Heinie Berger vs. Charlie Buffinton — Career Comparison

Heinie Berger
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Heinie Berger 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. Heinie Berger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.6 and WHIP 1.135 compared to 2.96 and 1.234 for Charlie Buffinton. By the career numbers, Heinie Berger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Heinie Berger and Charlie Buffinton

Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.35
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.02
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.05
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.44
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.46
52.46
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.56
75.56
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.63
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.6
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1120
2.96
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1797
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
599
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
7.57
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
8.84
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.57
7.57
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
2.64
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
5.06
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.856
0.856
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.35
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2309
34.69
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14465
38.24
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.23
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2113
31.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.69
34.69
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Heinie Berger and Charlie Buffinton

Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.35
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.02
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
1.6
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
3.06
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
2.87
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.09
94.09
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.122
2.122
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.56
75.56
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Heinie Berger and Charlie Buffinton

Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
241.07
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
224
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
206
551.79
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
27
72.32
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
17
45.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.41
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.68
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.79
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
23.39
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
6.11
16.36
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
38
101.79
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
32
85.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
12
32.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
11
29.46
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
23
61.61
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
2.52
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.36
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.04
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.04
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
198.21
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
3.03
3.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.82
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.68
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.68
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100