Fred Breining vs. Charlie Buffinton — Career Comparison

Fred Breining
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Breining 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 3.34 and 1.407 for Fred Breining. 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 Breining and Charlie Buffinton

Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.86
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.05
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.56
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.45
57.45
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
3.34
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
1311
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
8.77
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
8.84
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
3.27
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
5.35
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.959
0.959
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
38.39
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
3.93
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.62
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.339
1.339
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
1638
33.73
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Fred Breining and Charlie Buffinton

Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.88
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.86
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
1311
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.74
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.28
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
2.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
2.02
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.23
94.23
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Breining and Charlie Buffinton

Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
646.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
130
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
108
498.46
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0.465
0.465
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
16
73.85
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
15
69.23
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
3.19
14.73
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
17
78.46
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
27
124.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
9
41.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
10.96
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.77
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
244.62
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Fred Breining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.77
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Fred Breining
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100