Charlie Buffinton vs. Elmer Dessens — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Elmer Dessens
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Elmer Dessens 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 4.44 and 1.442 for Elmer Dessens. 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 Elmer Dessens

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.07
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.49
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
579
4.44
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3523
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1300
9.96
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
2.67
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.34
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
5.31
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.17
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.18
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5062
38.79
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.49
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
628
4.81
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.27
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.86
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4596
35.22
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Elmer Dessens

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.38
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.07
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3523
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.51
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
1.33
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
1.87
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
1.84
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.544
0.544
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.11
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Elmer Dessens

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
445
890
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
300
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
240
480
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
39
78
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
34
68
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
11.11
22.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
45
90
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
61
122
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
14
28
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
16
32
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
30
60
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
11.6
23.19
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
44
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
130
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
4.62
4.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
76
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA