Charlie Buffinton vs. Bill McCall — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill McCall
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill McCall 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 3.97 and 1.271 for Bill McCall. 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 Bill McCall

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.61
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.05
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.96
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.82
59.82
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
3.97
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1879
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
626.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
8.84
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
8.65
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
2.79
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
4.9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.854
0.854
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.22
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14465
38.24
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2185
31.4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.37
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
4.82
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
4.9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.95
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.55
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.271
1.271
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1910
27.45
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.4
31.4

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Bill McCall

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.97
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.18
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1551
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
517
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
1.6
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.68
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
3.27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
3.08
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.15
94.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.566
1.566
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.18
60.18
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.11
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Bill McCall

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
267.69
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
260
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
237
546.92
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
51
117.69
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
45
103.85
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.31
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
13.85
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
15.75
36.35
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
58
133.85
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
66
152.31
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
21
48.46
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
16
36.92
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
37
85.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
18.55
42.8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.04
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
32.31
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
114
29.62
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
20.25
20.25
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
260
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.46
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.31
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.31
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill McCall
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100