#66 Don Buford, Third Base, 32 yrs, San Francisco Giants Saturday, 10/21/1969 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Don Buford
2/2/1937 32 USA,TX, 5"8 165
Third Base S R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good GREAT Prone 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Extension : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 150,000 1969 $ 510,000 (2 year(s)) 6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days) 5 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Talent | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 6 6 8 3 1 Normal
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 3 (Range), .972 (Fielding Pct.) 3B : 6 (Range), .972 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 10 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/25 | @PHI | L 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
9/26 | @PHI | L 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/28 | MON | L 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/29 | MON | W 4-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
10/1 | @CHN | L 12-15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
10/2 | PIT | L 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | #1 | | |
10/4 | SD | W 11-5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
10/5 | @NYM | L 4-9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
10/6 | LAN | L 5-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
10/7 | @CIN | W 7-5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #1 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 159 | 607 | 124 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 80 | 81 | 88 | .204 | .304 | .265 | .569 | .531 | .061 |
Projected | 159 | 607 | 124 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 80 | 81 | 88 | .204 | .304 | .265 | .569 | .531 | .061 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 157 | 699 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 161 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 75.0 | 55.4 | 3.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 144 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .313 | .326 | .639 |
vs. RHP | 463 | 90 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 2 | 2 | 7 | .194 | .302 | .246 | .548 |
Close/Late | 65 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .257 | .185 | .441 |
Scoring Position | 113 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .239 | .389 | .301 | .690 |
Pinch Hitting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 80 | 298 | 50 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 34 | 41 | 50 | .168 | .275 | .225 | .499 |
Road | 79 | 309 | 74 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 46 | 40 | 38 | .239 | .331 | .304 | .636 |
March/April | 25 | 90 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 11 | .256 | .316 | .267 | .583 |
May | 25 | 88 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 12 | .136 | .296 | .227 | .524 |
June | 26 | 97 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 13 | .258 | .374 | .340 | .714 |
July | 23 | 93 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 9 | .269 | .358 | .387 | .746 |
August | 29 | 117 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 20 | .205 | .282 | .265 | .547 |
Sept/Oct | 31 | 122 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 23 | .123 | .220 | .139 | .359 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1964 | 121 | 368 | 97 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 45 | 86 | 65 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 4 | .264 | .377 | .397 | .773 | SF |
1965 | 157 | 611 | 172 | 24 | 6 | 19 | 68 | 114 | 96 | 4 | 3 | 74 | 31 | 15 | .282 | .381 | .434 | .815 | SF |
1966 | 154 | 582 | 129 | 28 | 3 | 12 | 40 | 92 | 91 | 8 | 0 | 99 | 20 | 7 | .222 | .335 | .342 | .677 | SF |
1967 | 104 | 232 | 60 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 38 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 2 | .259 | .329 | .353 | .683 | SF |
1968 | 109 | 371 | 97 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 65 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 17 | 6 | .261 | .366 | .445 | .810 | SF |
1969 | 159 | 607 | 124 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 80 | 81 | 7 | 2 | 88 | 18 | 6 | .204 | .304 | .265 | .569 | SF |
Total | 804 | 2771 | 679 | 99 | 24 | 64 | 276 | 475 | 413 | 28 | 8 | 395 | 93 | 40 | .245 | .348 | .367 | .715 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1964, AAA | 6 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .400 | .263 | .663 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Second Base | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.2 | 10.13 | | | | |
Third Base | 157 | 157 | 81 | 395 | 36 | 497 | 21 | .958 | 1396.2 | 3.20 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 34th overall pick, by San Francisco in 1964... Had first career hit on 4/15/1964, off Gaylord Perry (HOU)... Hit first career homerun on 5/17/1964, off Bob Mahoney (CHN)... Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against Pittsburgh on 6/22/1966... Injured on 5/21/1968 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 7-8 weeks... 8/14/1969: Signed a contract extension with San Francisco, $510,000 per year, for 2 years.
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Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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Triples 1965 - 6 - 8th 1968 - 7 - 9th
| BB 1965 - 96 - 5th 1966 - 91 - 8th
| SB 1965 - 31 - 3rd 1966 - 20 - 7th 1968 - 17 - 7th
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