Don Buford vs. Fred Whitfield — Career Comparison

Don Buford
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Fred Whitfield
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Don Buford holds a real edge over Fred Whitfield in this comparison. Don Buford led in walk rate (BB%+ 150 vs 53), contact rate (K%+ 137 vs 107), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 120 vs 94). Fred Whitfield held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 192 vs 112). The edge belongs to Don Buford.

Hitting Stats for Don Buford and Fred Whitfield

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1286
144.31
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
198.86
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5347
600
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2465
600
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4553
510.9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2284
555.94
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1203
134.99
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
578
140.69
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
102
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
369
89.82
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
17.62
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
22.64
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.94
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.95
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
93
10.44
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
26.29
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
32.99
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
50.87
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697.48
78.27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
305.92
74.46
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1727
193.79
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1011
246.09
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1916
215
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
733
178.42
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.666
0.666
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
80.57
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
242
58.9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
46.9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
86.65
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
117.04
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
490
119.27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721.54
80.97
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
301.07
73.28
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.6
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
75.41
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
139
33.83
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
6.4
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
8.28
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
575
64.52
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
90.3
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.3
9.3
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6.64
6.64
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
5.27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
3.82
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.62
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
39
9.49
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
22.44
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
11.78
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.89
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
34.22
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
23
5.6
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.57
65.57
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 600 PA
30.43
30.43

Fielding Stats for Don Buford and Fred Whitfield

Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1299
1.15
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
588
1.13
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
1.01
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
1.01
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30468
27
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14078
27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10156
9
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4692.2
9
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2083
1.85
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4474
8.58
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1601
1.42
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.68
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.1
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.09
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3800
3.37
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4876
9.35
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3684
3.26
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4827
9.26
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.95
96.95
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.836
2.836
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.209
8.209
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.53
87.53
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.97
89.97
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
0.25
Fred Whitfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
0.81
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Whitfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0