Charlie Buffinton vs. Ron Darling — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Darling
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Ron Darling 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 3.87 and 1.352 for Ron Darling. By the career numbers, Charlie Buffinton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Ron Darling

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
1.46
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.39
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.52
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.44
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.97
53.97
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
95.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1016
3.87
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
7081
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2360.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
8.84
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2244
8.56
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.91
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
906
3.45
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
6.06
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.37
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10032
38.25
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.04
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1139
4.34
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.36
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.28
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
8899
33.93
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Ron Darling

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
1.46
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.39
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
7081
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2360.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.67
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
1.49
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
2.31
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
2.17
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.88
93.88
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.11
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.14
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Ron Darling

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
402
396.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
608
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
526
519.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
76
75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
51
50.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.41
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.72
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.97
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.82
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
23.39
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
24.67
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
19.46
19.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
107
105.59
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
92
90.79
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
39
38.49
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
21
20.72
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
58
57.24
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
9.78
9.65
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.99
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.8
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
175
172.7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
3.47
3.47
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
64.14
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.97
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.99
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.99
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100