Charlie Buffinton vs. Zack Foreman — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Foreman
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Zack Foreman 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 4.65 and 1.468 for Zack Foreman. 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 Zack Foreman

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.66
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
0.62
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.66
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.52
60.52
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
65
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.65
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
10.72
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
2.49
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
4.49
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.99
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
40.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
4.82
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
6.06
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.16
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13578
35.9
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
36.3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.29
40.29

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Zack Foreman

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.65
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
120.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.82
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
1.6
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.84
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1979
3.59
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.96
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1797
3.26
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.66
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.45
92.45
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.227
2.227
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Zack Foreman

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
253.85
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
44
507.69
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
92.31
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
4.16
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.76
20.25
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
115.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
92.31
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
34.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.92
22.19
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
114
29.62
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Zack Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA