James Buford vs. Matt Kata — Career Comparison

James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Matt Kata
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, James Buford posted the stronger offensive profile against Matt Kata. James Buford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.689 vs .662) and on-base percentage (.320 vs .292). Matt Kata had the advantage in home run production (12 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Matt Kata

James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
105
155.94
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
218.9
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
762
600
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
695
547.24
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
161.88
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
130.71
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
85.04
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
29.13
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.09
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.46
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.45
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
20
29.7
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
45.67
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46.83
69.55
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76.49
60.23
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
207.92
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
202.36
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
188.61
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
171.65
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.585
0.585
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
43
63.86
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
70.08
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.35
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
49.61
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
124.75
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
110.24
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.92
80.09
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77.6
61.1
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.15
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
37.8
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.57
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
126
99.21
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.05
6.05
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
7.87
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.94
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.66
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.09
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.15
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
10.24
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Kata
Career
Per 600 PA
69.23
69.23

Fielding Stats for James Buford and Matt Kata

James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.15
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.34
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.08
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.93
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
27
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
829.2
9
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.53
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.97
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
2.46
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
2.55
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
4.43
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
4.58
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.99
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.52
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.472
3.472
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.371
3.371
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.31
69.31
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Matt Kata
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.56
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kata
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0