Allen Bryant vs. Charlie Buffinton — Career Comparison

Allen Bryant
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Allen Bryant 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 4.98 and 1.425 for Allen Bryant. By the career numbers, Charlie Buffinton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Allen Bryant and Charlie Buffinton

Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.36
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.4
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.98
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
9.96
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.72
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
6.79
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
40.42
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.34
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
4.82
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.91
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
36.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13578
35.9
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.42
40.42
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Allen Bryant and Charlie Buffinton

Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.19
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.31
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.19
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
1.6
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.34
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.34
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.067
1.067
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Allen Bryant and Charlie Buffinton

Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
346.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2214
575.31
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.41
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
17.92
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
9.61
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
114
29.62
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Allen Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Allen Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100