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Jim WhitneyvsCharlie Buffinton

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

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Jim Whitney

1881–1890 · 10 seasons

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Charlie Buffinton

1882–1892 · 11 seasons

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At a glance

Jim Whitney and Charlie Buffinton: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Jim Whitney	Stat	Charlie Buffinton
10	Seasons	11
91.9	Career VAL	82.9
22.1 (1883)	Peak-season VAL	19.5 (1884)

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board).

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Jim Whitney and Charlie Buffinton have
Jim Whitney	Stat	Charlie Buffinton
Career
550	Games	586
Batting
559	Hits	543
18	Home runs	7
280	RBI	255
316	Runs	245
20	Stolen bases	14
161

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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.261	Batting avg	.245

.313	On-base %	.276

.375	Slugging %	.299

116	OPS+	78

Pitching
191	Wins	233
204	Losses	152
2	Saves	3
3496.1	Innings pitched	3404.0
1,571	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,700
2.97	ERA	2.96
1.15	WHIP	1.23
106	ERA+	115

Pitching

191

Wins

233

204

Losses

152

Saves

3496.1

Innings pitched

3404.0

1,571

Strikeouts (pitching)

1,700

2.97

ERA

2.96

1.15

WHIP

1.23

106

ERA+

115

Age	Jim Whitney	Charlie Buffinton
21	—	0
22	—	4.8
23	13.4	19.5
24	8.7	5.8
25	22.1	0
26	10.6	7.8
27	8.3	14.1
28	4.4	12.1
29	17.5	4.6
30	6.7	14.2
31	0	0
32	0.2	—