James Buford vs. Ron Karkovice — Career Comparison

James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Ron Karkovice
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, James Buford and Ron Karkovice are closely matched on the surface stats. James Buford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.689 vs .674) and on-base percentage (.320 vs .291). Ron Karkovice had the advantage in slugging (.383 vs .369). 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 Ron Karkovice

James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
105
155.94
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
939
191.11
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2948
600
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2597
528.56
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
161.88
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
574
116.82
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
71.64
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
24.42
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
1.22
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.46
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
19.54
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
20
29.7
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
45.18
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46.83
69.55
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308.37
62.76
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
207.92
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
994
202.31
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
188.61
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
833
169.54
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
43
63.86
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
68.39
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
44
65.35
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
335
68.18
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
124.75
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
575
117.03
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.92
80.09
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
296.47
60.34
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
5.29
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
47.42
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.63
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
749
152.44
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.94
3.94
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.4
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
13.23
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
5.5
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
39
7.94
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
4.88
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
2.85
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
7.73
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 600 PA
63.16
63.16

Fielding Stats for James Buford and Ron Karkovice

James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.15
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
920
1.19
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.08
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
776
1
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
27
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20927
27
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
829.2
9
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975.2
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.53
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4760
6.14
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.46
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
0.52
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.05
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
4.43
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5206
6.72
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.99
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5164
6.66
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.472
3.472
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.613
5.613
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.35
84.35
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.06
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.06
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Karkovice
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
0.52
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Karkovice
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.36