Joe DeBerry vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Joe DeBerry
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe DeBerry 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. Joe DeBerry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.24 and WHIP 1.642 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Joe DeBerry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe DeBerry and Chance Ruffin

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.69
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.67
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
5.24
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
10.75
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
10.54
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.54
10.54
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.03
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.75
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
42.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
41.82
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.91
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.642
1.642
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
37.75
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
36.55
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.04
42.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Joe DeBerry and Chance Ruffin

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
27
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.1
9
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.15
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.042
0.042
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe DeBerry and Chance Ruffin

Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
521.74
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
521.74
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
21.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
14.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
130.43
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe DeBerry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe DeBerry
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA