Joe Bowman vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Joe Bowman
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Bowman 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. Joe Bowman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.460 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Joe Bowman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bowman and Chance Ruffin

Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.83
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.47
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.59
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.51
44.51
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.74
61.74
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.45
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
4.4
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4397
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1465.2
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1656
10.17
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.17
10.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.63
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.97
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
3.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.673
0.673
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.25
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6494
39.88
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
837
5.14
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5969
36.65
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
36.55
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.88
39.88
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Joe Bowman and Chance Ruffin

Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
27
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.1
9
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.77
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.137
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bowman and Chance Ruffin

Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
430
368.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
701
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
546.93
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
120.68
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
91.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.54
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.85
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
29.1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
44.26
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
160.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
161.77
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
53.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
64.19
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
115.55
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.1
47.16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
39.37
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
90
77.03
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.79
7.79
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.98
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
10.27
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA