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	36.0	33.4	24.0	16.8	34.7	4.5
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER	68.7	43.2	31.4	22.4	56.0	4.7

Where Does Don Buford Rank Among Left Fielders?

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

Hall of Fame Left Fielders Wins Above Replacement Comparison