Charlie Buffinton vs. Walt Doan — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walt Doan
Lost GenerationIdahoThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Walt Doan 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 5.56 and 2.206 for Walt Doan. 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 Doan

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.78
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.05
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.4
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.56
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
16.28
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.28
16.28
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.57
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
4.49
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.57
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.794
0.794
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
43.68
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.59
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
4.82
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
11.12
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.206
2.206
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13578
35.9
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
39.71
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.68
43.68

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Walt Doan

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.08
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.33
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.23
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.8
90.8
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.222
1.222
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Walt Doan

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
333.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
533.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.41
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
23.39
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
42.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
165.79
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
66.26
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
41.67
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Walt Doan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Walt Doan
Career
Per 600 PA