Charlie Buffinton vs. Joe McGinnity — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe McGinnity
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Joe McGinnity 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. Joe McGinnity posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.66 and WHIP 1.188 compared to 2.96 and 1.234 for Charlie Buffinton. By the career numbers, Joe McGinnity had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Joe McGinnity

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.05
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
0.62
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
0.64
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.4
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.37
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.52
60.52
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.4
63.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.94
81.94
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
0.82
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.08
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1120
2.96
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
2.66
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10324
27
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3441.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
8.84
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
8.57
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.14
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
2.26
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.12
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
4.49
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
2.79
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.751
0.751
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.47
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14465
38.24
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
14132
36.96
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.19
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1436
3.76
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
13141
34.37
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Joe McGinnity

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
1.22
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.44
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
10506
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3502
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.56
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
1.6
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
2.39
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.26
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
3.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
1148
2.95
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.91
91.91
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.417
2.417
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.42
36.42
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Joe McGinnity

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PAverified
477
201.12
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
1423
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
1297
546.87
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.501
0.501
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
251
105.83
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
220
92.76
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
21
8.85
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
4.16
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
31
13.07
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
68.46
28.87
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
292
123.12
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
296
124.81
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
109
45.96
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
90
37.95
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
199
83.91
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
72.3
30.48
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.04
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.64
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
34
14.34
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
158
66.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
9.01
9.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
34.15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.64
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.64
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100