Charlie Buffinton vs. Percy Forrest — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Percy Forrest
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Percy Forrest 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 7.48 and 1.796 for Percy Forrest. 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 Percy Forrest

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.82
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.96
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.05
71.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
7.48
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
187.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
11.99
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.99
11.99
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
4.17
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
4.49
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.78
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.773
0.773
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
43.26
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
4.82
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
9.16
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.82
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.796
1.796
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13578
35.9
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
37.79
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.26
43.26

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Percy Forrest

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.85
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.25
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
628
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
209.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
1.6
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.28
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.92
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.8
90.8
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.71
89.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.44
67.44
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Percy Forrest

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
290.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
91
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
84
553.85
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
19
125.27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
15
98.9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.41
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.37
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
23.39
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.37
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
6.36
41.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
23
151.65
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
24
158.24
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
8
52.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
66.26
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
85.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
128.11
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
138.46
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
7.17
47.28
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.04
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.59
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.37
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
114
29.62
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.19
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Percy Forrest
Career
Per 600 PA