Al Downing vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Al Downing
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Downing 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. Al Downing posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.283 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Al Downing had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Downing and Chance Ruffin

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.49
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.42
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.48
53.48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
3.22
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
7.72
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.7
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
3.7
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1639
6.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.134
1.134
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.31
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9539
37.85
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
3.72
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.27
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8481
33.65
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Al Downing and Chance Ruffin

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6807
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2269
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.46
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.82
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.75
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.07
96.07
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Downing and Chance Ruffin

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
303.34
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
809
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717
531.77
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
67.49
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
54.88
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.61
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.95
14.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
85.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
94.93
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
26.7
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
37.82
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
63.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.45
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
293
217.31
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
39.31
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
15
11.12
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA