Lefty Bowers vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison
Lefty Bowers 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. Chance Ruffin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.6 and WHIP 1.720 compared to 11.81 and 2.625 for Lefty Bowers. By the career numbers, Chance Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.
Pitching Stats for Lefty Bowers and Chance Ruffin
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
7.9
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
11.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.21
12.21
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
17.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.44
17.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
10.87
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
50.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
41.82
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.06
14.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
41.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
36.55
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.448
0.448
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.06
50.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.82
41.82
Fielding Stats for Lefty Bowers and Chance Ruffin
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
7.9
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hitting Stats for Lefty Bowers and Chance Ruffin
Lefty Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA