Charlie Buffinton vs. Shaun Marcum — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shaun Marcum
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Shaun Marcum 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 3.93 and 1.252 for Shaun Marcum. 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 Shaun Marcum

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.46
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.53
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.42
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.96
55.96
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.64
85.64
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
3.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3090
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1030
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
8.84
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
957
8.36
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
2.74
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
7.3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.18
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.28
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14465
38.24
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4305
37.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
4.14
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.59
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3912
34.18
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Shaun Marcum

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.7
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.46
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3090
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1030
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.77
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.18
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
1.97
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.95
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.144
1.144
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.64
85.64
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Shaun Marcum

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
738.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
160
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
129
483.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.491
0.491
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
17
63.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
11
41.25
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.41
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.82
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
6
22.5
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
5.96
22.34
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
25
93.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
28
105
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
6
22.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
8
30
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
13
48.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
14.91
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.04
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.75
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
165
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
3.64
3.64
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
75
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Shaun Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA