Guy Bush vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Guy Bush
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Guy Bush 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. Guy Bush posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.399 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Guy Bush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Guy Bush and Chance Ruffin

Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
1.79
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.02
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.45
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.41
56.41
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.83
56.83
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1166
3.86
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8166
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2722
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2950
9.75
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.75
9.75
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.5
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
2.84
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
850
2.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.628
0.628
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.17
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.14
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11750
38.85
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1369
4.53
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10850
35.87
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Guy Bush and Chance Ruffin

Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
27
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.1
9
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
781
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.38
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.441
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.042
0.042
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Guy Bush and Chance Ruffin

Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
326.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1000
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
888
532.8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
85.8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
77.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
19.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
95.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
194
116.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
34.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
31.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
65.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.61
15.97
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
30
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
162
97.2
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.17
6.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
36.6
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Guy Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA