James Buford vs. Sam Mayer — Career Comparison

James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Sam Mayer
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, James Buford and Sam Mayer are closely matched on the surface stats. James Buford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.689 vs .678) and slugging (.369 vs .345). Sam Mayer had the advantage in on-base percentage (.333 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 Sam Mayer

James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
155.94
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
178.38
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
600
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
29
470.27
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
161.88
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
113.51
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
97.3
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.46
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
29.7
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Sam Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Sam Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.83
69.55
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.24
52.55
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
207.92
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
162.16
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
188.61
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
178.38
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Sam Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Sam Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
63.86
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.35
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
124.75
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.92
80.09
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
58.99
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.5
18.5
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
10.4
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for James Buford and Sam Mayer

James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.15
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.08
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2489
27
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
829.2
9
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.53
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.46
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Sam Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
4.43
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
3.99
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Sam Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.472
3.472
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.364
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Pitching Stats for James Buford and Sam Mayer

James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Sam Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22.06
22.06
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Sam Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
27
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
9
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
33.75
Sam Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
—
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
—
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Sam Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
—
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
74.25
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Sam Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Sam Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
—
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
60.75
Sam Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Sam Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.25
74.25
Sam Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
—