Charlie Buffinton vs. Mickey Mahler — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mickey Mahler
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mickey Mahler 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 4.68 and 1.571 for Mickey Mahler. 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 Mickey Mahler

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.43
30.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.54
47.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
4.68
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1218
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
429
9.51
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.89
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
4.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.42
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
5.81
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.46
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.64
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1814
40.21
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.49
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
4.82
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
5.36
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.525
1.525
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1563
34.65
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Mickey Mahler

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.7
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1218
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.06
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.44
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.35
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.54
47.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.11
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Mickey Mahler

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
717.65
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
102
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
90
529.41
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.431
0.431
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
13
76.47
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
58.82
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
4.16
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.88
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.65
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
2.87
16.89
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
17
100
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
17
100
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
41.18
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
11
64.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.38
8.09
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.53
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
111.76
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
5.37
5.37
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
47.06
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.76
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mickey Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA