Charlie Buffinton vs. Walt Dickson — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walt Dickson
Pre-GenerationalTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh RebelsFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Walt Dickson 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 3.6 and 1.401 for Walt Dickson. 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 Walt Dickson

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.72
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.05
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.02
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.33
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.64
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.21
34.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.96
58.96
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.51
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
3.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2100
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
700
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
9.76
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.22
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.85
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
4.49
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
2.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.606
0.606
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.13
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14465
38.24
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2814
36.18
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.48
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
4.82
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
4.9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2584
33.22
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.18
36.18

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Walt Dickson

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
40.2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
1.66
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
6.3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
1.6
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
62.4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.33
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1979
3.59
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
72.3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1797
3.26
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
68.7
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.709
1.709
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.11
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.5
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Walt Dickson

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
321.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
250
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
223
535.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
30
72
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
69.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.15
14.77
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
74.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
45
108
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
38.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
19.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
57.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.39
8.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.04
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.6
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
117.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.1
5.1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.8
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Walt Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100