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Damon Buford
Damon Jackson Buford

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 10", Weight 170 lb.
School Southern California

MLB Debut May 4, 1993
Final Game May 15, 2001
Born June 12, 1970 in Baltimore, MD (age 53)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1993 23 BAA AL   44   81   17   19   4   0   1    6   3   3   17   21  .235  .366  .321  .687    89    26   0   2   0   1   4  
 1994           [Did not play]
 1995 25 TEA AL   37  136   23   29   4   1   2    8   2   2   23   36  .213  .341  .301  .643    83    41   3   1   0   4   3  
 1996 26 TEA AL   25  110   21   34  13   3   1    8   8   2    2   27  .309  .321  .509  .831   103    56   1   0   0   0   4  
 1997 27 TEA AL   72  244   35   50  12   0   5   23   7   1   17   47  .205  .260  .316  .576    74    77   2   2   0   2   4  
         BOA AL   28  107   11   17   4   0   1    9   6   0    2   30  .159  .182  .224  .406    50    24   3   0   0   1   2  
         TOT     100  351   46   67  16   0   6   32  13   1   19   77  .191  .237  .288  .525         101   5   2   0   3   6 
 1998 28 BOA AL   67  197   25   45   9   3   9   27   4   3   21   45  .228  .305  .442  .746    91    87   1   1   4   1   7  
 1999 29 BOA AL   38  140   24   38   8   3   6   18   2   0    7   39  .271  .311  .500  .811   102    70   2   0   0   1   4  
         CHN NL   15   24    4    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    4  .042  .148  .042  .190    25     1   0   0   0   0   0  
         LAN NL    7    7    2    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    0    3  .286  .286  .857 1.143   152     6   0   0   0   0   0  
         TOT      60  171   30   41   9   3   7   19   2   0   10   46  .240  .286  .450  .736          77   2   0   0   1   4 
 2000 30 TEA AL  104  430   50   97  18   7  15   57   2   5   34  116  .226  .285  .405  .690    83   174   4   3   0   3   7  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  7 Seasons      437 1476  212  332  73  17  41  157  34  16  126  368  .225  .290  .381  .671         562  16   9   4  13  35
 Per 600 PA           540   78  121  27   6  15   57  12   6   46  135                                 206   6   3   1   5  13
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With TEA      238  920  129  210  47  11  23   96  19  10   76  226  .228  .292  .378  .670         348  10   6   0   9  18
   With BOA      133  444   60  100  21   6  16   54  12   3   30  114  .225  .278  .408  .686         181   6   1   4   3  13
   With BAA       44   81   17   19   4   0   1    6   3   3   17   21  .235  .366  .321  .687          26   0   2   0   1   4
   With CHN       15   24    4    1   0   0   0    0   0   0    3    4  .042  .148  .042  .190           1   0   0   0   0   0
   With LAN        7    7    2    2   1   0   1    1   0   0    0    3  .286  .286  .857 1.143           6   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      699 1853  280  448  86   9  54  218  56  35  173  430  .242  .311  .385  .697         714  13  13   4  20  37
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1993 23 BAA AL   4    9   3.8   1   0   0  .000   1    5    2  .400    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e7      6   
 1994           [Did not play]
 1995 25 TEA AL  33   15   3.6   0   0   0  .000   2   20   11  .550    0    0  .000  OF   3(+2)e8    21   
 1996 26 TEA AL  19   16   5.3   1   0   0  .000   1   10    7  .700    0    0  .000  OF   3(+2)e4    14   
 1997 27 TEA AL  23   21   2.8   2   0   0  .000   5   21   13  .619    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e5    -50   
         BOA AL  40    4   1.3   0   0   0  .000   1   22   19  .864    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e5   -219   
         TOT                     2   0   0  .000   6   43   32  .744    0    0  .000
 1998 28 BOA AL  50   24   4.0   4   2   0  .500   0   23   21  .913    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e3   -126   
 1999 29 BOA AL  44   20   5.2   0   0   0  .000   2   13   10  .769    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e6    150   
         CHN NL  26    0    .3  11   0   0  .000   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e6   -471   
         LAN NL  71    1   9.3   7   2   1  .286   0    1    1 1.000    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e6    482   
         TOT                    18   2   1  .111   2   15   12  .800    0    0  .000
 2000 30 TEA AL  29   48   3.7   0   0   0  .000   6   45   32  .711    0    0  .000  OF   2(0)e6    -24   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  7 Seasons          163   3.6  26   4   1  .154  18  161  117  .727    0    0  .000                 -35   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 4.2 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 0.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1993 23 BAA AL  RF    28    47     0    1    0   .979    26   227.0   1.86
                 LF     6     1     0    0    0  1.000     1    15.0   0.60
 1994           [Did not play]
 1995 25 TEA AL  CF    22    59     1    1    0   .984    22   192.0   2.81
                 RF    15    22     0    1    0   .957    15   131.0   1.51
 1996 26 TEA AL  CF    21    52     1    1    1   .981    21   189.2   2.51
                 LF     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     6.0   1.50
 1997 27 TEA AL  LF    56   109    13    5    1   .961    54  4751.0   0.23
                 CF    14     7     0    0    0  1.000     0    26.2   2.36
         BOA AL  CF    28    84     1    1    0   .988    28   242.0   3.16
 1998 28 BOA AL  RF    30    45     1    0    0  1.000    26   225.0   1.84
                 CF    21    47     3    0    0  1.000    17   150.2   2.99
                 LF    24    22     0    0    0  1.000     4    82.0   2.41
                 2B     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
 1999 29 BOA AL  CF    21    36     3    0    1  1.000    19   173.0   2.03
                 RF    18    21     3    2    0   .923    16   145.0   1.49
         CHN NL  CF    10    15     0    0    0  1.000     2    39.1   3.43
         LAN NL  CF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
                 LF     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
 2000 30 TEA AL  LF    80   144     5    5    0   .968    80   693.2   1.93
                 CF    18    43     2    1    1   .978    15   133.0   3.05
                 RF     5    15     0    0    0  1.000     5    40.0   3.38
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 LF   169   277    18   10    1   .967   139  5549.2   0.48
                 CF   156   343    11    4    3   .989   124  1148.1   2.77
                 RF    96   150     4    4    0   .975    88   768.0   1.80
                 2B     2     0     0    0    0   .000     0     3.0   0.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1993  BAA   76-86   Charlie Steinhice
 1995  TEA   86-76   Mike Rescigno
 1996  TEA   89-73   Mike Rescigno
 1997  TEA   80-82   Mike Rescigno
 1997  BOA   79-83   Mike Tomeo
 1998  BOA   84-78   Mike Tomeo
 1999  BOA   98-64   Mike Tomeo
 1999  CHN   75-87   Dennis Schimmel
 1999  LAN   84-78   Billy Vanson
 2000  TEA   61-101  Mike Rescigno

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