Charlie Buffinton vs. Brendan McKay — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brendan McKay
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Brendan McKay 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 5.14 and 1.408 for Brendan McKay. 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 Brendan McKay

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.39
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.02
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
9.73
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.47
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.94
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.29
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
39.67
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.04
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
4.82
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.88
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13578
35.9
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
36.37
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Brendan McKay

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.39
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.02
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Brendan McKay

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
981.82
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.589
0.589
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.82
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
23.39
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186.41
48.44
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
75.97
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
172.28
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
272.73
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
63.66
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214.84
55.83
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
57.57
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Brendan McKay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Brendan McKay
Career
Per 600 PA