Jim Bibby vs. Charlie Buffinton — Career Comparison

Jim Bibby
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bibby 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 3.76 and 1.350 for Jim Bibby. By the career numbers, Charlie Buffinton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bibby and Charlie Buffinton

Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.78
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.25
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.58
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.53
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.36
52.36
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.29
70.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
3.76
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5168
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1722.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1565
8.18
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
8.84
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
0.68
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
3.78
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1079
5.64
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.37
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
7310
38.19
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14465
38.24
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.18
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.32
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.62
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.328
1.328
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6434
33.61
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Jim Bibby and Charlie Buffinton

Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.78
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.25
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5167
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1722.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.46
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.13
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
1.69
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
1.59
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.83
93.83
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.894
0.894
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.29
70.29
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bibby and Charlie Buffinton

Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
341
818.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
250
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
209
501.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
31
74.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
20
48
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
12
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.82
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
23.39
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
13.27
31.85
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
52
124.8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
47
112.8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
15
36
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
17
40.8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
27
64.8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
9.63
23.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.04
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
31.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
211.2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
2.84
2.84
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
57.6
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Jim Bibby
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100