Don Buford vs. Joe Sparma — Matchup Analysis

This matchup has been a genuine battle. Buford is hitting 0.278 here, 5% above their career average, while Sparma's career opposing average is 0.235. Buford also posted an OPS of 0.683, close to the career mark of 0.741. Buford has avoided the strikeout, going down once every 20 plate appearances, less often than the career rate of once every 9.3 PA. No clear edge.

How Don Buford put the ball into play against Joe Sparma

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Joe Sparma to Don Buford

Matchup Details for Don Buford and Joe Sparma

Stats that describe the matchup between Don Buford and Joe Sparma including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
20
Don Buford Career Plate Appearances
5347
Joe Sparma Career Batters Faced
3755
In this matchup
18
Don Buford Career At Bats
4553
Joe Sparma Career At Bats Pitched
3288
In this matchup
0.278
Don Buford Career Batting Average
0.264
Joe Sparma Career Opposing Batting Average
0.235
In this matchup
5
Don Buford Career Hits
1203
Joe Sparma Career Hits Allowed
774
In this matchup
4
Don Buford Career Singles
909
In this matchup
1
Don Buford Career Doubles
157
In this matchup
0
Don Buford Career Triples
44
In this matchup
0
Don Buford Career Home Runs
93
Joe Sparma Career Home Runs Allowed
77

Grand Slams

In this matchup
0

In the Park Home Runs

In this matchup
0

In the Park Grand Slams

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
1
Don Buford Career Extra Base Hits
294
In this matchup
0.000
Don Buford Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.020
Joe Sparma Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.000
Don Buford Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.077
Joe Sparma Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.099

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.000
Don Buford Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.162
Joe Sparma Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.131
In this matchup
6
Don Buford Total Bases
1727
In this matchup
7
Don Buford Career Times on Base
1916
In this matchup
0.350
Don Buford Career On Base Percentage
0.362
In this matchup
0.333
Don Buford Career Slugging Percentage
0.379
In this matchup
0.683
Don Buford Career OPS
0.741
In this matchup
0.056
Don Buford Career Isolated Power
0.115
In this matchup
0.241
Don Buford Career Gross Production Average
0.258
In this matchup
0.294
Don Buford Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.283
Joe Sparma Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.266
In this matchup
0
Don Buford Career RBIs
418
In this matchup
2.100
Don Buford Career Runs Created
721.540
In this matchup
0
Don Buford Career Hit By Pitch
41
Joe Sparma Career Batters Hit By Pitch
27

Outs

In this matchup
12
In this matchup
2
Don Buford Career Walks
672
Joe Sparma Career Walks Allowed
436
In this matchup
0
Don Buford Career Intentional Walks
57
Joe Sparma Career Intentional Walks Allowed
15
In this matchup
1
Don Buford Career Strikeouts
575
Joe Sparma Career Strikeouts Thrown
586
In this matchup
20.000
Don Buford Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
9.300
Joe Sparma Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
6.408
In this matchup
2.000
Don Buford Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.170
Joe Sparma Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.740

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.350
Don Buford Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.361
Joe Sparma Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.326

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Don Buford Career Sacrifice Hits
47
Joe Sparma Career Sacrifice Hits
1
In this matchup
0
Don Buford Career Sacrifice Flies
34
Joe Sparma Career Sacrifice Flies
3
In this matchup
0
Don Buford Career Ground into Double Play
34
Joe Sparma Career Double Plays Enabled
0

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0