Fred Blaylock vs. Charlie Buffinton — Career Comparison

Fred Blaylock
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Blaylock 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 5.4 and 2.175 for Fred Blaylock. By the career numbers, Charlie Buffinton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blaylock and Charlie Buffinton

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
0.62
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
11.48
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.35
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.46
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
47.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.04
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
4.82
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.175
2.175
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
39.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13578
35.9
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.93
47.93
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Fred Blaylock and Charlie Buffinton

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
1.6
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.33
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.8
90.8
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blaylock and Charlie Buffinton

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
28.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
165.79
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
66.26
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
36.53
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
114
29.62
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100