Lefty Boone vs. Charlie Buffinton — Career Comparison

Lefty Boone
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Boone 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 5.87 and 1.638 for Lefty Boone. By the career numbers, Charlie Buffinton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Boone and Charlie Buffinton

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.35
82.35
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.87
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
9.13
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
5.61
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
8.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.616
1.616
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.46
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
641
41.8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
7.3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
4.82
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.638
1.638
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
35.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Lefty Boone and Charlie Buffinton

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.33
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.09
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.88
71.88
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.8
90.8
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
0.677
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Boone and Charlie Buffinton

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
362.07
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
52
537.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1.35
14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
93.1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
2.57
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
114
29.62
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
58
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
20.25
20.25
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.64
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.64
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100