Charlie Buffinton vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt 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 3.65 and 1.237 for Jim Merritt. 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 Jim Merritt

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.65
64.65
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.34
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
3.65
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1468
8.91
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
2.26
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
5.66
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14465
38.24
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.29
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Jim Merritt

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.8
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
1.23
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
1.58
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
1.51
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.02
95.02
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.835
0.835
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Jim Merritt

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
298
387.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
462
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
397
515.58
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.39
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.82
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
13
16.88
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
21
27.27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
20
25.97
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
37
48.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.04
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
42.86
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0