Don Buford Stats

Don Buford was born on Tuesday, February 2, 1937, in Linden, Texas. Buford was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 14, 1963, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Don Buford baseball stats page.
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Don Buford

Don Buford Autograph on a 1970 Topps (#428)

Don Buford Autograph on a 1970 Topps (#428)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Donald Alvin Buford
Nickname:   Don
Born On:   02-02-1937
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Linden, Texas
Zodiac:   Aquarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   University of Southern California
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Both
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-08
Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   09-14-1963 (Age 26)
Last Game:   10-03-1972
Draft:   Not Applicable
Don Buford

Don Buford Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Don Buford

Don Buford Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1963 White Sox 12 42 9 12 1 2 0 0 5 5 0 7 0 1 0 1 .286 .354 .405
1964 White Sox 135 442 62 116 14 6 4 0 30 46 2 62 8 3 5 7 .262 .337 .348
1965 White Sox 155 586 93 166 22 5 10 0 47 67 4 76 6 5 4 6 .283 .358 .389
1966 White Sox 163 607 85 148 26 7 8 0 52 69 3 71 17 2 3 3 .244 .323 .349
1967 White Sox 156 535 61 129 10 9 4 1 32 65 3 51 4 4 1 3 .241 .322 .316
1968 Orioles 130 426 65 120 13 4 15 1 46 57 5 46 1 6 4 1 .282 .367 .437
1969 Orioles 144 554 99 161 31 3 11 0 64 96 7 62 3 5 5 5 .291 .397 .417
1970 Orioles 144 504 99 137 15 2 17 1 66 109 8 55 3 5 8 1 .272 .406 .411
1971 Orioles 122 449 99 130 19 4 19 0 54 89 15 62 2 2 7 2 .290 .413 .477
1972 Orioles 125 408 46 84 6 2 5 0 22 69 10 83 3 1 4 5 .206 .326 .267
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 1,286 4,553 718 1,203 157 44 93 3 418 672 57 575 47 34 41 34 .264 .362 .379
Don Buford

Don Buford Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1963 White Sox 2B 2 - - 5 2.5 4 3 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 0.00 -
1963 White Sox 3B 9 - - 22 2.4 21 10 11 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .955 0.00 -
1964 White Sox 2B 92 - - 407 4.4 394 196 198 13 60 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 -
1964 White Sox 3B 37 - - 96 2.6 93 30 63 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 -
1965 White Sox 2B 139 - - 696 5.0 683 326 357 13 93 n/a n/a n/a .981 0.00 -
1965 White Sox 3B 41 - - 73 1.8 72 13 59 1 9 n/a n/a n/a .986 0.00 -
1966 White Sox 2B 37 - - 177 4.8 169 88 81 8 18 n/a n/a n/a .955 0.00 -
1966 White Sox 3B 133 - - 425 3.2 399 98 301 26 24 n/a n/a n/a .939 0.00 -
1966 White Sox OF 11 - - 14 1.3 14 13 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1967 White Sox 2B 51 - - 209 4.1 201 102 99 8 30 n/a n/a n/a .962 0.00 -
1967 White Sox 3B 121 - - 364 3.0 345 95 250 19 16 n/a n/a n/a .948 0.00 -
1967 White Sox LF 1 - - 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1968 Orioles 2B 58 - - 224 3.9 216 109 107 8 22 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 -
1968 Orioles 3B 2 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1968 Orioles OF 65 - - 134 2.1 134 130 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1969 Orioles 2B 10 - - 45 4.5 43 22 21 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .956 0.00 -
1969 Orioles 3B 6 - - 15 2.5 15 5 10 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1969 Orioles LF 128 - - 239 1.9 235 228 7 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .983 0.00 -
1970 Orioles 2B 3 - - 7 2.3 6 2 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 0.00 -
1970 Orioles 3B 3 - - 3 1.0 3 1 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1970 Orioles LF 130 - - 237 1.8 234 221 13 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1971 Orioles OF 115 - - 226 2.0 223 217 6 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .987 0.00 -
1972 Orioles OF 105 - - 181 1.7 179 173 6 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .989 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
2B Totals 392 0 0 1,770 4.5 1,716 848 868 54 225 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 --
3B Totals 352 0 0 998 2.8 948 252 696 50 57 n/a n/a n/a .950 0.00 --
OF Totals 296 0 0 555 1.9 550 533 17 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .991 0.00 --
LF Totals 259 0 0 477 1.8 470 450 20 7 4 n/a n/a n/a .985 0.00 --
10 Years 1,299 - - 3,800 2.9 3,684 2,083 1,601 116 287 n/a n/a n/a .969 0.00 --
Don Buford

Don Buford Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1963 White Sox 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 0.0 6.0 8.4 - - -
1964 White Sox 12 7 .632 - - n/a 110.5 7.1 14.7 - - -
1965 White Sox 17 7 .708 - - n/a 58.6 7.7 12.5 - - -
1966 White Sox 51 22 .699 - - n/a 75.9 8.5 11.7 - - -
1967 White Sox 34 21 .618 - - n/a 133.8 10.5 16.7 - - -
1968 Orioles 27 12 .692 - - n/a 28.4 9.3 9.3 - - -
1969 Orioles 19 18 .514 - - n/a 50.4 8.9 8.7 - - -
1970 Orioles 16 8 .667 - - n/a 29.6 9.2 7.6 - - -
1971 Orioles 15 7 .682 - - n/a 23.6 7.2 8.3 - - -
1972 Orioles 8 3 .727 - - n/a 81.6 4.9 18.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 200 105 .656 - - n/a 49.0 7.9 10.9 - - -
Don Buford

Don Buford Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1963 Chicago White Sox 24 Undetermined - -
1964 Chicago White Sox 24 Undetermined - -
1965 Chicago White Sox 7 Undetermined - -
1966 Chicago White Sox 7 Undetermined - -
1967 Chicago White Sox 7 $20,000.00 - -
1968 Baltimore Orioles 9 $22,000.00 - -
1969 Baltimore Orioles 9 Undetermined - Stats
1970 Baltimore Orioles 9 Undetermined - Stats
1971 Baltimore Orioles 9 Undetermined Stats Stats
1972 Baltimore Orioles 9 Undetermined - -




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