Don Buford vs. Kevin Smith — Career Comparison

Don Buford
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Kevin Smith
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Don Buford posted the stronger offensive profile against Kevin Smith. Don Buford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.748 vs .516) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .215). Kevin Smith had the advantage in home run production (8 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 Kevin Smith

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1286
144.31
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
209.01
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5347
600
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
333
600
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4553
510.9
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306
551.35
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1203
134.99
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
95.5
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
102
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
31
55.86
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
17.62
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.42
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.94
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.8
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
10.44
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.41
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
32.99
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
39.64
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697.48
78.27
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
22.43
40.42
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1727
193.79
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
92
165.77
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1916
215
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
70
126.13
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.437
0.437
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
80.57
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
26
46.85
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
46.9
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
25
45.05
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1043
117.04
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
43
77.48
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721.54
80.97
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
16.6
29.91
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.6
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.6
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
75.41
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
15
27.03
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.4
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
575
64.52
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
187.39
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.3
9.3
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
5.27
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.41
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.6
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
14.41
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
22.44
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.01
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
11.78
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
34.22
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.01
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
65.57
65.57
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Don Buford and Kevin Smith

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1299
1.15
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.34
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
1.01
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30468
27
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2338
27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10156
9
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
779.1
9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2083
1.85
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.03
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1601
1.42
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.14
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.1
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3800
3.37
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
3.22
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3684
3.26
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
3.16
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.95
96.95
Kevin Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.21
98.21
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.836
2.836
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.362
2.362
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.53
87.53
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
0.25
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0