Alex Evans vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Alex Evans
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alex Evans 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. Chance Ruffin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.6 and WHIP 1.720 compared to 6.98 and 1.989 for Alex Evans. By the career numbers, Chance Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Evans and Chance Ruffin

Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.12
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.21
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.21
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
6.98
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.6
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.42
6.42
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
13.04
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
10.54
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.54
10.54
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.85
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.61
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.85
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.079
1.079
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
45.51
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
41.82
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9.71
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.93
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.52
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.989
1.989
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.683
1.683
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
38.83
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
36.55
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.384
0.384
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.352
0.352
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.51
45.51
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Alex Evans and Chance Ruffin

Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.88
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.39
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.96
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.61
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.455
2.455
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Evans and Chance Ruffin

Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
300
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
52.82
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
207.69
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
56.79
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Evans
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Evans
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA