#98 Don Buford, First Base, 30 yrs, Toronto Blue Jays
Thursday, 9/8/2020 |
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| Don Buford
2/2/1990
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USA,TX,Linden
5"8
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$ 2,642,857
2020
6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days)
172 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days)
10 Year(s)
Not eligible
3 Option Year(s) left
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| Versus LHP | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| Versus RHP | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| Talent | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
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| Fielding Ratings
1B : 7 (Range), .988 (Fielding Pct.)
2B : 5 (Range), .970 (Fielding Pct.)
3B : 4 (Range), .950 (Fielding Pct.)
LF : 7 (Range), .987 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 8
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 8/28 | KC | W 3-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 8/29 | @BOS | L 3-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #3 | | |
| 8/30 | @BOS | W 7-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 8/31 | @BOS | L 4-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 9/1 | @TB | L 1-5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 9/3 | @TB | L 7-10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 9/4 | @TB | W 27-15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | #2 | PoG | |
| 9/5 | BOS | L 5-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
| 9/6 | BOS | W 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #2 | | |
| 9/7 | BOS | L 1-14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #2 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 138 | 510 | 155 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 73 | 96 | 110 | 100 | .304 | .426 | .480 | .907 | 1.031 | .176 |
| Projected | 156 | 578 | 176 | 25 | 11 | 18 | 83 | 109 | 125 | 113 | .304 | .426 | .480 | .907 | 1.031 | .176 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 129 | 624 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 245 | 48 | 41 | 23 | 64.1 | 126.3 | 8.8 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 178 | 54 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 30 | 39 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .303 | .427 | .449 | .877 |
| vs. RHP | 332 | 101 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 50 | 66 | 71 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .426 | .497 | .923 |
| Close/Late | 55 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .327 | .513 | .582 | 1.095 |
| Scoring Position | 147 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 56 | 0 | 22 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .353 | .401 | .754 |
| Pinch Hitting | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 71 | 260 | 71 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 41 | 60 | 53 | .273 | .407 | .408 | .815 |
| Road | 67 | 250 | 84 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 55 | 50 | 47 | .336 | .447 | .556 | 1.003 |
| This Week | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 |
| Last Week | 6 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | .300 | .440 | .500 | .940 |
| March/April | 27 | 95 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 16 | .358 | .488 | .463 | .951 |
| May | 28 | 103 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 22 | .262 | .367 | .534 | .901 |
| June | 26 | 96 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 19 | .333 | .462 | .458 | .921 |
| July | 24 | 95 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 20 | .337 | .430 | .547 | .977 |
| August | 27 | 97 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 19 | .227 | .390 | .392 | .782 |
| Sept/Oct | 6 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .333 | .407 | .500 | .907 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2015 | 144 | 487 | 131 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 73 | 79 | 102 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 54 | 25 | .269 | .394 | .400 | .795 | TOR |
| 2016 | 159 | 563 | 138 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 70 | 84 | 105 | 0 | 7 | 108 | 45 | 20 | .245 | .360 | .352 | .712 | TOR |
| 2017 | 160 | 611 | 150 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 54 | 125 | 122 | 0 | 3 | 126 | 51 | 27 | .245 | .370 | .385 | .754 | TOR |
| 2018 | 152 | 518 | 137 | 27 | 10 | 21 | 94 | 98 | 105 | 0 | 6 | 103 | 40 | 9 | .264 | .385 | .477 | .862 | TOR |
| 2019 | 155 | 573 | 152 | 29 | 8 | 11 | 59 | 102 | 117 | 1 | 3 | 112 | 39 | 33 | .265 | .389 | .401 | .790 | TOR |
| 2020 | 138 | 510 | 155 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 73 | 96 | 110 | 1 | 3 | 100 | 41 | 23 | .304 | .426 | .480 | .907 | TOR,AL |
| Total | 908 | 3262 | 863 | 172 | 48 | 73 | 423 | 584 | 661 | 2 | 24 | 641 | 270 | 137 | .265 | .386 | .414 | .800 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2011, AA | 130 | 464 | 114 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 40 | 80 | 108 | 71 | 34 | 10 | .246 | .387 | .366 | .753 |
| 2012, AA | 76 | 238 | 69 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 53 | 60 | 30 | 24 | 7 | .290 | .426 | .450 | .875 |
| 2012, AAA | 50 | 193 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 47 | 9 | 5 | .176 | .283 | .202 | .485 |
| 2013, AA | 30 | 90 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 3 | .333 | .483 | .578 | 1.061 |
| 2013, AAA | 98 | 385 | 109 | 27 | 4 | 15 | 52 | 85 | 87 | 76 | 30 | 13 | .283 | .413 | .491 | .904 |
| 2014, AAA | 130 | 520 | 167 | 33 | 7 | 27 | 86 | 127 | 102 | 88 | 35 | 12 | .321 | .428 | .567 | .996 |
| 2015, AAA | 11 | 44 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | .364 | .451 | .477 | .928 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| First Base | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.00 | | | | |
| Second Base | 129 | 126 | 296 | 483 | 108 | 798 | 19 | .976 | 1132.2 | 6.34 | | | | |
| Third Base | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 14.0 | 2.57 | | | | |
| Shortstop | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | 27.0 | 2.67 | | | | |
| Leftfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 4.50 | | | | |
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Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 2/28/2011 to a minor league deal...
Traded from New York (N) to Seattle on 6/8/2012 (Going to NYM: 3B Alex Gordon. Going to SEA: LF Don Buford, 3B Tony Abreu)...
Traded from Seattle to Toronto on 2/4/2014 (Going to SEA: P Don Ferrarese, P Brian Bruney, 2B Donnie Murphy. Going to TOR: P Ronald Marietta, 2B Don Buford, RF Austin Kearns)...
Had first career hit on 4/17/2015, off David Clyde (BAL)...
Had first career hit on 4/17/2015, off David Clyde (BAL)...
Hit first career homerun on 4/20/2015, off Johnny Sain (NYY)...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/9/2015, hitting .583 with 0 HR, 5 RBI...
1/29/2018: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,042,857 through salary arbitration...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/4/2018, hitting .556 with 3 HR, 10 RBI...
1/29/2019: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration...
1/29/2020: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,642,857 through salary arbitration...
Hit for the cycle against Texas on 5/11/2020...
Was selected to the 2020 Allstar game...
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OBP
2015 - .394 - 10th
| Triples
2017 - 11 - 8th
| Runs
2017 - 125 - 4th
| BB
2015 - 102 - 2nd
2016 - 105 - 6th
2017 - 122 - 2nd
2018 - 105 - 5th
2019 - 117 - 2nd
| SB
2015 - 54 - 7th
2017 - 51 - 9th
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