Don Buford vs. Bob Swift — Career Comparison

Don Buford
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Bob Swift
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Don Buford comes out clearly ahead of Bob Swift across most offensive categories. Don Buford led in home run production (HR/PA+ 112 vs 23), walk rate (BB%+ 150 vs 96), and slugging (SLG+ 113 vs 73). Don Buford was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Don Buford and Bob Swift

Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Bob Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1286
144.31
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1001
191.52
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5347
600
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
3136
600
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4553
510.9
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2750
526.15
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1203
134.99
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
635
121.49
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
102
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
532
101.79
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
17.62
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
86
16.45
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.94
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.57
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
10.44
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.68
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
32.99
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
103
19.71
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697.48
78.27
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
238
45.54
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1727
193.79
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
769
147.13
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1916
215
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
962
184.06
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.503
0.503
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
80.57
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
212
40.56
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
46.9
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
238
45.54
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1043
117.04
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
436
83.42
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721.54
80.97
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
273.82
52.39
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.6
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.57
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
75.41
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
324
61.99
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.4
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
575
64.52
Bob Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
44.58
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
9.3
9.3
Bob Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.46
13.46
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
1.17
Bob Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
1.39
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
47
5.27
Bob Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
11.29
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
79
15.11
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
22.44
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.91
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
11.78
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.15
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
34.22
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.06
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.57
65.57
Bob Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5

Fielding Stats for Don Buford and Bob Swift

Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bob Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
1.15
Bob Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
980
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
1.01
Bob Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30468
27
Bob Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10156
9
Bob Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2083
1.85
Bob Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3601
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1601
1.42
Bob Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.1
Bob Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3800
3.37
Bob Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4142
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3684
3.26
Bob Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4078
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Bob Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.45
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.836
2.836
Bob Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.161
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.53
87.53
Bob Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.25
Bob Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0