Damon Buford

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: June 12, 1970 in Baltimore, MD us

Draft: Drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in the 10th round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Birmingham HS (Los Angeles, CA)

School: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: May 4, 1993 (Age 22-326d, 16,291st in major league history)
vs. MIN 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 15, 2001 (Age 30-337d)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1995 season

Full Name: Damon Jackson Buford

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Relatives: Son of Don Buford

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.6

1853

448

.242

280

RBI

218

OBP

.311

SLG

.385

OPS

.697

OPS+

Summary of 54 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

3 leading off, 0 walk-off, 5 tying, 15 go ahead

5 Tms
CHC	18
BOS	16
TEX	14
NYM	4
BAL	2

Platoon
vs RHP	29
vs LHP	25

Home/Road
Away	29
Home	25

Outs
0	23
2	19
1	12

25 Opps
HOU	5
MIL	5
TOR	5
ANA/CAL	4
ATL	4
CHW	3
MIN	2
SDP	2
CIN	2
SEA	2
BAL	2
KCR	2
PHI	2
BOS	2
FLA	2
ARI	1
COL	1
SFG	1
STL	1
OAK	1
NYY	1
DET	1
NYM	1
PIT	1
MON	1

49 Pitchers
Mike Hampton	2
Darryl Kile	2
Chuck Finley	2
Allen Watson	2
Pat Hentgen	2
Juan Guzmán	1
Scott Karl	1
Matt Beech	1
Chad Zerbe	1
Wade Miller	1
Mike Sirotka	1
Brad Penny	1
Gabe Molina	1
Dan Plesac	1
David Wells	1
Ben McDonald	1
Dennys Reyes	1
Chris Brock	1
Randy Johnson	1
Sterling Hitchcock	1
Buddy Groom	1
Andy Ashby	1
Rich Rodriguez	1
Kevin Wickander	1
Mike Trombley	1
Scott Brow	1
Vaughn Eshelman	1
Tom Glavine	1
Aaron Sele	1
Hideo Nomo	1
Bobby Ayala	1
Jim Parque	1
Ryan Dempster	1
Pete Harnisch	1
James Baldwin	1
Eric Milton	1
Ben Sheets	1
Kevin Appier	1
José Silva	1
Denny Neagle	1
Armando Reynoso	1
Rolando Arrojo	1
Hideki Irabu	1
José Lima	1
Jimmy Haynes	1
Bruce Chen	1
Jason Bere	1
Jamie Walker	1
Justin Speier	1

23 Parks
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	9
Fenway Pk (BOS)	8
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	7
Shea Stad (NYC)	3
Angel Stad (ANA)	3
Turner Fld (ATL)	2
Qualcomm St (SAN)	2
Camden Yards (BAL)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	2
Guaranteed (CHI)	2
Metrodome (MIN)	2
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
SunLife Stad (MIA)	1
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Kingdome (SEA)	1
Busch Stad (STL)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1

Where Hit
7	42
78	6
8	3
9	2
89	1

1 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
5	14
3	13
2	13
6	6
1	4
4	3
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	52
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	33
1--	7
-2-	6
12-	3
123	3
-23	1
1-3	1

86 RBI
RISP	14
0 on	33
1 on	13
2 on	5
3 on	3
Any on	21

Inning
1	5
2	8
3	2
4	6
5	6
6	9
7	5
8	9
9	4

1-3	15
4-6	21
7-end	18

RelScore
+4..	8
+3	2
+2	8
+1	6
Tied	14
-1	5
-2	4
-4..	7

Ahead	24
Tied	14
Behind	16

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	10
2-2	7
3-2	6
1-1	6
2-0	6
3-1	5
0-0	4
1-2	3
2-1	3
0-1	3
0-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	49
LF	4
RF	1

OrderPos
8th	16
7th	13
1st	10
6th	7
9th	3
3rd	2
5th	2
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	23
Low Lev	24

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1993-05-06	BAL	@	TOR	Scott Brow	behind 4-5	t 4	0	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	9	8	0.120	50%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	1993-05-09	BAL	@	TOR	Juan Guzmán	ahead 1-0	t 3	0	---	3,(1-1) FBX	1	9	8	0.098	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	1995-08-11	NYM	@	HOU	Darryl Kile	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	5,(3-1) BCBBX	1	1	8	0.102	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
4	4	2	1	1995-09-05	NYM	@	SDP	Andy Ashby	ahead 2-0	t 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	7	0.095	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
5	5	3	1	1995-09-13	NYM		HOU	Mike Hampton	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	7	0.100	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
6	6	4	2	1995-09-13	NYM		HOU	Mike Hampton	ahead 2-1	b 2	2	-2-	3,(1-1) CBX	2	1	7	0.161	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Stinnett Scores
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1996-06-12	TEX		MIL	Kevin Wickander	ahead 6-2	b 5	1	123	2,(0-1) CX	4	1	8	0.047	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); D. Valle Scores/unER; W. Newson Scores/Team unER; K. Elster Scores/Team unER; D. Buford Scores/Team unER
8	8	2	1	1996-06-16	TEX	@	BOS	Vaughn Eshelman	behind 2-3	t 5	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	1	8	0.198	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Elster Scores
9	9	3	1	1996-06-18	TEX	@	BAL	Jimmy Haynes	ahead 6-0	t 4	0	---	6,(3-2) .CBBTBX	1	8	9	0.023	96%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
10	10	4	1	1996-07-03	TEX	@	CAL	Chuck Finley	ahead 2-0	t 6	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	8	8	0.120	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. Gonzales Scores
11	11	5	1	1996-09-14	TEX		MIL	Scott Karl	behind 1-8	b 8	0	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	8	7	0.018	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); M. McLemore Scores
12	12	6	1	1996-09-28	TEX		CAL	Chuck Finley	ahead 2-0	b 5	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	1	8	0.072	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	1997-04-01	TEX		MIL	Ben McDonald	ahead 4-2	b 6	2	1--	5,(2-2) BBS1FX	2	8	8	0.119	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); W. Newson Scores
14	14	2	1	1997-05-02	TEX		BOS	Aaron Sele	behind 1-3	b 6	1	1--	3,(1-1) CB111X	2	8	8	0.259	55%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); L. Stevens Scores
15	15	3	1	1997-05-16	TEX		NYY	David Wells	tied 0-0	b 6	2	-2-	4,(2-1) BBFX	2	1	8	0.253	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Ripken Scores
16	16	4	1	1997-05-22	TEX		OAK	Buddy Groom	ahead 8-7	b 7	0	---	5,(2-2) ....CCBBX	1	6	8	0.098	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball); D. Buford Scores
17	17	5	1	1997-06-05	TEX	@	KCR	Kevin Appier	ahead 2-1	t 8	0	---	5,(1-2) BSFFX	1	8	8	0.119	85%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
18	18	6	1	1997-07-13	TEX	@	SEA	Bobby Ayala	tied 2-2	t 9	0	---	5,(2-2) CBSBX	1	9	8	0.328	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	7	1	1997-08-31	TEX	@	SDP	Sterling Hitchcock	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	1	8	0.101	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	8	1	1997-09-28	TEX	@	ANA	Allen Watson	ahead 2-0	t 7	2	---	3,(2-0) BB.X	1	1	8	0.092	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball); D. Buford Scores/unER
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1998-04-10	BOS		SEA	Randy Johnson	tied 0-0	b 4	2	-2-	6,(3-2) BCBBFX	2	6	8	0.204	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Leyritz Scores
22	22	2	1	1998-05-16	BOS		KCR	Jamie Walker	tied 0-0	b 1	0	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	2	8	0.139	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Lewis Scores
23	23	3	1	1998-06-10	BOS	@	ATL	Denny Neagle	ahead 5-3	t 7	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	5	8	0.153	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Valentin Scores; N. Garciaparra Scores
24	24	4	1	1998-06-17	BOS	@	CHW	James Baldwin	ahead 9-5	t 9	2	-23	2,(1-0) BX	3	7	8	0.015	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Leyritz Scores; T. O'Leary Scores
25	25	5	1	1998-06-25	BOS	@	PHI	Matt Beech	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	8	0.094	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
26	26	6	1	1998-07-23	BOS		TOR	Dan Plesac	behind 1-6	b 8	2	123	3,(2-0) BBX	4	6	8	0.173	21%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); J. Valentin Scores; M. Vaughn Scores; N. Garciaparra Scores
27	27	7	1	1998-07-26	BOS		TOR	Pat Hentgen	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	8	0.100	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
28	28	8	1	1998-08-01	BOS	@	ANA	Allen Watson	ahead 4-0	t 6	1	1--	5,(2-2) BBSSX	2	6	8	0.058	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); M. Stanley Scores
29	29	9	1	1998-08-21	BOS	@	MIN	Eric Milton	tied 0-0	t 2	0	12-	5,(3-1) FBBBX	3	7	8	0.173	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); M. Stanley Scores; T. O'Leary Scores
30	30	10	1	1998-09-18	BOS	@	CHW	Jim Parque	behind 6-8	t 6	0	---	6,(3-2) CBFBBX	1	7	8	0.118	35%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	1999-05-23	BOS		TOR	Pat Hentgen	tied 3-3	b 5	2	12-	2,(0-1) CX	3	7	8	0.288	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. O'Leary Scores/unER; M. Stanley Scores/unER; D. Buford Scores/unER
32	32	2	1	1999-06-04	BOS		ATL	Justin Speier	ahead 4-1	b 8	1	---	5,(2-2) CBBSX	1	6	8	0.020	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
33	33	3	1	1999-07-09	BOS	@	ATL	Bruce Chen	behind 1-3	t 4	0	---	5,(3-1) FBBBX	1	3	8	0.103	38%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
34	34	4	1	1999-07-18	BOS		FLA	Ryan Dempster	tied 2-2	b 2	2	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	8	8	0.099	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
35	35	5	1	1999-08-25	BOS	@	MIN	Mike Trombley	behind 2-6	t 9	2	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	8	8	0.003	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
36	36	6	1	1999-10-02	BOS	@	BAL	Gabe Molina	ahead 4-0	t 9	1	123	9,(3-2) BSBSFFBFX	4	3	8	0.010	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); S. Hatteberg Scores; D. Lewis Scores/unER; J. Valentin Scores
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
37	37	1	1	2000-04-07	CHC	@	CIN	Pete Harnisch	ahead 2-0	t 2	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	8	0.078	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
38	38	2	1	2000-04-23	CHC	@	NYM	Rich Rodriguez	behind 5-15	t 8	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	8	0.001	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Girardi Scores
39	39	3	1	2000-04-27	CHC	@	HOU	José Lima	ahead 4-0	t 1	2	---	5,(2-2) FBBCX	1	7	8	0.056	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
40	40	4	1	2000-04-28	CHC		ARI	Armando Reynoso	behind 0-1	b 7	0	---	5,(2-2) BFBCX	1	8	8	0.217	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
41	41	5	1	2000-05-06	CHC		PIT	José Silva	behind 3-4	b 6	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	8	0.179	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
42	42	6	1	2000-05-14	CHC	@	MON	Hideki Irabu	tied 2-2	t 2	2	---	5,(3-1) BFBBX	1	8	8	0.100	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
43	43	7	1	2000-05-21	CHC		CIN	Dennys Reyes	ahead 3-0	b 8	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	8	0.016	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
44	44	8	1	2000-05-23	CHC	@	COL	Rolando Arrojo	ahead 5-0	t 4	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	8	0.040	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
45	45	9	1	2000-06-01	CHC		ATL	Tom Glavine	ahead 2-0	b 4	0	-2-	6,(1-2) SSFFBX	2	7	8	0.084	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); W. Greene Scores
46	46	10	1	2000-06-02	CHC		DET	Hideo Nomo	ahead 1-0	b 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	8	0.114	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
47	47	11	1	2000-06-23	CHC	@	FLA	Brad Penny	behind 0-5	t 6	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	8	0.029	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
48	48	12	1	2000-07-07	CHC		CHW	Mike Sirotka	tied 0-0	b 2	2	-2-	6,(3-2) CBSBBX	2	7	8	0.179	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Sosa Scores
49	49	13	1	2000-07-19	CHC		PHI	Chris Brock	tied 3-3	b 8	2	---	5,(1-2) FSBFX	1	7	8	0.309	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
50	50	14	1	2000-07-22	CHC		MIL	Jason Bere	behind 1-2	b 7	2	---	6,(3-2) CBBFBX	1	7	8	0.234	52%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
51	51	15	1	2000-09-08	CHC		HOU	Wade Miller	behind 1-11	b 6	1	1-3	3,(0-2) CFX	3	6	8	0.009	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Zuleta Scores; R. Gload Scores
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
52	52	1	1	2001-04-29	CHC	@	SFG	Chad Zerbe	ahead 6-2	t 8	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	8	0.020	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
53	53	2	1	2001-05-08	CHC	@	MIL	Ben Sheets	behind 0-4	t 8	0	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	8	8	0.035	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
54	54	3	1	2001-05-11	CHC	@	STL	Darryl Kile	behind 1-3	t 3	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	8	0.099	39%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)