Al Milnar vs. Chance Ruffin — Career Comparison

Al Milnar
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Milnar 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. Al Milnar posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Al Milnar had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Milnar and Chance Ruffin

Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.7
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.15
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.51
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.52
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.57
49.57
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.55
67.55
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
4.18
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2989
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1043
9.42
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.39
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
4.47
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
3.16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.848
0.848
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4430
40.02
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.34
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
4.98
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3928
35.48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.02
40.02
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Al Milnar and Chance Ruffin

Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
27
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.1
9
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.027
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.042
0.042
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Milnar and Chance Ruffin

Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
302.91
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
567.96
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
115.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
84.47
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
21.84
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.83
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
30.58
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.83
39.07
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
160.19
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
138.35
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
59.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
42.23
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
96.12
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.57
37.24
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
21.84
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 600 PA
107
155.83
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.74
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.91
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA