James Buford vs. Ed McFarland — Career Comparison

James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Ed McFarland
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, James Buford and Ed McFarland are closely matched on the surface stats. James Buford posted a career OPS of .689 against Ed McFarland's .704. On the surface stats, James Buford and Ed McFarland are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for James Buford and Ed McFarland

James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
105
155.94
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
894
159.45
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3364
600
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3007
536.33
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
161.88
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
147.32
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
110.23
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
26.04
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.43
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
8.74
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.46
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
2.32
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
20
29.7
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
37.1
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
46.83
69.55
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400.99
71.52
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
207.92
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1109
197.8
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
127
188.61
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1098
195.84
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
43
63.86
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
70.99
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
44
65.35
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
68.31
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
84
124.75
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
768
136.98
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.92
80.09
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442.02
78.84
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
3.21
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
45.3
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
174
31.03
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.33
19.33
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
1.46
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.4
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
15.16
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
11.59
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
11.59
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for James Buford and Ed McFarland

James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.15
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
1.06
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.08
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
0.2
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
27
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21588
27
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
829.2
9
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7196
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.53
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3189
3.99
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.46
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1036
1.3
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.19
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
4.43
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4376
5.47
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.99
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4225
5.28
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.472
3.472
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.976
4.976
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.96
18.96
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.09
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.22
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
1.36
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
1.06