Retired
Don Buford
Birthdate:
Feb. 2, 1937 (77 y, 8 m, 0 d)Born In:
Linden, NJ, USANationality:
American
Position:
LFBats/Throws:
S/RHeight/Weight:
5'8"/165
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score |
|---|---|
| Black Ink | 4 |
| Grey Ink | 62 |
Similar Players (LF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Pat H Kelly | 942 |
| Phil Bradley | 932 |
| Chuck Hinton | 929 |
| Coco Crisp | 923 |
| Bob Skinner | 922 |
| Lee Maye | 920 |
| Carlos May | 917 |
| Bob Bescher | 915 |
| Bobby Tolan | 915 |
| Cleon Jones | 914 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 158 | 6 |
| Year | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 668 | 8 |
| 1966 | 698 | 2 |
| Year | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 586 | 9 |
| 1966 | 607 | 7 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 166 | 6 |
| Year | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 31 | 6 |
| Year | 3B | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 7 | 9 |
| 1967 | 9 | 2 |
| Year | SB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 17 | 7 |
| 1966 | 51 | 2 |
| 1967 | 34 | 2 |
| 1968 | 27 | 4 |
| Year | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 93 | 4 |
| 1966 | 85 | 9 |
| 1969 | 99 | 7 |
| 1970 | 99 | 6 |
| 1971 | 99 | 1 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 69 | 9 |
| 1969 | 96 | 8 |
| 1970 | 109 | 5 |
| 1971 | 89 | 6 |
| 1972 | 69 | 9 |
| Year | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 15 | 2 |
| Year | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8 | 5 |
| 1971 | 7 | 7 |
| Year | SH | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 17 | 1 |
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 6 | 5 |
| Year | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.283 | 9 |
| 1971 | 0.290 | 9 |
| Year | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.358 | 10 |
| 1969 | 0.397 | 7 |
| 1970 | 0.406 | 6 |
| 1971 | 0.413 | 3 |
| Year | SLG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.477 | 8 |
| Year | OPS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.890 | 5 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 163 | 1 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 5.1 | 10 |