Webster McDonald vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Webster McDonald
Lost GenerationDelawareThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Webster McDonald 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. Webster McDonald posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.247 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Webster McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Webster McDonald and Chance Ruffin

Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
1.48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.38
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.71
69.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.63
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
3.8
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3799
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1266.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1277
9.08
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.44
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.15
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
553
3.93
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4829
34.32
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
4.65
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.07
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.59
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4340
30.84
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.32
34.32
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Webster McDonald and Chance Ruffin

Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
1.64
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.11
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
2.52
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
2.41
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.64
95.64
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.71
69.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Webster McDonald and Chance Ruffin

Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
252.45
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
530
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
473
535.47
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
115.47
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
96.23
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
12.45
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.53
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.25
38.77
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
146.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
144.91
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.55
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.55
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
90.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.76
43.88
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
29.43
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.26
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
265
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA