James Buford vs. Dave Kingman — Career Comparison

James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Dave Kingman
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, James Buford and Dave Kingman are closely matched on the surface stats. Dave Kingman posted stronger numbers in OPS (.786 vs .689) and slugging (.478 vs .369). James Buford had the advantage in on-base percentage (.320 vs .308). By the career numbers, Dave Kingman 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 Dave Kingman

James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
105
155.94
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1941
156.76
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7429
600
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6677
539.27
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
161.88
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1575
127.2
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
868
70.1
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
19.38
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.02
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.46
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
35.7
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
20
29.7
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
707
57.1
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
46.83
69.55
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009.66
81.54
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
140
207.92
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3191
257.72
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
188.61
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2236
180.59
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
43
63.86
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
901
72.77
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
44
65.35
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1210
97.73
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
84
124.75
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1669
134.8
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.92
80.09
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
950.44
76.76
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
4.28
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
608
49.1
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
5.82
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 600 PA
1816
146.67
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.09
4.09
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
1.29
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
6.06
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 600 PA
139
11.23
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
6.86
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.96
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
10.82
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 600 PA
63.43
63.43

Fielding Stats for James Buford and Dave Kingman

James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.15
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1407
1.14
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.08
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1296
1.05
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
27
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33418
27
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
829.2
9
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11139.1
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.53
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5835
4.71
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.46
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
0.56
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.14
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
4.43
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6702
5.41
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.99
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6528
5.27
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.4
97.4
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.472
3.472
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
92.11
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
0.33
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Pitching Stats for James Buford and Dave Kingman

James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.06
22.06
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
27
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
33.75
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
74.25
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
47.25
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
60.75
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
33.75
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.25
74.25
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.25
47.25