Charlie Buffinton vs. Jim McAndrew — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim McAndrew
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim McAndrew 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 3.65 and 1.246 for Jim McAndrew. 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 Jim McAndrew

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.88
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.28
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.43
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.11
41.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.32
68.32
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
3.65
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2314
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
771.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
8.84
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
8.31
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.85
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
2.49
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.42
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
4.95
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.44
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14465
38.24
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
3197
37.3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.27
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
4.06
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2928
34.16
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.3
37.3

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Jim McAndrew

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.88
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.28
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
2313
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
771
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.79
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.7
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.907
0.907
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.32
68.32
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Jim McAndrew

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
385.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
252
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
201
478.57
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
20
47.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
14
33.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.29
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
5.3
12.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
26
61.9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
41
97.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
12
28.57
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
9
21.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
21
50
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
1.48
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.04
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
47.62
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
197.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
3.04
3.04
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
71.43
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McAndrew
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim McAndrew
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0