Charlie Buffinton vs. Eric Milton — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Milton
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Eric Milton 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 4.99 and 1.347 for Eric Milton. 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 Eric Milton

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.51
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.48
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.15
51.15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.63
99.63
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.06
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
878
4.99
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4747
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1665
9.47
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.47
9.47
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
1.52
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
2.58
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
6.41
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.999
0.999
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.16
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6826
38.82
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.04
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
4.82
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
935
5.32
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.25
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.42
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.339
1.339
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6250
35.55
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Eric Milton

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.54
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4747
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1582.1
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.82
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
1.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.09
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Eric Milton

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
275
693.28
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
238
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
205
516.81
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.519
0.519
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
36
90.76
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
28
70.59
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.61
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.52
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.82
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.17
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
11.47
28.92
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
49
123.53
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
47
118.49
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50.42
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
16
40.34
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
34
85.71
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
10.07
25.4
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.04
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.52
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.21
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
226.89
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
50.42
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.04
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.52
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric Milton
Career
Per 600 PA