Greg Mathews vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Greg Mathews
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Greg Mathews 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. Greg Mathews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.379 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Greg Mathews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Greg Mathews and Chance Ruffin

Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1.63
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.47
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.49
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.58
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
4.08
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
8.6
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.79
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
3.54
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.28
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
4.39
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156
37.75
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.32
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.93
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
33.53
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Greg Mathews and Chance Ruffin

Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1.63
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.47
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.77
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.65
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.07
93.07
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.011
1.011
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Mathews and Chance Ruffin

Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
298.41
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
514.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
69.84
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
63.49
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.35
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
11.72
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
76.19
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
98.41
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.87
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
44.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
2.16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.52
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
60
190.48
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
57.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.7
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Greg Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA