Pat Caraway vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Pat Caraway
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pat Caraway 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. Pat Caraway posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.35 and WHIP 1.542 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Pat Caraway had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Caraway and Chance Ruffin

Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
2.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.41
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.75
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.48
35.48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.41
57.41
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
5.35
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1434
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
10.21
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.64
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.67
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
2.84
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.724
0.724
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2154
40.56
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.56
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
6.18
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.93
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.542
1.542
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
36.64
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
36.55
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.56
40.56
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Pat Caraway and Chance Ruffin

Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
27
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.1
9
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.194
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.042
0.042
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Caraway and Chance Ruffin

Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
373.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
538.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
96
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
65.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.39
28.75
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
133.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
116.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
113.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.73
26.52
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
26
89.14
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.73
6.73
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Pat Caraway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
41.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Pat Caraway
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA