Charlie Buffinton vs. Steve Engel — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Engel
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve 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 5.57 and 1.703 for Steve 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 Steve Engel

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.73
72.73
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.63
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.63
10.63
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.53
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.05
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
41.28
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
4.82
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
35.71
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.28
41.28

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Steve Engel

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.909
0.909
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Steve Engel

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
347.37
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.589
0.589
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.82
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
23.39
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186.41
48.44
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
70.76
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
172.28
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
165.79
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
189.47
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
66.26
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
126.32
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214.84
55.83
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.16
68.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Steve Engel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Engel
Career
Per 600 PA