James Buford vs. Bill Handy — Career Comparison

James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Bill Handy
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Handy posted the stronger offensive profile against James Buford. Bill Handy posted stronger numbers in OPS (.760 vs .689) and on-base percentage (.361 vs .320). James Buford had the advantage in batting average (.288 vs .273). By the career numbers, Bill Handy 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 Bill Handy

James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
155.94
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
147.73
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1125
600
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
947
505.07
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.804
0.804
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
161.88
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
138.13
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
97.6
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
25.07
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.43
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.46
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.47
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
20
29.7
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
40.53
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
46.83
69.55
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154.26
82.27
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
207.92
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
378
201.6
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
127
188.61
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
206.93
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
43
63.86
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
86.4
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
44
65.35
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
77.87
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
84
124.75
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
156.8
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
53.92
80.09
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164.37
87.66
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.43
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.93
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
53.87
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.67
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
225
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.2
20.2
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.4
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
26.13
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
18.13
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
18.13
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Handy
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for James Buford and Bill Handy

James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.15
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.07
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.08
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.41
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
27
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7114
27
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
829.2
9
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2371.1
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.53
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
1.95
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
2.46
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
2.88
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.35
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
4.43
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
5.19
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.99
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1275
4.84
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.472
3.472
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.537
4.537
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.79
38.79
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Bill Handy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.3
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Handy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0