Damon Buford
Damon Jackson Buford
Born: June 12, 1970
Baltimore, MD USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 170
College: University of Southern California
Career: 1993-2001
Draft: Round 10 (1990 June Amateur Draft, Baltimore Orioles)
School: Southern California
Minor League Statistics
Damon Buford compiled a career batting average of .242 with 54 home runs and 218 RBI in his 699-game career with the Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs. He began playing during the 1993 season and last took the field during the 2001 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 53 | 90 | 79 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 19 | .228 | .315 | .367 | .682 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 24 | 42 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | .063 | .205 | .063 | .268 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | NL | New York Mets | 44 | 162 | 136 | 24 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 28 | .235 | .346 | .360 | .706 | 49 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | AL | Texas Rangers | 90 | 162 | 145 | 30 | 41 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 34 | .283 | .348 | .469 | .817 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | AL | Texas Rangers | 122 | 404 | 366 | 49 | 82 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 30 | 83 | .224 | .287 | .339 | .626 | 124 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 86 | 241 | 216 | 37 | 61 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 43 | .282 | .349 | .523 | .872 | 113 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 91 | 324 | 297 | 39 | 72 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 74 | .242 | .294 | .367 | .661 | 109 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 150 | 556 | 495 | 64 | 124 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 48 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 118 | .251 | .324 | .390 | .714 | 193 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | NL | Chicago Cubs | 35 | 89 | 85 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | .176 | .213 | .306 | .519 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 699 | 2072 | 1853 | 280 | 448 | 86 | 9 | 54 | 218 | 56 | 35 | 173 | 430 | .242 | .311 | .385 | .697 | 714 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 30 | 22 | 209.7 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .984 | 2.704 | 2.100 |
| 1994 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1995 | NL | New York Mets | OF | 39 | 35 | 316.3 | 67 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .972 | 1.963 | 1.769 |
| 1995 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 24 | 11 | 116.0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.103 | 1.667 |
| 1996 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 80 | 34 | 380.3 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.272 | 1.200 |
| 1997 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 117 | 102 | 909.7 | 282 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .990 | 2.859 | 2.470 |
| 1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 67 | 52 | 488.0 | 134 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.545 | 2.060 |
| 1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 84 | 76 | 683.0 | 189 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .985 | 2.570 | 2.321 |
| 2000 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 148 | 130 | 1189.3 | 336 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .986 | 2.573 | 2.297 |
| 2001 | NL | Chicago Cubs | OF | 34 | 23 | 208.3 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.290 | 1.559 |
| Totals | 626 | 485 | 4503.7 | 1255 | 28 | 14 | 9 | .989 | 2.564 | 2.050 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | AL | Texas Rangers | ALDS2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .222 | .300 | .222 | .522 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | CF | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 1.000 |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALDS1 | CF | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.375 | 3.000 |
| 1999 | AL | Boston Red Sox | ALCS | CF | 4 | 1 | 12.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 6 | 2 | 25.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.880 | 1.333 |
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