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Proper Name
Donald Alvin Buford
High Level
MLB (1963-1972)
Positions
OF (660) ... 2B (392) ... 3B (352)
Ht / Wt
5-8 / 165
Bats / Throws
Both / Right
age
87.044
place
Linden,Texas
High School
Dorsey (Los Angeles,CA)
colleges
draft posit
OF-2B
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
BAL [5] CHA [5]
TBC#
9385
mlbam id
111674
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1963-1972].264.7404553718120393418200
Speed
90
Power
57
Contact
78
XBH
50
RBIs
51
Runs
70
Hitting
77
Durability
80
Team
.590
Player Tags
Player Notes:  Father of Damon Buford ... [1970] World Series Champion with Baltimore Orioles ... [2001] Inducted into the USC Athletics Hall of Fame
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Batting Statistics
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year team name league level org age   # pos link   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
1963 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 26 24 3b log 12 42 9 12 1 2 0 5 1 0 5 7 0 0 1 0 1 17 48 3 9 .286 .354 .405 .759 .262 .119 .333 10.42 14.58 1.40 --
1964 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 27 24 2b log 135 442 62 116 14 6 4 30 12 7 46 62 5 8 3 2 7 154 504 24 92 .262 .337 .348 .685 .201 .086 .296 9.13 12.30 1.35 110.50
1965 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 28 7 2b log 155 586 93 166 22 5 10 47 17 7 67 76 4 6 5 4 6 228 668 37 129 .283 .358 .389 .747 .237 .106 .309 10.03 11.38 1.13 58.60
1966 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 29 7 3b log 163 607 85 148 26 7 8 52 51 22 69 71 3 17 2 3 3 212 698 41 107 .244 .323 .349 .672 .267 .105 .264 9.89 10.17 1.03 75.88
1967 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 30 7 3b log 156 535 61 129 10 9 4 32 34 21 65 51 1 4 4 3 3 169 609 23 106 .241 .322 .316 .638 .221 .075 .258 10.67 8.37 0.78 133.75
1968 Baltimore Orioles AL MLB bal 31 9 of-2b log 130 426 65 120 13 4 15 46 27 12 57 46 4 1 6 5 1 186 494 32 88 .282 .367 .437 .804 .324 .155 .283 11.54 9.31 0.81 28.40
1969 Baltimore Orioles AL MLB bal 32 9 of log 144 554 99 161 31 3 11 64 19 18 96 62 5 3 5 7 5 231 663 45 116 .291 .397 .417 .814 .301 .126 .309 14.48 9.35 0.65 50.36
1970 Baltimore Orioles AL MLB bal 33 9 of log 144 504 99 137 15 2 17 66 16 8 109 55 8 3 5 8 1 207 629 34 103 .272 .406 .411 .816 .371 .139 .275 17.33 8.74 0.50 29.65
1971 Baltimore Orioles AL MLB bal 34 9 of log 122 449 99 130 19 4 19 54 15 7 89 62 7 2 2 15 2 214 549 42 88 .290 .413 .477 .890 .403 .187 .300 16.21 11.29 0.70 23.63
1972 Baltimore Orioles AL MLB bal 35 9 of-of log 125 408 46 84 6 2 5 22 8 3 69 83 4 3 1 10 5 109 485 13 71 .206 .326 .267 .593 .243 .061 .246 14.23 17.11 1.20 81.60
1963 MLB Total -- CHA -- -- -- -- 12 42 9 12 1 2 0 5 1 0 5 7 0 0 1 0 1 17 48 3 9 .286 .354 .405 .759 .262 .119 .333 10.42 14.58 1.40 --
1964 MLB Total -- CHA -- -- -- -- 135 442 62 116 14 6 4 30 12 7 46 62 5 8 3 2 7 154 504 24 92 .262 .337 .348 .685 .201 .086 .296 9.13 12.30 1.35 110.50
1965 MLB Total -- CHA -- -- -- -- 155 586 93 166 22 5 10 47 17 7 67 76 4 6 5 4 6 228 668 37 129 .283 .358 .389 .747 .237 .106 .309 10.03 11.38 1.13 58.60
1966 MLB Total -- CHA -- -- -- -- 163 607 85 148 26 7 8 52 51 22 69 71 3 17 2 3 3 212 698 41 107 .244 .323 .349 .672 .267 .105 .264 9.89 10.17 1.03 75.88
1967 MLB Total -- CHA -- -- -- -- 156 535 61 129 10 9 4 32 34 21 65 51 1 4 4 3 3 169 609 23 106 .241 .322 .316 .638 .221 .075 .258 10.67 8.37 0.78 133.75
1968 MLB Total -- BAL -- -- -- -- 130 426 65 120 13 4 15 46 27 12 57 46 4 1 6 5 1 186 494 32 88 .282 .367 .437 .804 .324 .155 .283 11.54 9.31 0.81 28.40
1969 MLB Total -- BAL -- -- -- -- 144 554 99 161 31 3 11 64 19 18 96 62 5 3 5 7 5 231 663 45 116 .291 .397 .417 .814 .301 .126 .309 14.48 9.35 0.65 50.36
1970 MLB Total -- BAL -- -- -- -- 144 504 99 137 15 2 17 66 16 8 109 55 8 3 5 8 1 207 629 34 103 .272 .406 .411 .816 .371 .139 .275 17.33 8.74 0.50 29.65
1971 MLB Total -- BAL -- -- -- -- 122 449 99 130 19 4 19 54 15 7 89 62 7 2 2 15 2 214 549 42 88 .290 .413 .477 .890 .403 .187 .300 16.21 11.29 0.70 23.63
1972 MLB Total -- BAL -- -- -- -- 125 408 46 84 6 2 5 22 8 3 69 83 4 3 1 10 5 109 485 13 71 .206 .326 .267 .593 .243 .061 .246 14.23 17.11 1.20 81.60
Total MLB (10 yrs) -- MLB -- -- -- -- -- 1286 4553 718 1203 157 44 93 418 200 105 672 575 41 47 34 57 34 1727 5347 294 909 .264 .362 .379 .741 .284 .115 .283 12.57 10.75 0.86 48.96
Total AL (10 yrs) -- AL -- -- -- -- -- 1286 4553 718 1203 157 44 93 418 200 105 672 575 41 47 34 57 34 1727 5347 294 909 .264 .362 .379 .741 .284 .115 .283 12.57 10.75 0.86 48.96
Other Batting
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year team name league level age   g ab   r   h 2b 3b hr rbi sb cs bb so hbp sh sf iw gdp tb pa xbh 1b avg obp slg ops secA iso babip bb% so% so/bb ab/hr
1969 Baltimore Orioles World Series Playoffs 32 5 20 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 22 2 0 .100 .182 .300 .482 .300 .200 .067 9.09 18.18 2.00 20.00
1969 Baltimore Orioles Championship Series Playoffs 32 3 14 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 17 1 3 .286 .412 .357 .769 .286 .071 .286 17.65 0.00 0.00 --
1970 Baltimore Orioles Championship Series Playoffs 33 2 7 2 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 9 2 1 .429 .556 1.000 1.556 .857 .571 .333 22.22 0.00 0.00 7.00
1970 Baltimore Orioles World Series Playoffs 33 4 15 3 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 18 1 3 .267 .389 .467 .856 .400 .200 .250 16.67 11.11 0.67 15.00
1971 American League MLB AllStar 34 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -- 0.00 100.00 -- --
1971 Baltimore Orioles World Series Playoffs 34 6 23 3 6 1 0 2 4 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 26 3 3 .261 .346 .565 .911 .435 .304 .222 11.54 11.54 1.00 11.50
1971 Baltimore Orioles Championship Series Playoffs 34 2 7 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 1 2 .429 .556 .714 1.270 .571 .286 .500 22.22 11.11 0.50 --
-- Totals -- Playoffs 34 22 86 13 22 4 1 5 11 0 0 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 43 101 10 12 .256 .366 .500 .866 .419 .244 .239 14.85 9.90 0.67 17.20
-- Totals -- AllStar 34 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -- 0.00 100.00 -- --
Fielding Statistics
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year team name league level mlb age pos   g gs inn po   a   e dp tc tsc sb cs sb% fpct rfg rfi rf9i tm shr pl shr tm rk
1963 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 26 2b 2 0 13.0 3 1 1 0 5 4 0 0 -- .800 2.0 0.31 2.77 1.2 16.7 3
1963 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 26 3b 9 0 78.0 10 11 1 1 22 21 0 0 -- .955 2.3 0.27 2.42 5.6 75.0 2
1964 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 27 2b 92 0 713.1 196 198 13 60 407 394 0 0 -- .968 4.3 0.55 4.97 56.8 68.1 2
1964 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 27 3b 37 0 224.0 30 63 3 5 96 93 0 0 -- .969 2.5 0.42 3.74 22.8 27.4 2
1965 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 28 2b 139 0 1,105.1 326 357 13 93 696 683 0 0 -- .981 4.9 0.62 5.56 85.8 89.7 1
1965 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 28 3b 41 0 180.1 13 59 1 9 73 72 0 0 -- .986 1.8 0.40 3.60 25.3 26.5 2
1966 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 29 2b 37 0 270.0 88 81 8 18 177 169 0 0 -- .955 4.6 0.63 5.63 22.8 22.7 4
1966 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 29 3b 133 0 1,096.2 98 301 26 24 425 399 0 0 -- .939 3.0 0.36 3.28 82.1 81.6 1
1966 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 29 of 11 0 59.2 13 1 0 0 14 14 0 0 -- 1.000 1.3 0.24 2.13 6.8 6.7 7
1967 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 30 2b 51 0 328.0 102 99 8 30 209 201 0 0 -- .962 3.9 0.61 5.52 31.5 32.7 2
1967 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 30 3b 121 0 918.0 95 250 19 16 364 345 0 0 -- .948 2.9 0.38 3.38 74.7 77.6 1
1967 Chicago White Sox AL MLB cha 30 of 1 0 7.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -- 1.000 1.0 0.14 1.29 0.6 0.6 12
1968 Baltimore Orioles AL MLB bal 31 2b 58 0 369.1 109 107 8 22 224 216 0 0 -- .964 3.7 0.59 5.27 35.8 44.6 2
1968 Baltimore Orioles AL MLB bal 31 3b 2 0 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- .000 0.0 0.00 0.00 1.2 1.5 2
1968 Baltimore Orioles AL MLB bal 31 of 65 0 510.2 130 4 0 0 134 134 0 0 -- 1.000 2.1 0.26 2.36 40.1 50.0 4
1969 Baltimore Orioles AL MLB bal 32 2b 10 0 70.0 22 21 2 2 45 43 0 0 -- .956 4.3 0.61 5.53 6.2 6.9 3
1969 Baltimore Orioles AL MLB bal 32 3b 6 0 33.0 5 10 0 2 15 15 0 0 -- 1.000 2.5 0.45 4.09 3.7 4.2 3
1969 Baltimore Orioles AL MLB bal 32 of 128 0 1,121.2 228 7 4 1 239 235 0 0 -- .983 1.8 0.21 1.89 79.0 88.9 3
1970 Baltimore Orioles AL MLB bal 33 2b 3 0 15.0 2 4 1 0 7 6 0 0 -- .857 2.0 0.40 3.60 1.9 2.1 4
1970 Baltimore Orioles AL MLB bal 33 3b 3 0 25.0 1 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 -- 1.000 1.0 0.12 1.08 1.9 2.1 3
1970 Baltimore Orioles AL MLB bal 33 of 130 0 1,118.0 221 13 3 3 237 234 0 0 -- .987 1.8 0.21 1.88 80.2 90.3 1
1971 Baltimore Orioles AL MLB bal 34 of 115 0 989.0 217 6 3 0 226 223 0 0 -- .987 1.9 0.23 2.03 72.8 94.3 3
1972 Baltimore Orioles AL MLB bal 35 of 105 0 903.0 173 6 2 1 181 179 0 0 -- .989 1.7 0.20 1.78 68.2 84.0 3
1972 Baltimore Orioles AL MLB bal 35 of 105 0 903.0 173 6 2 1 181 179 0 0 -- .989 1.7 0.20 1.78 68.2 84.0 3
Total MLB (8 yrs) -- MLB -- -- 2b 392 0 2,883 848 868 54 225 1770 1716 0 0 -- .969 4.4 0.60 5.36 -- -- --
Total MLB (8 yrs) -- MLB -- -- 3b 352 0 2,562 252 696 50 57 998 948 0 0 -- .950 2.7 0.37 3.33 -- -- --
Total MLB (7 yrs) -- MLB -- -- of 660 0 5,611 1156 43 14 6 1213 1199 0 0 -- .988 1.8 0.21 1.92 -- -- --
Yearly Positional Grid
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year category pos p pos c pos 1b pos 2b pos 3b pos ss pos lf pos cf pos rf pos of pos dh
1963 MLB 0 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 MLB 0 0 0 92 37 0 0 0 0 0 0
1965 MLB 0 0 0 139 41 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 MLB 0 0 0 37 133 0 0 0 0 11 0
1967 MLB 0 0 0 51 121 0 0 0 0 1 0
1968 MLB 0 0 0 58 2 0 0 0 0 65 0
1969 MLB 0 0 0 10 6 0 0 0 0 128 0
1970 MLB 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 130 0
1971 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 0
1972 MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 210 0