Chance Ruffin vs. Ted Shaw — Career Comparison

Chance Ruffin
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Shaw
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Shaw 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. Ted Shaw posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.77 and WHIP 1.427 compared to 5.6 and 1.720 for Chance Ruffin. By the career numbers, Ted Shaw had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chance Ruffin and Ted Shaw

Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.01
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.13
72.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.71
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.6
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.77
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
9.43
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.3
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.61
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.42
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
10.87
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
4.38
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.87
10.87
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.46
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
39.48
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.93
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
5.78
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.78
5.78
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.38
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.67
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.683
1.683
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.427
1.427
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.55
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
34.23
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Chance Ruffin and Ted Shaw

Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.4
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1177
27
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392.1
9
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.2
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.55
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.39
Chance Ruffin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.042
0.042
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.705
1.705
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.77
73.77
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chance Ruffin and Ted Shaw

Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
232.37
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
600
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
541.04
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
128.32
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
97.11
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.94
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.21
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.19
52.69
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
173.41
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
166.47
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
79.77
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.96
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
135.26
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.01
58.99
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.68
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.81
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.47
Chance Ruffin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100