James Buford vs. Tim Hosley — Career Comparison

James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Tim Hosley
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, James Buford and Tim Hosley are closely matched on the surface stats. James Buford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.689 vs .671) and slugging (.369 vs .342). Tim Hosley had the advantage in on-base percentage (.329 vs .320). By the career numbers, James Buford 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 Tim Hosley

James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
105
155.94
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
287.56
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
600
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
368
508.76
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
161.88
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
79
109.22
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
56
77.42
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
11
15.21
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.46
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.59
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
20
29.7
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
31.8
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.83
69.55
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
44.72
61.83
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
207.92
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
126
174.19
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
127
188.61
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
193.55
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
63.86
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
43
59.45
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
44
65.35
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
73.27
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
124.75
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
84
116.13
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.92
80.09
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
45.36
62.71
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.53
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
78.8
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
73
100.92
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.95
5.95
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.76
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.06
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.38
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.38
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.76
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for James Buford and Tim Hosley

James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.15
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.75
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.08
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.78
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2489
27
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2310
27
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
829.2
9
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 9 Innings
770
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.53
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
6.07
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.46
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.58
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
4.43
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
6.88
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.99
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
6.65
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.6
96.6
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.472
3.472
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.793
3.793
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.67
44.67
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Hosley
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.67
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Hosley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.29