Win Ballou vs. Charlie Buffinton — Career Comparison

Win Ballou
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Win Ballou 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 5.11 and 1.717 for Win Ballou. By the career numbers, Charlie Buffinton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Win Ballou and Charlie Buffinton

Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.74
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.05
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
5.11
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
989
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
329.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
10.87
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.59
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
2.98
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
4.49
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.33
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1500
40.95
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
6.12
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
4.82
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.717
1.717
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1327
36.23
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13578
35.9
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Win Ballou and Charlie Buffinton

Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
1.12
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14889
27
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4963
9
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.97
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.8
90.8
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.202
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Win Ballou and Charlie Buffinton

Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
571.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
93
536.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.82
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
1.97
11.37
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
10
57.69
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
11
63.46
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.29
-18.98
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
207.69
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Win Ballou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Win Ballou
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100