Retired
Don Buford
Birthdate:
Feb. 2, 1937 (87 y, 1 m, 2 d)Born In:
Linden, NJ, USANationality:
American
Position:
LFBats/Throws:
S/RHeight/Weight:
5'8"/165
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star | 1971 | None (MLB) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 4 | 29.2 | 26.2 |
| Grey Ink | 62 | 163.9 | 150.7 |
| HoF Standard | 0 | 41.4 | 41.3 |
| WAR | 30.1 | 60.4 | 58.7 |
| WAR7 | 27.6 | 38.5 | 38.1 |
| JAWS | 28.9 | 49.4 | 48.4 |
Similar Players (LF)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Pat Kelly R | 942 |
| Dan Gladden R | 942 |
| Chuck Hinton R | 929 |
| Billy Hatcher R | 922 |
| Bob Skinner R | 922 |
| Lee Maye R | 920 |
| Chad Curtis R | 918 |
| Carlos May R | 917 |
| Bobby Tolan R | 915 |
| Bob Bescher R | 915 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | Lg | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | MLB | 158 | 6 |
| Year | Lg | PA | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | MLB | 663 | 9 |
| 1966 | MLB | 696 | 2 |
| Year | Lg | AB | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | MLB | 586 | 9 |
| 1965 | MLB | 586 | 9 |
| 1966 | MLB | 607 | 7 |
| 1966 | MLB | 607 | 7 |
| Year | Lg | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | MLB | 166 | 6 |
| Year | Lg | 2B | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | MLB | 31 | 6 |
| Year | Lg | 3B | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | MLB | 6 | 9 |
| 1966 | MLB | 7 | 9 |
| 1967 | MLB | 9 | 2 |
| Year | Lg | SB | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | MLB | 17 | 7 |
| 1966 | MLB | 51 | 2 |
| 1967 | MLB | 34 | 2 |
| 1968 | MLB | 27 | 4 |
| Year | Lg | R | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | MLB | 93 | 4 |
| 1966 | MLB | 85 | 9 |
| 1969 | MLB | 99 | 7 |
| 1970 | MLB | 99 | 6 |
| 1971 | MLB | 99 | 1 |
| Year | Lg | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | MLB | 69 | 9 |
| 1969 | MLB | 96 | 8 |
| 1970 | MLB | 109 | 5 |
| 1971 | MLB | 89 | 6 |
| 1972 | MLB | 69 | 9 |
| Year | Lg | IBB | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | MLB | 15 | 2 |
| Year | Lg | HBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | MLB | 8 | 5 |
| 1971 | MLB | 7 | 7 |
| Year | Lg | SH | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | MLB | 8 | 10 |
| 1966 | MLB | 17 | 1 |
| Year | Lg | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | MLB | 6 | 5 |
| Year | Lg | Avg | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | MLB | 0.283 | 8 |
| 1969 | MLB | 0.291 | 8 |
| Year | Lg | OBP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | MLB | 0.358 | 9 |
| 1969 | MLB | 0.397 | 7 |
| 1970 | MLB | 0.406 | 6 |
| Year | Lg | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | MLB | 163 | 1 |
| Year | Lg | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | MLB | 5.0 | 10 |