Don Buford vs. Josh Smith — Career Comparison

Don Buford
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Josh Smith
Gen ZLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Don Buford comes out clearly ahead of Josh Smith across most offensive categories. Don Buford led in home run production (HR/PA+ 112 vs 64), walk rate (BB%+ 150 vs 107), and contact rate (K%+ 137 vs 119). Don Buford was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Don Buford and Josh Smith

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1286
144.31
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
456
166.93
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5347
600
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1639
600
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4553
510.9
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1426
522.03
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1203
134.99
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
337
123.37
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
102
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
236
86.39
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
17.62
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
24.16
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.94
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.46
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
10.44
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
11.35
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
32.99
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
36.97
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697.48
78.27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
182.91
66.96
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1727
193.79
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
504
184.5
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1916
215
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
533
195.12
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
80.57
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
189
69.19
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
46.9
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
128
46.86
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1043
117.04
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
286
104.7
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721.54
80.97
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
187.39
68.6
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
41
4.6
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
15.38
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
75.41
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
154
56.38
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.4
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.1
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
575
64.52
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
119.34
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.3
9.3
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.03
5.03
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
5.27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.29
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.93
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
4.76
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
22.44
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
28
10.25
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
11.78
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.93
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
34.22
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36
13.18
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
65.57
65.57
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78

Fielding Stats for Don Buford and Josh Smith

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1299
1.15
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.23
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
1.01
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
0.99
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30468
27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9354
27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10156
9
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3118
9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2083
1.85
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
1.44
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1601
1.42
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
1.66
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.1
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3800
3.37
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1097
3.17
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3684
3.26
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072
3.09
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.95
96.95
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.72
97.72
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.836
2.836
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.511
2.511
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.53
87.53
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.56
80.56
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
0.25
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.3
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0