Bill Champion vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Bill Champion
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Champion 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. Bill Champion posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.69 and WHIP 1.569 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Bill Champion had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Champion and Chance Ruffin

Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
2.26
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.56
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.48
40.48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.5
50.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
4.69
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2413
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
804.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
873
9.77
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.77
9.77
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.72
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
3.96
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.39
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
4.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.39
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3538
39.59
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.26
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
5.04
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.36
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.43
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.526
1.526
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3112
34.82
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.59
39.59
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Bill Champion and Chance Ruffin

Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
2.26
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2415
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.72
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.53
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
2.35
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.71
95.71
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.995
0.995
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.5
50.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Champion and Chance Ruffin

Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
1122.94
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
544.95
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
77.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
60.55
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.51
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
18.42
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
104.59
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.54
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
4.49
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
39
214.68
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
2.79
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Champion
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
44.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.5
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Champion
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA