Elden Auker vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Elden Auker
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Elden Auker 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. Elden Auker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.42 and WHIP 1.495 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Elden Auker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elden Auker and Chance Ruffin

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.53
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.6
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.46
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.28
56.28
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.38
78.38
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
4.42
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5890
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1963.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2230
10.22
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.22
10.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.59
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
3.24
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
2.72
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.662
0.662
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8688
39.83
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1106
5.07
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.495
1.495
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7944
36.42
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Elden Auker and Chance Ruffin

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
27
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.1
9
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.742
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.042
0.042
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elden Auker and Chance Ruffin

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
272.45
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
784
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
700
535.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
100.26
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
77.3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.89
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.59
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.96
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.05
35.24
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
139.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
133.16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
55.87
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
106.38
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.57
34.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
232
177.55
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.53
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA