James Buford vs. Ray Murray — Career Comparison

James Buford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaNashville Elite GiantsNegro National League IISecond Baseman
Ray Murray
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, James Buford posted the stronger offensive profile against Ray Murray. James Buford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.689 vs .657) and on-base percentage (.320 vs .305). Ray Murray had the advantage in home run production (8 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Ray Murray

James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
105
155.94
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
188.68
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
795
600
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
562.87
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
731
551.7
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ray Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Ray Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.671
0.671
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
161.88
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
184
138.87
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
132.18
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
100.38
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
12
17.82
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.92
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
4.53
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.46
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.04
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
20
29.7
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
38.49
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46.83
69.55
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74.89
56.52
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
207.92
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
193.96
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
188.61
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
181.13
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ray Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Ray Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Ray Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.657
0.657
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ray Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Ray Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ray Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
63.86
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
52.08
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
65.35
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
60.38
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
124.75
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
106.42
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53.92
80.09
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79.99
60.37
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.43
Ray Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.75
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
41.51
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
67
50.57
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.87
11.87
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
6.04
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
24
18.11
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Ray Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.75
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.82
Ray Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.75
James Buford
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ray Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for James Buford and Ray Murray

James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.15
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
13.41
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.08
Ray Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.07
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2489
27
Ray Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
829.2
9
Ray Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.53
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
50.74
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
2.46
Ray Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.65
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.43
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
4.43
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
997
59.16
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.99
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
58.39
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.7
98.7
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.472
3.472
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.354
4.354
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.34
94.34
Ray Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.96
7.96
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.18
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.25
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.19
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
James Buford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.53
James Buford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42