First name: Don
Last name: Buford
Birthdate: 1937-02-02
Bats: B Throws: R
RetroID: bufod101
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | CHA | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 1964 | CHA | 6.3 | 1.6 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 15 |
| 1965 | CHA | 8.4 | 2.3 | 10.7 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 2.0 | 26 |
| 1966 | CHA | 9.1 | 2.3 | 11.5 | 4.2 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 23 |
| 1967 | CHA | 8.0 | 2.1 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 16 |
| 1968 | BAL | 6.4 | 1.2 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 23 |
| 1969 | BAL | 8.2 | 1.1 | 9.3 | 5.2 | 7.9 | 1.3 | 24 |
| 1970 | BAL | 7.7 | 1.0 | 8.7 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 21 |
| 1971 | BAL | 6.8 | 0.8 | 7.6 | 5.8 | 8.0 | -0.4 | 24 |
| 1972 | BAL | 6.4 | 0.7 | 7.1 | -0.4 | 1.6 | 5.4 | 5 |
| Career | 67.9 | 13.3 | 81.4 | 35.8 | 59.3 | 21.5 | 179 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | CHA | 48 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 1964 | CHA | 504 | -4 | -1 | -2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 14 |
| 1965 | CHA | 668 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8.4 | 3.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 3.3 | 25 |
| 1966 | CHA | 698 | -3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 1.8 | 21 |
| 1967 | CHA | 609 | -5 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 24 |
| 1968 | BAL | 494 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7.8 | 4.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 3.8 | 13 |
| 1969 | BAL | 663 | 25 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 5 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8.9 | 4.1 | -0.6 | -0.2 | 3.3 | 13 |
| 1970 | BAL | 629 | 24 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9.2 | 3.4 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 1971 | BAL | 549 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 5 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 8.9 | 4.8 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 4.2 | 11 |
| 1972 | BAL | 485 | -10 | -10 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 7.4 | -1.4 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -1.9 | 7 |
| Career | 5,347 | 97 | 118 | -1 | 21 | 12 | -3 | 39 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 186 | - | 21.7 | -1.4 | -1.4 | 18.9 | 138 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | GB+ | DP Start | DP Turn | DP Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | CHA | 2B | 40 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -2 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | CHA | 3B | 223 | 27 | -2.0 | -2 | -1 | -7 | -4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1 |
| 1964 | CHA | 2B | 2059 | 313 | -3.0 | -3 | -2 | -23 | -14 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1 | -1 |
| 1964 | CHA | 3B | 654 | 120 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1965 | CHA | 2B | 3278 | 553 | 10.0 | 10 | 6 | 32 | 41 | 2.0 | -2.2 | 0 | 6 |
| 1965 | CHA | 3B | 539 | 90 | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1966 | CHA | 2B | 859 | 135 | -4.0 | -4 | -3 | -5 | -6 | 0.7 | -1.1 | 0 | -3 |
| 1966 | CHA | 3B | 3273 | 536 | 14.0 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 48 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1967 | CHA | 2B | 942 | 163 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1967 | CHA | 3B | 2738 | 451 | 10.0 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 29 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1968 | BAL | 2B | 1036 | 176 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -9 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0 | -1 |
| 1968 | BAL | 3B | 25 | 1 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1 |
| 1969 | BAL | 2B | 203 | 34 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -1 | 0 |
| 1969 | BAL | 3B | 99 | 18 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1970 | BAL | 2B | 47 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | BAL | 3B | 72 | 8 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | -1 |
| 2B | 8464 | 1384 | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 3.4 | -4.3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 3B | 7623 | 1251 | 30.0 | 20 | 14 | 64 | 99 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | OF Arm Opps | OF Arm Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | CHA | LF | 115 | 13 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1966 | CHA | RF | 38 | 5 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 4 | 0 | -1 |
| 1967 | CHA | LF | 19 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | BAL | LF | 580 | 62 | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 4 |
| 1968 | BAL | CF | 851 | 115 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 29 | -1 | 1 |
| 1968 | BAL | RF | 31 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1969 | BAL | LF | 3284 | 333 | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 114 | 1 | 4 |
| 1970 | BAL | LF | 3336 | 339 | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 146 | 1 | 4 |
| 1971 | BAL | LF | 3029 | 320 | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 118 | 1 | 5 |
| 1972 | BAL | LF | 2697 | 261 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 75 | 0 | 2 |
| LF | 13060 | 1329 | 22.0 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 475 | 4 | 20 | ||
| CF | 851 | 115 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 29 | -1 | 1 | ||
| RF | 69 | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | BAL | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1 |
| 1970 | BAL | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 1971 | BAL | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 2 |
| Career | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 4 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | BAL | 39 | -1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6.9 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0 |
| 1970 | BAL | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 1971 | BAL | 35 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Career | 102 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing. |
| Play+ | plays made above average per ball in play |
| GB+ | ground ball plays above average per ball in play |
| DP Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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