Charlie Buffinton vs. Pat Malone — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pat Malone
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pat Malone 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 3.74 and 1.378 for Pat Malone. 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 Pat Malone

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.68
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.05
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
0.62
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.63
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.29
59.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.62
61.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
795
3.74
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5745
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1915
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1934
9.09
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.48
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
705
3.31
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1024
4.81
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.903
0.903
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.24
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.21
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8276
38.9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.5
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
936
4.4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7526
35.37
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.9
38.9

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Pat Malone

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
1.12
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14889
27
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4963
9
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.8
90.8
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.39
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Pat Malone

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
357
284.84
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
752
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
688
548.94
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
129
102.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
109
86.97
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.78
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.82
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.18
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
20
15.96
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
36.83
29.39
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
167
133.24
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
153
122.07
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
58
46.28
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
61
48.67
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
110
87.77
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
33.01
26.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
24
19.15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
149
118.88
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
5.05
5.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
31.91
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pat Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0