Don Buford vs. Ben Zobrist — Career Comparison

Don Buford
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Ben Zobrist
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

Don Buford and Ben Zobrist are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 120 for Don Buford, 115 for Ben Zobrist), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 113 vs 114). The overall lean goes to Don Buford, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Don Buford and Ben Zobrist

Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
1286
144.31
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1651
144.91
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
5347
600
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6836
600
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4553
510.9
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5880
516.09
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.776
0.776
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.805
0.805
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
1203
134.99
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1566
137.45
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
909
102
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1006
88.3
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
157
17.62
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
30.63
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
4.94
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
44
3.86
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
93
10.44
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
14.66
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
294
32.99
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
49.15
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
697.48
78.27
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
940.85
82.58
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
1727
193.79
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2504
219.78
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1916
215
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
213.19
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.783
0.783
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.757
0.757
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
718
80.57
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
884
77.59
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
418
46.9
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
768
67.41
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
1043
117.04
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1485
130.34
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
721.54
80.97
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
949.98
83.38
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
4.6
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
31
2.72
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
672
75.41
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
832
73.03
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.4
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
35
3.07
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
575
64.52
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
994
87.24
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.3
9.3
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
6.88
6.88
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
1.17
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
0.84
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
5.27
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
26
2.28
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
34
3.82
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
5.88
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.82
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
124
10.88
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
22.44
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
116
10.18
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
11.78
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
49
4.3
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
34.22
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 600 PA
165
14.48
Don Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
65.57
65.57
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.3
70.3

Fielding Stats for Don Buford and Ben Zobrist

Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1299
1.15
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
1.24
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
1.01
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1503
1.01
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
30468
27
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40078
27
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10156
9
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13359.1
9
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2083
1.85
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
1.85
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1601
1.42
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2638
1.78
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.1
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.06
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3800
3.37
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5463
3.68
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3684
3.26
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5378
3.62
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.95
96.95
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.44
98.44
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.836
2.836
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.917
2.917
Don Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.53
87.53
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.51
81.51
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
0.25
Ben Zobrist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
0.41
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Zobrist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0