Charlie Buffinton vs. Jason Vargas — Career Comparison

Charlie Buffinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Vargas
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jason Vargas 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 4.29 and 1.339 for Jason Vargas. 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 Jason Vargas

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.09
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.63
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
1.05
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
0.62
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.54
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.4
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.54
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.52
60.52
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.95
92.95
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
0.93
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
2.96
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
784
4.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10212
27
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3404
9
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3344
8.84
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1664
9.12
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.23
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.18
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
2.26
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
508
2.78
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
4.49
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1147
6.28
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.007
1.007
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.46
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.26
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14465
38.24
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7002
38.36
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1824
4.82
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
4.52
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.22
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.26
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.76
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13578
35.9
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6359
34.83
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Jason Vargas

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
1.12
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.63
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14889
27
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4963
9
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
1.66
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.32
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
1.6
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
1.13
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.33
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1979
3.59
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
1.5
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1797
3.26
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
1.45
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.8
90.8
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.903
2.903
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.11
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Buffinton and Jason Vargas

Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
152.27
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
1232.88
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2309
600
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2214
575.31
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
132
542.47
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.589
0.589
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.459
0.459
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
543
141.1
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
24
98.63
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
117.71
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
86.3
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.41
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.16
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.82
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
23.39
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.33
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
186.41
48.44
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
5.26
21.6
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
172.28
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
27
110.96
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
638
165.79
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
28
115.07
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
63.66
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
32.88
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
66.26
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.44
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
128.11
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
12
49.32
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214.84
55.83
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
4.6
18.91
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.04
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
23.65
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.44
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
29.62
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
193.15
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.25
20.25
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
3.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.1
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.64
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Buffinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA