Ray Culp vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Ray Culp
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray Culp 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. Ray Culp posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.310 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Ray Culp had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Culp and Chance Ruffin

Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
1.53
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.48
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.71
54.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.23
83.23
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.38
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
3.58
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5695
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1898.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1677
7.95
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.89
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
3.57
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.27
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1411
6.69
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.139
1.139
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.35
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.33
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8066
38.24
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
4.09
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.14
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7199
34.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Ray Culp and Chance Ruffin

Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
1.53
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5694
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1898
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.64
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.12
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.87
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
1.76
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.42
94.42
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.155
1.155
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.23
83.23
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Culp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Culp and Chance Ruffin

Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
277.59
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
696
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
518.97
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
63.79
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
54.31
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.72
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.82
11.92
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
76.72
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
87.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
34.48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
29.31
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
62.93
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-2.03
-1.75
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
22.41
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Culp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Culp
Career
Per 600 PA
292
251.72
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
57.76
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Culp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Culp
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.9
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ray Culp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Culp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ray Culp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA