Lefty Calhoun vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Lefty Calhoun
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis-New Orleans StarsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Calhoun 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. Lefty Calhoun posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Lefty Calhoun had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Calhoun and Chance Ruffin

Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.98
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.93
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.62
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.88
46.88
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.4
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290.2
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
9.2
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.56
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.68
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1277
39.54
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
5.67
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.59
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1134
35.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.54
39.54
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Lefty Calhoun and Chance Ruffin

Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.88
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.55
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.53
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.65
97.65
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.107
1.107
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Calhoun and Chance Ruffin

Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
318.88
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
562.24
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
92.31
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
75.52
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.59
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.78
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.56
23.31
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
113.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
117.48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.55
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
75.52
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
130.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
20.02
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.98
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.2
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
143
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.59
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA