Alex Meyer vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Alex Meyer
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alex Meyer 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. Alex Meyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.63 and WHIP 1.458 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Alex Meyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Meyer and Chance Ruffin

Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.08
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.63
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
7.27
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.04
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
5.85
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.61
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
10.1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.773
1.773
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
40.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.81
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.458
1.458
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
33.33
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.03
40.03
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Alex Meyer and Chance Ruffin

Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.08
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.546
0.546
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Meyer and Chance Ruffin

Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
6600
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA