Charlie Buffinton vs. Bernie Duffy — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bernie Duffy
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bernie Duffy 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 1.853 for Bernie Duffy. 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 Bernie Duffy

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.4
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.56
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
14.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.38
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.35
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
42.88
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
4.82
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.35
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.853
1.853
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13578
35.9
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
40.5
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.88
42.88

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Bernie Duffy

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
1.12
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14889
27
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4963
9
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.8
90.8
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Bernie Duffy

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2214
575.31
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
543
141.1
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
453
117.71
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
66.26
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
128.11
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
43.44
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA