Joe Benz vs. Charlie Buffinton — Career Comparison

Joe Benz
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Benz 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. Joe Benz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.43 and WHIP 1.147 compared to 2.96 and 1.234 for Charlie Buffinton. By the career numbers, Joe Benz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Benz and Charlie Buffinton

Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.66
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.33
50.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.94
64.94
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.43
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1120
2.96
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4079
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1359.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1225
8.11
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
8.84
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.21
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
2.26
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
3.57
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
4.49
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5364
35.51
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14465
38.24
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.34
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
3.37
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5006
33.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.51
35.51
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Joe Benz and Charlie Buffinton

Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
1.12
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14889
27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4963
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
541
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.32
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.8
90.8
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.155
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Benz and Charlie Buffinton

Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
251
317.72
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
474
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
441
558.23
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
61
77.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
51
64.56
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.13
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.53
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
10
12.66
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
10.75
13.61
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
73
92.41
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
67
84.81
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
29
36.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
17
21.52
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
46
58.23
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
1.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.04
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
148
187.34
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.18
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.53
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100