Retired
Charlie Buffinton
Birthdate:
June 14, 1861 (170 y, 3 m, 22 d)Nationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
6'0"/190
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 11 | 39.1 | 25.8 |
| Grey Ink | 139 | 190.9 | 148.4 |
| HoF Standard | 44 | 47.9 | 45.2 |
| WAR | 52.2 | 69.2 | 58.5 |
| WAR7 | 53.8 | 46.5 | 38.0 |
| JAWS | 53.0 | 57.8 | 48.3 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Stan Coveleski R | 942 |
| Jack Chesbro R | 929 |
| Carl Mays R | 922 |
| Lon Warneke R | 904 |
| Dazzy Vance R | 903 |
| Eddie Cicotte R | 901 |
| Juan Marichal R | 900 |
| Clark Griffith R | 899 |
| Bill Donovan R | 889 |
| Joe McGinnity R | 888 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | SF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 1 | 1 |
| 1884 | 1 | 1 |
| 1885 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 67 | 2 |
| 1885 | 51 | 5 |
| 1888 | 46 | 7 |
| 1889 | 47 | 7 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 67 | 2 |
| 1885 | 50 | 5 |
| 1888 | 46 | 7 |
| 1889 | 43 | 8 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 25 | 7 |
| 1884 | 48 | 2 |
| 1885 | 22 | 9 |
| 1888 | 28 | 4 |
| 1889 | 28 | 4 |
| 1891 | 29 | 7 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 27 | 3 |
| 1887 | 17 | 10 |
| 1888 | 17 | 9 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 0.641 | 2 |
| 1884 | 0.750 | 1 |
| 1888 | 0.622 | 7 |
| 1889 | 0.636 | 5 |
| 1891 | 0.763 | 1 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 1 | 2 |
| 1891 | 1 | 6 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 587.0 | 2 |
| 1885 | 434.1 | 7 |
| 1888 | 400.1 | 7 |
| 1889 | 380.0 | 7 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 2383 | 2 |
| 1885 | 1838 | 6 |
| 1888 | 1586 | 8 |
| 1889 | 1640 | 7 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 15 | 3 |
| 1885 | 10 | 5 |
| 1887 | 16 | 5 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 51 | 9 |
| 1884 | 76 | 8 |
| 1885 | 112 | 3 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 188 | 4 |
| 1884 | 417 | 1 |
| 1885 | 242 | 5 |
| 1887 | 160 | 7 |
| 1888 | 199 | 3 |
| 1889 | 153 | 8 |
| 1891 | 158 | 9 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 28 | 8 |
| 1887 | 25 | 7 |
| 1891 | 19 | 9 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 3.027 | 7 |
| 1884 | 2.147 | 3 |
| 1885 | 2.880 | 10 |
| 1888 | 1.911 | 3 |
| 1889 | 3.245 | 6 |
| 1891 | 2.549 | 4 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1888 | 0.247 | 4 |
| 1891 | 0.246 | 2 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 1.192 | 8 |
| 1884 | 0.992 | 5 |
| 1887 | 1.336 | 10 |
| 1888 | 0.957 | 2 |
| 1889 | 1.345 | 10 |
| 1891 | 1.163 | 1 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 9.351 | 9 |
| 1884 | 7.758 | 6 |
| 1885 | 8.807 | 10 |
| 1888 | 7.284 | 4 |
| 1891 | 7.499 | 3 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 1.378 | 9 |
| 1884 | 1.165 | 4 |
| 1887 | 2.492 | 10 |
| 1888 | 1.326 | 5 |
| 1891 | 2.970 | 7 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 63 | 2 |
| 1885 | 49 | 6 |
| 1888 | 43 | 7 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 1 | 7 |
| 1883 | 4 | 3 |
| 1884 | 8 | 1 |
| 1885 | 6 | 5 |
| 1888 | 6 | 3 |
| 1889 | 2 | 9 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1887 | 92 | 10 |
| 1888 | 59 | 10 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 506 | 3 |
| 1885 | 425 | 5 |
| 1888 | 324 | 9 |
| 1889 | 390 | 7 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 346 | 7 |
| 1887 | 352 | 9 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 4 | 6 |
| 1888 | 6 | 8 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 6.7 | 4 |
| 1884 | 12.3 | 2 |
| 1885 | 5.5 | 8 |
| 1887 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 1888 | 9.9 | 2 |
| 1889 | 6.5 | 8 |
| 1891 | 7.4 | 7 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 25 | 10 |
| 1885 | 22 | 7 |
| 1887 | 21 | 9 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 14 | 4 |
| 1884 | 16 | 7 |
| 1887 | 17 | 9 |
| 1891 | 9 | 2 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1883 | 6.6 | 5 |
| 1884 | 20.6 | 2 |
| 1885 | 9.4 | 8 |
| 1888 | 15.8 | 3 |
| 1889 | 11.5 | 3 |
| 1891 | 13.3 | 5 |