Charlie Buffinton vs. Leroy Matlock — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Leroy Matlock
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Leroy Matlock 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 1.312 for Leroy Matlock. 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 Leroy Matlock

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.05
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.61
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.4
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.52
60.52
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.63
64.63
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.17
74.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
3.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2340
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
780
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
793
9.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
2.65
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.6
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.806
0.806
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14465
38.24
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3312
38.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.8
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.78
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.81
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3006
34.68
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Leroy Matlock

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.43
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2939
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
979.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
1.6
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.03
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
3.24
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.263
2.263
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.87
69.87
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.11
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Leroy Matlock

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
222.58
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
434
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
375
518.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.589
0.589
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.624
0.624
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
83
114.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
67
92.63
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
11
15.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.76
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.82
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
16
22.12
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
34.15
47.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
107
147.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
117
161.75
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.571
0.571
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
63.66
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
80.18
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
39
53.92
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
128.11
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
129.95
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
38.48
53.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.04
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.62
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
114
29.62
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
20.25
20.25
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144.67
144.67
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
34.56
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.64
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.64
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.29
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Leroy Matlock
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100