Hal Carlson vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Hal Carlson
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hal Carlson 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. Hal Carlson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.376 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Hal Carlson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hal Carlson and Chance Ruffin

Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.69
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.51
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.54
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.54
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
3.97
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6006
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2002
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2256
10.14
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.42
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
2.24
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
2.65
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.544
0.544
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8522
38.31
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.43
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1013
4.55
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7988
35.91
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Hal Carlson and Chance Ruffin

Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
27
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.1
9
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.11
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.515
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.042
0.042
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hal Carlson and Chance Ruffin

Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
303.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
762
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
712
560.63
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
125.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
103.94
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.94
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.26
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.68
39.91
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
157.48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
145.67
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
45.67
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
56.69
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
98.43
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.8
43.94
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
118
92.91
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.46
6.46
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA