Buckshot May vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Buckshot May and Chance Ruffin are fairly close on the surface numbers. Buckshot May posted stronger numbers in ERA (0 vs 5.6) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 2.3). Chance Ruffin had the advantage in WHIP (1.720 vs 2.000). By the career numbers, Buckshot May had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.