Charlie Buffinton vs. Johnny Markham — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Markham
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Johnny Markham 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 3.66 and 1.277 for Johnny Markham. 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 Johnny Markham

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.96
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.05
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.96
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
0.62
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.62
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.78
57.78
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.78
48.78
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
3.66
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
9.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
2.32
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
5.22
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.838
0.838
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1619
38.75
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.72
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
4.81
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.69
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.277
1.277
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1486
35.57
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Johnny Markham

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.92
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.95
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1197
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
1.6
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.87
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
2.44
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
2.3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.41
49.41
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.11
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Johnny Markham

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
318.07
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
166
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
156
563.86
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
22
79.52
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
15
54.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.41
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.61
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
23.39
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
4.82
17.42
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
30
108.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
25
90.36
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
8
28.92
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
8
28.92
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.83
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
1.98
7.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.04
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.23
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
114
29.62
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.23
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
20.25
20.25
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Johnny Markham
Career
Per 600 PA