Bob Friend vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Bob Friend
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Friend 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. Bob Friend posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.324 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Bob Friend had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Friend and Chance Ruffin

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
1.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
1.24
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.49
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
0.57
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.14
46.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.56
82.56
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.41
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1438
3.58
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10833
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3611
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3772
9.4
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
0.71
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
894
2.23
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.29
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1734
4.32
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.12
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.11
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15214
37.92
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1652
4.12
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14274
35.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Bob Friend and Chance Ruffin

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
1.74
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
1.24
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9315
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3105
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
0.66
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
1.83
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.08
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
2.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
2.49
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.95
96.95
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.425
1.425
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.1
71.1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Friend and Chance Ruffin

Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
278.49
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1297
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1137
525.98
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
63.84
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
54.59
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.81
11.02
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
75.87
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
81.42
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
25.91
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.76
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
52.74
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.22
-3.34
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
17.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
375
173.48
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.46
3.46
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
55.51
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.93
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.48
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA