Charlie Buffinton vs. Steve Renko — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Renko
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Renko 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 3.99 and 1.417 for Steve Renko. 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 Steve Renko

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.63
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.48
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.53
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.86
47.86
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.93
80.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1107
3.99
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
7482
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2494
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
8.84
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2438
8.8
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.89
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
3.64
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.31
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455
5.25
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.26
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10704
38.63
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.13
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
4.45
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.24
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.39
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.383
1.383
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
9525
34.37
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Steve Renko

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.63
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
7493
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2497.2
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
1.14
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
508
1.83
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
1.74
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.88
94.88
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.066
1.066
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.75
80.75
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Steve Renko

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
462
477.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
580
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
531
549.31
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
114
117.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
90
93.1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16.55
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.07
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
1.82
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
23.39
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
37.45
38.74
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
152
157.24
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
139
143.79
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
44
45.52
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
42
43.45
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
80
82.76
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
37.57
38.86
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
23.65
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.86
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
139
143.79
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
4.17
4.17
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.41
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100