Dan Dugan vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Dan Dugan and Chance Ruffin are fairly close on the surface numbers. Dan Dugan posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.469 vs 1.720) and home runs allowed (1.1 per nine innings vs 2.3). Chance Ruffin had the advantage in ERA (5.6 vs 6.61). By the career numbers, Dan Dugan 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.