James Buford vs. Billy Cox — Career Comparison

James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Billy Cox
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, James Buford and Billy Cox are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Cox posted stronger numbers in slugging (.380 vs .369) and home run production (66 career HR at a higher rate). James Buford had the advantage in batting average (.288 vs .262). By the career numbers, Billy Cox 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 Billy Cox

James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
155.94
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1058
155.55
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4081
600
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3712
545.75
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Billy Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Billy Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
161.88
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
974
143.2
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
702
103.21
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
25.58
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
4.7
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.46
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
9.7
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
20
29.7
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
39.99
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46.83
69.55
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443.27
65.17
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
207.92
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1410
207.3
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
188.61
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1279
188.04
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Billy Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Billy Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Billy Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
43
63.86
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
69.1
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.35
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
51.6
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
124.75
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
755
111
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.92
80.09
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
475.24
69.87
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.03
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
43.81
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
218
32.05
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.72
18.72
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
1.37
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
9.12
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.29
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
83
12.2
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
6.17
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.09
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
9.26
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for James Buford and Billy Cox

James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.15
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1052
9.96
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.08
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.01
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
27
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851
27
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
829.2
9
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950.1
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.53
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1297
12.28
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
2.46
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2186
20.7
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.43
Billy Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.32
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
4.43
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3622
34.3
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.99
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3483
32.99
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.16
96.16
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.472
3.472
Billy Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.311
3.311
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Billy Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Billy Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.01
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0