Don Buford vs. Ed Steele — Career Comparison

Don Buford
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Ed Steele
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRight Fielder

On the career numbers, Ed Steele posted the stronger offensive profile against Don Buford. Ed Steele posted stronger numbers in OPS (1.012 vs .748) and on-base percentage (.459 vs .368). By the career numbers, Ed Steele 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 Ed Steele

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1286
144.31
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
115
142.27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5347
600
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
485
600
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4553
510.9
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
400
494.85
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.776
0.776
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.019
1.019
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1203
134.99
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
175.67
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
909
102
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
118.76
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
17.62
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
27.22
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
4.94
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
18.56
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
10.44
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.13
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
32.99
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
56.91
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697.48
78.27
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109.63
135.63
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1727
193.79
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
273.4
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1916
215
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
270.93
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.011
1.011
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.757
0.757
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.204
1.204
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
718
80.57
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
112.58
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
46.9
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
96.49
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
117.04
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
197.94
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721.54
80.97
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109.04
134.9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
4.6
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
19.79
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
672
75.41
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
75.46
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.4
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.24
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
575
64.52
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.47
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
9.3
9.3
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242.5
242.5
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.5
30.5
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
5.27
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.66
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.24
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
34
3.82
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
22.44
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
15
18.56
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
11.78
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.47
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
34.22
Ed Steele
Career
Per 600 PA
17
21.03
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
65.57
65.57
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.24
88.24

Fielding Stats for Don Buford and Ed Steele

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
1.15
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.09
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
1.01
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.08
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30468
27
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
2861
27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10156
9
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
953.2
9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2083
1.85
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.37
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1601
1.42
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.1
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3800
3.37
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
1.59
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3684
3.26
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.45
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.12
91.12
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.836
2.836
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.339
1.339
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.53
87.53
Ed Steele
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.25
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Steele
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0