Damon Buford
1993–2001 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, Texas Rangers
699G
.242AVG
.311OBP
.385SLG
448H
54HR
218RBI
56SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 699 | 2,072 | 1,853 | 280 | 448 | 86 | 9 | 54 | 218 | 173 | 430 | 56 | 35 | 20 | 13 | 714 | .242 | .311 | .385 | .696 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1999-04-24 to 1999-05-09
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | struck out 4 times | 2000-08-01 | 1 in 728 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 23 | 9 total bases | 2000-07-19 | 1 in 419 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 17 | 2 home runs | 1995-09-13 | 1 in 259 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 356 | 1026 | 226 | 25 | 110 | 87 | 218 | .248 | .305 | .387 |
| Away | 343 | 1046 | 222 | 29 | 108 | 86 | 212 | .236 | .294 | .384 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .286 | .500 | .286 |
| April | 117 | 355 | 72 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 85 | .225 | .285 | .347 |
| May | 154 | 453 | 102 | 13 | 43 | 36 | 101 | .252 | .305 | .411 |
| June | 112 | 334 | 72 | 11 | 38 | 23 | 65 | .235 | .284 | .382 |
| July | 101 | 325 | 77 | 9 | 38 | 28 | 55 | .266 | .323 | .431 |
| August | 111 | 284 | 59 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 64 | .227 | .275 | .350 |
| September | 96 | 295 | 60 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 57 | .239 | .319 | .378 |
| October | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .267 | .312 | .467 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| minnesota-twins | 42 | 109 | 27 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 20 | .270 | .321 | .430 |
| detroit-tigers | 39 | 96 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | .247 | .260 | .326 |
| chicago-white-sox | 39 | 112 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 17 | .243 | .295 | .369 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 36 | 103 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 27 | .221 | .301 | .442 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 36 | 114 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 18 | .230 | .307 | .460 |
| kansas-city-royals | 34 | 103 | 22 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 28 | .229 | .282 | .396 |
| seattle-mariners | 33 | 97 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 19 | .259 | .320 | .388 |
| athletics | 33 | 91 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 21 | .235 | .275 | .353 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 |  Baltimore Orioles | 53 | 79 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .228 | – | – |
| 1994 | Baltimore Orioles | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | .500 | – | – |
| 1995 | Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets | 68 | 168 | 34 | 4 | 14 | 10 | .202 | – | – |
| 1996 |  Texas Rangers | 90 | 145 | 41 | 6 | 20 | 8 | .283 | – | – |
| 1997 | Texas Rangers | 122 | 366 | 82 | 8 | 39 | 18 | .224 | – | – |
| 1998 |  Boston Red Sox | 86 | 216 | 61 | 10 | 42 | 5 | .282 | – | – |
| 1999 | Boston Red Sox | 91 | 297 | 72 | 6 | 38 | 9 | .242 | – | – |
| 2000 |  Chicago Cubs | 150 | 495 | 124 | 15 | 48 | 4 | .251 | – | – |
| 2001 | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 85 | 15 | 3 | 8 | – | .176 | – | – |