James Joseph "General" Stafford (January 30, 1868 – September 18, 1923) was an American Major League Baseball player from 1890 to 1899.

He played for the Buffalo Bisons, New York Giants, Louisville Colonels, Boston Beaneaters, and Washington Senators.

His younger brother John Henry "Doc" Stafford pitched in two games for the Cleveland Spiders in 1893.

While Stafford never put up good hitting numbers in the Major Leagues, he was versatile in the field.

He also slugged a career-high seven home runs, which was the sixth-best total in the league.