Sheriff Blake vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Sheriff Blake
Lost GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sheriff Blake 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. Sheriff Blake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.547 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Sheriff Blake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sheriff Blake and Chance Ruffin

Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
1.69
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.57
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.03
46.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.47
64.47
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.45
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
4.13
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4860
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1620
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1766
9.81
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.81
9.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.38
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
4.11
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
3.45
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.19
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.17
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7149
39.72
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.33
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
4.87
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
35.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.72
39.72
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Sheriff Blake and Chance Ruffin

Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
27
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.1
9
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.23
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.042
0.042
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sheriff Blake and Chance Ruffin

Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
308.97
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
556.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
117.61
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
111.63
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.98
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.98
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.79
27.7
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
124.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
133.55
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
45.85
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
29.9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
75.75
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.55
32.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.95
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
91
90.7
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
6.62
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
27.91
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA