Lem Cross vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Lem Cross
Pre-GenerationalNew HampshireThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Lem Cross and Chance Ruffin are fairly close on the surface numbers. Chance Ruffin posted stronger numbers in ERA (5.6 vs 7.66) and WHIP (1.720 vs 2.000). Lem Cross had the advantage in home runs allowed (1.46 per nine innings vs 2.3). By the career numbers, Chance Ruffin had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lem Cross and Chance Ruffin

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
7.66
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.6
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
14.35
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
10.54
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.35
14.35
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.54
10.54
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.46
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.65
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.19
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
44.76
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
41.82
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
10.82
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.93
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.82
10.82
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.683
1.683
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
40.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
36.55
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.76
44.76
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Lem Cross and Chance Ruffin

Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.34
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.7
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.95
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lem Cross and Chance Ruffin

Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
205.71
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
548.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.671
0.671
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.66
62.82
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.05
69.45
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Cross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lem Cross
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA