Danny Duffy vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Danny Duffy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Danny Duffy 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. Danny Duffy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.321 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Danny Duffy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Duffy and Chance Ruffin

Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
1.8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.52
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.52
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.18
87.18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
3.95
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3517
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1172.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1111
8.53
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.11
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.32
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1048
8.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.05
8.05
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.262
1.262
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.4
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.35
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4974
38.19
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
4.18
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.75
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4448
34.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Danny Duffy and Chance Ruffin

Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
1.8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3517
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1172.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.91
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
92.11
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.598
0.598
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.18
87.18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Duffy and Chance Ruffin

Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
5850
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
9.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.2
-4.88
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
275
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.18
2.18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Danny Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA