Ralph Birkofer vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Ralph Birkofer
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ralph Birkofer 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. Ralph Birkofer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Ralph Birkofer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Chance Ruffin

Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
2.18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.51
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.46
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.54
52.54
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.19
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
10.22
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.22
10.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.9
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
3.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.28
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2420
40.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.74
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
5.23
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.458
1.458
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2228
36.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
36.55
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.04
40.04
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Chance Ruffin

Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
27
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.1
9
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.92
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.705
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.042
0.042
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Chance Ruffin

Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
377.46
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
583.1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
140.85
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
118.31
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
19.72
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.54
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.12
39.79
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
166.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
152.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.7
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
61.97
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.68
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.99
45.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.45
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
39
109.86
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.46
5.46
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.63
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA