Rudy May vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Rudy May
Silent GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rudy May 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. Rudy May posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Rudy May had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rudy May and Chance Ruffin

Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
1.84
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.24
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.52
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.54
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.35
49.35
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.29
67.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.46
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7866
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2622
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2314
7.94
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.68
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
958
3.29
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.19
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1760
6.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.037
1.037
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.14
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10902
37.42
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1150
3.95
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.4
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.21
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9723
33.37
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Rudy May and Chance Ruffin

Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
1.84
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.24
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7865
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2621.2
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
1.31
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.13
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
1.74
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
1.61
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.69
92.69
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.29
67.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rudy May and Chance Ruffin

Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
536
839.69
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
534.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
65.8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
51.7
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.27
14.52
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
79.9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
103.39
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
18.8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
21.93
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
40.73
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
1.68
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
34.46
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
164
256.92
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.34
2.34
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
26.63
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.27
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rudy May
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA