Charlie Buffinton vs. Joe Matthews — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Matthews
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Matthews 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 3.6 and 1.100 for Joe Matthews. 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 Matthews

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.05
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.135
0.135
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
8.84
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
4.49
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
39.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
4.82
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
33.3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.6
39.6

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Joe Matthews

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
1.12
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14889
27
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4963
9
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.8
90.8
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Joe Matthews

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
900
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2214
575.31
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Joe Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA