Charlie Buffinton vs. Dick Donovan — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Donovan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dick Donovan 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 3.67 and 1.255 for Dick Donovan. 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 Dick Donovan

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.44
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
55.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.13
79.13
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.45
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822
3.67
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6052
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2017.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
8.87
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
0.88
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
2.26
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.22
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
4.49
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
3.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14465
38.24
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8407
37.51
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
4.06
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7867
35.1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Dick Donovan

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.58
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5883
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1961
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.66
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
1.54
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
2.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
2.2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.1
77.1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.11
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Dick Donovan

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
277.9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
801
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
694
519.85
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
113
84.64
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
84
62.92
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
10.49
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.82
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.24
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
29
21.72
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
50.06
37.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
172
128.84
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
201
150.56
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
67
50.19
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
64
47.94
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
116
86.89
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
43.31
32.44
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.04
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.49
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
58.43
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
292
218.73
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.74
2.74
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.48
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.74
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA