James Buford vs. Yoenis Cespedes — Career Comparison

James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Yoenis Cespedes
MillenialCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueLeft FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

On the career numbers, Yoenis Cespedes posted the stronger offensive profile against James Buford. Yoenis Cespedes posted stronger numbers in OPS (.830 vs .689) and on-base percentage (.333 vs .320). James Buford had the advantage in batting average (.288 vs .273). By the career numbers, Yoenis Cespedes 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 Yoenis Cespedes

James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
155.94
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
834
143.38
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3490
600
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3191
548.6
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.832
0.832
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
161.88
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
870
149.57
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508
87.34
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
29.74
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
4.13
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.46
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
28.37
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
20
29.7
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
62.23
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
46.83
69.55
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
514.07
88.38
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
140
207.92
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1586
272.66
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
127
188.61
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1141
196.16
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.824
0.824
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
43
63.86
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
475
81.66
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
44
65.35
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
90.77
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
84
124.75
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
838
144.07
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
53.92
80.09
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509.58
87.61
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
5.33
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
41.26
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
5.67
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
742
127.56
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
4.7
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.81
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
67
11.52
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
7.39
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.44
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
10.83
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
68.25
68.25

Fielding Stats for James Buford and Yoenis Cespedes

James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.15
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
721
1.04
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.08
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
718
1.03
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
27
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18797
27
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
829.2
9
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6265.2
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.53
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1448
2.08
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.46
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.1
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.04
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
4.43
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546
2.22
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
3.99
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1515
2.18
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.99
97.99
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.472
3.472
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.101
2.101
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.34
94.34
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0