Don Buford vs. Tris Speaker — Career Comparison

Don Buford
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Tris Speaker
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderMVP

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Tris Speaker comes out clearly ahead of Don Buford across most offensive categories. Tris Speaker led in contact rate (K%+ 266 vs 137), home run production (HR/PA+ 205 vs 112), and slugging (SLG+ 152 vs 113). Don Buford held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 150 vs 139). Tris Speaker was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Don Buford and Tris Speaker

Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1286
144.31
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2789
139.59
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
5347
600
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11988
600
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4553
510.9
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10195
510.26
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.776
0.776
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.943
0.943
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
1203
134.99
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3514
175.88
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
909
102
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2383
119.27
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
157
17.62
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
792
39.64
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
44
4.94
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
11.11
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
10.44
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
5.86
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
294
32.99
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1131
56.61
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
697.48
78.27
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2311.5
115.69
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
1727
193.79
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5101
255.31
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
1916
215
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4998
250.15
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.928
0.928
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.757
0.757
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.026
1.026
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
718
80.57
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1882
94.19
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
418
46.9
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1529
76.53
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
1043
117.04
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3294
164.86
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
721.54
80.97
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2347.41
117.49
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
41
4.6
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
5.16
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
672
75.41
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1381
69.12
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.4
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
575
64.52
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
19.67
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
9.3
9.3
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.5
30.5
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
3.51
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
47
5.27
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
15.47
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
34
3.82
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
200
22.44
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
21.62
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
11.78
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
7.86
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
305
34.22
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
589
29.48
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
65.57
65.57
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.34
73.34

Fielding Stats for Don Buford and Tris Speaker

Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1299
1.15
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2717
8.62
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
1.01
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.01
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30468
27
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8511
27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10156
9
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2837
9
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2083
1.85
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6935
22
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1601
1.42
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.47
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.1
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
0.71
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3800
3.37
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7621
24.18
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3684
3.26
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7397
23.47
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.95
96.95
Tris Speaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.836
2.836
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.723
2.723
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.53
87.53
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.67
11.67
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
0.25
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.5
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tris Speaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0