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Damon Buford
Damon Jackson Buford

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

Debut May 4, 1993
  vs. MIN 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game May 15, 2001
Born June 12, 1970 in Baltimore, MD

Son of Don Buford

Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 10th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed July 12, 1990. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1993 23 BAL AL  53   79   18   18   5  0   2    9   2  2   9  19  .228  .315  .367   80   29   1   0   0   1   1
 1994 24 BAL AL   4    2    2    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .500  .500  .500  155    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1995 25 TOT     68  168   30   34   5  0   4   14  10  8  25  35  .202  .318  .304   67   51   3   3   0   5   3
         BAL AL  24   32    6    2   0  0   0    2   3  1   6   7  .063  .205  .063  -26    2   3   1   0   0   0
         NYM NL  44  136   24   32   5  0   4   12   7  7  19  28  .235  .346  .360   90   49   0   2   0   5   3
 1996 26 TEX AL  90  145   30   41   9  0   6   20   8  5  15  34  .283  .348  .469  101   68   1   1   0   0   3
 1997 27 TEX AL 122  366   49   82  18  0   8   39  18  7  30  83  .224  .287  .339   60  124   3   2   0   3   8
 1998 28 BOS AL  86  216   37   61  14  4  10   42   5  5  22  43  .282  .349  .523  122  113   0   2   1   1   5
 1999 29 BOS AL  91  297   39   72  15  2   6   38   9  2  21  74  .242  .294  .367   65  109   1   3   0   2   5
 2000 30 CHC NL 150  495   64  124  18  3  15   48   4  6  47 118  .251  .324  .390   82  193   4   2   3   8   9
 2001 31 CHC NL  35   85   11   15   2  0   3    8   0  0   4  23  .176  .213  .306   35   26   0   0   0   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 9 Seasons      699 1853  280  448  86  9  54  218  56 35 173 430  .242  .311  .385   78  714  13  13   4  20  37
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        429   65  104  20  2  13   51  13  8  40 100  .242  .311  .385   78  165   3   3   1   5   9
 Career High    150  495   64  124  18  4  15   48  18  8  47 118  .251  .324  .390   82  193   4   3   3   8   9
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1993 23 BAL AL   90   65    9   3.7   106| .228  .271| .315  .343| .367  .415| .682  .757|  80  .381  -2.3  -0.2  50%
 1994 24 BAL AL    2    1    1  26.8   116| .500  .278| .500  .352| .500  .444|1.000  .795| 155  .950   0.2   0.0   0%
 1995 25 TOT     204  151   18   3.2   105| .202  .267| .318  .337| .304  .417| .622  .754|  67  .312  -7.1  -0.7  55%
         BAL AL   42   35    1   0.8   111| .063  .273| .205  .347| .063  .431| .268  .778| -26  .029  -6.1  -0.6  75%
         NYM NL  162  116   17   3.9   103| .235  .266| .346  .335| .360  .414| .706  .748|  90  .406  -0.9  -0.1  50%
 1996 26 TEX AL  162  114   23   5.4   120| .283  .283| .348  .357| .469  .455| .817  .812| 101  .484  -0.2   0.0  61%
 1997 27 TEX AL  404  304   36   3.2   113| .224  .277| .287  .347| .339  .438| .626  .786|  60  .291 -23.1  -2.2  72%
 1998 28 BOS AL  241  167   38   6.1   111| .282  .274| .349  .343| .523  .436| .872  .779| 122  .571   6.3   0.6  50%
 1999 29 BOS AL  324  236   33   3.7   117| .242  .280| .294  .353| .367  .448| .661  .801|  65  .337 -16.9  -1.5  81%
 2000 30 CHC NL  556  392   62   4.2   114| .251  .269| .324  .346| .390  .441| .714  .787|  82  .396 -14.3  -1.3  40%
 2001 31 CHC NL   89   73    5   1.8   107| .176  .262| .213  .333| .306  .430| .519  .763|  35  .136  -8.5  -0.8   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 9 Seasons      2072 1503  225   4.0   113| .242  .274| .311  .346| .385  .438| .696  .785|  78  .379 -65.9  -6.1  61%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1993 23 BAL AL OF 30 61 2 1 1 .984 .983 2.10 2.09 2.70 2.41 22 209.7 CF 24 55 2 1 1 .983 .986 2.38 2.45 2.89 2.76 19 177.7 DH 17 LF 5 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.84 1.44 2.23 2 25.0 RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.80 2.57 2.19 1 7.0 1994 24 BAL AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 DH 1 1995 25 TOT OF 63 107 2 2 0 .982 .980 1.73 1.89 2.27 2.20 46 432.3 TOT CF 31 53 1 0 0 1.000 .985 1.74 2.27 2.38 2.60 22 204.0 BAL AL OF 24 40 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.67 1.99 3.10 2.33 11 116.0 CF 15 30 0 0 0 1.000 .987 2.00 2.38 2.78 2.73 11 97.0 RF 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.00 1.63 4.26 2.04 0 19.0 NYM NL OF 39 67 2 2 0 .972 .979 1.77 1.82 1.96 2.15 35 316.3 LF 25 42 1 2 0 .956 .973 1.72 1.43 1.85 1.87 24 209.3 CF 16 23 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 2.16 2.02 2.48 11 107.0 1996 26 TEX AL OF 80 93 3 0 0 1.000 .983 1.20 2.02 2.27 2.37 34 380.3 RF 44 28 1 0 0 1.000 .980 0.66 1.72 1.42 2.17 16 184.3 CF 25 47 2 0 0 1.000 .990 1.96 2.35 3.21 2.78 13 137.3 LF 14 18 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.29 1.75 2.76 2.18 5 58.7 1997 27 TEX AL CF 117 282 7 3 5 .990 .988 2.47 2.31 2.86 2.71 102 909.7 DH 3 1998 28 BOS AL CF 67 133 4 0 1 1.000 .987 2.04 2.36 2.53 2.69 52 488.0 DH 15 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.10 0.00 5.14 0 0.7 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1999 29 BOS AL OF 84 190 6 3 2 .985 .984 2.33 2.03 2.58 2.30 76 683.0 CF 82 181 4 3 2 .984 .985 2.26 2.36 2.59 2.72 71 644.0 LF 5 8 2 0 0 1.000 .980 2.00 1.72 2.31 2.08 5 39.0 DH 5 2000 30 CHC NL OF 148 335 4 5 1 .985 .981 2.29 1.86 2.57 2.25 130 1189.3 CF 140 311 4 4 0 .987 .987 2.25 2.24 2.51 2.64 124 1128.0 RF 7 24 0 1 1 .960 .980 3.43 1.74 3.70 2.18 6 58.3 LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.40 3.00 1.80 0 3.0 2001 31 CHC NL OF 34 53 0 0 0 1.000 .981 1.56 1.86 2.29 2.20 23 208.3 CF 33 52 0 0 0 1.000 .987 1.58 2.18 2.26 2.59 23 207.3 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 9.00 1.80 0 1.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1998 28 BOS AL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.10 0.00 5.14 0 0.7 1998 28 BOS AL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 1993 23 BAL AL CF 24 55 2 1 1 .983 .986 2.38 2.45 2.89 2.76 19 177.7 1995 25 TOT CF 31 53 1 0 0 1.000 .985 1.74 2.27 2.38 2.60 22 204.0 BAL AL CF 15 30 0 0 0 1.000 .987 2.00 2.38 2.78 2.73 11 97.0 NYM NL CF 16 23 1 0 0 1.000 .984 1.50 2.16 2.02 2.48 11 107.0 1996 26 TEX AL CF 25 47 2 0 0 1.000 .990 1.96 2.35 3.21 2.78 13 137.3 1997 27 TEX AL CF 117 282 7 3 5 .990 .988 2.47 2.31 2.86 2.71 102 909.7 1998 28 BOS AL CF 67 133 4 0 1 1.000 .987 2.04 2.36 2.53 2.69 52 488.0 1999 29 BOS AL CF 82 181 4 3 2 .984 .985 2.26 2.36 2.59 2.72 71 644.0 2000 30 CHC NL CF 140 311 4 4 0 .987 .987 2.25 2.24 2.51 2.64 124 1128.0 2001 31 CHC NL CF 33 52 0 0 0 1.000 .987 1.58 2.18 2.26 2.59 23 207.3 1993 23 BAL AL DH 17 1994 24 BAL AL DH 1 1997 27 TEX AL DH 3 1998 28 BOS AL DH 15 1999 29 BOS AL DH 5 1993 23 BAL AL LF 5 4 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.80 1.84 1.44 2.23 2 25.0 1994 24 BAL AL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1995 25 NYM NL LF 25 42 1 2 0 .956 .973 1.72 1.43 1.85 1.87 24 209.3 1996 26 TEX AL LF 14 18 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.29 1.75 2.76 2.18 5 58.7 1999 29 BOS AL LF 5 8 2 0 0 1.000 .980 2.00 1.72 2.31 2.08 5 39.0 2000 30 CHC NL LF 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.50 1.40 3.00 1.80 0 3.0 1993 23 BAL AL OF 30 61 2 1 1 .984 .983 2.10 2.09 2.70 2.41 22 209.7 1994 24 BAL AL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.25 0 2.0 1995 25 TOT OF 63 107 2 2 0 .982 .980 1.73 1.89 2.27 2.20 46 432.3 BAL AL OF 24 40 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.67 1.99 3.10 2.33 11 116.0 NYM NL OF 39 67 2 2 0 .972 .979 1.77 1.82 1.96 2.15 35 316.3 1996 26 TEX AL OF 80 93 3 0 0 1.000 .983 1.20 2.02 2.27 2.37 34 380.3 1997 27 TEX AL OF 117 284 7 3 4 .990 .982 2.49 2.02 2.88 2.32 102 909.7 1998 28 BOS AL OF 67 135 4 0 1 1.000 .985 2.07 2.02 2.56 2.31 52 488.0 1999 29 BOS AL OF 84 190 6 3 2 .985 .984 2.33 2.03 2.58 2.30 76 683.0 2000 30 CHC NL OF 148 335 4 5 1 .985 .981 2.29 1.86 2.57 2.25 130 1189.3 2001 31 CHC NL OF 34 53 0 0 0 1.000 .981 1.56 1.86 2.29 2.20 23 208.3 1993 23 BAL AL RF 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 1.80 2.57 2.19 1 7.0 1995 25 BAL AL RF 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 .978 1.00 1.63 4.26 2.04 0 19.0 1996 26 TEX AL RF 44 28 1 0 0 1.000 .980 0.66 1.72 1.42 2.17 16 184.3 2000 30 CHC NL RF 7 24 0 1 1 .960 .980 3.43 1.74 3.70 2.18 6 58.3 2001 31 CHC NL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.70 9.00 1.80 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 624 1258 28 14 9 .989 .982 2.06 1.96 2.57 2.29 485 4502.7 52 519 62# CF* 519 1114 24 11 9 .990 .987 2.19 2.30 2.63 2.68 426 3896.0 RF* 62 64 1 1 1 .985 .980 1.05 1.71 2.17 2.16 23 269.7 LF* 52 73 3 2 0 .974 .976 1.46 1.59 2.03 1.98 36 337.0 DH 41 Games not counted in Overall Total below 2B* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.10 0.00 5.14 0 0.7 3B* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.20 0.00 3.00 0 0.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 626 1258 28 14 9 .989 .982 2.05 1.97 2.57 2.29 485 4504
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1996   ALDS  TEX NYY     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1998   ALDS  BOS CLE     L   3   1   2   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .500  .000   0  0   0   0   1 
 1999   ALDS  BOS CLE     W   1   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        ALCS  BOS NYY     L   4   5   1   2  0  0  0   0   0   2  .400  .400  .400   1  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Div Series       1-2   6   4   2   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .200  .000   0  0   0   0   1 
  4 Postseason Series   1-3  10   9   3   2  0  0  0   0   0   3  .222  .300  .222   1  0   0   0   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

June 4, 1990: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 10th round of the 1990 amateur draft. Player signed July 12, 1990.

July 28, 1995: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Alex Ochoa to the New York Mets for a player to be named later and Bobby Bonilla. The New York Mets sent Jimmy Williams (minors) (August 16, 1995) to the Baltimore Orioles to complete the trade.

January 25, 1996: Traded by the New York Mets to the Texas Rangers for Terrell Lowery.

November 6, 1997: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Jim Leyritz to the Boston Red Sox for Mark Brandenburg, Bill Haselman, and Aaron Sele.

December 12, 1999: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Chicago Cubs for Manny Alexander.

May 16, 2001: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

June 8, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

August 9, 2001: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

August 18, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

October 15, 2001: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1993Baltimore Orioles$109,000
1994Baltimore Orioles$130,000
1995New York Mets$140,000
1996Texas Rangers$165,000
1997Texas Rangers$225,000
1998Boston Red Sox$460,000
1999Boston Red Sox$1,100,000
2000Chicago Cubs$1,100,000
2001Chicago Cubs$1,100,000
Career (may be incomplete)$4,529,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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