Damon Buford
[edit] Biography
Damon Buford (Damon Jackson Buford) was born on June 12, 1970 in Baltimore, Maryland. He made his Major League debut on May 4, 1993 for the Baltimore Orioles. In 1995, his rookie year, he hit .202 with 4 home runs and 14 RBI. Buford played for the Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Damon Buford's best season was 2000, when he slugged 15 home runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1993
| BAL
| A
| 53
| 79
| 18
| 18
| 2
| 9
| .228
| .315
| .367
| 5
| 0
| 9
| 19
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1994
| BAL
| A
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| NY
| N
| 44
| 136
| 24
| 32
| 4
| 12
| .235
| .346
| .360
| 5
| 0
| 19
| 28
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 3
|
| 1995
| BAL
| A
| 24
| 32
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .063
| .205
| .063
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| Total
|
| 68
| 168
| 30
| 34
| 4
| 14
| .202
| .318
| .304
| 5
| 0
| 25
| 35
| 5
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 3
|
| 1996
| TEX
| A
| 90
| 145
| 30
| 41
| 6
| 20
| .283
| .348
| .469
| 9
| 0
| 15
| 34
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 3
|
| 1997
| TEX
| A
| 122
| 366
| 49
| 82
| 8
| 39
| .224
| .287
| .339
| 18
| 0
| 30
| 83
| 3
| 3
| 18
| 0
| 8
|
| 1998
| BOS
| A
| 86
| 216
| 37
| 61
| 10
| 42
| .282
| .349
| .523
| 14
| 4
| 22
| 43
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 5
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| 91
| 297
| 39
| 72
| 6
| 38
| .242
| .294
| .367
| 15
| 2
| 21
| 74
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 5
|
| 2000
| CHI
| N
| 150
| 495
| 64
| 124
| 15
| 48
| .251
| .324
| .390
| 18
| 3
| 47
| 118
| 8
| 4
| 4
| 3
| 9
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| 35
| 85
| 11
| 15
| 3
| 8
| .176
| .213
| .306
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 229
| 716
| 99
| 171
| 22
| 68
| .239
| .316
| .374
| 25
| 3
| 70
| 169
| 13
| 4
| 11
| 3
| 15
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 470
| 1137
| 181
| 277
| 32
| 150
| .244
| .308
| .392
| 61
| 6
| 103
| 261
| 7
| 9
| 45
| 1
| 22
|
| Total
|
|
| 699
| 1853
| 280
| 448
| 54
| 218
| .242
| .311
| .385
| 86
| 9
| 173
| 430
| 20
| 13
| 56
| 4
| 37
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1993
| BAL
| A
| CF
| 24
| 19
| 177.2
| 55
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1993
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1993
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 30
| 22
| 209.2
| 61
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1993
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 5
| 2
| 25
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| BAL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1994
| BAL
| A
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| NY
| N
| CF
| 16
| 11
| 107
| 23
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| NY
| N
| OF
| 39
| 35
| 316.1
| 67
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .972
|
| 1995
| NY
| N
| LF
| 25
| 24
| 209.1
| 42
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1995
| BAL
| A
| RF
| 9
| 0
| 19
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| BAL
| A
| OF
| 24
| 11
| 116
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| BAL
| A
| CF
| 15
| 11
| 97
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| Total
|
| CF
| 31
| 22
| 204
| 53
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| Total
|
| OF
| 63
| 46
| 432.1
| 107
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1996
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1996
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 25
| 13
| 137.1
| 47
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 80
| 34
| 380.1
| 93
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| TEX
| A
| LF
| 14
| 5
| 58.2
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| TEX
| A
| RF
| 44
| 16
| 184.1
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| TEX
| A
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| TEX
| A
| OF
| 117
| 102
| 909.2
| 282
| 7
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1997
| TEX
| A
| CF
| 117
| 102
| 909.2
| 284
| 7
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1998
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1998
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 67
| 52
| 488
| 134
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| BOS
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1998
| BOS
| A
| CF
| 67
| 52
| 488
| 135
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| BOS
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 84
| 76
| 683
| 189
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 5
| 5
| 39
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| CF
| 82
| 71
| 644
| 182
| 4
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2000
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 7
| 6
| 58.1
| 24
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 2000
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 148
| 130
| 1189.1
| 335
| 4
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 2000
| CHI
| N
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 140
| 124
| 1128
| 310
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .987
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| CF
| 33
| 23
| 207.1
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| CHI
| N
| OF
| 34
| 23
| 208.1
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 52
| 36
| 337
| 73
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .974
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 519
| 426
| 3896
| 1118
| 24
| 11
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 624
| 485
| 4502.2
| 1254
| 28
| 14
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .989
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 62
| 23
| 269.2
| 64
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Baltimore Orioles in the 10th round of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1990 - signed July 12, 1990).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Alex Ochoa to New York Mets in exchange for Bobby Bonilla and a player to be named later (July 28, 1995); Baltimore Orioles received Jimmy Williams (August 16, 1995).
- Traded by New York Mets to Texas Rangers in exchange for Terrell Lowery (January 25, 1996).
- Traded by Texas Rangers with Jim Leyritz to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Mark Brandenburg, Bill Haselman and Aaron Sele (November 6, 1997).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Manny Alexander (December 12, 1999).
- Released by Chicago Cubs (May 16, 2001).
- Signed by Baltimore Orioles (June 8, 2001).
- Released by Baltimore Orioles (August 9, 2001).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (August 18, 2001).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (October 15, 2001).
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