Gary Blaylock vs. Charlie Buffinton — Career Comparison

Gary Blaylock
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gary 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 4.8 and 1.655 for Gary 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 Gary Blaylock and Charlie Buffinton

Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.94
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.05
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.71
31.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.8
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
125.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
10.53
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
5.8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
40.61
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.57
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
4.82
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.631
1.631
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
36.24
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13578
35.9
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.61
40.61
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Gary Blaylock and Charlie Buffinton

Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.94
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
125.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.36
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
2.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.756
0.756
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.71
31.71
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Blaylock and Charlie Buffinton

Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
745.95
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
583.78
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2214
575.31
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.82
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
23.39
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
2.65
42.98
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
194.59
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
172.28
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
63.66
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
66.26
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
128.11
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1.18
19.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
291.89
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.06
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100