James Buford vs. Cass Michaels — Career Comparison

James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Cass Michaels
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, James Buford and Cass Michaels are closely matched on the surface stats. Cass Michaels posted stronger numbers in OPS (.702 vs .689) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .320). James Buford had the advantage in slugging (.369 vs .353). By the career numbers, Cass Michaels 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 Cass Michaels

James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
155.94
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1288
153.94
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5020
600
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4367
521.95
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.723
0.723
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
161.88
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1142
136.49
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
896
107.09
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
17.57
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
5.5
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.46
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
6.33
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
29.7
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
29.4
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46.83
69.55
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
551.59
65.93
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
207.92
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1540
184.06
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
127
188.61
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1732
207.01
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
63.86
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508
60.72
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.35
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
59.88
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
124.75
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
956
114.26
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.92
80.09
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
606.03
72.43
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
2.87
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
566
67.65
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
406
48.53
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.36
12.36
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
1.39
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
7.53
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
116
13.86
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
7.65
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
3.82
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
11.47
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for James Buford and Cass Michaels

James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.15
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1236
15.45
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.08
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2489
27
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
2160
27
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
829.2
9
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.53
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2751
34.39
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
2.46
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3526
44.08
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.43
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.96
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
4.43
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6514
81.43
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.99
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6277
78.46
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.36
96.36
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.472
3.472
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.079
5.079
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Cass Michaels
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
10.33
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cass Michaels
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0