Charlie Buffinton vs. Danny Duffy — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny Duffy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny 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 3.95 and 1.321 for Danny 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 Danny Duffy

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
1.8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.57
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.52
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.52
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.18
87.18
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
3.95
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3517
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1172.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
8.84
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1111
8.53
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.32
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1048
8.05
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.05
8.05
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14465
38.24
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4974
38.19
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
4.18
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4448
34.15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Danny Duffy

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
1.8
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.57
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3517
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1172.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.91
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.09
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.07
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.18
87.18
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Danny Duffy

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234
5850
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
22
550
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-4.88
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
275
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
2.18
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA