Whitey Ford vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Whitey Ford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Whitey Ford 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. Whitey Ford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.229 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Whitey Ford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Whitey Ford and Chance Ruffin

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.41
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
1.24
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.67
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.3
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.01
69.01
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.95
87.95
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
2.75
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9511
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3170.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
7.85
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.65
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
3.08
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1956
5.55
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13036
37.01
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.14
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11922
33.84
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.01
37.01
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Whitey Ford and Chance Ruffin

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8554
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2851.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.55
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.99
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.1
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.64
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.53
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.05
96.05
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.52
79.52
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Whitey Ford and Chance Ruffin

Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500
248.34
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1208
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1023
508.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.91
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
76.99
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.93
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.22
27.92
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
101.82
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
145.53
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
45.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
34.27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
77.98
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.79
29.7
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
56.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
224
111.26
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
5.39
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
32.28
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.99
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.97
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.49
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Whitey Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA