Ron Mathis vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Ron Mathis
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ron Mathis 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. Chance Ruffin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.6 and WHIP 1.720 compared to 5.93 and 1.610 for Ron Mathis. By the career numbers, Chance Ruffin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Mathis and Chance Ruffin

Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.88
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.81
25.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
5.93
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
5.6
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
10.21
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.99
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.17
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
4.61
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.976
0.976
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
41.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.88
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
6.8
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.93
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.598
1.598
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
35.78
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.05
41.05
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Ron Mathis and Chance Ruffin

Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.88
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.77
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.32
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.613
0.613
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.81
25.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mathis and Chance Ruffin

Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
978.95
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
505.26
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
3.91
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.61
-19.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA