Charlie Buffinton vs. Danny Murphy — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Danny Murphy
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Danny Murphy 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 1.580 for Danny Murphy. 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 Danny Murphy

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
5.46
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.05
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.4
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.66
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
8.84
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
8.84
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.04
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
4.74
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.66
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.045
1.045
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.46
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
39.62
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.13
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
4.82
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.06
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
33.27
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.62
39.62

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Danny Murphy

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.57
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.76
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1031
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
343.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.41
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.89
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.83
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.59
29.59
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Danny Murphy

Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
490.91
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
143
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
130
545.45
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
96.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
54.55
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.41
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.98
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
4.16
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.82
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.78
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
23.39
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.96
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11.43
47.94
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
172.28
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
176.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
35
146.85
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
63.66
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
75.52
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
13
54.55
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
27
113.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
9.62
40.35
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.04
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
46.15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
121.68
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.93
4.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.59
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Danny Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA