Juan Marichal vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Juan Marichal
Silent GenerationD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Juan Marichal 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. Juan Marichal posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.89 and WHIP 1.125 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Juan Marichal had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Juan Marichal and Chance Ruffin

Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
1.21
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
0.62
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.36
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.12
63.12
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1126
2.89
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10522
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3507.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3153
8.09
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.82
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
1.82
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.21
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2303
5.91
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14236
36.53
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
3.41
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.11
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.07
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13417
34.43
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Juan Marichal and Chance Ruffin

Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
1.21
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10522
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3507.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
0.75
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
1.48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.12
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
2.35
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
2.23
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.86
94.86
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.843
1.843
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Marichal and Chance Ruffin

Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
475
212.85
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1339
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1221
547.12
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
90.52
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
74.83
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
12.99
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.79
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
15.68
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.72
20.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
110.68
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
108.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
32.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
33.61
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
64.53
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.22
13.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
17.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
269
120.54
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.98
4.98
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
31.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
20
8.96
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.24
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.57
28.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA