James Buford

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .288
HR 3
RBI 44
H 109
OPS .689
PIV -481
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
— / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 165 lb
Born
12/25/1906 in Spring Hill, TN, USA
Died
11/8/1966 in Nashville, TN, USA

Full name: James L. Buford

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
8.0 7.0 1.0 3.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
105 379 43 109 12 5 3 44 12 13 0 .288 .320 .369 .689 -481

Career AVG .288 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .320 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 5.9% below league average.

Career SLG .369 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 7.1% below league average.

Career OPS .689 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — 6.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1930 NEG NNL 46 176 20 52 9 2 2 21 6 7 0 .295 .293 (+1%) .354 (-6%) .429 (-6%) .784 (-6%) -190.9
1931 CCU NNL 5 14 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .286 — — — — 0.0
1932 NEG NSL 36 129 18 38 2 1 1 15 5 4 0 .295 .275 (+7%) .335 (-4%) .391 (-11%) .726 (-8%) -160.6
1933 ID NN2 18 60 5 15 1 2 0 7 1 2 0 .250 .270 (-7%) .329 (-13%) .377 (-12%) .707 (-12%) -129.3
Career · 4 seasons 105 379 43 109 12 5 3 44 12 13 0 .288 — — — — -481

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 5 4 0 1 0 27.00 0.0

Career ERA 27.00 vs. league average 3.86 across their career seasons — 600.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1933 ID NN2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.3 5 4 1 0 27.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.1 5 4 1 0 27.00 — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 7 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1932 NSC NEG 2 7 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 68 67 108 183 24 15
3B 27 24 19 28 9 2
OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
P 1 0 0 1 1 0
SS 9 8 13 15 6 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1930 NEG 2B 30 30 41 69 13 7
1930 NEG 3B 12 11 13 21 5 1
1930 NEG OF 1 1 1 0 0 0
1930 NEG SS 4 4 6 6 3 0
1931 CCU 2B 3 3 7 10 2 2
1932 NEG 2B 25 25 36 75 6 3
1932 NEG 3B 11 10 5 6 3 1
1933 ID 2B 10 9 24 29 3 3
1933 ID 3B 4 3 1 1 1 0
1933 ID P 1 0 0 1 1 0
1933 ID SS 5 4 7 9 3 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 1
Second Base 68
Third Base 27
Shortstop 9
Left Field 1

Frequently Asked Questions about James Buford

Was James Buford a pitcher?
No. James Buford was a position player (Second Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did James Buford hit?
James Buford hit 3 career home runs with 109 hits.