Steve Arlin vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Steve Arlin
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Arlin built a career as a starting pitcher and Chance Ruffin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Arlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.33 and WHIP 1.529 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Steve Arlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Arlin and Chance Ruffin

Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.61
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.39
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.76
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.66
33.66
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.23
87.23
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.37
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
4.33
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2366
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.2
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
9.04
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.7
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
4.26
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.47
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
5.28
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3474
39.64
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
4.92
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.47
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.32
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.477
1.477
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3013
34.38
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.64
39.64
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Steve Arlin and Chance Ruffin

Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.61
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2368
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
789.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.63
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.82
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.72
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.38
94.38
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.23
87.23
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Arlin and Chance Ruffin

Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
324.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
261
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
528.74
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
73.56
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
62.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.6
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.49
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.56
17.38
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
89.66
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
112.64
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
29.89
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
25.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
55.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
9.78
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.6
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
34.48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
74
170.11
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
29.89
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Arlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.2
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Arlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA