Charlie Buffinton vs. Lou Manske — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Manske
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Manske 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 5.63 and 2.125 for Lou Manske. 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 Lou Manske

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.4
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.05
8.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
13.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.75
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
4.82
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.125
2.125
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
34.88
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Lou Manske

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.8
90.8
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Lou Manske

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2214
575.31
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
114
29.62
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA