Ed Barry vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Ed Barry
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Barry 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. Ed Barry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.253 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Ed Barry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Barry and Chance Ruffin

Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.37
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.53
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.43
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.85
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
3.87
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
37.59
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
5.35
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
33.84
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.59
37.59
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Ed Barry and Chance Ruffin

Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.37
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.46
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.82
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.51
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.28
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Barry and Chance Ruffin

Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
266.67
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
511.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
12.76
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.19
-4.3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
9
200
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA