Buddy Black vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Buddy Black
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Buddy Black 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. Buddy Black posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.291 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Buddy Black had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buddy Black and Chance Ruffin

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
1.74
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.53
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.51
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.05
51.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.37
74.37
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
3.84
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6160
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1978
8.67
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.95
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
2.73
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.21
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039
4.55
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.809
0.809
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.28
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.21
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.19
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8627
37.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
982
4.3
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.34
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.24
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.7
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7822
34.28
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Buddy Black and Chance Ruffin

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
1.74
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6160
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2053.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.39
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.56
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
2.01
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.95
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.16
97.16
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.37
74.37
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buddy Black and Chance Ruffin

Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
1142.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
511.43
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
74.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.43
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.43
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.68
13.38
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
85.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
85.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
51.43
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
5.28
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.43
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
49
140
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
77.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.86
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Buddy Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA