Don Buford stats

Last played for the Baltimore Orioles, 1972

Age 89

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Don Buford played 10 MLB seasons, 1963 to 1972.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
1,286
AB
4,553
R
718
H
1,203
HR
93
RBI
418
SB
200
AVG
.264

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1963CHW1242912051.286
1964CHW1354426211643012.262
1965CHW15558693166104717.283
1966CHW1636078514885251.244
1967CHW1565356112943234.241
1968BAL13042665120154627.282
1969BAL14455499161116419.291
1970BAL14450499137176616.272
1971BAL12244999130195415.290
1972BAL12540846845228.206

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
22
AB
86
R
13
H
22
HR
5
RBI
11
SB
0
AVG
.256

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
5,347
TB
1,727
XBH
294
HBP
41
IBB
57
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1963CHW481730000
1964CHW504154245200
1965CHW668228374400
1966CHW698212413300
1967CHW609169231300
1968BAL494186324500
1969BAL663231455700
1970BAL629207348800
1971BAL5492144271500
1972BAL4851091341000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
33.9
RC
697.7
RC/27
5.30
ISOP
.115
SECA
.284
BB/K
1.17
AB/HR
49.0
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1963CHW0.16.85.9.1190.30.700
1964CHW2.4574.5.0860.20.7110.50
1965CHW6.889.45.5.1060.20.958.60
1966CHW4.177.14.2.1050.31.075.90
1967CHW2.5603.7.0750.21.3133.80
1968BAL4.474.46.2.1550.31.228.40
1969BAL4.598.66.4.1260.31.650.40
1970BAL4.396.76.8.1390.42.029.60
1971BAL5.195.57.8.1870.41.423.60
1972BAL-0.342.93.5.0610.20.881.60

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
89 yearsFeb 2, 1937
Debut
1963

What were Don Buford's career stats?

Don Buford played 10 seasons for the White Sox and the Orioles. He was a career .264 hitter with 1,203 hits, 93 home runs and 418 RBI. His best season was 1969: a .291 batting average, 11 home runs and 64 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

10 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1963 to 1972

Don Buford finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.

Championships

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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