Charlie Buffinton vs. Spike Merena — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Spike Merena
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Spike Merena 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. Spike Merena posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.459 compared to 2.96 and 1.234 for Charlie Buffinton. By the career numbers, Spike Merena had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Spike Merena

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.46
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1120
2.96
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
8.84
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.84
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1700
4.49
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.55
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.932
0.932
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
39.41
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.04
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.92
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
33.2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.41
39.41

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Spike Merena

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
1.12
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14889
27
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4963
9
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.8
90.8
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Spike Merena

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
23.06
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
60
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Spike Merena
Career
Per 600 PA