James Buford vs. Billy Klaus — Career Comparison

James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Billy Klaus
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, James Buford and Billy Klaus are closely matched on the surface stats. James Buford posted a career OPS of .689 against Billy Klaus's .688. On the surface stats, James Buford and Billy Klaus are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for James Buford and Billy Klaus

James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
105
155.94
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
821
170.63
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2887
600
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2513
522.27
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
161.88
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
130.1
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
465
96.64
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
22.03
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
3.12
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.46
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
8.31
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
20
29.7
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
33.46
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46.83
69.55
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315.45
65.56
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
207.92
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
183.3
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
127
188.61
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
961
199.72
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
43
63.86
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
74.19
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.35
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
51.96
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
124.75
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
567
117.84
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.92
80.09
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
338.46
70.34
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.83
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
68.79
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.45
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
285
59.23
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.13
10.13
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
1.16
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
4.36
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.74
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
37
7.69
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
2.91
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.45
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
4.36
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for James Buford and Billy Klaus

James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.15
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
1.21
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.08
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
0.97
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
27
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16569
27
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
829.2
9
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5523
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.53
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
899
1.46
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
2.46
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1756
2.86
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.2
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
4.43
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2778
4.53
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.99
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2655
4.33
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.57
95.57
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.472
3.472
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.583
3.583
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.16
80.16
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Billy Klaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
0.41
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Klaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0