James Buford vs. Jerry May — Career Comparison

James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Jerry May
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, James Buford and Jerry May are closely matched on the surface stats. James Buford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.689 vs .644) and slugging (.369 vs .318). Jerry May had the advantage in on-base percentage (.326 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 Jerry May

James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
105
155.94
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
556
194.41
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1716
600
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1527
533.92
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
161.88
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
124.83
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
94.06
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
22.03
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
3.5
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.46
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.24
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
20
29.7
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
30.77
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46.83
69.55
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155.25
54.28
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
207.92
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
485
169.58
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
188.61
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
525
183.57
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
63.86
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
41.96
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.35
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
45.45
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
124.75
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
82.17
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.92
80.09
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156.33
54.66
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
3.85
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
54.9
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
16.78
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
293
102.45
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.86
5.86
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.8
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.55
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
42
14.69
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.35
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.7
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.05
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jerry May
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for James Buford and Jerry May

James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.15
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
1.18
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.08
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
1.02
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
27
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12002
27
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
829.2
9
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4000.2
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.53
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2649
5.96
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.46
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
0.56
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
4.43
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2926
6.58
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.99
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2897
6.52
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.01
99.01
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.472
3.472
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.518
5.518
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.48
86.48
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.08
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.09
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.16
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry May
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.39
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.29