Bobby Bolin vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Bobby Bolin
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bobby Bolin 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. Bobby Bolin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.289 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Bobby Bolin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bobby Bolin and Chance Ruffin

Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
2.83
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.94
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.43
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.13
33.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
3.4
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4728
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
7.79
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.94
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.41
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1175
6.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.124
1.124
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.32
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.34
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6671
38.1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
0.92
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
3.92
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5987
34.19
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Bobby Bolin and Chance Ruffin

Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
2.83
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.94
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4730
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576.2
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.67
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.86
94.86
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.13
33.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bobby Bolin and Chance Ruffin

Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
496
617.43
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
526.56
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
85.89
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
65.98
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.24
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.47
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
19.92
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.26
31.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
121.99
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
133.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
48.55
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
43.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
84.65
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.86
25.97
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.73
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
43.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 600 PA
166
206.64
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
26.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.47
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.24
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.24
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bobby Bolin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA