Chris Archer vs. Charlie Buffinton — Career Comparison

Chris Archer
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Buffinton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Buffinton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.234 compared to 3.93 and 1.265 for Chris Archer. By the career numbers, Charlie Buffinton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Archer and Charlie Buffinton

Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.61
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.42
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.59
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.45
41.45
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
592
3.93
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1232
8.17
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
8.84
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.09
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
3.16
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1454
9.64
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.46
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5723
37.96
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14465
38.24
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.04
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.34
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.65
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5152
34.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Chris Archer and Charlie Buffinton

Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.61
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.59
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4071
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.74
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.23
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
1.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.47
92.47
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.77
98.77
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Archer and Charlie Buffinton

Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
245
1689.66
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
87
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
80
551.72
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
55.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
48.28
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
6.18
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
62.07
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
82.76
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
27.59
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.69
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
48.28
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.49
-17.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
262.07
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.69
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.79
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Chris Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.64
Chris Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100