Charlie Buffinton vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Chris Sale 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 3.01 and 1.053 for Chris Sale. 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 Chris Sale

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
0.62
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.38
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.52
60.52
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.39
79.39
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
3.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3344
8.84
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
2.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14465
38.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Chris Sale

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.39
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.84
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
1.25
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.23
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Chris Sale

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2214
575.31
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.41
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
10.25
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-12.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA