Don Buford

#35 RANKED AT POSITION

1963—1972

Left Field

BORN

February 2, 1937, in Linden, TX

BATS / THROWS

Both / Right

HEIGHT / WEIGHT

5-7 / 160

PRIMARY TEAM

Baltimore Orioles

.264

BATTING AVERAGE

1286

GAMES

36.0 WAR

.362

ON-BASE PCT

718 RUNS

33.4 WAR7

.379

SLUGGING

1203

HITS

16.8 WAR3

.741

ON-BASE + SLUGGING

93 HOME RUNS

4.5 WAR PER SEASON

Buford played on the USC Trojans College World Series championship team with Ron Fairly and future baseball executive Pat Gillick. He holds the Major League Record for the lowest ground-into-double-play rate, averaging one in every 138 at bats

1-TIME
ALL-STAR

1970
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Left Fielders

	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS	WAR PER
Buford	CAREER 36.0	LONG PEAK 33.4	PRIME 24.0	SHORT PEAK 16.8	JAWS 34.7	WAR PER 4.5
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER	CAREER 68.7	LONG PEAK 43.2	PRIME 31.4	SHORT PEAK 22.4	JAWS 56.0	WAR PER 4.7

Where Does Don Buford Rank Among Left Fielders?

RANKING	CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
RANKING 35	CAREER 49	LONG PEAK 39	PRIME 37	SHORT PEAK 45	JAWS 44
RANKING EGG RANKING	CAREER WAR	LONG PEAK WAR7	PRIME WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE	SHORT PEAK WAR3	JAWS JAWS

Hall of Fame Left Fielders Wins Above Replacement Comparison