James Buford vs. Bobby Mitchell — Career Comparison

James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Bobby Mitchell
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, James Buford and Bobby Mitchell are closely matched on the surface stats. Bobby Mitchell posted stronger numbers in OPS (.709 vs .689) and slugging (.406 vs .369). James Buford had the advantage in on-base percentage (.320 vs .303). By the career numbers, Bobby Mitchell 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 Bobby Mitchell

James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
105
155.94
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
242.67
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
675
600
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
609
541.33
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.718
0.718
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
161.88
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
127.11
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
87
77.33
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
25.78
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
5.33
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.46
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
18.67
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
20
29.7
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
49.78
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46.83
69.55
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76.35
67.87
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
140
207.92
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
219.56
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
188.61
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
178.67
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
43
63.86
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
76.44
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
44
65.35
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
80.89
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
84
124.75
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
138.67
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.92
80.09
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72.92
64.82
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.78
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
49.78
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.56
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
168
149.33
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.02
4.02
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.67
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.44
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.11
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
12.44
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.33
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
25.78
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
48.28
48.28

Fielding Stats for James Buford and Bobby Mitchell

James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.15
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.45
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.08
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.08
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
27
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2688
27
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
829.2
9
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
896
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.53
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.38
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.46
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.43
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
4.43
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.47
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
3.99
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
2.43
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.472
3.472
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.681
1.681
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0