Buddy Black vs. Charlie Buffinton — Career Comparison

Buddy Black
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buddy Black 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 3.84 and 1.291 for Buddy Black. By the career numbers, Charlie Buffinton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buddy Black and Charlie Buffinton

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
1.74
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.53
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.51
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.05
51.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.37
74.37
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
876
3.84
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
6160
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2053.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1978
8.67
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
8.84
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
0.95
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
2.73
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1039
4.55
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.809
0.809
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.28
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.19
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
8627
37.81
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14465
38.24
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
982
4.3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.34
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.24
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.7
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.267
1.267
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
7822
34.28
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Buddy Black and Charlie Buffinton

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
1.74
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
6160
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2053.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.39
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
1.56
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
2.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
1.95
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.16
97.16
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.118
1.118
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.37
74.37
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.11
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buddy Black and Charlie Buffinton

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
400
1142.86
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
210
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
179
511.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
22
62.86
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
4.68
13.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
30
85.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
30
85.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
12
34.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
18
51.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1.85
5.28
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
140
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
4.29
4.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
77.14
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.86
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100