Chase Lee vs. Bruce Ruffin — Career Comparison

Chase Lee
Gen ZAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Ruffin
Baby BoomersTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Ruffin built a career as a starting pitcher and Chase Lee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chase Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.1 and WHIP 1.125 compared to 4.19 and 1.546 for Bruce Ruffin. By the career numbers, Chase Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chase Lee and Bruce Ruffin

Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
7.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.58
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.25
42.25
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.45
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
4.19
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
7.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1345
9.55
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.69
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.65
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
565
4.01
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.35
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
8.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
5.98
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.205
1.205
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.43
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.48
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
35.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5569
39.53
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.69
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.14
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
4.81
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.72
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.3
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.98
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.098
1.098
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
32.3
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4894
34.74
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.68
35.68
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Chase Lee and Bruce Ruffin

Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
7.71
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.33
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.08
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
27
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3804
27
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
9
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
9
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.21
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.41
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.96
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.41
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.91
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.17
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.82
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
95.54
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.548
0.548
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.41
32.41
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chase Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chase Lee and Bruce Ruffin

Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
32
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
469
825.22
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
600
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
519.06
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.23
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.04
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
6.83
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
49.27
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
82.7
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.87
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.32
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
35.19
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-7.76
-13.65
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
143
251.61
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.38
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
40.47
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.8
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chase Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA