Don Buford
1963–1972 · bats B / throws R · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox
1,286G
.264AVG
.362OBP
.379SLG
1,203H
93HR
418RBI
200SB
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,286 | 5,347 | 4,553 | 718 | 1,203 | 157 | 44 | 93 | 418 | 672 | 577 | 200 | 108 | 41 | 34 | 1,727 | .264 | .362 | .379 | .741 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1971-06-08 to 1971-06-26
35longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Platinum Sombrero | 1971-08-26 | 1 in 934 games | box score ↗ |
| 40 | 3 stolen bases | 1966-05-30 | 1 in 2,019 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1967-05-19 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 631 | 2556 | 562 | 41 | 200 | 354 | 267 | .262 | .358 | .372 |
| Away | 655 | 2791 | 641 | 52 | 218 | 318 | 310 | .266 | .344 | .386 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 125 | 533 | 114 | 9 | 47 | 74 | 47 | .254 | .353 | .359 |
| May | 197 | 746 | 157 | 13 | 50 | 85 | 81 | .245 | .324 | .368 |
| June | 230 | 962 | 236 | 20 | 85 | 109 | 93 | .284 | .359 | .388 |
| July | 248 | 1039 | 238 | 20 | 76 | 136 | 119 | .271 | .360 | .402 |
| August | 263 | 1144 | 260 | 19 | 91 | 149 | 131 | .269 | .358 | .405 |
| September | 211 | 882 | 190 | 12 | 68 | 115 | 100 | .253 | .346 | .338 |
| October | 12 | 41 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .235 | .293 | .235 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 145 | 594 | 146 | 7 | 34 | 59 | 76 | .278 | .345 | .375 |
| boston-red-sox | 143 | 610 | 140 | 8 | 53 | 67 | 83 | .265 | .339 | .367 |
| cleveland-guardians | 142 | 573 | 123 | 10 | 52 | 83 | 62 | .260 | .360 | .381 |
| new-york-yankees | 130 | 531 | 117 | 9 | 34 | 57 | 42 | .250 | .328 | .361 |
| minnesota-twins | 128 | 535 | 127 | 16 | 53 | 63 | 60 | .277 | .355 | .424 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 124 | 494 | 108 | 14 | 38 | 67 | 47 | .260 | .354 | .418 |
| california-angels | 105 | 432 | 92 | 7 | 35 | 62 | 45 | .256 | .356 | .356 |
| baltimore-orioles | 72 | 285 | 77 | 0 | 15 | 32 | 29 | .310 | .382 | .391 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 |  Chicago White Sox | 12 | 42 | 12 | – | 5 | 1 | .286 | – | – |
| 1964 | Chicago White Sox | 135 | 442 | 116 | 4 | 30 | 12 | .262 | – | – |
| 1965 | Chicago White Sox | 155 | 586 | 166 | 10 | 47 | 17 | .283 | – | – |
| 1966 | Chicago White Sox | 163 | 607 | 148 | 8 | 52 | 51 | .244 | – | – |
| 1967 | Chicago White Sox | 156 | 535 | 129 | 4 | 32 | 34 | .241 | – | – |
| 1968 |  Baltimore Orioles | 130 | 426 | 120 | 15 | 46 | 27 | .282 | – | – |
| 1969 | Baltimore Orioles | 144 | 554 | 161 | 11 | 64 | 19 | .291 | – | – |
| 1970 | Baltimore Orioles | 144 | 504 | 137 | 17 | 66 | 16 | .272 | – | – |
| 1971 | Baltimore Orioles | 122 | 449 | 130 | 19 | 54 | 15 | .290 | – | – |
| 1972 | Baltimore Orioles | 125 | 408 | 84 | 5 | 22 | 8 | .206 | – | – |