Sam McDowell vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Sam McDowell
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam McDowell 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. Sam McDowell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.17 and WHIP 1.338 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Sam McDowell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam McDowell and Chance Ruffin

Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.53
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.51
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.27
51.27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.41
81.41
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.37
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
3.17
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7477
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2492.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1948
7.03
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.03
7.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.59
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
4.74
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.61
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.27
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2453
8.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.511
1.511
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.51
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.21
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10587
38.23
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.61
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9156
33.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Sam McDowell and Chance Ruffin

Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.54
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7480
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.12
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
1.59
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.47
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.52
92.52
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.03
81.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam McDowell and Chance Ruffin

Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
302.47
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
851
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
545.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
83.9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
76.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.94
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.76
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.45
15.83
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
95.89
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
95.89
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
23.97
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
25.38
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
47.94
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.65
6.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.28
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
306
215.75
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
39.48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.82
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.23
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA