posted the stronger offensive profile against Jimmy Smith. Don Buford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .571) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .265). 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 Jimmy Smith

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1286
144.31
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
179.47
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5347
600
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1237
600
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4553
510.9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1127
546.65
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1203
134.99
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
247
119.81
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
102
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
188
91.19
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
17.62
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
32
15.52
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.94
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.28
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
10.44
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.82
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
32.99
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
59
28.62
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697.48
78.27
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
96.83
46.97
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1727
193.79
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
345
167.34
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1916
215
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
317
153.76
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
80.57
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
119
57.72
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
46.9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
52.38
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1043
117.04
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
215
104.28
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721.54
80.97
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
49.48
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.6
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.4
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
75.41
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
30.56
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.4
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
575
64.52
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
90.22
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.3
9.3
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6.65
6.65
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
5.27
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.4
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
34
3.82
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
22.44
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
8.73
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
11.78
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
5.34
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
34.22
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
14.07
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.57
65.57
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
62.07
62.07

Fielding Stats for Don Buford and Jimmy Smith

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
1.15
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
1.01
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30468
27
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10156
9
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2083
1.85
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1601
1.42
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
909
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.1
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3800
3.37
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1691
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3684
3.26
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1571
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.9
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.836
2.836
Jimmy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.489
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.53
87.53
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.25
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0