James Buford vs. Chris Carter — Career Comparison

James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Chris Carter
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, James Buford and Chris Carter are closely matched on the surface stats. Chris Carter posted stronger numbers in OPS (.771 vs .689) and slugging (.456 vs .369). James Buford had the advantage in on-base percentage (.320 vs .314). By the career numbers, Chris Carter had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for James Buford and Chris Carter

James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
105
155.94
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
750
157.78
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2852
600
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2469
519.42
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Chris Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
161.88
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
536
112.76
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
55.96
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
22.51
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Chris Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.05
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.46
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
33.24
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
20
29.7
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
56.8
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
46.83
69.55
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377.91
79.5
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
140
207.92
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1127
237.1
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
188.61
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
889
187.03
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Chris Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.768
0.768
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Chris Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
43
63.86
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
70.27
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
44
65.35
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
84.15
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
124.75
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576
121.18
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.92
80.09
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
349.47
73.52
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
5.47
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
68.79
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.1
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
951
200.07
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Chris Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
6.31
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
56
11.78
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Chris Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.52
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.05
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
3.58
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
70.59
70.59

Fielding Stats for James Buford and Chris Carter

James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.15
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
548
1.12
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.08
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
503
1.03
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
27
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13216
27
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
829.2
9
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4405.1
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.53
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3808
7.78
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.46
Chris Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.43
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Chris Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.08
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
4.43
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4057
8.29
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.99
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4017
8.21
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.472
3.472
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Chris Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.79
91.79
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Chris Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
0.67
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0