Charlie Buffinton vs. Mike McQueen — Career Comparison
Mike McQueen 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 4.66 and 1.525 for Mike McQueen. 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 Mike McQueen
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
3.01
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
0.62
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.4
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.52
60.52
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.03
26.03
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
0.93
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1120
2.96
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
4.66
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
27
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
218.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
8.84
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
8.74
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.32
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
2.26
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
4.62
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
5.77
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.154
1.154
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
968
39.9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.99
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
5.28
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13578
35.9
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
34.3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.9
39.9
Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Mike McQueen
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
3.01
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
27
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
1.66
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
1.6
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.78
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1979
3.59
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.95
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1797
3.26
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.87
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.903
2.903
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.03
26.03
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.11
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Mike McQueen
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
73
663.64
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
2214
575.31
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
63
572.73
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.589
0.589
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.492
0.492
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
543
141.1
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
13
118.18
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
453
117.71
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
90.91
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
67
17.41
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
90
23.39
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
186.41
48.44
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.21
29.19
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
663
172.28
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
145.45
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
638
165.79
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
14
127.27
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
493
128.11
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
11
100
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
214.84
55.83
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.94
26.73
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
114
29.62
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
20
181.82
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
20.25
20.25
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.3
3.3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike McQueen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09