James Buford vs. Lave Cross — Career Comparison

James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Lave Cross
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueThird Baseman

On the career numbers, Lave Cross posted the stronger offensive profile against James Buford. Lave Cross posted stronger numbers in OPS (.711 vs .689) and on-base percentage (.329 vs .320). James Buford had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Lave Cross 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 Lave Cross

James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
155.94
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2277
140.25
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9741
600
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9084
559.53
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
109
161.88
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2651
163.29
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2057
126.7
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
25.32
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.43
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
8.38
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.46
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
2.89
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
20
29.7
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
594
36.59
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
46.83
69.55
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1198.81
73.84
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
140
207.92
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3475
214.04
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
127
188.61
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3148
193.9
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
43
63.86
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1338
82.41
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
44
65.35
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1378
84.88
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
84
124.75
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2669
164.4
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
53.92
80.09
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1350.62
83.19
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
1.91
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
466
28.7
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
217
13.37
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.89
44.89
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
9.86
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
18.66
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lave Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for James Buford and Lave Cross

James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.15
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2298
1.06
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.08
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
0.22
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
27
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58737
27
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
829.2
9
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19579
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.53
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4262
1.96
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.46
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4553
2.09
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
0.27
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
4.43
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9405
4.32
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.99
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8815
4.05
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.73
93.73
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.472
3.472
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.836
3.836
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.58
20.58
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
0.14
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.07
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lave Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.13
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lave Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.08