James Buford vs. Oneil Cruz — Career Comparison

James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Oneil Cruz
Gen ZD.R.Throws RightBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, James Buford and Oneil Cruz are closely matched on the surface stats. Oneil Cruz posted stronger numbers in OPS (.738 vs .689) and slugging (.425 vs .369). James Buford had the advantage in on-base percentage (.320 vs .313). By the career numbers, Oneil Cruz 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 Oneil Cruz

James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
155.94
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
379
146.43
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1553
600
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1384
534.71
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Oneil Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
161.88
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
124.4
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
71.86
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
25.5
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
3.86
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.46
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
23.18
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
20
29.7
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
52.54
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
46.83
69.55
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203.79
78.73
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
140
207.92
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
227.17
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
188.61
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
480
185.45
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Oneil Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
43
63.86
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
72.63
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
44
65.35
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
76.5
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
84
124.75
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
125.95
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.92
80.09
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193.86
74.9
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
3.09
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
57.95
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.86
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Oneil Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
493
190.47
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Oneil Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.25
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Oneil Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
17
6.57
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
28.2
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.86
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
32.07
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Oneil Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
87.95
87.95

Fielding Stats for James Buford and Oneil Cruz

James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.15
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
1.06
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.08
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
1.02
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
27
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8954
27
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
829.2
9
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2984.2
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.53
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
1.94
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.46
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
1.42
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Oneil Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.17
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
4.43
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
3.53
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
3.99
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1114
3.36
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.3
95.3
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.472
3.472
Oneil Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.174
3.174
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.34
94.34
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.01
96.01
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Oneil Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.35
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oneil Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oneil Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oneil Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oneil Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0