Don Buford vs. Gerald Williams — Career Comparison

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When their careers are measured against the same standard, Don Buford comes out clearly ahead of Gerald Williams across most offensive categories. Don Buford led in walk rate (BB%+ 150 vs 57), home run production (HR/PA+ 112 vs 75), and contact rate (K%+ 137 vs 103). Don Buford was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Don Buford and Gerald Williams

Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1286
144.31
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1168
210.89
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5347
600
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3323
600
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4553
510.9
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3059
552.33
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.735
0.735
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1203
134.99
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
780
140.84
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
102
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
494
89.2
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
157
17.62
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
33.04
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.94
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.25
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
10.44
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
15.35
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
32.99
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
51.64
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697.48
78.27
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
379.65
68.55
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1727
193.79
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1254
226.42
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1916
215
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
991
178.93
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
718
80.57
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
474
85.59
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
46.9
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
365
65.9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
117.04
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
754
136.14
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721.54
80.97
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
377.45
68.15
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
4.6
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
5.6
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
672
75.41
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
180
32.5
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.4
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.44
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
575
64.52
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
95.7
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.3
9.3
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6.27
6.27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
5.27
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
5.6
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
3.82
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.97
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
60
10.83
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
22.44
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
106
19.14
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
11.78
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
57
10.29
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
34.22
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
163
29.43
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.57
65.57
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
65.03
65.03

Fielding Stats for Don Buford and Gerald Williams

Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1299
1.15
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1056
1.38
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
1.01
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
0.92
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30468
27
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20651
27
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10156
9
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6883.2
9
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2083
1.85
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1804
2.36
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1601
1.42
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.07
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.1
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.04
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3800
3.37
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1890
2.47
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3684
3.26
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1857
2.43
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.95
96.95
Gerald Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.25
98.25
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.836
2.836
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.759
1.759
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.53
87.53
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.57
66.57
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.25
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerald Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0