Charlie Buffinton vs. Dick Drago — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Drago
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Drago 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 3.62 and 1.351 for Dick Drago. 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 Drago

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.49
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.05
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.91
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.52
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.56
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.42
36.42
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.28
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
755
3.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
5625
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
1875
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1901
9.12
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
2.68
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.36
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
4.74
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.16
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.26
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14465
38.24
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
7899
37.92
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.04
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
3.97
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.27
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
7162
34.38
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Dick Drago

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.49
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.91
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
5623
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
1874.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
1.29
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
1.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
1.69
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.676
0.676
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.42
36.42
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.11
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Dick Drago

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PAverified
521
953.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
328
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
274
501.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
21
38.41
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
17
31.1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.32
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.32
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.32
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
25
45.73
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
43
78.66
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
11
20.12
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
12
21.95
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
23
42.07
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.39
-11.69
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.04
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
38.41
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
149
272.56
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
58.54
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.83
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA