Charlie Buffinton vs. Mike Mussina — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Mussina
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Mike Mussina 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 3.68 and 1.200 for Mike Mussina. 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 Mussina

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
1.36
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
0.62
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.68
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
0.4
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.39
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.52
60.52
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.83
63.83
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1458
3.68
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10688
27
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3562.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3344
8.84
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3460
8.74
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
0.95
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
2.26
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.98
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.07
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2813
7.11
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.18
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14465
38.24
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14593
36.86
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.04
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1559
3.94
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.23
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.21
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
0.74
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
13576
34.3
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.86
36.86

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Mike Mussina

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
1.36
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
10688
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
3562.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.58
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
1.26
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
743
1.88
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
728
1.84
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.98
97.98
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.356
1.356
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.09
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Mike Mussina

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
537
5966.67
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2214
575.31
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
577.78
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
9
100
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
8
88.89
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
20.23
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
10
111.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
10
111.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
5
55.56
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
8
88.89
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1.41
15.69
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
100
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA