Charlie Buffinton vs. Joe Engel — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Engel
Lost GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Engel 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 3.34 and 1.439 for Joe Engel. 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 Joe Engel

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.25
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.5
42.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.96
51.96
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
3.34
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1222
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
407.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
8.84
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
7.6
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
5.35
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
4.49
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
3.34
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14465
38.24
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1722
38.05
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
4.4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.439
1.439
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1456
32.17
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.05
38.05

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Joe Engel

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
1.12
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14889
27
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4963
9
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.8
90.8
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.373
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Joe Engel

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
506.56
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
122
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
104
511.48
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
7.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
21
103.28
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.59
-7.84
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.85
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
265.57
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.26
2.26
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.67
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Engel
Career
Per 600 PA