Charlie Buffinton vs. Webster McDonald — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Webster McDonald
Lost GenerationDelawareThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Webster McDonald 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 3.8 and 1.247 for Webster McDonald. 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 Webster McDonald

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.48
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.05
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.57
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.4
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.38
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.7
59.7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.71
69.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.63
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
3.8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3799
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1266.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1277
9.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.44
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
2.26
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
4.49
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
3.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14465
38.24
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4829
34.32
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.17
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.65
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.07
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.59
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.247
1.247
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4340
30.84
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.32
34.32

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Webster McDonald

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
1.64
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3433
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1144.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
1.6
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.22
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
2.52
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
2.41
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.64
95.64
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.71
69.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Webster McDonald

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
252.45
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
530
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
473
535.47
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.568
0.568
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
102
115.47
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
85
96.23
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
11
12.45
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.26
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.82
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.53
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
17
19.25
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
34.25
38.77
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
129
146.04
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
128
144.91
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.529
0.529
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
42
47.55
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
42
47.55
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
80
90.57
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
38.76
43.88
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.43
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
114
29.62
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
20.25
20.25
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
265
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.09
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA