Charlie Buffinton vs. Dick Errickson — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Errickson
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Errickson 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 3.85 and 1.486 for Dick Errickson. 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 Dick Errickson

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.05
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.94
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.44
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.57
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.37
43.37
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
3.85
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2209
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
736.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
804
9.83
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.44
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
3.54
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
4.49
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
2.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3198
39.09
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.64
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2899
35.43
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.09
39.09

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Dick Errickson

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
1.12
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14889
27
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4963
9
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.8
90.8
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.274
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Dick Errickson

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
403.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
250
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
228
547.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
88.8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
34
81.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.38
15.32
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
40
96
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
100.8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
24
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
38.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.8
9.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
105.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.68
5.68
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.8
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Errickson
Career
Per 600 PA