Don Buford vs. Dave Staton — Career Comparison

Don Buford
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Dave Staton
Gen XWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Don Buford and Dave Staton are closely matched on the surface stats. Dave Staton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.813 vs .748) and slugging (.509 vs .379). Don Buford had the advantage in on-base percentage (.368 vs .303). By the career numbers, Dave Staton 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 Dave Staton

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1286
144.31
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
226.23
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5347
600
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PA
122
600
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4553
510.9
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
531.15
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.776
0.776
Dave Staton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1203
134.99
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PA
23
113.11
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
102
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.26
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
17.62
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.59
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.94
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
10.44
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.26
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
32.99
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.85
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Dave Staton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.609
0.609
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Dave Staton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dave Staton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697.48
78.27
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.06
83.93
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1727
193.79
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
270.49
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1916
215
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PA
37
181.97
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Dave Staton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Dave Staton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.813
0.813
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dave Staton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Dave Staton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.757
0.757
Dave Staton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
80.57
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
63.93
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
46.9
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.77
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1043
117.04
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PA
19
93.44
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721.54
80.97
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PA
15.07
74.12
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
4.6
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
75.41
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
63.93
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.4
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
575
64.52
Dave Staton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
147.54
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.3
9.3
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.07
4.07
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
5.27
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Dave Staton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24.59
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
22.44
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
11.78
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
34.22
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.57
65.57
Dave Staton
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Don Buford and Dave Staton

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dave Staton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1299
1.15
Dave Staton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.25
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
1.01
Dave Staton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.17
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30468
27
Dave Staton
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10156
9
Dave Staton
Career
Per 9 Innings
230.2
9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2083
1.85
Dave Staton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.51
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1601
1.42
Dave Staton
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.33
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.1
Dave Staton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3800
3.37
Dave Staton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
9.83
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3684
3.26
Dave Staton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
9.83
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.95
96.95
Dave Staton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.836
2.836
Dave Staton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.875
7.875
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.53
87.53
Dave Staton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
0.25
Dave Staton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.74
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Staton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Staton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Staton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Staton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0