Joe McGinnity vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Joe McGinnity
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe McGinnity 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. Joe McGinnity posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.66 and WHIP 1.188 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Joe McGinnity had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe McGinnity and Chance Ruffin

Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
0.64
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.37
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.4
63.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.94
81.94
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.82
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
2.66
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10324
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3441.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
8.57
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.14
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.12
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
2.79
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.47
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14132
36.96
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.19
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1436
3.76
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13141
34.37
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Joe McGinnity and Chance Ruffin

Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
1.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10506
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3502
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.56
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
2.39
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.26
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
3.21
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1148
2.95
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.91
91.91
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.417
2.417
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.42
36.42
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe McGinnity and Chance Ruffin

Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
201.12
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1423
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1297
546.87
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
105.83
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
92.76
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.85
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
13.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.46
28.87
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
123.12
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
124.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
45.96
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
37.95
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
83.91
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.3
30.48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.64
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
14.34
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
158
66.62
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.01
9.01
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
34.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA