Jim Mertz vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Jim Mertz
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Mertz 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. Jim Mertz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.63 and WHIP 1.431 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Jim Mertz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Mertz and Chance Ruffin

Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
2.55
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.3
30.3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.63
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
8.41
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.47
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
38.49
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.93
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.01
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.431
1.431
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
34.02
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Jim Mertz and Chance Ruffin

Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
27
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.1
9
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.879
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.042
0.042
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Mertz and Chance Ruffin

Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
460.47
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
530.23
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
97.67
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
26.28
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
125.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
125.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.83
25.55
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
13
181.4
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
3.31
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mertz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Mertz
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA