Retired
Don Buford
Birthdate:
Feb. 2, 1937 (62 y, 10 m, 29 d)Born In:
Linden, NJ, USANationality:
American
Position:
2BBats/Throws:
S/RHeight/Weight:
5'8"/165
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 1 | 33.2 | 32.3 |
| Grey Ink | 50 | 210.3 | 176.8 |
| HoF Standard | 0 | 51.0 | 50.7 |
| WAR | 25.9 | 57.4 | 60.8 |
| WAR7 | 22.9 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| JAWS | 24.4 | 47.8 | 50.2 |
Similar Players (LF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Jim Russell R | 948 |
| Steve Henderson R | 943 |
| Cleon Jones R | 941 |
| Jerry Mumphrey R | 941 |
| Bill Tuttle R | 934 |
| Chuck Hinton R | 932 |
| Lee Maye R | 931 |
| Matty McIntyre R | 931 |
| Pascual D'Annunzio R | 931 |
| Johnny Wyrostek R | 925 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 158 | 6 |
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 668 | 7 |
| 1966 | 698 | 2 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 586 | 8 |
| 1965 | 586 | 8 |
| 1966 | 607 | 7 |
| 1966 | 607 | 7 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 166 | 5 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 31 | 6 |
| Year | 3B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 6 | 8 |
| 1966 | 7 | 9 |
| 1967 | 9 | 2 |
| Year | SB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 12 | 9 |
| 1965 | 17 | 6 |
| 1966 | 51 | 2 |
| 1967 | 34 | 2 |
| 1968 | 27 | 4 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 93 | 3 |
| 1966 | 85 | 9 |
| 1969 | 99 | 7 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 69 | 9 |
| 1969 | 96 | 8 |
| Year | SH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 8 | 10 |
| 1966 | 17 | 1 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 6 | 5 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.283 | 8 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.358 | 9 |
| 1969 | 0.397 | 7 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 163 | 1 |