Erik Bedard vs. Charlie Buffinton — Career Comparison

Erik Bedard
Gen XCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Erik Bedard 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 3.99 and 1.365 for Erik Bedard. By the career numbers, Charlie Buffinton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Erik Bedard and Charlie Buffinton

Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.66
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.59
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.49
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.57
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.41
46.41
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.44
95.44
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
578
3.99
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3911
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1242
8.57
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
8.84
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
3.68
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
8.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.24
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5618
38.78
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.04
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
4.44
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.16
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.23
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.7
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.362
1.362
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4986
34.42
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Erik Bedard and Charlie Buffinton

Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.66
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.59
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3911
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.36
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.81
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.44
95.44
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Erik Bedard and Charlie Buffinton

Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
2065.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
60
514.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
68.57
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
15.04
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
85.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
94.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
8.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
188.57
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Erik Bedard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
68.57
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Erik Bedard
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100