Joe Bonikowski vs. Charlie Buffinton — Career Comparison

Joe Bonikowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Bonikowski 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 3.88 and 1.355 for Joe Bonikowski. By the career numbers, Charlie Buffinton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bonikowski and Charlie Buffinton

Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.63
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.33
43.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.88
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
8.58
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
8.84
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
3.43
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
4.06
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
4.49
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.46
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
37.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14465
38.24
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.72
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
4.24
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.334
1.334
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
34.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Joe Bonikowski and Charlie Buffinton

Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.17
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.63
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.99
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
1.6
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.33
43.33
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bonikowski and Charlie Buffinton

Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
27
540
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
13.63
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
80
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
5
100
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
5.7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Bonikowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Joe Bonikowski
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100