James Buford vs. Tommy Medica — Career Comparison

James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Tommy Medica
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, James Buford and Tommy Medica are closely matched on the surface stats. Tommy Medica posted stronger numbers in OPS (.725 vs .689) and slugging (.417 vs .369). James Buford had the advantage in on-base percentage (.320 vs .308). By the career numbers, Tommy Medica 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 Tommy Medica

James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
105
155.94
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
214.79
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
600
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 600 PA
338
600
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 600 PA
309
548.52
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
161.88
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 600 PA
76
134.91
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 600 PA
49
86.98
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.08
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.55
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.46
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.3
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
20
29.7
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
47.93
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.83
69.55
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41.35
73.41
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
207.92
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
228.99
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
188.61
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 600 PA
104
184.62
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
63.86
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
71.01
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
65.35
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
65.68
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
124.75
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 600 PA
65
115.38
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.92
80.09
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 600 PA
41.21
73.15
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.1
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.6
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 600 PA
98
173.96
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
3.45
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.88
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.65
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.78
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 600 PA
7
12.43
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 600 PA
85.71
85.71

Fielding Stats for James Buford and Tommy Medica

James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.15
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.27
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.08
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.08
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2489
27
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 9 Innings
1849
27
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
829.2
9
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 9 Innings
616.1
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.53
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
6.89
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.46
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.57
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
4.43
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
7.48
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.99
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
7.46
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.8
99.8
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.472
3.472
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.874
5.874
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.06
85.06
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Tommy Medica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Medica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0