Lew Burdette vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Lew Burdette
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lew Burdette 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. Lew Burdette posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Lew Burdette had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lew Burdette and Chance Ruffin

Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626
1.84
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
0.6
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.42
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.5
58.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.58
59.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.46
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.66
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9202
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3067.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3186
9.35
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
0.85
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
628
1.84
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.18
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
3.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.16
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12745
37.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.38
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
4.11
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12061
35.39
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Lew Burdette and Chance Ruffin

Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626
2.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8251
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2750.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
2.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
2.93
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
2.84
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.98
96.98
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.07
56.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lew Burdette and Chance Ruffin

Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
666
355.52
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1124
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1011
539.68
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
98.75
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
75.8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.41
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.41
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.95
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.93
30.92
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
136.65
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
122.24
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
53.91
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
87.54
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.49
26.95
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.41
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
271
144.66
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.15
4.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
33.63
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
14
7.47
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Burdette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lew Burdette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA