Joe Cade vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Joe Cade
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightNorth AmericaAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Cade 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 7.32 and 2.215 for Joe Cade. By the career numbers, Chance Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Cade and Chance Ruffin

Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.78
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.77
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
7.32
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.6
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
12.87
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
10.54
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.87
12.87
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.54
10.54
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
7.07
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.61
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
3.03
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.122
1.122
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
46.68
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
41.82
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
9.08
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.93
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.02
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.26
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.215
2.215
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.683
1.683
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
37.35
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
36.55
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.352
0.352
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.68
46.68
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Joe Cade and Chance Ruffin

Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.72
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.82
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.31
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Cade and Chance Ruffin

Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
381.82
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
490.91
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.64
44.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
163.64
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
51.27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Cade
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA