LF Don Buford #4
New York Gothams WBL
Age: 32 | Bats: S | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/29/2001
BNN Index | WBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
LF DON BUFORD #4 - AGE: 32 - BATS: S - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
135 498 119 28 1 25 59 87 102 .239 .363 .450 28 1.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 49 50 49 49
Gap 41 41 41 41
Power 50 48 51 50
Eye 76 64 80 76
Avoid K's 48 49 48 48
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 47 42
Errors: - 54 89
Arm: 4 33 54
Turn DP: - 56 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 53
1st Base: - Center Field: 1
2nd Base: 44 Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 79
Stealing Aggressiveness: 83
Stealing Ability: 71
Baserunning Inst.: 87
Sacrifice Bunt: 16
Bunt for Hit: 42
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/29/2001 PHI Loss, 2-3 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
09/25/2001 @ HOU Win, 9-8 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/2001 BRK Loss, 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/2001 BRK Loss, 3-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/2001 BRK Loss, 6-7 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
09/19/2001 @ HOM Loss, 6-11 5 1 2 2 1 0 1 0
09/18/2001 @ HOM Win, 9-3 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
09/16/2001 @ OTT Loss, 6-9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/14/2001 @ OTT Win, 13-3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/2001 HOD Loss, 6-15 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Likes to do crossword puzzles in his spare time.
High: Adaptability
Birthday:02/02/1969
Born in:Linden, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:5' 8"
Weight:165 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$166,000
Signed Through:2001 Season
Major Service:1 Year, 168 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:1 Year, 168 Days
Pro Service:1 Year
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet eligible
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
WHIRLED BASEBALL 2001 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 135 498 119 28 1 25 59 96 87 102 .239 .363 .450 .813 .338 .211 101
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 125 600 12 1 0 6 0 3 224 54 28 25 52.8 82.8 5.41 1.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   145 30 7 0 5 16 31 22 28 2 0 2 .207 .316 .359 .674
Versus Right   353 89 21 1 20 43 64 65 74 1 0 10 .252 .382 .487 .870
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   91 21 6 0 6 9 18 13 18 0 0 2 .231 .340 .495 .834
May   94 21 8 0 6 14 23 26 23 0 0 3 .223 .407 .500 .907
June   102 26 5 0 4 12 14 12 27 1 0 0 .255 .330 .422 .752
July   90 22 7 0 4 10 21 16 15 0 0 3 .244 .376 .456 .832
August   76 22 2 0 3 8 13 13 13 0 0 3 .289 .413 .434 .847
September   45 7 0 1 2 6 7 7 6 2 0 1 .156 .273 .333 .606
Spring Training   32 8 0 0 0 2 7 8 5 0 0 1 .250 .415 .250 .665
Last Year   554 154 30 2 18 68 105 76 68 4 3 3 .278 .366 .437 .803
Career   1052 273 58 3 43 127 201 163 170 7 3 15 .260 .365 .443 .808
Home   233 55 15 0 9 23 46 51 40 2 0 4 .236 .379 .416 .796
Road   265 64 13 1 16 36 50 36 62 1 0 8 .242 .348 .479 .828
Grass   498 119 28 1 25 59 96 87 102 3 0 12 .239 .363 .450 .813
Day   211 47 12 0 9 19 44 41 44 0 0 2 .223 .354 .408 .762
Night   287 72 16 1 16 40 52 46 58 3 0 10 .251 .370 .481 .851
As Starter   494 118 28 1 25 59 94 87 102 3 0 12 .239 .364 .451 .816
As Reliever / Substitution   4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Close/Late   101 21 7 0 2 12 14 14 24 1 0 4 .208 .325 .337 .662
Inning 1-3   205 50 11 0 15 25 45 37 46 2 0 2 .244 .362 .517 .879
Inning 4-6   134 34 8 0 8 17 27 22 19 0 0 4 .254 .375 .493 .868
Inning 7-9   147 33 9 1 2 17 22 27 34 1 0 4 .224 .358 .340 .698
Extra Innings   12 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 .167 .333 .167 .500
0 Outs   221 54 14 0 14 22 44 39 43 1 0 3 .244 .364 .498 .861
1 Outs   138 31 10 1 5 15 31 26 30 2 0 5 .225 .363 .420 .783
2 Outs   139 34 4 0 6 22 20 22 29 0 0 4 .245 .364 .403 .767
Scoring Position   95 23 4 0 4 32 14 20 26 3 0 3 .242 .380 .411 .791
Bases Empty   340 75 22 0 18 18 68 59 71 0 0 9 .221 .350 .444 .795
Runner on 1st   63 21 2 1 3 9 13 8 5 0 0 0 .333 .408 .540 .948
Runner on 2nd   47 10 0 0 2 9 5 8 13 0 0 1 .213 .339 .340 .680
Runner on 3rd   9 3 2 0 0 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .333 .500 .556 1.056
Runner on 1st & 2nd   19 5 1 0 1 6 3 4 5 0 0 0 .263 .391 .474 .865
Runner on 1st & 3rd   5 3 0 0 1 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .600 .778 1.200 1.978
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 2 1 0 0 5 1 1 2 2 0 0 .222 .250 .333 .583
Bases Loaded   6 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .000 .222 .000 .222
Two Strikes   244 43 5 0 13 25 37 40 102 0 0 4 .176 .302 .357 .659
First Pitch   68 22 5 0 5 9 14 1 0 0 0 5 .324 .378 .618 .996
Count 0-1   45 16 7 0 1 6 9 0 0 1 0 1 .356 .362 .578 .939
Count 0-2   46 7 0 0 3 9 4 0 24 0 0 0 .152 .152 .348 .500
Count 1-0   37 10 4 0 0 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 .270 .263 .378 .642
Count 1-1   44 8 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .273 .455
Count 1-2   79 15 2 0 4 5 8 0 32 0 0 3 .190 .220 .367 .587
Count 2-0   14 4 0 0 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .929 1.214
Count 2-1   34 10 3 1 1 4 7 0 0 1 0 1 .294 .306 .529 .835
Count 2-2   60 11 1 0 4 7 6 0 31 0 0 1 .183 .197 .400 .597
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 9 23 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   12 6 0 0 2 5 10 23 0 0 0 1 .500 .833 1.000 1.833
Full Count   59 10 2 0 2 4 19 40 15 0 0 0 .169 .505 .305 .810
Behind in Count   170 38 9 0 8 20 21 0 56 1 0 4 .224 .240 .418 .658
Ahead in Count   97 30 7 1 6 17 33 46 0 2 0 2 .309 .531 .588 1.118
Batting Leadoff   485 118 27 1 25 59 94 85 99 3 0 12 .243 .368 .458 .825
Batting 2nd   7 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 .143 .333 .286 .619
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   182 42 11 1 7 14 35 39 35 0 0 7 .231 .386 .418 .804
Medium Leverage   240 60 13 0 15 29 49 38 52 2 0 3 .250 .357 .492 .849
High Leverage   72 15 3 0 3 16 11 10 15 1 0 2 .208 .318 .375 .693
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2000 Los Angeles - WBL 31 141 554 154 30 2 18 68 105 76 3 4 68 17 11 .278 .366 .437 .803 109 110 2.3
2001 Los Angeles - WBL 32 80 319 76 21 0 16 36 61 53 5 1 73 18 18 .238 .354 .455 .809 98 98 0.6
2001 New York - WBL 32 55 179 43 7 1 9 23 35 34 7 2 29 10 7 .240 .378 .441 .820 99 104 0.3
2001 Total - WBL 32 135 498 119 28 1 25 59 96 87 12 3 102 28 25 .239 .363 .450 .813 98 100 0.9
Total WBL 276 1052 273 58 3 43 127 201 163 15 7 170 45 36 .260 .365 .443 .808 104 105 3.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2000 Los Angeles - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2000 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 17 13 17 30 9 49 2 .959 113.1 3.73 -1.1 .947
2000 Los Angeles - MLB 3B 12 10 4 15 2 20 1 .950 85.1 2.00 -0.9 .999
2000 Los Angeles - MLB LF 108 90 191 6 0 200 3 .985 837.1 2.12 +0.7 1.006
2000 Los Angeles - MLB CF 18 17 44 5 0 50 1 .980 150.0 2.94 -0.9 1.001
2001 Los Angeles - MLB 2B 6 6 12 13 5 25 0 1.000 54.2 4.12 -0.1 .916
2001 New York - MLB 2B 5 5 7 14 3 22 1 .955 41.0 4.61 -0.2 .940
2001 New York - MLB LF 47 39 75 0 0 75 0 1.000 346.0 1.95 -3.3 .941
2001 Los Angeles - MLB LF 51 47 69 0 0 70 1 .986 440.0 1.41 +1.0 .977
2001 Los Angeles - MLB CF 25 25 76 2 0 79 1 .987 209.0 3.36 +0.0 .935
2001 Los Angeles - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.1 0.00 0.0 .000
2001 New York - MLB RF 3 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 24.2 1.82 +0.0 .982
TOTAL 2B 28 24 36 57 17 96 3 .969 209.0 4.00 -1.4 .939
TOTAL 3B 12 10 4 15 2 20 1 .950 85.1 2.00 -0.9 .999
TOTAL LF 206 176 335 6 0 345 4 .988 1623.1 1.89 -1.6 .985
TOTAL CF 43 42 120 7 0 129 2 .984 359.0 3.18 -0.8 .958
TOTAL RF 4 3 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 30.0 1.50 +0.0 .982
PLAYER HISTORY
11/05/2000 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $162,000.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 62 (62); Power: 48 (48); Eye: 79 (79).
06/08/2001 Goes 5-5 against the Miami Cuban Giants, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 RBI and 3 R.
07/10/2001 Was traded by the Los Angeles Angels to the New York Gothams in exchange for SS Freddie Patek, a 2nd round draft pick, and a 5th round draft pick.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
2000 640 9
Year AB Rank
2000 554 10
Year R Rank
2000 105 6
Year IBB Rank
2001 1 5
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