Charlie Buffinton vs. Gary Fortune — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gary Fortune
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gary Fortune 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 6.61 and 1.738 for Gary Fortune. 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 Gary Fortune

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.32
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.05
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
6.61
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.31
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.33
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
4.49
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.67
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.46
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
41.83
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.27
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
4.82
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
7.42
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.42
7.42
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.738
1.738
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13578
35.9
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
36.39
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.83
41.83

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Gary Fortune

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
1.12
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14889
27
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4963
9
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.8
90.8
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Gary Fortune

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
461.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
24
553.85
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.41
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
28.92
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
2
46.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
23.79
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Gary Fortune
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
253.85
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gary Fortune
Career
Per 600 PA