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Don BufordvsRon LeFlore

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

LF · VAL group BAT

Don Buford

1963–1972 · 10 seasons

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CF · VAL group BAT

Ron LeFlore

1974–1982 · 9 seasons

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At a glance

Don Buford and Ron LeFlore: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Don Buford	Stat	Ron LeFlore
10	Seasons	9
68.1	Career VAL	57.1
12.2 (1971)	Peak-season VAL	12.5 (1977)
1×	All-Star Selections	1×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	1
4	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	9

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Don Buford and Ron LeFlore have
Don Buford	Stat	Ron LeFlore
Career
1,286	Games	1,099
Batting
1,203	Hits	1,283
93	Home runs	59
418	RBI	353
718	Runs	731
200	Stolen bases	455
672

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	Don Buford	Ron LeFlore
26	—	1
27	4.1	2.1
28	7.6	10.3
29	6.9	12.5
30	5.7	11.9
31	10.8	9.5
32	10.7	6.5
33	10	0
34	12.2	3.3
35	0.1	—