Charlie Buffinton vs. Pete Donohue — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Donohue
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pete Donohue 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 1.354 for Pete Donohue. 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 Pete Donohue

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
1.47
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.17
53.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.49
78.49
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.58
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909
3.87
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
6337
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2112.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2439
10.39
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
2.26
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.8
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
4.49
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
2.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9055
38.58
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1082
4.61
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13578
35.9
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8587
36.59
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.58
38.58

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Pete Donohue

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
1.12
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14889
27
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4963
9
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
499
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
599
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.8
90.8
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.16
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.657
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Pete Donohue

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
260.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
798
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
732
550.38
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.589
0.589
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
180
135.34
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
153
115.04
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
17
12.78
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.82
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.51
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
27
20.3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
59.76
44.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
223
167.67
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
204
153.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
44
33.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
87
65.41
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
125
93.98
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
69.91
52.56
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.04
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.26
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
21
15.79
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
58.65
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
10.23
10.23
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
31.58
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.75
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.26
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pete Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33