Stan Bahnsen vs. Charlie Buffinton — Career Comparison

Stan Bahnsen
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the Year
Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Stan Bahnsen 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 3.6 and 1.353 for Stan Bahnsen. By the career numbers, Charlie Buffinton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stan Bahnsen and Charlie Buffinton

Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
2.04
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
1.16
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.52
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.53
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.49
49.49
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.97
56.97
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.26
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1013
3.6
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7587
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2529
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2440
8.68
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
8.84
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.79
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
3.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1359
4.84
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.903
0.903
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.32
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.12
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10701
38.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14465
38.24
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.32
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
4.01
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.28
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9603
34.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Stan Bahnsen and Charlie Buffinton

Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
2.04
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
1.16
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7586
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2528.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.55
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
1.47
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.12
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
603
2.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
2.02
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.2
94.2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.97
56.97
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Bahnsen and Charlie Buffinton

Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
575
635.36
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
543
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
479
529.28
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
56
61.88
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
45
49.72
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.84
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
12.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
11.21
12.39
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
71
78.45
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
76
83.98
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
22
24.31
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
19
20.99
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
40
44.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.73
-3.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.04
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
19
20.99
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
225
248.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
47.51
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.42
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Stan Bahnsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100