Charlie Buffinton vs. Joe Martinez — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Martinez
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Martinez 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 5.82 and 1.850 for Joe Martinez. 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 Joe Martinez

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.05
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.97
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
0.62
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.82
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
12.61
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.61
12.61
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.17
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
43.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
4.82
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.47
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13578
35.9
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
38.32
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.01
43.01

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Joe Martinez

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.97
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
1.6
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.94
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.619
0.619
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Joe Martinez

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
1100
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
550
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.41
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
23.39
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
26.83
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
63.66
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
21.13
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA