Don August vs. Buz Phillips — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Don August built a career as a starting pitcher and Buz Phillips as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Don August posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.64 and WHIP 1.498 compared to 8.04 and 1.969 for Buz Phillips. By the career numbers, Don August had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Don August and Buz Phillips

Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.8
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.89
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.43
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.7
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.61
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.13
53.13
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.55
79.55
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
4.64
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
8.04
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.04
8.04
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320
27
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
9
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
10.04
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
14.02
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.02
14.02
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.96
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.24
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.23
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.71
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.7
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.85
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.771
0.771
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.618
0.618
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1926
39.4
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
44.52
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.65
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
5.01
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9.07
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.07
9.07
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.27
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.98
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.475
1.475
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1733
35.45
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
40.6
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.4
39.4
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.52
44.52

Fielding Stats for Don August and Buz Phillips

Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.8
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.43
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1320
27
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
9
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.96
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.47
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.5
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.43
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Don August
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.55
79.55
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don August
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Don August and Buz Phillips

Don August
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Don August
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
646.15
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.231
1.231
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
170.23
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
461.54
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.231
1.231
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.429
1.429
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
184.04
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don August
Career
Per 600 PA
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA