Lou Koupal vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Lou Koupal
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lou Koupal 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. Lou Koupal posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.58 and WHIP 1.765 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Lou Koupal had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Koupal and Chance Ruffin

Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
2.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.94
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.56
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.26
32.26
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.65
34.65
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.32
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
5.58
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1006
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
11.7
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
10.54
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.54
10.54
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.62
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
4.19
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
2.33
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1560
41.87
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
41.82
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
6.84
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.93
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.683
1.683
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1399
37.55
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
36.55
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.87
41.87
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Lou Koupal and Chance Ruffin

Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
27
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.1
9
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.753
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.042
0.042
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Koupal and Chance Ruffin

Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
556.36
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
567.27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
60
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
54.55
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.59
8.68
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
70.91
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.36
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.84
-10.01
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
20
109.09
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Koupal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.82
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lou Koupal
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA