Don Buford vs. Jim Starks — Career Comparison

Don Buford
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Jim Starks
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Jim Starks posted the stronger offensive profile against Don Buford. Jim Starks posted stronger numbers in slugging (.414 vs .379) and batting average (.270 vs .264). Don Buford had the advantage in on-base percentage (.368 vs .341). By the career numbers, Jim Starks 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 Jim Starks

Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1286
144.31
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
161.17
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5347
600
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
685
600
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4553
510.9
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
611
535.18
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.775
0.775
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1203
134.99
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
144.53
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
102
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
112
98.1
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
17.62
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
28.91
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.94
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.38
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
10.44
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.14
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
32.99
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
46.42
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697.48
78.27
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91.42
80.08
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1727
193.79
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253
221.61
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1916
215
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
230
201.46
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.754
0.754
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.732
0.732
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
718
80.57
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
84.09
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
46.9
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
81.46
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
117.04
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
152.41
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721.54
80.97
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96.92
84.89
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.6
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.5
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
75.41
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
61
53.43
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.4
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
575
64.52
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.26
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
9.3
9.3
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114.17
114.17
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.17
10.17
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
5.27
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.01
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
34
3.82
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.88
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
22.44
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.76
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
11.78
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.88
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
34.22
Jim Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.64
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
65.57
65.57
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.91
90.91

Fielding Stats for Don Buford and Jim Starks

Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1299
1.15
Jim Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
1.21
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
1.01
Jim Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.12
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30468
27
Jim Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4076
27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10156
9
Jim Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1358.2
9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2083
1.85
Jim Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1308
8.66
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1601
1.42
Jim Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.39
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.1
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3800
3.37
Jim Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1395
9.24
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3684
3.26
Jim Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1367
9.06
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.95
96.95
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.99
97.99
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.836
2.836
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.511
7.511
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.53
87.53
Jim Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
0.25
Jim Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.46
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0