Ken Chase vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Ken Chase
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Chase 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. Ken Chase posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.27 and WHIP 1.615 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Ken Chase had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Chase and Chance Ruffin

Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.45
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.24
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.41
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.65
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.11
85.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.27
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3495
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1188
9.18
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.18
9.18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.42
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
5.36
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.61
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
4.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.095
1.095
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.41
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.12
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5283
40.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.616
1.616
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4574
35.34
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.81
40.81
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Ken Chase and Chance Ruffin

Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
27
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.1
9
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.39
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.356
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.042
0.042
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Chase and Chance Ruffin

Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
253.9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
449
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
559.91
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
92.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
76.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.34
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.3
20.45
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
113.59
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
109.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
37.42
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
36.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
72.16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.9
13.23
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.34
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
97
129.62
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Chase
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.72
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.35
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Chase
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA