Charlie Buffinton vs. Hod Eller — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hod Eller
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hod Eller 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. Hod Eller posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.62 and WHIP 1.181 compared to 2.96 and 1.234 for Charlie Buffinton. By the career numbers, Hod Eller had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Hod Eller

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.67
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.05
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.92
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
0.62
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.63
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.42
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
55
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1120
2.96
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.62
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2589
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
863
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
8.84
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
8.41
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
2.26
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.22
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
4.49
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
3.97
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14465
38.24
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3523
36.74
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.6
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.26
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3292
34.33
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.74
36.74

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Hod Eller

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
1.12
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14889
27
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4963
9
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.8
90.8
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.69
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.295
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Hod Eller

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
300
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
326
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
308
566.87
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
68
125.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
58
106.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.04
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
4.16
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.52
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.82
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
10
18.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
20.19
37.16
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
83
152.76
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
75
138.04
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
24
44.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
29
53.37
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
52
95.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
22.11
40.7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.04
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.04
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
110.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
5.43
5.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.25
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.64
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.64
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.04
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
83.33
83.33