James Buford vs. Ed Herrmann — Career Comparison

James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Ed Herrmann
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, James Buford and Ed Herrmann are closely matched on the surface stats. James Buford posted a career OPS of .689 against Ed Herrmann's .686. On the surface stats, James Buford and Ed Herrmann are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for James Buford and Ed Herrmann

James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
105
155.94
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922
180.96
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3057
600
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2729
535.62
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
161.88
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
128.36
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
93.82
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
18.06
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.79
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.46
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
15.7
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
20
29.7
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
34.54
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46.83
69.55
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
317.14
62.25
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
207.92
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
994
195.09
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
188.61
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
943
185.08
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.674
0.674
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.597
0.597
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
63.86
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
48.48
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.35
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
62.81
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
124.75
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
487
95.58
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.92
80.09
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319.93
62.79
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
5.69
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
51.03
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
10.79
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
361
70.85
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
8.47
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
2.94
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.71
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
76
14.92
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.18
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.57
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
2.75
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for James Buford and Ed Herrmann

James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.15
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
817
1.13
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.08
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
1.03
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
27
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19503
27
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
829.2
9
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6501
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.53
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4230
5.86
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.46
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
0.61
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.08
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
4.43
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4733
6.55
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.99
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
6.47
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.71
98.71
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.472
3.472
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.719
5.719
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.31
91.31
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.09
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.17
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.04
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Herrmann
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
0.69
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Herrmann
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
0.35