Cal McLish vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Cal McLish
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cal McLish 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. Cal McLish posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4 and WHIP 1.418 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Cal McLish had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cal McLish and Chance Ruffin

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
1.97
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.51
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
4
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4827
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.43
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.92
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
3.09
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.25
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
3.99
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6938
38.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.39
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.61
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6359
35.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Cal McLish and Chance Ruffin

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.35
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
1.17
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4049
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.2
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.87
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.01
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
2.96
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.89
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.52
97.52
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal McLish and Chance Ruffin

Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
391.49
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
564
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
521.28
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
77.66
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
62.77
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.19
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.4
23.83
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
101.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
125.53
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.91
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.72
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.64
17.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
47.87
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
196
208.51
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.88
2.88
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.72
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8.51
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cal McLish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA