Alex Cobb vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Alex Cobb
MillenialMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alex Cobb 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. Alex Cobb posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.284 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Alex Cobb had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Cobb and Chance Ruffin

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.54
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.52
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.97
50.97
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
3.84
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
8.86
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.95
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
2.6
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1108
7.51
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.51
7.51
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.123
1.123
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.35
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.32
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5577
37.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
4.2
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
0.9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5102
34.59
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Alex Cobb and Chance Ruffin

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
1.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3983
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1327.2
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.7
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.35
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.12
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
2.16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.67
94.67
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Cobb and Chance Ruffin

Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
5376.92
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
553.85
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
6.59
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1
-23.01
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Cobb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Cobb
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA