Charlie Buffinton vs. Ken McBride — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken McBride
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken McBride 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 3.79 and 1.347 for Ken McBride. 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 Ken McBride

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.68
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.36
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.45
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.56
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.79
80.79
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
3.79
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
2423
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
807.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
8.84
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
7.99
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.84
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
4.04
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
5.61
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.072
1.072
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.28
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.55
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3467
38.63
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
4.32
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
3055
34.04
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Ken McBride

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.68
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.36
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
2423
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
807.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.87
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
1.6
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.06
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
3.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
2.93
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.69
96.69
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.742
1.742
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.79
80.79
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.11
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Ken McBride

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
328.77
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
292
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
264
542.47
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
38
78.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
25
51.37
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.41
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
22.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.82
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
23.39
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
26.71
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
10.06
20.66
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
54
110.96
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
50
102.74
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
20
41.1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
12
24.66
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
31
63.7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
4.28
8.8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.04
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
11
22.6
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
209.59
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
26.71
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA