Lance McCullers Jr. vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Lance McCullers Jr.
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lance McCullers Jr. 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. Lance McCullers Jr. posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.296 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Lance McCullers Jr. had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lance McCullers Jr. and Chance Ruffin

Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.7
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.63
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.59
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.43
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.95
57.95
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.7
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2322
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
7.72
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.78
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
3.9
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
861
10.01
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.545
1.545
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.56
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.52
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3291
38.27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
4
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2894
33.65
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Lance McCullers Jr. and Chance Ruffin

Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.7
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.63
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2322
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
774
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.02
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.92
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.93
95.93
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance McCullers Jr. and Chance Ruffin

Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
6342.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
2.72
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.78
-33.36
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
5
214.29
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lance McCullers Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA