James Buford vs. Yale Murphy — Career Comparison

James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Yale Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, James Buford posted the stronger offensive profile against Yale Murphy. James Buford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.689 vs .633) and slugging (.369 vs .282). Yale Murphy had the advantage in on-base percentage (.351 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 Yale Murphy

James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
155.94
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
140.36
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
560
600
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
475
508.93
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
161.88
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
122.14
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
105
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.86
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.46
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
29.7
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
16
17.14
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46.83
69.55
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63.59
68.13
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
207.92
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
134
143.57
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
127
188.61
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
208.93
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
43
63.86
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
108.21
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.35
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
48.21
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
84
124.75
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
156.43
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.92
80.09
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68.86
73.77
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
86.79
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
38
40.71
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.74
14.74
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.29
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
37.5
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
37.5
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for James Buford and Yale Murphy

James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.15
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.09
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.08
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2489
27
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3207
27
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
829.2
9
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1069
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.53
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.98
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
2.46
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.68
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.43
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.46
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
4.43
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
4.12
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
3.99
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
3.65
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.75
88.75
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.472
3.472
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.339
3.339
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Yale Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.16
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yale Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0