Damon Buford
1993–2001 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, Texas Rangers
699G
.242AVG
.311OBP
.385SLG
More career statistics
448H
54HR
218RBI
56SB
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
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 | – | – |