#29 Damon Buford, Centerfield, 29 yrs, Tampa Bay Devil Rays Sunday, 10/31/1999 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Damon Buford
6/12/1970 29 USA,MD,BALTIMORE 5"10 170
Centerfield R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 0 / 6 (Unknown) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 350,000 1999 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 41 Days (901 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 41 Days (901 total Days) 6 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Versus LHP | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Talent | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 2 1 3 1 Pull Hitter
| Fielding Ratings LF : 5 (Range), .986 (Fielding Pct.) CF : 6 (Range), .983 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 5 Outfield Arm : 6
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | @BAL | L 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/24 | @CWS | L 4-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/25 | @CWS | L 3-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | #9 | | |
9/26 | CWS | W 5-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
9/27 | CWS | L 3-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | #9 | | |
9/28 | BOS | L 9-10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
9/29 | BOS | L 7-10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #9 | | |
9/30 | OAK | L 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #7 | | |
10/1 | @SEA | W 6-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
10/3 | @SEA | W 9-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #9 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 150 | 505 | 100 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 62 | 48 | 54 | 104 | .198 | .281 | .303 | .584 | .505 | .105 |
Projected | 150 | 505 | 100 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 62 | 48 | 54 | 104 | .198 | .281 | .303 | .584 | .505 | .105 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 149 | 576 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 153 | 33 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 43.4 | 2.7 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 120 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .208 | .307 | .325 | .632 |
vs. RHP | 385 | 75 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 35 | 38 | 82 | 5 | 3 | 5 | .195 | .273 | .296 | .569 |
Close/Late | 56 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .214 | .297 | .375 | .672 |
Scoring Position | 127 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 0 | 11 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 3 | .197 | .262 | .370 | .632 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 72 | 233 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 43 | .202 | .266 | .283 | .549 |
Road | 78 | 272 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 28 | 35 | 61 | .195 | .291 | .320 | .611 |
March/April | 23 | 72 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 20 | .194 | .306 | .375 | .681 |
May | 26 | 90 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 15 | .233 | .297 | .322 | .619 |
June | 27 | 99 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 18 | .212 | .288 | .283 | .571 |
July | 23 | 80 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 18 | .200 | .239 | .350 | .589 |
August | 24 | 74 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 15 | .189 | .340 | .311 | .651 |
Sept/Oct | 27 | 90 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | .156 | .206 | .200 | .406 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1994 | 16 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .204 | .264 | .245 | .509 | FLA |
1995 | 137 | 370 | 87 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 31 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 72 | 2 | 0 | .235 | .294 | .365 | .658 | FLA |
1996 | 150 | 518 | 134 | 31 | 1 | 16 | 71 | 55 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 120 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .306 | .415 | .722 | FLA |
1997 | 145 | 578 | 113 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 45 | 36 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 123 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .259 | .280 | .539 | FLA |
1998 | 152 | 531 | 119 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 58 | 56 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 131 | 1 | 1 | .224 | .292 | .347 | .639 | FLA TB |
1999 | 150 | 505 | 100 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 62 | 48 | 54 | 7 | 6 | 104 | 0 | 0 | .198 | .281 | .303 | .584 | TB |
Total | 750 | 2551 | 563 | 122 | 10 | 52 | 272 | 231 | 189 | 46 | 14 | 561 | 3 | 1 | .221 | .285 | .338 | .623 | |
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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 |
1993, A | 14 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .426 | .367 | .794 |
1993, AA | 115 | 438 | 131 | 30 | 1 | 16 | 84 | 60 | 32 | 75 | 6 | 2 | .299 | .338 | .482 | .820 |
1994, AA | 38 | 144 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 32 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | .306 | .367 | .556 | .923 |
1994, AAA | 98 | 352 | 100 | 23 | 3 | 17 | 71 | 35 | 31 | 65 | 1 | 4 | .284 | .336 | .511 | .847 |
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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% |
Second Base | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .500 | 3.2 | 9.82 | | | | |
Centerfield | 149 | 149 | 266 | 3 | 1 | 280 | 11 | .961 | 1287.0 | 1.96 | | | | |
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Hit first career homerun on 4/14/1995, off Mark Huismann (PIT)... Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against San Francisco on 9/18/1995... Injured on 9/15/1997 with a Torn Hip Muscle, out for 4 weeks... 2/1/1998: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... Traded from Florida to Tampa Bay on 2/1/1998 (Going to FLA: C James AAA. Going to TB: CF Damon Buford, 3B Jeff Manto)... Injured on 8/9/1998 with a Strained Abdominal Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... 2/5/1999: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration... Injured on 8/26/1999 with a Pulled Abdominal Muscle, out for one week...
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